My Sister’s Quilt is a collection of interwoven stories where generations of women, connected through quilts and memory, discover how love, loss, and legacy are sewn into every stitch of their lives. What first inspired you to connect quilting with storytelling and memory?

Quilts have been in my life since I was a child, from my grandmother to my sister, who is a quilter. I spent time in the Amish community, where women still gather together to finish quilts by hand.

Each story feels both distinct and interconnected. How did you approach structuring the collection to maintain that balance?

The book had to be connected story to story and quilt to quilt to make the book work. I have to admit it was not an easy thing to accomplish, and I spent a lot of time with rewrites to make the book and stories flow for the reader.

What were some themes that were important for you to explore in this book?

I want to show the readers how far back the art of quilting could be found, how quilts were used in the Underground Railroad. Quilting tells a story; it is art, and its beauty is unbelievable. If you own a quilt, you hold history.

The book spans different time periods. Was there one era that was particularly meaningful or challenging to write?

Each time period was meaningful, and it was so much fun to tell a story, including a piece of history often ignored or forgotten.

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