According to the lecture the story is about sibling rivalry, two sisters fighting over a quilt that the mother had promised one sister, and then she finds out that the other sister wants it too. Moreover, the story is about African American heritage, and artifacts passed down from generations that were used in the making of a quilt. Who will Mama Give the coveted quilt to Dee her favorite daughter or Maggie the one she had promised the quilt to, before she knew Maggie wanted it. Finally, in the end Mama decides to give the quit to Maggie as she had promised her in the first
