Quilty Stories for Little People

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Many of you may know that I was a teacher in my former career.  Over the years I was in the classroom, I taught a variety of age groups.  I loved many things about teaching, but children's literature was definitely a favorite.

I collected a huge variety of books and stories, hopeful that my love for books would pass along to "my kids."

My collection is mostly gone now, but I continue to keep and collect a few titles.  And I'm sure you are not surprised to know that they are mostly quilting and sewing related!

You might have little people of your own, or grand-little people.  Here are a few that I thought you might find interesting...

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Long ago, a young girl named Abigail put her beloved patchwork quilt in the attic. Generations later, another young girl discovers the quilt and makes it her own, relying on its warmth to help her feel secure in a new home.

Clara, a slave and seamstress on Home Plantation, dreams of freedom—not just for herself, but for her family and friends. When she overhears a conversation about the Underground Railroad, she has a flash of inspiration. Using scraps of cloth from her work in the Big House and scraps of information gathered from other slaves, she fashions a map that the master would never even recognize...

Owen the owl loves to sew and after getting laughed at in town by some mice, his confidence was low. He soon realized that trusting himself and his sewing abilities matters more that what others may think. And sometimes great friendships can be made when you embrace who you truly are.

Welcome to the quilting bee! With the help of popular author/illustrator Gail Gibbons, you'll learn how quilts are made and discover their fascinating history as well as lots of fun facts.

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. For four generations the quilt is a Sabbath tablecloth, a wedding canopy, and a blanket that welcomes babies warmly into the world.

In 1876 Ellen Harding Baker began stitching an extraordinary quilt, one that accurately depicted our solar system. Ellen, a Iowa storekeeper's wife and a mother, had a curiosity that reached far beyond the stratosphere. Today the quilt hangs in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. This lyrical story imagines the creation of the quilt from the perspective of Ellen’s daughters, who, like their mother, lived in a time when girls and women were expected to limit their pursuit of knowledge, and who may have been inspired to dream bigger and look farther.

My Quilty Friends, this list just scratches the surface of the wonderful stories that we can bring to the next generation of quilters, sewists, and crafters.  Let's guide these little people into our quilty world!

Until next time!

Much love,

Jenn