Lucas Downey is the co-founder of MoneyFlows, and an Investopedia Academy instructor. Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician ...

Whether you're a keen sewer looking for a new challenge or a craft fan looking for a project to practice your sewing skills, quilting could be just the thing you are after. Don't worry if you haven't ...

The quilt my great-grandmother made for me last Christmas — a gorgeous white-and-blue blanket with hand-embroidered flowers across the surface and detailed stitching on the backing — is one of my ...

The quilts in the V&A's collection span the domestic and the professionally made, reflecting different uses and associations over the centuries in which they were created and collected. Whether ...

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The origins of candlestick charting can be traced to the rice futures markets of 18th-century Japan. A merchant and trader named Honma Munehisa from the town of Sakata is widely credited as the father ...

The fabric she chooses features a melange of blues, from sky to Carolina to navy. Pulling in swatches of yellow, gray and white, she snips each one into a shape. She selects shapes to sew to other ...

I work a full-time job and spend my after-work time parenting my 2-year-old daughter. I get one hour of free time between her bedtime and my own, and every night, I spend it quilting. I've been ...

September is finally here, and we’re putting the hottest days of the year behind us in favor of crisp air, lower humidity, and windows-open weather. One of our favorite parts of early fall is the ...

Quality sleep can add years to your life, according to a 2023 study by the American College of Cardiology. Needless to say, comfortable bedding is a worthy investment — it can balance your body ...

I grew up surrounded by quilts. My grandmother has been quilting since the 1950s, and while my experience is far less than hers, it's a hobby I dove head-first into during the throes of the Covid ...