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How to Make an American Quilt

There's beauty in the patterns of life.

6.4

1995•1h 56m

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.

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Photo of Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder

Finn Dodd

Photo of Anne Bancroft

Anne Bancroft

Glady Joe Cleary

Photo of Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

Hy Dodd

Photo of Kate Nelligan

Kate Nelligan

Constance Saunders

Photo of Jean Simmons

Jean Simmons

Em

Photo of Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

Anna

Photo of Alfre Woodard

Alfre Woodard

Marianna

Photo of Dermot Mulroney

Dermot Mulroney

Sam

Photo of Lois Smith

Lois Smith

Sophia

Photo of Kate Capshaw

Kate Capshaw

Sally

Photo of Rip Torn

Rip Torn

Arthur

Photo of Johnathon Schaech

Johnathon Schaech

Leon

Photo of Samantha Mathis

Samantha Mathis

Young Sophia

Photo of Joanna Going

Joanna Going

Young Em

Photo of Esther Rolle

Esther Rolle

Aunt Pauline

Photo of Jared Leto

Jared Leto

Beck

Photo of Claire Danes

Claire Danes

Young Glady Joe

Photo of Alicia Goranson

Alicia Goranson

Young Hy

Photo of Holland Taylor

Holland Taylor

Mrs. Rubens

Photo of Tim Guinee

Tim Guinee

Young Dean

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