On Quilt Making as the Art of Democracy
“Quilt making is the art of democracy, a simple, powerful ad empowering idea that has spread across the world at the grassroots level, passing in the folk tradition from one person to the next, changing sightly with each movement.” [2]
“No other craft or art form is more closely identified with the values that define this country than quilting. Like jazz, like the cowboy, like baseball, the simple idea of quilt making has reached seemingly every corner of the world, taking a vision of America and American way of life with it. Quilts represent American possibilities and opportunities: of freedom, democracy, equality, home, community and individual expression.” [2]
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