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Here is the blurb for Our 12 Quilts, book two of the Fabric of Life Series.
When Jana’s life turns upside down, Gram travels halfway around the world and back, to bring her home. Living over Helen’s Quilt shop, she heals, learns to quilt, and becomes part of Summit, Colorado. As a Master quilter, Helen shares her life, friends, and creative gifts with Jana. During their quilting moments, the bond between Helen and Jana deepens, as their personal, professional, and quilting goals develop and change. With Helen’s guidance, imagination, time, and wisdom, Jana masters quilting; as well as learning to adapt amid the constant challenges and changes of life. A heartwarming, contemporary novel filled with ideas for living creatively as well as insightful peeks into a quilting family.
Release Date: June 4, 2020
Genre: Contemporary, Family Life, Women's Fiction, Creativity, Quilting
Sounds like an inspiring read here!
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Here is an an excerpt...
Twenty minutes later, showered, pajamas
on, teeth brushed I was sitting side by side with Gram. “Okay, I got all my
blocks done for my nine-patch quilt. Now, what do I do?”
“If you want just a nine-patch quilt, you
will sew the nine patch squares together. Or you can make a disappearing nine
patch.” Gram said as she worked sewing down the binding on Christmas place mats
she was making as gifts.
“What is a disappearing nine patch?” I
was spreading my nine patch blocks out on the floor trying to find a pattern I
liked them in.
“You would take each of your nine patch
quilt blocks and slice each in half twice to create four smaller units.” Gram
got down on the floor and demonstrated by using her hand to draw an imaginary
line down the middle of a block and then across the middle of a block.
Sitting back, I looked at my blocks. “So
I would now cut them into four equal parts then sew those together.”
“Correct!” Gram also sat back, “then you
would arrange them in various ways to create your desired layout.”
“Like a puzzle.” I jumped up, “wait right
there.”
Of course, as I was writing about Jana learning to quilt a nine-patch, I had to learn too! -Rhonda
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Wow, looks intriguing! ;)
Let's chat with the author for a bit...
Rhonda, it's wonderful to have you here on Writing in the Modern Age again! Glad you could stop by!
Rhonda, it's wonderful to have you here on Writing in the Modern Age again! Glad you could stop by!
Can you tell us a little bit about your background? When did your first book come out and where can we get it?
I live in Colorado with my husband
and Molly, our happy little Cavalier. In addition to Our 12 Quilts, I
am the author of Our Family Quilt and Learning at Home. For
more information and musings, check out https://acreativespin.com/.
Nice!
A lot of readers love origin stories. What inspired you to start writing?
I didn't know how to quilt when I
started to write Our Family Quilt.
I began researching quilting as an art form
in America. The characters evolved through quilting classes, quilting shows,
museums, shops, guilds, and encouraging quilters. Each experience inspired me
to add a different dimension to both my quilting and writing. After the release of Our
Family Quilt (The Fabric of Life Book 1), I had readers contact me asking
about Jana and Helen’s story. When I started to write about Jana and Helen, I
knew I wanted the reader to also read about Grace, Audrey, and the other
characters living in Summit. This time from Jana and Helen’s life. Their story
became my new book: Our 12 Quilts.
Wonderful! I love how the muse works.
Let's try something else.
How did you come to write about quilting?
I was a teacher for over 25 years
writing over 900 articles as Examiner’s Teaching and Parenting writer. I
also wrote teaching and parenting articles for local papers. I had a lot
of experience writing. When I retired from teaching, I knew I wanted to
write a book that could be read across generations. I wanted it to
interest grandmothers, mothers and grandchildren. I went to a friend, who
I knew quilted, and asked if she could give me enough information to put into
my book. She smiled and told me she could do one better, she took me to a
class.
I fell in love with the process, the
colors and texture of the fabric, the complexity of the patterns, the needle
became my pen and the thread my ink. It became my inspiration. The
act of quilting feeds my writing, writing feeds my quilting.
Impressive!
Well, the decision you made certainly appears to agree with you! I say do whatever makes you happy.
So, let's try another route in this line of questioning.
What do you feel sets Our 12 Quilts apart from other books in the genre?
The book itself is something a
grandmother can read with a granddaughter, mother, aunt, and friend, it is
generational. Within Our 12 Quilts is enough information to be
inspired to create several projects. It’s a heartwarming, contemporary
novel filled with ideas for living creatively as well as insightful peeks into
a Colorado quilting family.
Great!
Thanks for visiting us, Rhonda! Love the premise of your book!
Get your copy of this contemporary novel today, readers! :)
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About the Author:
My husband, pup,
and I enjoy the mountains, walking, hiking, biking, traveling and cross-country
skiing.
I enjoy writing,
quilting, crocheting, cooking, reading and painting.
Author Links:
Website: https://acreativespin.com/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/372364563128521
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Rhonda-Cratty/e/B00J29HQI4/
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Rhonda-Cratty/e/B00J29HQI4/
BookBub:
https://bit.ly/2ZHv65s
Rhonda's Books:
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