Quilt shows are unique events. They provide a means of viewing one of a kind pieces of art. Patchwork quilts have a timeless appeal, we find the same patterns that our great-grandmothers favored are just as wonderful in today's colors and fabric styles. Prior to the bicentennial there were a handful of people who saw quilts as something other than a bed cover. Researchers have discovered wonderful stories of quilts leading the way North for refugees from slavery in the American South.
Quilts enable women to voice their political view in a time when they had no political voice.
Quilts were used to provide family connections and remembrances as brave souls left the settled East for the promises of the West. Quilts have build schools, community centers and churches. Each piece has a story to tell. There are probably as many reasons why we quilt as there are patterns to stitch. It's relaxing, expressive, creative and challenging.