Chapter 11But first, before Emma makes beautiful quilts, she has to figure out exactly what she’s doing. On Sunday afternoon she tried to make her first half-square triangle and nearly tore her hair out in the process. She’d bought two more quilting books from Ruth — The Better Homes and Gardens Complete Guide to Quilting and How to Piece Perfect Quilts by Leah Day — and they offered clear, straightforward directions and multiple photographs. But no matter how closely Emma tried to follow directions, her half-square triangles never came out square. She’s starting to wonder if she should take up embroidery instead of quilting, make some nice throw pillows, stitch up a few samplers and frame them.
Come to lunch bunch, Mavis texts Sunday night in response to Emma’s email about her failure to
