Wilma Kribs' hands are never idle. The 94-year-old is a quilt maker, and like those who know the value of handmade comfort, none of her nine grandchildren has slept under a store-bought bedspread.

Beverly McNealy, of Osage, took home the Grand Champion purple ribbon in the hand-sewn quilt division at the 2018 Mitchell County Fair. McNealy’s white-background queen-size quilt - infused with ...