This anniversary edition includes fifteen pages of original material describing the quilt’s journey and its home at the Mazza Museum in Findley, Ohio. This 25th anniversary edition of a beloved and bestselling classic about family and tradition includes fifteen pages of bonus material.
In strongly moving pictures that are as heartwarming as they are real, Patricia Polacco tells the story of her own family and the quilt’s further story that remains a symbol of their enduring love and faith. The author shares the story of the quilt that her great-great-grandmother and her immigrant neighbors created in long-ago New York, which has been passed down through four generations of the author's family. For four generations the quilt is a Sabbath tablecloth, a wedding canopy, and a blanket that welcomes babies warmly into the world. The Keeping Quilt book by Patricia Polacco Childrens Books > Family Life Books ISBN: 1861086245 ISBN13: 9781861086242 Natural Crochet for Babies & Toddlers by Patricia Polacco See Customer Reviews Select Format Hardcover 4.39 - 32.59 Paperback 4.05 - 4.69 Digital - School & Library Binding 4.
It is made from the clothing of family members who came to this country as immigrants. From a basket of old clothes, Anna’s babushka, Uncle Vladimir’s shirt, Aunt Havalah’s nightdress, and an apron of Aunt Natasha’s become The Keeping Quilt, passed along from mother to daughter for almost a century. In this story, the Keeping Quilt is passed along from generation to generation. “It will be like having the family in backhome Russia dance around us at night.”Īnd so it was. “We will make a quilt to help us always remember home,” Anna’s mother said. This 25th anniversary edition of a beloved and bestselling classic about family and tradition includes fifteen pages of bonus material.
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