A quilt is not now nor has it ever been exclusively a practicalcover for kkeping warm. Even when great-great-greatgrandmother made a quilt, it was not just for physical warmth. It was a creative outlet in an otherwise bleak existence-a way of expressing oneself, of giving love, of venting frustrations or despair. Quilts were made for "kivvers," quilts were made for weddings and births, quilts were made for mourning.

Today quilts are made for all these reasons and more.