In the book, "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker, the quilts that the women make are representative of the 'sisterhood' between women in general but more closely the woman as sister's (Celie and Nettie) as well as friendships and love affairs (Celie and Shug). The material in the quilt is comprised of little pieces of fabric from the lives of these women for example, Shug's yellow dress and Celie's clothing for her baby.These little pieces of fabric are stitched together in a symbolic form of connectiveness to one another's lives. Also, quilts are thought to be keepsakes and momentos which give comfort and solace. Quilting gave woman an opportunity to for liberation, creativity, imagination and a way to come together for strength. Quilting represented women's lives intermingled to form a bond stitched together for strength.
Tiffany Noojin
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