Perhaps the single most important theme in Trifles is the difference between men and women.
Difference between "quilting" and "knotting”
One of the “trifles” in the play is whether or not Mrs. Wright was going to “quilt” or “knot” the quilt she was working on.
As is the case for many of the “trifles” in this play, the question is more significant than it seems.