"Quilts and Color: The Pilgrim/Roy Collection," which opened on Tuesday in the Gund Gallery in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston , is not what you might expect from a show on historical textiles. This ...

Pecolia Warner of Yazoo City, Miss., could give you a mood for every color she quilted. White, she once explained, is for peace. Yellow expresses love. Brass means trouble, mainly because it can turn ...

Southern slaves’ journey to freedom via the Underground Railroad is not new information. However, in recent years, there is a growing belief quilts were used to guide slaves’ safe passage northward.