"A beautifully observed meditation on the emotional resonance of clothing and sewing. It will make you look with a new eye on what you wear and how it was made." -Tracy Chevalier, New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Maker

"Maddie's Patchwork, with its beautifully woven reflections, is evidence of how making things with our hands can change us—and the world." -Nina Montenegro , author Mending Life

"Nimble, surprising, edifying and even sexy, Maddie Ballard's Patchwork is a document of living and being lived in, a record of staying enlivened through catastrophe, and a graceful experiment in imagining how the tactile world might be the real one." -Emma Copley Eisenberg, nationally bestselling author of Housemates

"Maddie Ballard’s Patchwork deftly and poetically reminds us that sewing is more than an act of creation. It reminds us that a sewing is an act of self-creation too." -Betsy Greer, author of Craftivism: The Art of Craft and Activism

"Maddie Ballard makes making clothes into a celebration of living and suffering and finding joy. Wonderful." -Victoria Finlay, author of Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World

"A beautifully layered narrative that celebrates how the simple act of sewing our own clothing can help us define ourselves and find belonging. Maddie’s writing is a joy to read." -Clara Parkes, author of Vanishing Fleece: Adventures in American Wool

"A gorgeous, tender exploration of the craft of sewing and how we carve out spaces for ourselves." -Nina Mingya Powles, author of Small Bodies of Water