Might be a good idea to also note the cominalty of quilters old and new.
Also referr to the fact that quilting has always been a "modern" craft, women through the ages have relied on quilting to express their point of views politically and culturaly, the patterns and the fabric used were also "modern" throughout the ages as well.
See this article:
http://www.womenfolk.com/historyofquilts/articles.htm