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.
How to Make an American Quilt has generally received positive reviews.
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How to Make an American Quilt was released in 1995 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 157 reviews, giving How to Make an American Quilt (1995) an average rating of 63%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 67%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with How to Make an American Quilt than critics were.
With a score of 63%, How to Make an American Quilt is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1995, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 1995 with similar scores include films like The Basketball Diaries, Outbreak and Empire Records.
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