"Uniting politically divided quilters, stitch by stitch":
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-quilt-politics-ent-0405-20170331-story.html
As for me, I think that every quilt is "political", because it always carries an important message:
A quilter is doing the constructive and creative and patient work of bringing pieces together, which had come a long way from multiple sources and often are telling stories of completely diverse backgrounds. In combining these little pieces a quilter uses certain patterns or motifs and thereby he or she is drawing on rich historical traditions which have roots on every continent on earth. Even when using modern patterns or not using any pattern at all or using a gun as a motif: all this is based on traditions and on the work of someone else who has lived somewhere else in time and space, and all these multicultural efforts find their reflections in the combined pieces of a quilt.
All this is done to create an object that gives warmth, comfort, protection or that is shown as a piece of art to meet the emotions, the intellect and ideas of others. Thereby a quilt (even if one doesn't like its appearance or style or motif) always tells the story of creating an item that mirrors the idea of coming together, of cooperation, of hoping for peace on earth, and that is the most profound political message I can imagine.
Enjoy the article, it is very well written I think.
