Patty McCormick's Pieces of an American Quilt: Quilts, Patterns, Photos, & Behind the Scenes Stories from the Movie [Paperback] Review

"Pieces of an American Quilt" seems to fall into a category all its own.The book isn't really a quilt pattern book--although it has instructions for how to make several quilts seen in the film.And it isn't really a "making of" or movie trivia book--although it contains those elements as well.
Author and quilter Patty McCormick provides an interesting Hollywood outsider's perspective on the making of one of my favorite movies.McCormick is so NOT a movie person that when she gets a phone call to provide technical quilt assistance for "How to Make an American Quilt," she doesn't recognize the name of Steven Spielberg's production company.Her tales of how the movie's quilts were designed and created are quite fun to read.
Although the quilts were an integral part of the film, several specially created quilts appear on screen so briefly that getting the opportunity to study photos of them is a treat.Learning what happened to a few--such as the well-loved crazy-patch quilt that young Finn clutches while sitting underneath the quilting frame--was a bit like hearing fingernails grate down a chalkboard.
McCormick provides patterns for both the "Where Love Resides" Baltimore album quilt that the quilting circle works on throughout the film, and Anna's baby quilt featuring African animals.I didn't buy it ever planning to make either quilt, but those monkeys, lions and giraffes are rather growing on me.Perhaps someday.

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Product Description:
This work tells of the love and determination that went into the making of the film "How to Make an American Quilt". Included are biographical stories, photographs taken on the set and complete patterns for two quilts from the film, "Where Love Resides" and "Marianna's Baby Quilt".

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