Originally Posted by mariatherese

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.