A Message of Love
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time she spends with her grandmother as the two of them work on a memory quilt. As Granny pulls scraps of material from a box, Linda fills a notebook with a sample of each piece. While Linda takes careful notes in the special notebook, Granny tells a family story related to the scrap. From pieces of her father’s WWII fatigues, to Granny’s Pink Lady apron, to the angel costume that she wore in a school play, each scrap – and story – fascinates Linda and passes on the things Granny values most in life: God, family and country. For Linda, memories of a slower and gentler time come flooding back. She recalls singing songs and reciting nursery rhymes with Granny as they washed the selected material on scrub boards in the backyard, and the excitement of the quilting bee when the notebook was finally completed. It was a time when the small things in life were the most important; when people looked forward to their Saturday shopping and attending church on Sunday. Linda’s mind suddenly returns to the present when she remembers the stories that her grandmother told her about the quilt containing a message. Will Linda find a note? Or were her grandmother’s words just symbolic for the fact that the quilt had its own story to tell? The answer will cause Linda to follow in Granny’s footsteps with her own grandchild, and capture the hearts of readers young and old. Most families own a quilt. Many of those quilts are family heirlooms with special meanings. This story is about a quieter time in life during the 1950’s. Family values and life before high tech is displayed through beautiful illustrations. The subtle story with a sentimental ending will be a great bedtime story for parents or grandparents to read to children. Simple words and colorful pictures hold a child’s attention and make it ideal for an early reader. This children's picture book is for parents and grandparents with small children ages 2-8 and early readers age 5-10. |
| ISBN # 978-1434348319 |
Granny had a big scrap box filled with old clothing worn by family members. From that box, she selected one item at a time to become a quilt block. This special quilt was intended to bring back memories of days past. She said it would contain a message of love. Granny always taught, “Write down the things you want to remember.” Granny handed Linda a small cutting off of each piece of material she chose. Linda gave each quilt block its own page in the scrapbook. Granny told her where the materials came from, and Linda made notes about them. |
volunteer work at the hospital,” Granny stated. She lovingly held the pink cloth. Linda laughed loudly every time Granny said Pink Ladies. She imagined ladies who were pink from head to toe walking around the hospital. “The Pink Ladies went to patients’ rooms offering them books,” Granny explained. “That was before television.” “No television?” Linda squealed. She was shocked. She made sure she wrote that down. |
Once the material for the quilt was selected, they washed each piece. Linda had her very own metal wash tub and scrub board. She even had a clothes line that she could reach. They sang songs and recited nursery rhymes as they worked.
to be ironed and cut into squares. She put them in a box marked “quilt blocks”. As she had the time, she sewed them together. When the quilt top was complete, Linda’s Grandfather setup a quilt frame in their living room. |
