Jennifer Chiaverini
41) The aloha quilt
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Description
"Another season of Elm Creek Quilt Camp has come to a close, and Bonnie Markham faces a bleak and lonely winter ahead, with her quilt shop out of business and her divorce looming. Escape comes when a college friend invites her to Maui to help launch a quilter's retreat. Bonnie finds herself planning quilting courses and learning the history and intricacies of Hawaiian quilting amid legal tussles with her soon-to-be ex-husband. New friends introduce...
Author
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
Newlyweds Elizabeth and Henry leave Elizabeth's sprawling Pennsylvania family farm in 1925 to work a Southern California ranch Henry has bought sight unseen. As they ride the train out west, Chiaverini fills in the backstory of the Rodriguez family, the ranch's original owners, who lost the land in the 1880s. When the couple arrive in the picturesque valley, they discover they have been swindled into the poorhouse by an unscrupulous land broker who...
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Series
Description
Anna Del Maso's twin passions have converged in her position as head chef at Elm Creek Manor. A full renovation of the kitchen must be completed by the start of the new season, and she and Sylvia Bergstrom Compson begin to dismantle the old to make way for the new. Sylvia's reminiscences remind them of how many of the manor's traditions have involved food and celebrations. Just as there is a recipe for every story, there is a story for every recipe....
Author
Pub. Date
2006.
Description
An Elm Creek Quilts omnibus includes The Runaway Quilt, in which a master quilter searches for evidence of her ancestors' courageous involvement in the Underground Railroad; The Quilter's Legacy, involving a cross-country search for missing heirloom quilts; and The Master Quilter, in which a circle member embarks on marriage.
Author
Pub. Date
2002.
Description
Create gorgeous quilts based on Jennifer Chiarverini's best-selling Elm Creek Quilt camp series! Here are 12 quilt projects from all four Elm Creek books, ranging from Sylva's Broken Star and Sarah's Sampler to When He Cooks Dinner and the Underground Railroad Quilt. Each quilt design is suitable for all skill levels and tells a wonderful story of its own.
Author
Series
Elm Creek Quilts volume 1
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
A tale of family, friendship, and forgiveness as two women weave the disparate pieces of their lives into a bountiful and harmonious whole.
Author
Series
Elm Creek Quilts volume 1
Pub. Date
2003.
Description
When Sarah McClure takes a temporary position at Elm Creek Manor to help its reclusive owner Sylvia Compson prepare her family estate for sale, Sylvia offers to share the secrets of her creative gifts with the younger woman, and the varied threads of Sylvia's life begin to emerge.
Author
Pub. Date
2019
Description
Just weeks before Christmas, severe wintry weather damages the church hall hosting the program, an annual sale of handcrafted gifts and baked goods that support the county food pantry. Determined to save the fundraiser, Sylvia Bergstrom Compson offers to hold the event at Elm Creek Manor, her ancestral family estate and summertime home to Elm Creek Quilt Camp. In the spirit of the season, Sylvia and the Elm Creek Quilters begin setting up market booths...
Series
Elm Creek Quilts volume 16
Pub. Date
2011
Description
Bonnie's quilting shop goes out of business just as her divorce approaches. But Bonnie gets a chance to escape when her old friend Claire invites her to Hawaii to help launch a new quilter's retreat at a charming bed and breakfast.
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