Quilts are functional art. In addition to providing comfort and warmth, they can tell stories. Even in the most abstract level, there’s a narrative unfolding.
Homages to cultural traditions are echoed in the various patterns found in Amish quilts.
African American quilts were supposedly used to convey messages to the Underground Railroad network*.
The third story in my collection, “Mauve’s Quilt” is a kind of quilted narrative, weaving two story strands together. The quilt titular also serves as functional art: an (abstract) expression of an interior landscape and a sanctuary.
Craig Laurance Gidney 
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