The Grandmother's Quilt

When Maria Gonzalez opened the cedar chest after her grandmother's funeral in San Antonio, she found a quilt she had never seen before. Folded beneath it was a note in her abuela's careful handwriting. "I started this the night your mother told me she was expecting you." Each square told a story Maria recognized — fabric from her baptism dress, her first-day-of-school jumper, the bridesmaid gown she wore at her sister's wedding.…