Cozy Quilt Picture Books

 

We’re almost halfway through 2022 and we’ve loved seeing everyone’s quilt squares come back for the Stronger Together: Community Quilt Project.  A reminder that Carol Culberson will be speaking on Barn Quilts this Thursday,  May 19 at 6 pm. We’re also having an Open Art Studio next week on Tuesday, May 24 at 10 am with fabric paints and fabric markers available if you’d still like to decorate a quilt square.  (We have some wood blocks that kids can play with to make their own quilt patterns as well!)

There’s something so comforting about quilts, the thought of them on cold winter nights and the image of a mother or grandmother working hard to save scraps and create beautiful patterns. For the community quilt, we love how each square reflects the personality of the maker and comes together as a miniature representation of the people of Evansville.

Here are some picture books about quilts that we especially love:

 

The Katha Chest by Rahiah Chowdhury

(Bangladesh) Asiya loves to go through her grandmother’s chest of quilts and imagine the scraps of fabric as outfits  her relatives once wore.

 

The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco

The author relates how her Russian great-grandma came to the U.S. and made a quilt out of her babushka and dress that reminded her of home.  The quilt lasted for generations, symbolizing the family, but changing slightly with each generation in how it was used.

 

Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson

Clara learns to sew and creates a quilt as a map to help escaping slaves find their way on the Underground Railroad.