Jennifer Chiaverini

When I first read The Quilter’s Apprentice, I hoped there would be more novels about Sylvia Compson and her friend and protégé Sarah McClure. At the time I thought it was a wonderful story about a friendship between women not of the same generation. But as the series continued, that circle of friendship expanded many times over, bringing in new and interesting characters and telling their stories. Two of the books (The Sugar Camp Quilt and the Runaway Quilt) went back more than a century to recount the history of Elm Creek and its quilts. But the best books are those which introduce new characters – there’s no one like Jennifer Chiaverini  to flesh out characters so real readers are sure they’ve met them somewhere. Although each of the books stands alone, I would suggest reading them in order, and keeping the books on your shelf to read again. They would be a great gift for anyone who likes a great cozy read -- especially quilters, whether they're experienced or would-be.

Books

Elm Creek Novels

Books about Quilts

Brief Profile:

Jennifer Chiaverini is the author of nine Elm Creek Quilts novels and An Elm Creek Quilts Sampler, as well as Elm Creek Quilts and Return to Elm Creek, two collections of quilt projects inspired by the series, and is the designer of the Elm Creek Quilts fabric lines from Red Rooster Fabrics. She lives with her husband and two sons in Madison, Wisconsin.

 

Author's website: www.elmcreek.net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quilt Photo Credit: Library of Congress, Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Washington, D.C. 20540; Call Number CRF-LE-C003-07