In episode 29, Emmeline travels to her hometown to meet her quilting idol. Emporia has changed since Emmeline was a child–it was a town that did a lot of growing …
Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 28
Dorothy, worried about what the future holds for her family, opens the door to an unexpected visitor. It continues to surprise me what an important role jobs play in this …
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Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 27
In Episode 27, Florence finally catches up on her stitching in a hotel room in Emporia, Kansas, while dreaming of her business back in Milton Falls. Imagining the Milton Falls …
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Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 26
In Episode 26, we’re introduced to a new character, the recently widowed Edwina Baldwin. When Edwina reveals her age to Bess (76), I had to do the math to figure …
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Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 25
In Episode 25, Eula learns the fate of her Sears Contest quilt. The Sears “A Century of Progress” Quilt contest has some pretty impressive statistics. According to Barbara Brackman and …
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Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 24
In Episode 24, Emmeline learns the fate of her Sears Contest quilt and hatches a new plan to put her back on the path to quilting fame and fortune. If …
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Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 23
In this week’s episode, Dorothy’s heart is heavy as she prepares to say goodbye to her grandchildren. I don’t have grandchildren, and I probably won’t for a long time. But …
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Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 22
As I recorded this chapter, I realized that one of the main threads in Florence’s story is about how much control she has over her own life. Sure, she’s an …
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Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 21
This week we’re spending time with Bess. Now, one of the things that interests me about Bess is that she’s a PK–a preacher’s kid–or to put it more delicately, the …
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Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 20
In Episode 20, Eula gets a surprise visitor and teaches her first quilting class. As much as I love Emmeline, it’s always a bit of a relief to follow an …
