U.S. Politics Today: Rhode Island International Trade News http://uspolitics.einnews.com/news/rhode-island-international-trade Constantly updated news and information about U.S. Politics. Colonial-era quiltwork: Spectacular stitchery on display at Williamsburg http://uspolitics.einnews.com/news.php?wid=201005241 30 Nov 2008 09:52 GMT ... rather than the poor. Spectacular silk quilts imported from India helped kick-start the form in ... group of petticoats produced in Connecticut and Rhode Island during the mid-1700s is so closely related ...