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b'This week on Flightless Bird, David Farrier takes Monica\\u2019s advice from an earlier episode and investigates America\\u2019s obsession with quilts. He begins his journey by interviewing quilting podcaster Ashelyn Downs of \\u201cThe Grateful Thread\\u201d. Farrier discovers that quilting is not just oldies sitting by the fire, but that there\\u2019s a new movement of younger, more diverse quilters taking over America. He sets off to meet Latifah Saafir, an engineer who now makes some of the most amazing quilts you\\u2019ll see, incorporating bits of her culture and life into the quilts she makes. David then stops in on another young quilter, Luke Haynes, who has some of his quilts hanging on gallery walls. Luke insists on making a quilt featuring the one and only Monica Padman.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'