Why Did People Make Quilts
Quilts Were Made in Those Early Days in America to Serve a Purpose, to Provide Warmth at Night and to Cover Doors and Windows to Help Reduce Cold. Quilts Were...
Quilts were made in those early days in America to serve a purpose, to provide warmth at night and to cover doors and windows to help reduce cold. Quilts were functional, with little time for women to create decorative quilts.
Why do people make quilt?
Today people generally make quilts for artistic, educational and social reasons like celebrating or commemorating an event. This wasn’t always the case. Quilters also made quilts and coverlets for warmth, comfort or to earn an income.
Why is a quilt important?
Quilts tell stories. They depict times and places, the lives of the people who make them, and capture slices of life. The meaning of quilts was the subject of “A Patchwork of History Handed Down,” presented Saturday by Michigan City native Peggy Whitlow at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center.
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