Trends in American Quilting

Why did quilting become so popular in America when it languished in Europe? Why were there overwhelming national quilting trends rather than a myriad of regional ones in the history of American quilting? These are questions Dr. Leslie Bellais, retired Curator of Costume & Textiles at the Wisconsin Historical Society, will attempt to answer in her presentation on the history of American quilting from the colonial era to the Bicentennial.