Quilting

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http://www.quilthistory.com/quilting.htm By Lady Sarah Davies c/o Karen Evans 5 Deerfield Drive Easthampton, MA01027 aol.com The word "quilt" summons a host of images: thrifty pioneer housewives piecing elaborate patchworks for their families; album quilts signed by every member of a community as a gift for a departing mayor or pastor, or perhaps raffled for a worthy cause; perhaps even a wholecloth petticoat worn by a colonial dame as she danced with George Washington, or a brightly colored scrap quilt made by a grandmother or aunt during the Depression. The popular image of the quilt is of the quilt is modern, calico, and American.

Quilt History - A short introduction to period quilting

http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/tbarcalow/Quilt/History/history.htm Throughout history, people have enjoyed quilts for many different reasons.

History of Quilts