Cinematic background from How to Make an American Quilt 1995 - 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.
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A person wearing a necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A woman sitting on a couch smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – An older woman sitting on a chair in front of another woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A woman is swimming in a pool at night; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A young woman wearing an apron and a bonnet smiles; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – Two people sitting on a porch at night; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A woman with a pink and yellow scarf around her head; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A woman sitting on a porch swing reading a book; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – An older woman in a group of older women; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A woman holding a yellow flower in her hand; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A young woman is sitting in front of a bathroom mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – An old van parked in front of a house; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A man and a woman kissing each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A person wearing a necklace near a body of water; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A woman standing on the side of a diving board; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A man holding a basket in the back of a truck; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – An old van with a bed in the back; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – Two women sitting on a bench talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A beautiful woman with red lipstick wearing a floral shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A man and a woman kissing in a pool of water; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A man wearing a hat and suspenders smiling; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A man and a pregnant woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A beautiful woman holding a cup in her hand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A person wearing a dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A young man wearing glasses and a tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – An older woman holding a young girl in her arms; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A woman in a bathing suit is standing in the sun; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A person looking at a mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A person with short hair wearing a necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – An old woman walking down a dirt road; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A woman sitting in front of a computer; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A woman with red lipstick looking into a mirror; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A person with short hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A woman in a bathing suit and head covering; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A woman swinging on a swing in a park; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A woman standing in a room with papers scattered around; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A woman wrapped in a blanket in a forest; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – Two women are standing in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A woman with short brown hair wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A car driving down a street at night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A man in a tan suit talking to a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – Two people are walking in front of a large house; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A young man and a young woman in the back seat of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A yellow house sitting next to a palm tree; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A woman's face in the sunlight; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A man and a woman looking at each other in a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A woman is holding a basket of strawberries; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A man and a woman sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A woman with short brown hair sitting in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A person wearing a necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A person talking to another person; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A woman standing in front of a white house; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A woman standing next to a man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A man standing on a diving platform in front of mountains; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A young woman wrapped in a blanket in front of a tree; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A woman standing in front of an orange tree; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A woman's face in the sunlight; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – Two young women sitting on a couch in a living room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – Two women sitting on a couch eating ice cream; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – An older woman with short grey hair looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – Two women sitting on a bench talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – An older woman wearing a white shirt with a bird pin; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A woman sitting in a chair with dreadlocks; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A person sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A man and a woman sitting in front of a house; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A man with a towel around his neck is combing a woman's hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A man and a woman face to face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A man in a suit and tie sitting in a chair; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A beautiful young lady sitting on top of a couch; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A woman in a plaid shirt talking to another woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A woman in a red dress looking at a book; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A man looking up at a woman in a floral dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A beautiful young woman holding a spoon in her mouth; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A woman standing next to a man in a forest; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – An older woman is smiling with her hands on her chest; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A woman sitting in the back seat of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How to Make an American Quilt” (1995), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse – A man and a woman sitting in front of each other holding tomatoes; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle