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A collection of writings which pay tribute to quilts and quilting memories from different eras and authors.

Recounts the experiences of women settling in the mining and farming communities of the Colorado Territory, focusing on how the women used quilts to record the experiences of their journey.

Presents the text of Alice Walker's story "Everyday Use"; contains background essays that provide insight into the story; and features a selection of critical response.

Dorothea Granger is commissioned by her Uncle Jacob to stitch an unusual quilt; but when the man dies, Dorothea determines to continue his work helping runaway slaves along the Underground Railroad.