Why was quilting used?

Answer 1

Quilts are an art form. Therefore you can hang them just like a tapestry or even if the piece is rather small, frame it. Display the quilt as an alternative on a piano or purchase a glass to fit you dining table and use it as a tablecloth. If the quilt is fairly new, they make great slip throws for furniture or fold and use a clear plastic bag to make them a unique floor pillow.

Answer 2

You will find as many answers to this question as there are people that answer it! For me, a 51 year old ex-jock....I leave a legacy. I used to play every sport there was, and was pretty good! But after a bit of slowing down, I realized that after I finished a good day of sports, I had nothing to show for it except a dirty uniform. Now, I at least have something to show for a little effort! My kids have quilts made from my old sports jerseys, that they can hand down to their kids! My grandkids have baby blankets they can reminisce about when older. And, believe it or not guys....I like it! (and NO...I am not gay!)

Answer 3

American quilts are used primarily as bed covers, as blankets or decorative bedspreads. Today they are also used as art - as wall hangings or draped decoratively over a chair or couch or cabinet. For several hundred years, American women have used quilting as a mode of creative expression, recording significant events such as weddings, births and deaths, preserving family history and expressing patriotic, political and/or religious sentiment.

Handmade quilts are also made and given as gifts for significant life events such as births, baptisms, graduations and weddings. They are also traditional gifts for neighbors or anyone who has experienced disasters, such as losing a home to fire or flood.

In American history, quilts were important as rare objects of color and beauty in dreary frontier life. Because they were lightweight and portable as well as practical, quilts were carried by pioneer women on covered wagons across the American West. Many family members who died along the wagon trails were wrapped lovingly in quilts before burial by the wayside. For all these reasons and many more, quilts hold an important place in American culture.

Answer 4

It was originally used to add layers of warmth to bed covers and clothes, and is now used also for protection and decoration

Answer 5

You could hang it up on the wall for art, or use it as a picnic blanket, or maybe use it as a blanket for your pet.

You can also use quilts as furniture covers.

Answer 6

to make blankets (quilts), and some clothing

Answer 7

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