A new barn quilt, "Sunburst," has been hung at the Then and Now historical genealogical museum in Dorr, 1807 142nd St. Thanks to a $350 donation from the Dorr Business Association, Marilyn Anderson, ...

Fancy sunbursts adorn the centers of many mid-nineteenth-century quilts, but most of them have eight sides. The number seven, found significant in many cultures, myths, and legends, represents ...

The “Sunburst” quilt was brought to Kansas from Ohio in 1904 by Emma Tracy, Lucy Meade’s mother. She had inherited it from her mother, Candus Cone Northway, whose aunt crafted it in the mid-19th ...