A quilt is very important in the Doukhobor culture. Quilts are given to children (boys and girls--both) for their hope chests, and only before their weddings. The girl’s family makes one for her and the boy’s family makes one for him. The quilt is handmade by either the mother or female relatives of the family--alone or in quilting bees. For one woman a quilt would take approx. 2 days (not counting evenings), because of the fine delicate stitching.
