War & Peace Quilts For Causes What are Quilts? American quilts? Democratization Bigger, Faster, Better, More Applique Awareness & Activism Revivals Women's work The Digital Age The Birth of Modern Quilt Businesses Sewing Machine World War I and II art Coveting and Copying Abstract design in American quilts Early influencers Quilting Quilts as art Ethnicity Amish Mutual Aid Utility And Thrift Cross-cultural connections Feminism Weaving Do Quilts Have Ethnicity? Contemporary African American Quiltmaking Studio art quilts Professional Quiltmakers Mail Order 21st c. pros Taste And Fashion Industrial Revolution Colonialism / Imperialism The Textile Trade Slavery And Its Aftermath Exploitation And Empowerment Distinct Traditions? Commemoration DIY Friendship Post-9/11 Quilts for Soldiers Scrap bag? Craze for Quilts Globalization Of American-Style Quilts Printing and Dyeing Abolition Gender Quilt Software Weddings Online Communities Mourning Race Patchwork 20th c. cottage industries Publishing Explosion Colonial Quilters? Beyond the Myths Everyday Creativity