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Often people think of the art quilt movement as something new. They assume that in the past most quilts were made out of necessity.
The story of quilting in America begins with wholecloth and medallion quilts made by the few colonial women with the leisure time to make them. The heart of the story tells of the explosion of quiltmaking when manufactured fabric became plentiful and affordable around 1840. It concludes with the present popularity of making quilts.
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