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Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Harriet Powers learned to sew and quilt as a young slave girl on a Georgia plantation. She lived through the Civil War and Reconstruction, and eventually owned a cotton farm with her family, all the while relying on her skills with the needle to clothe and feed her children. Later she began making pictorial quilts, using each square to illustrate Bible stories and local legends. She exhibited her quilts at local cotton fairs, and though she never...
Author
Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
In 1862 Water's Ford, Pennsylvania, abolitionism is prevalent, even passionate, so the local men rally to answer Mr. Lincoln's call to arms. Thus the women of Elm Creek Valley's quilting bee are propelled into the unknown.
103) Threads of home
Author
Series
Quilting story volume pt. 2
Publisher
Moody Publishers
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"The past threatens to destroy the good days ahead.Liz has overcome the emptiness of her husband's death, the hardships of the trip west and even the robbery and murder of her beloved grandfather. Standing at the altar, she feels hope for the first time in many years.Settling into their new home in Fort Worth, Texas, the cousins begin to build a new life now that grandfather is gone, but their minds are never at rest. Abby initiates the work necessary...
Author
Publisher
Barbour Publishing
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"A bride opens shop in El Dorado, California: An ever-resourceful widow, Elenora Watkins arrives in El Dorado ready to go into partnership with Miles Rutledge. When he refuses, Elenora becomes the competition across the street. Can she run a successful business after falling for the competition? -- A bride sews with love in Needles, California: As Harvey Girl Meghan Thorson waits on doughboys at the El Garces Hotel in Needles, California, she meets...
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