How To Make An American Quilt by Whitney Otto

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A quilt holds the quilter's deepest thoughts, her history, her life. Imagine then a quilt holding the stories of eight women, whose extremely diverse characters make each of them unique. The said quilt would be rich in colors and patters. The said quilt would be rich in stories of love, hate, frustrations, hope, sadness, joy. The said quilt would be rich in women's history. The Crazy Quilt...so aptly called.

Quilters will surely enjoy this book, as it's about something they can relate to. Having managed to scrap just a few points to pass me in my Home Ec class, however, I found the book a rather difficult read, with its complex quilting language. Minus this hindrance, I would say the book was enlightening and liberating.