How quilts are made


A Brief History of Quilting

The art of quilting is not something new tostuffed sack between two-combined mattress.
this world, it has been around for centuries,It was in the 15th century when the Europeans
but still there is no confirmation about thefound quilting as a necessity when they were
exact origin. According to the historians istroubled  by cold winds in the winter season.
that the history of quilting, piecing and
applique was widely used for clothing andThe very first quilts were made of few layers
decorating stuff at home in ancient times.of cloth that was attached together with
There is a common belief that quiltingrunning stitches. Quilt Frames came into
originated in China and Egypt at the sameexistence as it was difficult to stitch many
time. The oldest quilted garment found tilllayers of cloth together. Europeans, blessed
now  dates  back to somewhere around 3400 BC.with these frames started to create quilts
that were more decorative, more finely
Back in the 11th century, the crusadersstitched.
picked up a type of quilting from the Middle
East and brought it back to Europe. During19th century marked a great period of
that time, quilted piece of cloth was used byquilting in Europe and America. People in
the Knights to give them extra cushion undervillages would come together and make one or
their  armor.more quilts in an afternoon. Women were very
pleased with this as they could come out of
The Romans were the pioneers in introducingthe boundaries of their home and could
quilted bedding, which was used as mattress.contribute in doing something useful.
Europeans got hold with this idea and they



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