American Quilt

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At the New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Antonio Ratti Textile Center houses a multitude of American quilts. Here, Aline Honore discovered a collection of 19th century patchwork quilts in geometric designs, creating inspiration for a powerful scarf design. Combining pieces of fabric cut into squares, triangles or hexagons, American women turned quilt-making into an art form.