Based on the bestseller by Whitney Otto; this film seemed to miss all the poetry and the ephemeral charms of the wispy novel by trying to make a concrete movie out of it. Directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse (who made a similar hash out of A Thousand Acres); the film centers on Winona Ryder; who is debating her impending marriage and decides to make up her mind while spending the summer with her grandmother (Ellen Burstyn). This leads to a variety of encounters with Grandma and her sewing circle (which includes Anne Bancroft; Kate Nelligan; and Maya Angelou; among others); who reminisce about men; love; and marriage. It's put together piecemeal; like a quilt; but the parts add up to a fragmented; unsatisfying whole; despite some solid acting. --Marshall Fine