translate English to French: The crazy quilts were popular at a time when women’s lives were governed by strict codes of behavior, but no such rigidity governs the irregular designs of these quilts.
Les pointes-folles se caractérisent par l’agencement de retailles de robes aux couleurs riches, de vignettes brodées ou peintes et de points décoratifs soulignant le contour des pièces.