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Quilting and Patchwork

August 31st, 2007

Wartime Quilts in Other Countries

It’s interesting to see that people in countries other than ours use quilting and fabric art to commemorate the lost in wartime.  Quilts have long been associated with war in the United States.  Either women made them to send to those on the war front, to sell for raising funds for war efforts, or to […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments

July 31st, 2007

Making Quilts of Comfort

Quilts have comforted people since their first creation, whether covering someone for warmth, pulled over someone who is ill, sewn from family fabrics that bring memories to someone far from home, or simply giving pleasure with their artistic colors. 
Quilts made in war time have comforted and warmed soldiers and families in war torn countries.  Women on […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 2 comments