Quilts are frequently used in movies to convey subtle
messages. In Groundhog Day (1993), Bill Murray wakes up again and again under a
scrappy floral quilt. When Meg Ryan’s character feels unwell in You’ve Got Mail
(1998), Tom Hanks tucks her in with a pinwheel quilt. Ryan Reynolds’ bed in The
Proposal (2009) boasts a striking pineapple quilt – the symbol of hospitality.
The nursery in Nanny McPhee (2005) is filled with quilts in riotous colors; presumably
made for the children by their departed mom. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) also has
several quilts that tell of an absent mother. In How Green Was My Valley (1941)
Roddy McDowall recuperates after his mother’s rescue beneath her double wedding
ring. Several dresses in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) were made from
antique quilts. My favorite movie quilts are in The Princess and the Frog (2009):
a fancy one on Tiana’s wall, an everyday quilt on her bed.
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