Quilts and codes: Folklore or fact, quilted messages of the Underground Railroad are project for local quiltmaker
Did quilts serve as coded communication for escaping slaves navigating the Underground Railroad? The concept is debated among quilt and Railroad historians, but the idea — as Bonnie Browning of the American Quilter’s Society in Paducah, Ky., said to National Geographic News — “makes a wonderful story.”
Quilt time at the Macon Welcome Center
If quilts evoke thoughts of family, warmth and love, then Julia Graber’s quilts are an extension of her life. She began experimenting with quilting in her 20s, and discovered a passion that has bloomed in the following years.