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THE LOVE IS FOUND In 1976, America celebrated Bicentennial which lead to many quilters bringing back the traditional style of quilts in remembrance. The high popularity of this celebration allowed the collectors to showcase their vintage quilts in museums like the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. There was also a huge focus in woman’s magazines where they started to incorporate quilting patterns. THE NEW STYLE Many of the fabrics available for quilting were double knit and most cottons were mixed with polyester. Many quilters did not want the “hybrid” cotton so the search for “real cotton” started! With social movements from the Sixties still going strong, the Seventies were a decade of pivotal change. 31


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