Country Comeback Quilty Pleasures

Equally timeless and trendy, pieced and patchwork quilts are comfort food in coverlet form

Why We Love Them

Their Homespun History: American quilting is rooted in the 18th century's needlework tradition. Early quilters, usually women, pieced together humble fabric remnants into beautifully patterned, hand-sewn quilts for both utilitarian use in their own homes and as commemorative works to document a special event or to gift a new bride. Wealthier quilters turned to Europe's finest fabric houses for more fanciful material.

They're a Community Builder:

Quilting bees have long been a space for fellowship, celebration, and entrepreneurship. As women were left out of America's developing economy, quilting bees and formal quilting collectives gave women a chance at economic independence. Notably, the prolific Freedom Quilting Bee, founded by Black crafters in rural Alabama and which ran from 1966 to 2012, was vital to the economic success of women in the community.

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