How to Make an American Quilt
There's beauty in the patterns of life.
1995-10-06 | 116 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Winona RyderFinn Dodd
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Anne BancroftGlady Joe Cleary
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Ellen BurstynHy Dodd
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Kate NelliganConstance Saunders
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Jean SimmonsEm
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Maya AngelouAnna
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Alfre WoodardMarianna
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Dermot MulroneySam
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Lois SmithSophia
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Kate CapshawSally
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Rip TornArthur
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Johnathon SchaechLeon
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Samantha MathisYoung Sophia
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Joanna GoingYoung Em
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Esther RolleAunt Pauline
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Jared LetoBeck
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Claire DanesYoung Glady Joe
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Alicia GoransonYoung Hy
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Holland TaylorMrs. Rubens
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Tim GuineeYoung Dean
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