'American Quilt' is the fondue of Cole's melting pot, blending a variety of genres that include jazz, folk, and country. Cole takes on classics like 'Black Mountain Blues', 'Nobody Knows You (When You're Down and Out)' and 'What a Wonderful World', creating a patchwork of American music. The album also includes one original song, 'Hidden in Plain Sight', which is about quilts women made that provided clues to slaves in the Underground Railroad.