Jennifer Chiaverini Writes A Quilter's Holiday
Not Yet Released Elm Creek Quilts Novel by Madison Author
Oct 6, 2009
Jennifer Chiaverini’s new Elm Creek Quilts novel is A Quilter’s Holiday. The not yet released fictional story, her fifteenth book, is filled with the warm traditional family musings her readers have come to love. The book will be released November 3, 2009, and will not disappoint.
Annual Holiday Tradition at Elm Creek Manor
Tucked into the Pennsylvania countryside, the usual gang of Elm Creek Manor quilters is gathering for their annual holiday tradition. Each year the quilters come together with scrumptious new dishes remade from the left over Thanksgiving feast and spend the day quilting new projects.
In A Quilter’s Holiday, Diane, with a reputation for rabble-rousing, reminds everyone it marks the official start to the quilting season. She even has unsuccessfully nagged the National Quilter’s Association to make it a recognized holiday. Diane is not deterred but goes headlong into another confrontation considerably more dangerous. Gwen, her fellow quilter, revels in this bit of drama. Readers will be reassured these two original members have returned with their familiar back and forth bantering in tow.
The calm late autumn morning start at Elm Creek Manor belies the unexpected changes arriving with the approaching frosty storms. The cornucopia and feed-sack cloth aprons found by Sylvia and Anna during the renovations, Sylvia’s long lost family members, located by Summer, and revelations about Gretchen’s past each provides new inspiration for future quilting projects and stories recounted throughout.
Jennifer Chiaverini’s Story Telling
Elm Creek fans readily recognize Jennifer Chiaverini’s ability for story telling. Madison author, Chiaverini meshes the continuing sagas of original characters with more recent additions to the series.
In A Quilter’s Holiday, each chapter provides a look at the day’s events through the perspective of individual quilters. She intricately weaves Gretchen’s and Anna’s past into the story of A Quilter’s Holiday, revealing Gretchen memories of life with Joe and Anna’s fondness, not just for cooking.
Patchwork Quilts Day After Thanksgiving
The patchwork quilt designs and the lifestyle of quilters is the backdrop for the stories of Elm Creek Manor. On the day after Thanksgiving, the quilters have brought projects, each one making a quilt for someone special.
But the character Sylvia treats readers to a new holiday tradition, as well. Everyone brings a quilt square to share; Agnes brings a Signs of Spring block. Elsewhere in A Quilter’s Holiday readers will find variations of Log Cabin, Chimneys and Cornerstones and Bear Paw handiwork mentioned.
Best Selling Madison Author
Jennifer Chiaverini is the best selling author of 14 Elm Creek Quilts books that inspired 3 collections of quilt projects. She is the designer of the Elm Creek fabric lines featured in Red Rooster Fabrics.
The author lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with her husband and two sons. Chiaverini is a former writing instructor at Pennsylvania State University and Edgewood College in Madison.
Fifteenth Elm Creek Quilt Novel
A Quilter’s Holiday is by Jennifer Chiaverini. The not yet released fiction book will be available November 3, 2009. Simon & Schuster, Incorporated published it with 288 pages. The ISBN is 13:978-1-4391-3932-5.
New readers quickly learn that Chiaverini’s books are stand-alones, able to be absorbed independently from each other. This time Chiaverini combines patchwork quilts, the season of giving and friendships into an uplifting Thanksgiving tale filled with the holiday spirit and good story telling.
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