Originally Posted by
tron80
Here in Spain, quilting is not a traditional craft. Knitting, crocheting and embroidery are usual with strong traditional roots. Since ten years ago the patchwork, as quilting is known here, is trendy. Shops, local and on-line, are settling but the notions and fabrics are expensive, imported.
I'm a fairly new quilter but the handquilting has hooked me!!
I'd say it's the same in Sweden. I have a book on the history of quilting. It talks about Sweden and Scandinavia but not for traditional quilts. I guess we used wool and linen more than cotton?
In Sweden embroidery was always big. We have traditional clothing from different parts of Sweden which is often quite embellished.
http://holomorkohbf.se/hbf/?page_id=197
We have quilting stores but the prices on fabrics and quilting related haberdashery are way, way higher than in the States. I buy most of my fabric from the fabric shack. Even though they charge a shipping fee of $18, it's still much cheaper than in Sweden. A fat quarter in Sweden usually goes for about $8-$10.