Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 5
For the Bee’s second meeting, we venture to Florence’s Tudor home on Walnut Street. One of the most enjoyable things about writing fiction is that I... Read more.
We Gather Together
July marks my book club’s sixteenth anniversary. Every month we gather in one of our homes, ostensibly to discuss a book, but also to chat, catch up, drink a ... Read more.
Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 4
Over the last year, Dorothy has spent her fair share of time worrying about Bess and her family (too much time, her husband would say), but in Episode 4 her ...... Read more.
Eula Baker’s Blue Ribbon Chocolate Cake
What was it like to live in the 1930s? To keep a home, make quilts, raise children, work, and worry? Friendship Album, 1933, the book I’m currently writing an... Read more.
Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 3
Welcome back to the Quiltfiction Podcast! In this week’s episode, we present Chapters 7 and 8 of Friendship Album, 1933. If you enjoy this episode and the one... Read more.
Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 2
In Episode 2 of Friendship Album, 1933, we round out our group of quilters with the introduction of Dorothy Johnson and Emmeline Grangerfield, and the group beg... Read more.
Welcome to the Quiltfiction Podcast!
If you like quilting stories, then I’ve got some good news: The Quiltfiction Podcast is up and running! We’re going to begin with Friendship Album, ... Read more.
Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 1
Chapters 1-3: Eula, forced off the family farm by hard times, ventures into the imposing Milton Falls Library to post a notice; Bess, a widow of one year, join... Read more.
Quilting Hints – 1931 Edition
10 Important Hints for Making Perfect Quilts–1931 Edition One of the best things about writing a novel set in 1933 is that I get to do lots of research ab... Read more.
The Keeping Quilt–For Reals!
My friend Chris emailed today to let me know she’d seen the real Keeping Quilt that inspired Patricia Palacco’s book of the same name (which I wrote... Read more.