How one writer celebrates the past while documenting the present (and future) of Ozarks culture
The connection crackles in and out as Kaitlyn McConnell explains the concept of friendship quilting clubs over the phone. She’s on her way to a meeting in Chadwick, Missouri, a small community about 40 miles outside her home base in Springfield. “These friendship clubs began years ago as a way for neighbors to get together,” she says. They usually involve some collaborative effort, like quilting, but are often more about building community than a certain agenda. “I’m not a quilter, but I like the rhythm of the stitching and the social aspect,” she says. …
