The Sound of Distant Thunder by Jan Drexler

Author:Jan Drexler
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Amish Romance;Amish—Fiction;Christian fiction;Love stories;FIC053000;FIC042040;FIC042030
ISBN: 9781493415083
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2018-07-09T16:00:00+00:00

Katie laid the piece of navy blue cotton on the table and applied the iron, straightening the wrinkles. Her sisters and sisters-in-law had given her piles of fabric scraps and remnants, and with the rain this morning and the continuing threat of showers this afternoon, she finally had the chance to start preparing them for her quilt top. The kitchen was pleasant with the tantalizing aroma of a dish of sausages and cabbage roasting in the oven for supper, and the sight of the irons lined up on the stove top created a warm, satisfied feeling.

Papa was working at Wilhelm’s and Mama had gone with him to visit with Esther and their four little boys, and Katie loved having the quiet house to herself, knowing that she had the freedom to do whatever she wanted.

She laid the navy fabric aside and took the last scrap. This task was nearly done, and then she could start cutting the scraps to fit her blocks. As she ironed the green material, Katie turned it around, trying to see it in the quilt top. Should she make a crazy quilt? Mama said they were the best, since they used every scrap of fabric. But Katie wanted this quilt to be special. Crazy quilts were for every day. She had seen a pieced quilt at Millie Beiler’s house one time. Her mother had made it from squares of fabric arranged in a diamond pattern. The colors had blended together beautifully, turning an everyday bedcover into a work of art.

After taking the irons off the stove to cool, Katie laid the stack of ironed scraps back in the box where she stored them. After supper she could start cutting them. Squares. Her chin lifted as she made her decision. Even if Mama did think it was wasteful, this quilt would be pieced in squares, and it would be beautiful. She fingered the green piece on the top. She would have a lifetime of making do, of using every scrap, of making things last. This one quilt could be made for beauty as well as function, couldn’t it?

A knock at the door startled her. “Katie?”

Opening the door to Jonas, she greeted him with a hug, right on the doorstep. “I was thinking about you.”

He pulled her arms from around his neck, looking past her into the house. “Your parents must not be at home.”

“They’re spending the afternoon at Wilhelm and Esther’s.”

“Get your shawl, and we’ll sit out here. I have something to tell you.”

By the time Katie returned, Jonas was sitting on the washing bench. With the cooler weather, the washtub and towel had been put away, so it made a good place to sit. She wrapped her shawl closer and sat next to him. As she glanced at his face, Katie’s joy at seeing him turned to worry.

“Is something wrong?” She moved closer to him, partly for warmth, and partly for assurance that his solemn expression didn’t mean there had been an accident.

“What I’m going to tell you, you need to keep secret.

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