Its characters are evocative of old legends. It has a story-telling pattern, rich language and elements of magic and fantasy. It was written in 1999, but it reads like an old folktale. This book belongs to traditional literature genre of legends and folktales. He has finally discovered the one thing that makes him happy, which is giving something away. She continues making quilts, and the king distributes them at night to the poor and downhearted. The quilt maker finds him already happy and content and gives him his beautiful new quilt. Finally, he is in rags himself from all the traveling. He ends up traveling around the world, giving away his possessions and making people happy. After a lot of hesitation and angry outbursts, the king finally agrees. For each thing he gives away, she will add another piece to the quilt. Her condition is for him to make presents of everything he owns. One day he hears about the quilt maker and wants her to make him a quilt. He is still looking for that one thing that would make him happy.

He owns a lot of things, but he is never happy. There is also a powerful and greedy king in the story, who loves getting presents. At night she goes down to the city and gives away her quilts to poor or homeless people.

She makes quilts unlike any the world has seen. The quilt maker is an old woman who lives at the top of the mountain. This is a story of the victory of selflessness over greed and the power of generosity in transforming people’s hearts.

The Quiltmaker's Gift by Jeff Brumbeau