Threads of Home: A Quilting Story (Part 2) - Softcover

Barrows, Jodi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802409385 ISBN 13: 9780802409386

Publisher: River North, 2014

Synopsis

The past threatens to destroy the good days ahead.

Liz has overcome the emptiness of her husband’s death, the hardships of the trip west, and even the robbery and murder of her beloved grandfather. Standing at the altar, she feels hope for the first time in many years.

Settling into their new home in Fort Worth, Texas, the cousins begin to build a new life, now that grandfather is gone. But their minds are never at rest. Abby initiates the work necessary to start a new school, while Liz works in the mercantile. Emma stands firm as a herd of cattle and cowboys come dangerously close, sparking a new venture for her. She learns that providing the cowboys with food and shelter, for both them and their horses, can bring extra income into the household, but she’ll need the help of the lighthearted Megan. When Liz becomes sick, the whole town is abuzz.

As the women gather at the quilting frame, their relationships grow strong—working together while facing the hardships and joys of Texas prairie life. Join the four cousins as they forge a new family amid the unfamiliar ways of those living on the plains, and feel with them the suffering of loss and the joy of true love found.

About this title

About the Author

JODI BARROWS has spoken to quilting audiences throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, South Africa, and Australia. The unique method that she teaches is called Square in a Square. Jodi has written twenty-four books, produced four tools, two video/dvds, five teacher books, and several fabric lines. Jodi has been commissioned to compose quilts for many state and national organizations as well as working with the Kansas Historical Society. Jodi was raised in southwest Kansas, has two grown sons, a granddaughter, and is married to Steve, her high school sweetheart.

From the Back Cover

The suffering of loss and
the joy of true love
shared by four cousins around the quilting frame. 

The women settle down in Fort Worth, Texas, to build a new life without their grandfather. Abby begins planning a new school, Liz works at the mercantile in town, and Megan lends a hand in an effort to make others feel at home. When a herd of cattle charge treacherously near their property, Emma develops an idea: supplying food and shelter for the cowboys and their horses could bring in extra income. When Liz becomes sick the whole town is abuzz . . . and relationships grow strong as the women gather to quilt together.

The four cousins forge a new family amid the unfamiliar ways of the western plains hoping to weave different threads for their new home.

Edition details

• Publisher: River North
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802409385
• ISBN 13: 9780802409386
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208