A New Deal for QuiltsWinner of the 2023 New Deal Book Award During the Roosevelt administrations efforts to combat the Great Depression, the quilt became an emblem for how to lift ones family out of poverty, piece by piece. A New Deal for Quilts explores how the U. S. government drew on quilts and quilt making, encouraging Americans to create quilts individually and collectively in response to unemployment, displacement, and recovery efforts. Quilters shared their