Books by Jennifer Chiaverini

A Quilter's Holiday “Longtime fans of the series will learn more of the quilters’ backstories and get delightful hints of what will follow in subsequent novels. A must for series fans." — Judy Coon, Booklist For the Elm Creek Quilters, the day after Thanksgiving marks the start of the quilting season, a time to gather at Elm Creek Manor and spend the day stitching holiday gifts for loved ones. This year, in keeping with the season’s spirit of gratitude, Master Quilter Sylvia Bergstrom Compson Cooper is eager to revive a cherished family tradition. A recent remodeling of the manor’s kitchen unearthed a cornucopia that once served as the centerpiece of the Bergstrom family’s holiday table. Into it, each Bergstrom would place an object that symbolized something he or she was especially thankful for that year. On this quilter’s holiday, Sylvia has invited her friends to continue the tradition by sewing quilt blocks that represent their thankfulness and gratitude.   As each quilter explains the significance of her carefully chosen block, stories emerge of love and longing for family and friends, feelings also expressed in the gifts they work upon throughout the day. Diane is thankful for her two sons, who’ve outgrown their youthful troubles into fine young men, but she wishes they cherished their family traditions as much as she does. Anna, in her first holiday season as an Elm Creek Quilter, creates a quilt for her best friend, even as she begins to question her feelings for him, which may have grown beyond friendship. Sylvia reflects upon holidays past spent with her beloved, long-lost cousin Elizabeth and wonders whatever became of her. Sarah, pregnant with twins, determinedly sews a Christmas gift for her father-in-law, whose persistence that Matt come to work for his construction company has created tension in their marriage. And as Gretchen pieces a quilt for a charity she has not yet chosen and Gwen completes a project begun by her graduate school mentor, both women lend their talents to those in need. As an early winter storm blankets Elm Creek Manor in heavy snow, each quilter finds new meaning in their cherished traditions, and more than one finds new reason to be thankful. A Quilter's Holiday is a story of holiday spirit, in its truest, most generous sense.

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