A lot of people hung them on the walls and on their windows. In the winter it kept out the cold and in the summer it kept mosquitoes out.
We just love the way they look and how they fit into a different aesthetic than the Euro-American quilts. Each one has its own individual and original quality.
With the schoolhouse quilt, the quilter brings the bright colors of the background forward and the foreground backwards through the use of color.
This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.
This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.