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"Look," she said. She chose one of the quilts from the pile, unrolled it, and while pointing to it said, "Did you know that quilts were used by slaves to communicate on the Underground Railroad?"

The old quilter continued to speak but I could not hear her clearly in the midst of the noise of the Marketplace around us...

— page 17, Tobin, Jacqueline L., Dobard, Ph.D., Raymond G., Hidden in Plain View: A secret story of quilts and the Underground Railroad, Anchor Books, 1999
An Ozarks blizzard —

The quilts and blankets were warm and we were soon fast asleep, while the whirling snow continued to make a beautiful white blanket all around the house. In the morning, Mother called, "No need for you to get up until the house is warmer!"

— pages 27, 28, Snyder, Virginia, Virginia's Song: A Country Quilt of Memories, Barnabas Publishing Services, 1996.
Warmth. Childhood memories. Secret communication.

Quilts have meant many things to many people.

It's hard to have a better reason to preserve such stories!

— the editor