For Keeps features 16 quilts and other sewn projects that soak up meaning through our family times together; that become treasured family heirlooms because of the stories they tell and the stories they inspire.

Quilts for Everyday Family Life

The quilts and projects in this book are what memories are made of. These will be your family’s go-to quilts—the ones that get slept with, the ones you pack in the car for a day at the beach or the one you have at the ready for an impromptu picnic. These are daily-life quilts. After many long years of use, these quilts will be your family’s heirlooms, precisely because they were used—and loved. For your children and grandchildren, these will be the quilts that bring back precious memories.