In Mainardi's writing I like that she highlighted the universality of quilting. I think a lot of the times people  quickly associate quilting as solely an American thing. This discredits the contributions of women from all over the world to this craft, similar to how women are discredited for it in America. This also shows how art transcends so many socially constructed barriers that separate different cultures and how we, as humans, really are interconnected in so many ways that often aren't acknowledged or explored.