The Art Of Quilting

in a day and age where fast and convenient isdesign endured. Handmade quilts of the time were
revered above all; time is a rare commodity andconstructed with the use of needles, thread, and simple
patience isn’t necessary. So, for most, the art offrames. Quilting only increased in popularity when it
quilting is difficult to imagine. The level of skill, patience,was introduced in America by early settlers. But when
and concentration required for quilting makes it seemthe sewing machine was introduced in the 20th
as though it would be a dying art. But, in truth, quiltingcentury, the art of handmade quilting fell to the
continues to endure as a time-honored tradition.wayside temporarily.
When layers of fabric are sewn together and filledToday, quilting is just as popular as it was initially, and is
with material, this is known as quilting. The two piecesperformed much like it ever was as quilters design
of fabric form a pocket of sorts and the material insidepieces from a variety of different materials. The tools
— often cotton based — provides theare essentially the same although their sophistication
warmth for which quilts are known. Examples ofhas been elevated — quilting needles, quilting
quilting can be found everywhere from blankets andthread, pins, and the like, are still used by crafting
decorative wall hangings, to fashion accessories andartisans. The advent of the quilting machine has
furniture coverings.increased the ease and convenience with which quilts
Quilting began as early as the 12th century whenare made and make for consistent and controlled
primitive civilizations used scraps of fabric to sewstitches. Whether you use a quilting machine or prefer
together for warmth. As quilting evolved, the methodthe handmade process, the result is the same if you
of pulling together available material into a cohesiveare quilting with passion.