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, joins... 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 about... 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.
Quilts in Children’s Books, Part Two: The Underground Railroad Quilt Code
The Monkey Wrench turns the Wagon Wheel toward Canada on a Bear’s Paw trail to the Crossroads. Once they got to the Crossroads, they dug a Log Cabin on... Read more.
Quilts in Children’s Books, Part I
Children’s book author and illustrator Denise Fleming has this to say about what makes a good picture book: 1. Rhythm in both text and art. 2. A tight text... Read more.