Emma Yoder is an Amish widow who is getting on with her life. She wants to be independent of receiving help from her grown children, so she decides to offer a quilting class in her home in Shipshewanna, Indiana. She advertises in the local paper and six people answer her ad. She thinks they will all be women from talking to them on the telephone. Much to her surprise, they are not.
Emma greets a motley crew of individuals at her first class. Ruby Lee Williams is an African American lady whose husband pastors a local community church. Paul Ramirez is a school teacher who lost his wife six months ago and has a baby girl to raise alone. Star Stephens is twenty, single and living with her mother. Stuart and Pam Johnston are a married couple who are trying to find something to do together. Jan Sweet is taking some advice from his parole officer and finding his creative side.
Each of these classmates brings troubles and issues with them that they are dealing with in their daily lives. Those troubles begin to spill out into the conversation during class, and Emma finds that she is doing much more than just teaching quilting. She purposes in her heart to help each one as much as possible.
Emma is also being pursued by an Amish gentleman who has lost his wife, but she turns down every offer he makes. She loved her husband very deeply and doesn't think she wants to marry again. Lamar Miller is not put off by her continued refusals. He continues to do little things for Emma in hopes of winning her heart. Will he be successful?
THE HALF-STITCHED AMISH QUILTING CLUB is an endearing tale about turning around the troubles in our lives and making good come from them. It is a story about letting past hurts shape who we are today and seeking forgiveness from those we truly love. This group of "half-stitched" quilters will truly touch your heart and give you plenty to think about. Don't miss this one!
As Amish widow Emma Yoder contemplates the task ahead, her thoughts center on one: What if she fails? Longing to remove a burden from her family by becoming self-sufficient, Emma has offered to hold quilting classes in her home. But when she sees the patchwork of faces assembled for the first lesson, her confidence dwindles as doubt takes hold. There’s Star Stephens, a young woman yearning for stability; Pam and Stuart Johnston, a struggling couple at odds in their marriage; Paul Ramirez, a widowed father hoping to find solace in finishing a quilt; Jan Sweet, a rough and tough biker looking for something creative to do; and Ruby Lee Williams, a preacher’s wife seeking relaxation amid mounting parish problems. While Emma grows to realize her ability to share her passion for quilting and her faith, the beginning quilters learn to transform scraps of fabric into beauty. And slowly, their fragmented lives begin to take new shape—some in unexpected ways—with the helping hands of each other and the healing hand of God.
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