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The Quilt Ladies
Story is Fiction but the quilts are very real.
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In The Quilt Ladies Book Collection five very different women come together. The books take you through learning to quilt, starting a business, moving, daily life and death. Each book continues the story and has Complete Quilt Instructions for the quilt the ladies are making in that book.
Mary
Alice Gordon is a wife, mother and a very strong lady. She, with her husband, Samuel,
2 daughter, Hannah and Kimberly move into a new life and discover with change
comes new emotions, ideas and goals.
Emily
Brown, welcomes Mary Alice to the area, by introducing her to the “Ladies”
Emily is very educated and the helper of the group.
Teresa
Henderson with husband William, 3 children, Molly,
Harry and Matthew. Making a life and raising children is hard and opening a
business takes hard work, luck and great friends.
Helen
Jones and her husband, Robert understand how to hold on to each other as life
becomes too hard. And, as a basket of cut quilt squares changes everything.
Jenny Art
is married and moves in the area with Pastor Art, and a son, Jeffery. Jenny
becomes her own person, with the “Ladies” in the background helping.
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Book 1 "Mary Alice and Emily
Brown" of The Quilt Ladies Book
Collection
Mary Alice moves into a new community, She has to deal
with so much inside herself as things change before her eyes.
Mary Alice knew the moment he said it that she would
never be home again. Her mind raced with silent questions. "Should I stay?
Build a life for myself without him? I love him, but is that enough? Is this
right for me?" She tried to separate herself from the move and think of
only what would be the best for her.
The sight of seeing their entire lives packed up and
loaded overwhelmed Mary Alice. It was the first time in her life she understood
the concept of, a heavy heart. As they started down the street, she felt a pain
in her chest, the type of pain you have when you know your heart is breaking
inside.
She placed a hand on her chest and rubbed. Closing her
eyes and talking herself out of screaming, she kept repeating over and over her
silent prayer, One foot in front of the other.
But things soon changed, they are fascinating and
amazing people. Women need each other more than men do I think. This group of
Ladies brought out the best in me, Mary Alice stated. The Quilt Pattern is Square Star, 102”x 94”, using squares and
playing with color.
A gift for a stranger who changes Mary Alice's life
forever.
Book 2
"Helen and Teresa" of The
Quilt Ladies Book Collection
The Story continues;
Mary Alice returned with the coffee and found that
Helen had finished a total of three two patches. "Hope you don't mind, but
these cookies looked good. Great for coffee dunking. Helen's mind was working.
Now her body needed a little help, too. As Helen had her coffee and three
cookies, they talked. "There is no wrong way or right way of quilting,
just your way"
"Life was just too hard to deal with and even
harder at two in the morning. All I had were my own thoughts. A needle and
thread made things just a little better."
Two quilts are featured in Book Two, RoadWay 94” x 110” is a quilt that Teresa made for her boys as a road to drive cars and Square Doll Quilt 17” x 21” using small squares.
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Book 3
"Jenny" of The Quilt Ladies
Book Collection
You will meet Jenny in this book and follow along as
The "Ladies" learn they are more than just friends. As the story
continues;
Everyone moved in different directions, and in less
than 10 minutes they were on their way to the Brown Farm. They were met by
George who smiled when he saw them, "Ladies...you are a gift from..."
he started to say. "Get out of our way George, and let us see what is
needed here,"
Helen said with the tone all mothers have. He shook
his head and moved to the side. Inside the living room, they saw that Anna's
bed had been moved from her room.
A family, they had become a family. They were total
strangers who chose each other. They started back into the house and Helen
said, I'm going home in a little bit. I have a quilt to start cutting."
The house was at peace as they returned.
The "Ladies" show their strength in
friendship, as words are not needed, just help is.
Book 4
"Changes" of The Quilt Ladies Book Collection
Follow along as one of the "Ladies" decides
to start a business. Complete quilt instructions for Grandma's Candy Dish,
pieced and applique.
As Teresa's life changes, so does her families. A
business is born and with it so much more. Continue along with The
"Ladies" "William was the first to see Molly. He rose and Molly
kissed him on the cheek. He stood there and could not say anything. Who was
this beautiful young lady?
"I will not be putting you out of a job will
I?" Jonathan asked Mary Alice. "No, no, our help is a gift to Teresa.
Helen helps in the morning, and I help in the afternoons. You will be making a
lot of people very happy," Mary Alice answered. "I am ready to be
fired," Mary Alice said with a smile.
Using a family heirloom candy dish a quilt is
designed, in this quilt named, Grandma's Candy Dish 90” x 90”. This quilt is
all about color fun and appliques borders.
Book 5
"The Kitchen" of The Quilt Ladies Book Collection
The story continues as the business finds a new home
and a blow of hate brings all together.
"Teresa woke and could hear voices. For a moment
she thought she should get up and go down stairs, but that thought passed as
she tried to roll over in bed. She was going nowhere. Her mind walked through
the past few hours and tried to wish what had happened away. But the pain in
her face and the burning of her arm were real. She heard footsteps and was very
pleased to see Molly. Molly had her arms wrapped around herself and looked so
young."
Teresa had found the right recipes. William was not
surprised the cakes sold so fast, they almost sold themselves. He just had to
get the store owner to taste them. One taste and they were hooked. Working side
by side had been the right decision. Teresa hoped to repay the loan in just
over a year. William was even right about the name "The Kitchen." It
was what everyone called it and it seemed to fit.
A First 4-Patch, 98” x 56” quilt awaiting you. A basic
square is not basic when you try new colors.
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Book 6
"Summer at the Farm" of The Quilt Ladies
Book Collection
The
farm is where the children spend the summer and this summer The
"Ladies" do too.
"You
haven't answered my question Emily."
"Yes,
I bought...bought them hats and horses," she said turning to take Anna
from Molly……..
Teresa
said, "Did you see that boy? Someone better get me a big stick."
All
laughed, "A big stick, you are going to need the whole tree trunk. Or
maybe a bucket of water."
"And
Teresa, Molly has the bug too," Helen said very seriously.
"The
bug? She has the bug, the bite and the itch is getting hard not to
scratch," Emily laughed.
"Did
you see him watching her?" Jenny added.
"I
was having a hard time swallowing. My blood presser was rising," they all
talked at once.
In
summer you need a little color, and color is what this quilt is all about,
Star Lap Quilt, 52” x 60”.
Star Lap Quilt, 52” x 60”.
Young love and one of The "Ladies" in love. Continuing on at the farm, the girls
come to visit too.
Matthew was at the counter, he turned carrying a tray
of food, one glance and he said, "It's about time."
"Yeah, we have been wanting for this since you
moved here Jonathan. What took you so long?"
Harry patted Jonathan on the back," Just
remember, she was our girl first, and that does give us seniority."
"Sarah was the first one to see them all. As she
moved up the stairs, "I hope you all look as good as me tonight, or those
men down in the kitchen are going to dance only with me. They are all looking
rather handsome too."
A gasp, "Oh, my." She saw the girls, first
Kimberly walked to her. Sarah kissed her very lightly on the cheek. Kimberly
moved to the side so she could see Hannah. Another gasp, Hannah nodded and
moved to the side, and there stood Molly and Emily.
"Oh, my," and a long silence.
"You do look better than the men downstairs. You
all look like queens. Wait, wait let me get down stairs and watch as you all
come down. Just a minute, just a minute," Sarah said as she moved down the
stairs."
Two quilt patterns are features a gift as made by the
girls, Churn-Dash Baby Quilt, 31” x 31” and a different look in Log Cabin
PinWheel, 96” x 96”.
Love is in the air, so is organizing, shopping and
quilting. All the things The "Ladies" do best.
Have to say it's been so much fun." Helen giggled
and squeezed Emily around the waist. Before Emily could react Helen was off,
"You go get cleaned up, Jenny will be out soon with lunch for
everyone."
Emily took a deep breath and just enjoyed the moment,
Teresa took her hand and guided her to the house, it was bath and hair time. It
was about noon when the children returned to the house, "Lunch is
served." The door slammed and feet came up the stairs. "Jonathan just
left. He looked better as time went on, but the mans scared to death,"
Jenny laughed.
Book 9 "Garden Under the
Stars" of The Quilt Ladies Book Collection
With
all the wedding planning going on Mary Alice decides to take steps and purchase
the land.
"He's
come down in price three times Mary Alice and now you don't even
seem interested anymore. You said you wanted this property.
"Samuel,
maybe if Mr. Hinds finds it in himself to talk with me about the price, maybe
then, I would think more serious about it. But until then, I am in no hurry.
Truthfully, each time he talks with you and not me, the price will need to just
keep coming down," Mary Alice raised her eyebrows at her husband. "
The
garden is shown off in this quilt of pieced stars and applique flowers and
vines, My Garden Under the Stars 52” x 30”
Book 10 "At Anytime" of The Quilt Ladies
Book Collection
I need
from you what I gave you, freedom to try."
"You
can have anything I have, "At Anytime."
The
house sounds moved from room to room, but to her they were nothing she wanted
to be involved in. She curled herself into a ball and pulled the blanket up
around her head, she took in the smell of the cotton in the quilt, she fingered
the stitches that held it together and she understood the meaning of
"peace" folding herself up in it. The "Ladies" had completed
it for her just days earlier and it was still overwhelming to her the love that
they gave her in the pieces of fabric.
Kimberly
broke the silence, "What do you want to be when you grow up?"
No one
moved, and no one answered.
Until,
"Not what I am now," Jenny said.
It
seemed to roll over them all.
A few
moments later, "What if you could be anything, or do anything, what would
that be?" Molly asked very slowly, as the heat of the day was making the
moments move almost like a dream.
Teenage
years are years of discovery, both for the teenager and the Parents Those
Teenage Years, 66” x 91”.
Twelve
different blocks are used to form this quilt. Block Names
Mothers
Dream
Rolling
Stone
Mothers
Delight
Robbing
Peter to Pay Paul
Grown
Up
None
Such
Guiding
Star
Grandmas
Choice
This n
That
Beggars
Block
Go
Around
Secret
Drawer
Book 11 "My Home" of The Quilt Ladies
Book Collection
There
had been a sign in the yard for as long as she'd lived on the block, "For
Sale", but no one seemed to want it. Stopping to take in the house as she
did most days, "Why aren't you mine?"
"Why
has it been on the market for so long?" Jenny questioned Carol.
"At
first the price was too high, the longer it was on the market with the high
price, people just stopped looking at it. It's been on the market so long, the
price is down, but it now needs repairs, paint, cleaning, a lot of hard work. I
think all the systems, heat, water, electric are pretty
good."
"I'm
going to take Jeffrey on a walk through, you two talk," Helen said.
They
talked about money, they talked about down payment, and they talked about
writing an offer. But Jenny had decided earlier that morning today would be
just looking. She had to take some time and think about everything. Helen was coming through the
door, "It's a beautiful home. Robert could come over and look at the
furnace and things for you?"
"That
would be great. Can I walk through one more time?" she took Jeffrey with
Helen.
Heading
up the stairs she said, "Welcome home Jeffrey, we're home."
It's
time for color fun with a Purple Fun Quilt 100” x 110”. Working with white and
adding another color to pop the quilt top.
Book 12 "Tomorrow's for Me" of The Quilt Ladies
Book Collection
She
stopped going through the fabric, sat straight up and took a deep breath. She
leaned back, closed her eyes and listened to the sound of her own breathing.
She was
still young, only in her mid-forties, in pretty good shape and so, so tired of
thinking. For the first time she thought of it in plain and simple words, she
was tired of being sad. Sitting up with a jerk and saying out loud, "I
have to start living." As the light went off in her mind of what was
wrong, there was also the thought of how do I fix it?
"I
can't say, but I have to start living, and for me to start living again I have
to stop his dying day after day in my mind. So last night, Robert and I spent
the evening going through old photos. I'm going to take one photo each day
remember only the wonder of that day. The smells, the time, any thoughts I had
and the happiness, only happiness that he gave me, us."
Triangle
Corners, a study in what a difference a quarter of an inch to an inch makes.
THE QUILT LADIES BOOK NOW ON KINDLE AND NOOK Twelve Stories and Fifteen Complete Quilt Patterns ALL in ONE Book
THE QUILT LADIES BOOK NOW ON KINDLE AND NOOK Twelve Stories and Fifteen Complete Quilt Patterns ALL in ONE Book
THE QUILT LADIES BOOK NOW ON KINDLE AND NOOK Twelve Stories and Fifteen Complete Quilt Patterns ALL in ONE Book
Story is Fiction but the quilts are very real.
You don't have to be a Quilter to enjoy The Quilt Ladies - Just be a Reader.
