. ▁The ▁biggest ▁influence ▁on ▁Swedish ▁qu il ting ▁in ▁this ▁time ▁period ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁come ▁from ▁America ▁as ▁Swedish ▁imm igr ants ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁returned ▁to ▁their ▁home ▁country ▁when ▁conditions ▁there ▁improved . ▁ ▁Art ▁qu il ting ▁During ▁the ▁late ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁art ▁qu il ts ▁became ▁popular ▁for ▁their ▁a est h etic ▁and ▁art istic ▁qual ities ▁rather ▁than ▁for ▁functionality ▁as ▁they ▁are ▁displayed ▁on ▁a ▁wall ▁or ▁table ▁rather ▁than ▁being ▁used ▁on ▁a ▁bed .. ▁" It ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁decor ative ▁qu il ting ▁came ▁to ▁Europe ▁and ▁Asia ▁during ▁the ▁Cr us ades ▁( A . D . ▁ 1 1 0 0 – 1 3 0 0 ), ▁a ▁likely ▁idea ▁because ▁text ile ▁arts ▁were ▁more ▁developed ▁in ▁China ▁and ▁India ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁West ." ▁ ▁Modern ▁qu il ting ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 1 st ▁century , ▁modern ▁qu il ting ▁became ▁a ▁more ▁prominent ▁area ▁of ▁qu il ting . ▁Modern ▁qu il ting ▁follows ▁a ▁distinct ▁a est h etic ▁style ▁which ▁draw s ▁on ▁insp iration ▁from ▁modern ▁style ▁in ▁architecture , ▁art , ▁and ▁design ▁using ▁traditional ▁qu ilt ▁making ▁techniques . ▁Modern ▁qu il ts ▁are ▁different ▁from ▁art ▁qu il ts ▁in ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁made ▁to ▁be ▁used . ▁Modern ▁qu il ts ▁are ▁also ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁Qu il ters ▁of ▁Ge e ' s ▁B end , ▁Am ish ▁qu