My description …
Ever feel like a square peg being forced into a round hole? That’s Barbara. Her mother is a quilter. Her grandmother is a quilter and by George — BARBARA IS GOING TO QUILT *AND* BE A GOOD QUILTER! Oh, her mother is not shouting but she might as well. Her parents send her to Indiana for the summer. Her task? Help her grandmother in her quilting shop. The Indiana community is different than her reserved Kentucky one. The difference? Understanding grandparents and a young Amish man (unmarried, of course) who has a landscaping business.
My review …
I was puzzled about the title and expected Barbara to make quilts that have flowers as the key element. I have a flower quilt hand-quilted by my mother that is a daisy pattern. There are all sorts of quilts that use flowers.
I felt for Barbara. Her mother was about as gentle as a heavy sledgehammer. Barbara tried; she really did. But her stitches were never even, etc. Fortunately, her grandmother and sweet grandfather understand after Barbara has been there for a while.
Enter Melvin Bontrager who has an unusual business for an Amish man. He does landscaping — and he is good at it. Melvin is single but he is responsible for his sister and her child. Now HOW Barbara figures into that, I’ll leave it to you to find out as you read the story.
I received a complimentary DRC (digital review copy) of The Flower Quilter via NetGalley from the publisher, Barbour Publishing, Barbour Fiction. A positive review was not required; the opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.
Rating: 4 stars
Series: The Heart of the Amish, a multi-author series
Cover: Good. Engaging.
Pages: 259
Publish Date: 1 Sep 2023
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