bedspreads & coverlets
the keeping quilt
when patricias great gramma anna came to america as a child the only things she brought along from russia were her dress and the babushka she liked to throw up into the air when she was dancing . soon enough though anna outgrew the dress and her mother decided to incorporate it and the babushka into a quilt . it will be like having a family in backhome russia dance around us at night she said . and so it was . together with her uncle vladimirs shirt aunt havalahs nightdress and an apron of aunt natashas annas mother made a quilt that would be passed down through their family for almost a century . from one generation to the next the quilt was used as a sabbath tablecloth a wedding canopy and a blanket to welcome each new child into the world . br the keeping quilt patricia polaccos signature piece was first published in 1988 and won the sydney taylor book award from the association of jewish libraries . this edition has been expanded to include patricias two children who have also been able to share in the family tradition by using the quilt for birthdays and for play . now a new generation of readers will come to cherish this heartwarming story of one familys special symbol of enduring love and faith.wn family and the quilt that remains a symbol of their enduring love and faith .
a homemade quilt ties together the lives of four generations of an immigrant jewish family remaining a symbol of their enduring love and faith