
How to Make an American Quilt
Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe are members of a group of passionate quilters, and over the course of her visit she is regaled with tales of love and life by women who have collected rich experiences and much wisdom.
Top Billed Cast

Winona Ryder
Finn Dodd

Anne Bancroft
Glady Joe Cleary

Ellen Burstyn
Hy Dodd

Kate Nelligan
Constance Saunders

Jean Simmons
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Featured Crew

Jill Bilcock
Editor

Jocelyn Moorhouse
Director
Sarah Pillsbury
Producer

Thomas Newman
Original Music Composer

Jane Anderson
Screenplay

Janusz Kamiński
Director of Photography

P.J. Hogan
Second Unit Director
Whitney Otto
Novel

Patricia Whitcher
Co-Producer

Risa Bramon Garcia
Casting
Leslie Dilley
Production Design
Deborah Jelin Newmyer
Executive Producer