Wartime Quilts in Other Countries

It’s interesting to see that people in countries other than ours use quilting and fabric art to commemorate the lost in wartime.  Quilts have long been associated with war in the United States.  Either women made them to send to those on the war front, to sell for raising funds for war efforts, or to use as a commemorative piece.

At Hobobiker.com I discovered an interesting story and photo about a quilt in Guatemala, Patchwork quilt to honor the dead and disappeared of the civil war. 

It seems that quilters have a common bond no matter where they live.  In times of tragedy, they find comfort in their stitching and hope to honor and comfort others this way, too.