The Family Quilt-Drama Skit

The Family Quilt-Drama Skit

Themes: Family units; uniqueness of individuals within a family; how mistakes you've made in your life help make up who you are; the similarities between a quilt and a family; family memories; leaving a legacy
Categories: Women's Ministry, Family, Mother's Day 
Summary:

Three generations of women have gathered to sew the family quilt: Grandma, her three adult daughters, and one grown granddaughter.  Normal family discussion ensues as the women talk about various patches and memories that are displayed on the quilt.  The granddaughter recognizes a patch from her baby blanket, a daughter sees the material from the dress she was wearing when her husband proposed, and another daughter recognizes the material from her favorite curtains as a child.  All is well, as each woman reflects on their individual memories, until a flaw is discovered on the quilt: Rachel, the grandaughter, has used various colors of thread on her sections of the quilt, instead of the uniform white thread the others are using.  At first the mistake seems huge and Rachel, though heartbroken at her mistake, is willing to tear out the work and start over.  However, the wisdom of her Grandma is shown, as Grandma begins to recount the ways a quilt is like a family.  "The flaws are what make us unique....although each piece is different when it's all together it's beautiful...sewn together, each piece is stronger than when it's alone..."  Little by little the family realizes that instead of a huge mistake, a new story has been woven into the fabric of their  life on that day, like so many other patches on the quilt.  In the end, the family sees how they are more like a quilt than they ever would have thought. 

 
 
Style: Comedy

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Characters: 5 (5 Female)
Length: 5-8 minutes
 
Excerpt (Sample)

Susan:

(looking over Rachel's work, then speak aloud to the others) Umm, we may have a problem.

Grandma:

What's the matter?

Susan:

Mom, what color thread are you using?

Grandma:

White.  Why?

Susan:

Jane, what color is your thread?

Jane:

White, of course. 

Susan:

Peggy?

Peggy:

White. 

Jane:

What's going on Susan? 

Susan:

Rachel, what color thread are you using?

Rachel:

It depends on what color patch I'm working on.

Jane:

What does that mean?

Susan:

It means if she's working on a red patch, she's been using red thread.  If she's working on a purple patch, she's using purple thread.

Jane:

(horrified) You can't be serious! Rachel, I told you to use white thread. 

Rachel:

Is that a problem?

Jane:

Yes, it's a problem!  The rest of us are all using white thread.  Your section is the only one with colors.  Now it won't match the rest of the quilt.

Rachel:

(disheartened) I'm sorry! I was just trying to add a little pizzazz.  I thought it would look prettier that way. 

Susan:

What should we do now?

Rachel:

(saddened) Do I have to rip it all out? It took me hours to do all that work!

Jane:

(examining the work, shaking her head) That was a big mistake Rachel. 

Rachel:

I'm sorry.  I didn't mean to mess up the quilt.

Jane:

(to Grandma) What do you think Mom?

Grandma:

(getting up to inspect Rachel's work) I think a quilt is a lot like a family.

Jane:

(confused) Huh?

Grandma:

The stitches may not be perfect but it's the flaws that gives it its character. 

Peggy:

Mom, are you feeling okay? This is our family quilt.  The one that will be passed down from generation to generation.  Do you really want such a big mistake in our family legacy?

Rachel:

I'll re-do it, Grandma.  This is important to you and our family.  I should have known better.  I'm really sorry.  (she starts to take out the stitches)

Grandma:

(stopping Rachel) Don't you remove one stitch from that quilt, young lady.

Peggy:

But Mom, it doesn't look right.

Grandma:

Let me ask you a question, Peggy.  How did it look when you were 17 years old and I got a call in the middle of the night from the hospital, telling me that my daughter, who I thought was at the movies, was out joyriding and crashed her car!

Peggy:

It ended up being just a few broken bones. 

Grandma:

I know, and I'm very thankful for that.  But when was the last time you were reckless in a car?

Peggy:

That was it.  I learned my lesson!

Grandma:

Precisely.  Sometimes mistakes are small, like this thread; sometimes mistakes are more costly. 

Susan:

I'm beginning to see what you mean, Mom.  Like this quilt, each piece of our life is sewn together to help make us stronger.  We're stronger together than we are apart. 

Grandma:

And without the flaws?

Susan:

We wouldn't be unique. The flaws, the mistakes we make, are what make us who we are today. Rachel was just trying to express herself in a creative way, because that's who she is.  She's not a "white thread" kind of person.