" how to make an american quilt" i have these writing ignment and i need to know what the quilt symbolizes?

Many times generations would add onto the quilt, like a bit of Grandma's wedding dress, or great-grandma's handstitched handkerchief. The women would draw strength from these quilts and the memories steeped in them. It helped them in their hard lives when they moved away from family, or a family member died. It was a way of remembereing them.