Art of quilting found across cultures

Art of quilting found across cultures

Upstairs, in several bedrooms, are quilts my mother made. She kept handmade family clothes and shared sections with her sisters when they were all young women. They shared certain clothing to be able to make quilts using it for family members to remember that loved one. The special clothing found its way back from a mother’s skirt into a complementary patch or on the back as a lining piece. Mama’s quilting was one of her many artistic skills she…