how to make an american quilt

In 1995 the film “How to Make an American Quilt” the quilting bee makes its entry into 20th century American popular culture. I have heard that the bee depicted in the film does not have historical accuracy. And some film critics take issue with the depth of the film. But I like the cozy romantic Hollywood depiction of the quilting bee, and the way the women’s stories are metaphors for patchwork. I especially like the image of the little girl sitting under the quilt looking up at the hands of the quilters at work and listening to their stories. Carrie Rickey wrote a review of the film for the Philadelphia Inquirer.  She says “... the sight of the completed quilt, the lyrical combination of all these stories, the rhythmic collage of two generations of womanly wisdom, is ineffably beautiful."  Check out clips of the film on youtube.