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Softly colored, gently stylized illustrations show Katy and her mother, along with their cat, snowed in at their cozy northland cabin. Katy and Mom memorialize Katy's grandmother by completing a quilt Gram had cut out for Katy before she died. Dwyer's text, though occasionally labored and wordy, is a contemporary ode to quilts--their patterns, creators, and the way they provide a link between generations.