The History of Quilting Based on the story of Quilting "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker.

Quilts around the world have been a useful thing to most people and essential to African Americans who were brought to America, and were forbidden to practice their traditions. For the most part quilting has been a good thing to do for most people around the world especially African people; it was a symbol of their culture and heritage. They had many uses in quilts. On one hand, they quilted because they felt it was …showed first 75 words of 2277 total…

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