| The Quilt | 
enlarge | Author: T. Davis Bunn Publisher: Bethany House Publishers Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (12 reviews) Sales Rank: 571155
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published) Media: Hardcover Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 128 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4 Dimensions (in): 7 x 4.8 x 0.6
ISBN: 1556613458 Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9781556613456 ASIN: 1556613458
Publication Date: July 1993 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description A Truly Beautiful Story That Transcends Time and Place-is the story of Mary, an elderly grandmother whose gnarled, arthritic hands have a beauty all their own. They represent so many skills, so many memories, so many stories to be told. Anyone who had met Mary described her as beautiful she had always been there to listen and comfort and encourage those who were in pain, those who had lost their way. And yet in the twilight of her days, Mary felt a gentle yearning in her heart, the whisper of a melody she strained to hear-. There was something left undone. When Mary becomes convinced that the task still unfinished is to make one more very special quilt, with every stitch sewn in prayer and thankfulness, the impact on her family and the surrounding community cannot be contained. No one who gets involved with this quilting project will ever be quite the same again!
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  This book brought tears to my eyes July 9, 2008 This is a beautiful story of an older lady that everyone loved and who loves the Lord. She decided to make this one last quilt but all the ladies wanted to help since she had arthritic hands. She said OK as long as they prayed for things they were thankful for with every cut and stitch. I picked this book up at the Library and started reading. Couldn't put it down and only took me about 45 min to read. I will be buying my own copy and want to get one for an Aunt that makes beautiful quilts.
  The Quilt April 17, 2008 This is one of my favorite books! If you love a tender story and enjoy quilting, this book will touch your heart. I have a copy for myself and have given some as gifts.
  The Quilt January 30, 2007 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book grabs you from the very first page. Heart warming and enduring.
  Just okay December 14, 2006 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book was okay. It seemed over-exaggerated to me the way everyone was so against her making a quilt, like she was about to go rob a bank or something. I kept picturing her next line being something like, "Now you all leave me alone, I'm gonna rob that bank and that's all there is to it."
Other than that, it was a sweet enough story. The photography is beautiful, so it would make a great gift for someone. It also makes a lot of references to the Bible for the more spiritually-minded people out there.
  Will you touch you deeply! September 6, 2004 5 out of 5 found this review helpful
When I first received this book my first impression was of it's physical appearance. It's a small, hard cover book that even has a built in book mark. I was curious about it because it's also a relatively short book. What could so few pages really hold? The cover claims that it's "A simple story that will touch your heart in a profound way." Now that's a pretty tall order!
So I opened the book and from the first sentence I was hooked. It's a simple story of a woman who's reaching the end of her life but has one last project in her: a quilt. I don't know if the story had a deeper effect on me because I see myself rapidly approaching that age or not. But even young people will be touched by the message of the quilt.
As I was thinking about the review that I was going to write a hymn came to mind, "Stand up, stand up for Jesus." There's a phrase in that hymn that speaks of putting each piece of gospel armor on with prayer. The whole idea behind that quilt was that each stitch was to be made with prayer. But not just any prayer, they were to be prayers of thanksgiving. As I read this book I was touched deeply. I challenge you to read this book and then fill your life with prayers of thanksgiving!
--- reviewed by Lynn Worley for Christian Bookshelf
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