Schoolhouse Wallhanging Author:Eleanor Burns This is a "Quilt in a Day" book by Eleanor Burns. — The history of America is told through patchwork quilts! — They were often created by women who had no voice in their government at the time and who were making statements about their beliefs. — The schoolhouse block is related to the passage of child labor and compulsory education laws which made... more » it mandatory for children to go to school.« less