How to Make an American Quilt

"There's beauty in the patterns of life."

Oct 6 1995 PG-13 1h 57m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe are members of a group of passionate quilters, and over the course of her visit she is regaled with tales of love and life by women who have collected rich experiences and much wisdom.

Plot

Finn is a young graduate student, finishing a master's thesis, and preparing for marriage to her fiance Sam. But thoughts of the end of the free life, and a potential summer fling, intrude. She goes home to her grandmother, where, over the making of her wedding gift by a group of quilting-bee friends, laughter, bickering, love, and advice lead her toward a more open-eyed examination of her course.

Written by

Whitney Otto, Jane Anderson

Directed by

Jocelyn Moorhouse

Cast

Winona Ryder, Ellen Burstyn, Anne Bancroft

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Amblin Entertainment, Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

4 nominations total

Trailers
How To Make An American Quilt Trailer 1995
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Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
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