True Stories. A Secret Quilt Code. Hope for Today.This unique and creative work offers hope and encouragement through the true life experiences of Christian men and women from around the world. Contemporary stories of spiritual and emotional freedom connect with tales of escaping slaves in the pre-Civil War era through a mysterious “Underground Railroad Quilt Code.” Each chapter is titled with the name of a quilt pattern associated with the “Quilt Code” or a complementary historical design that adds dimension and spiritual application to the lessons shared by the book’s wide variety of contributing authors.Using a bit of poetic license and the “Quilt Code” premise, A Patchwork of Freedom pieces together scraps of testimonies, fascinating bits of history, heirloom quilt patterns and Lori Wagner’s insightful vignettes in tales of emancipation sure to inspire as you work through your own patches of life.
True Stories. A Secret Quilt Code. Hope for Today.This unique and creative work offers hope and encouragement through the true life experiences of Christian men and women from around the world. Contemporary stories of spiritual and emotional freedom connect with tales of escaping slaves in the pre-Civil War era through a mysterious “Underground Railroad Quilt Code.” Each chapter is titled with the name of a quilt pattern associated with the “Quilt Code” or a complementary historical design that adds dimension and spiritual application to the lessons shared by the book’s wide variety of contributing authors.Using a bit of poetic license and the “Quilt Code” premise, A Patchwork of Freedom pieces together scraps of testimonies, fascinating bits of history, heirloom quilt patterns and Lori Wagner’s insightful vignettes in tales of emancipation sure to inspire as you work through your own patches of life.
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