Fen, the young and beautiful heroine, is about to marry her boyfriend who has been in love with her for many years. But he was upset and worried. On the pretext of finding a quiet place to write her graduation thesis, she returned to her grandmother's house. Grandma was sewing a quilt with a few old women to give to Finn before her wedding. These mother-in-laws and aunts told Fen their love stories while weaving. The stitches on the quilt are integrated into the memories of sad or good times.
The "marriage quilt" mentioned in this film is actually the "Baina quilt". This is the quilting craft that Japanese housewives like to do most. Yamaguchi Baihui devoted herself to apprenticeship to study art after her filming, and also held a solo exhibition. The American quilt originated from the serfs in the early pioneering period, especially African Americans. Weaving quilts for one's own home by cutting out old clothes, scraps and other combinations has gradually developed into a handicraft. In the representative work "Homeland" by Toni Morrsion, an African American writer who has won the Nobel and Pulitzer Prizes, the special significance of this handicraft to African American women is mentioned. The person who is best at sewing a quilt in the film is a black woman.
Every woman here has her own special memories. They weave their own memories, incorporate beautiful and warm feelings into needlework, and finally form the most beautiful blessing.
But in fact, the process of memory is not all good. I once doubted that the heroine, after listening to the stories of so many unreliable men, would run away and live alone forever? Especially when a fit and tempting male No. 2 appeared, the female lead was really shaken. Fortunately, the screenwriter suddenly found out in his conscience, the writing turned sharply, and the ending was happy and joyous. The hard-sewed quilts of the old ladies finally came in handy.
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