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How to Make an American Quilt Page #4
- PG-13
- Year:
- 1995
- 117 min
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For me,
love resides in Chickie's garden.
You could have put some pink and blue flowers
in Chickie's garden.
Chickie's roses were yellow.
Constance, there are a lot of colors
we all like to use...
...but we have to respect Anna's opinion.
Why are we being so strict?
It's a love quilt, for God's sake.
It's for Finn, Mama.
It's not for competition.
I don't care if it's for the First Lady
or a whore in the street.
We will follow the rules of design.
Sometimes you have to break the rules
to keep the work alive.
Une couleur laide, a n'existe pas.
Don't give me that French crap.
I live with someone
who's been breaking the rules for 30 years.
And I don't come here
to have it rubbed in my face.
I show up here...
...and I sew.
You know, Constance...
... Em has been a part of our group...
...longer than you have, and we're in a rather...
...uncomfortable situation here.
That's fine.
I'll leave.
I really don't care.
I think the hardest part about being a woman
I think the hardest part about being a woman
is not being able to just be friends with a man.
That's true.
I'd leave in a minute.
I meant to write you last year
when he died. I'm so sorry.
That's okay.
I hate those condolence notes.
Here.
You can do what you like with it.
I call it Chickie's Garden.
When we were moving around a lot...
...Howell got me Chickie to keep me company
while he was on the road.
She was a wonderful dog,
and very smart and elegant.
Wasn't a yapper.
When Howell was home the three of us
would go out for walks...
...and all the kids in the neighborhood
kept us company.
Chickie made us popular.
And then the damn dog ate some snail bait
in somebody's yard...
under a yellow rose bush in my garden.
Why isn't this going in my quilt?
Because I've been spending time
with somebody else's husband.
And it's absolute nonsense...
...because Howell was the love of my life.
Is it going?
Yeah.
Now, sweetheart,
tell the folks the secret of our marriage.
The real secret of our marriage
is that I haven't seen you 'cause...
... you've been on the road since we got married.
- Tell the folks the secret of our marriage.
- That is the secret.
Turn it off.
Start again.
Do it again. Do it again.
Hi. Em told me about Howell.
I'm really sorry.
Thank you.
You all right? Anything I can do?
- You can take me dancing.
- What?
Look, I'm sorry.
Howell was a good man, and I loved him.
But he's gone now and I don't believe in grief.
How can you not believe in grief?
Either you grieve, or you don't.
Yeah.
You want me to drive you home?
No, thanks. I feel like walking.
Excuse me.
Hi. Just thought I'd drop by.
See if you needed anything done.
No, I don't think so, but come in.
The hair's still in his shaver.
I don't know what to do with it.
Do you want me to take it away for you?
- Yes, would you?
- Sure.
If you go in the bedroom,
there's some jackets and some ties.
They're laid out on the bed.
Please, take whatever you want.
I don't want to give it to the Goodwill.
Okay.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
With Howell gone,
I was thinking maybe I'd move back East.
I miss the seasons.
Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night...
...and I wonder how exactly I got here.
Why don't you go?
Why don't you just go?
Why don't we both go?
Ain't dead yet.
It's getting late.
I'm kicking you out.
Good night, Dean.
God damn it.
Hi. Forgot my tool box.
Dean, are you trying to have an affair with me?
Well, I guess I am.
If Howell were alive, I might be tempted.
What do you mean?
Because I'd have him to go home to
when I came to my senses.
I guess you just saved us both
a whole lot of trouble.
You still want Howell's jacket?
Yeah, sure.
- It's on the chair in there.
- Okay.
It's 7:
45 in the evening...... and as the sun goes down outside,
here's an old favorite.
It fits you.
Come on. It's all right.
It's okay. It's all right.
Look...
... just so you know...
...Im engaged to be married.
So, you just want a friendship thing?
You look very pretty, honey.
I thought I'd go into town, see a movie.
Anna was gonna bring over her quilts
to show you.
She'll be here in about 20 minutes.
- She doesn't take them out for everybody.
- That's right.
I had to twist her arm to bring them out.
I'll get it.
Hello.
Yes, Sam, she's right here. Just a minute.
Thanks.
Hello.
Fine.
Yeah, I tried to call you again.
Where were you?
It was nothing.
He ended up spending the night
at his brother's...
...because he had taken all the plumbing apart.
You see, I told you it wasn't anything.
Yeah.
Who was the girl?
Wrong number.
He said I dialed a wrong number.
I'll get that.
- Hi.
- Hi.
You look very pretty.
Thank you.
Look, I'm gonna have to meet you
somewhere later.
Okay.
for everybody, as you know.
I just don't do it.
I know.
Are you looking a little different tonight?
My Aunt Pauline
passed this quilt down to me.
It was made by my great-great-grandmother.
She called it "The Life Before."
It's a story quilt. It's meant to be read.
When I was a little girl...
... my Aunt Pauline would tell me
the story from the quilt.
How my great-grandparents met.
My great-grandmother was just a young woman
when slavery was ending.
And when she was finally free,
she set out to look for her parents...
... who had been sold off years before.
One day...
... after many months of travel, she saw a crow...
... sitting on a fence.
Something told her, "Follow that crow."
The crow led her to a young man
working his acres...
... and my great-grandmother,
she knew in her heart...
... that she was supposed to stop right there.
It seems that the search for her parents
had led her to the man...
... God had intended for her to marry.
Every night, I'd listen to my Aunt Pauline
tell that story.
And I'd think to myself:
"Okay, I'm gonna keep my eyes out
for that crow.
"One day, he'll lead me to my own true love."
During the Depression, we had no money...
... to pay for shoes or schoolbooks,
so my Aunt Pauline sold off the quilt...
... to the woman she worked for.
The woman paid Aunt Pauline $12,
and hung our quilt on her wall.
Where did you get
this marvelous piece?
Pauline sold it to me 10 years ago.
I got it for a steal.
I felt like whatever I knew
of the life before was now gone.
Anna, would you serve the next course?
Don't let that son of mine
just laze around here all summer.
I expect him to do some honest work.
Don't worry.
We'll have him cleaning out the stables.
Come on now.
We'll think of something for him to do.
Hello, Anna.
It's okay, we can talk as equals.
I don't believe
in that servant-master sort of thing.
You think I thought you were my master?
No, I...
Maybe I just didn't answer you
because I wanted to be left alone.
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