About Quilts of Love: Quilts tell stories of love and loss, hope and faith, tradition and new beginnings. The Quilts of Love series
focuses on the women who quilted all of these things into their family
histories. A new book releases each month and features contemporary and
historical romances as well as women's fiction and the occasional light
mystery. You will be drawn into the endearing characters of this series
and be touched by their stories.
About the book: Maybelle
Kazinzki can't sew. She was after all, the only girl in the seventh
grade Home Economics class to sew the zipper in the neck hole of the
A-Line dress they were supposed to make. But when she finds an
unfinished quilt in the attic of her mother's house she gets the crazy
idea to finish it---somehow, come heck or high water. She thinks it will
help fill the lonely nights while her husband, Holden, is serving
overseas during World War II.Her recently departed mother's quilt is made from scraps of material Maybelle traces back to her mother's childhood, her grandmother's childhood and her own childhood. She tries to add one of Holden's stripes to it but the sewing is not going well and neither is her life. After receiving some harsh news, Maybelle's faith falters and she puts the quilt away and stops trusting God. But God is faithful---no matter what. And it'll take a group of neighborhood women armed with quilting needles to help Maybelle believe that.
Learn more about this book and the series at the Quilts of Love website.
My review: This story shows the interesting perspective of a woman working in the largest shipyard in the world during World War II. I liked learning more of what life was like for the women waiting at home during the war, but who were busy themselves with unusual jobs and stretching rations. Maybelle amused me with her lack of domestic skills, mostly because I can relate! I admired her friend Doris's faith and how she was such an encouragement to Maybelle. I had a hard time staying engaged with the story because of some repetition and a lot of detail of the day-to-day without much happening. There was also a swear word that should have been cut. I've heard of a crazy quilt before and love the idea of making one. The music and radio shows mentioned lent authenticity to the story and I enjoyed reading about them. If you enjoy historical fiction or quilting, you might want to check it out.
I received this book free from Litfuse Publicity in exchange for an honest review.
I received this book free from Litfuse Publicity in exchange for an honest review.
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About the Author: Joyce Magnin is the author of the Bright's Pond novels, including the award-winning The Prayers of Agnes Sparrow.
A member of the Greater Philadelphia Christian Writers Fellowship,
Joyce is a frequent workshop leader and the organizer of the
StoryCrafters fiction group. She lives near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
About the Author: Joyce Magnin is the author of the Bright's Pond novels, including the award-winning The Prayers of Agnes Sparrow.
A member of the Greater Philadelphia Christian Writers Fellowship,
Joyce is a frequent workshop leader and the organizer of the
StoryCrafters fiction group. She lives near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Learn more about Joyce at: http://joycemagnin.blogspot.com
Joyce is celebrating the release with a $200 Modcloth giveaway. Enter today for a chance to spruce up your spring wardrobe!
One winner will receive:
- A $200 ModCloth.com gift card
- Scraps of Evidence by Barbara Cameron
- A Sky Without Stars by Linda S. Clare
- Maybelle in Stitches by Joyce Magnin
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