If you read my last post…you know that I am up to my
elbows in quilting! I thought I needed
less quilting, but it turns out – I needed more! As most of my friends and family know – I LOVE
the Elm Creek Quilts Novels by Jennifer Chiaverini. It is a series, but you don’t have to read
them in order to enjoy them.
Jennifer Chiaverini’s newest book comes out today,
Oct 30, 2012!!! I got my hands on it early
and started reading it right in the middle of my quilting overload…but I just
couldn’t wait, I had to read it!!! I love these books because I am a quilter and her books
are about quilters. She sets the stories
in historic times or at the Elm Creek Quilter’s Camp, but it sounds more like a retreat to me!
In The Giving Quilt,
Jennifer Chiaverini describes a quilter’s camp called Quiltsgiving. It is a FREE camp where the quilters just
have to make quilts (the entire process – longarming as well and as a longarmer…I
LOVE it) for the Linus Project. The
Linus Project is nationwide and gives quilts to kids in the community that need
them due to dire circumstances in their lives.
The chapters illuminate the characters that are attending
the camp and why. I am not sure if it is
the way that Jennifer writes or if all quilters are so similar, but I can
relate to almost every character! The
characters are exploring their reasons for giving and find out things about
themselves along the way (all the while making beautiful quilts for the Linus
Project).
I found myself relating to Pauline and Micheala the most
due to circumstances in my own quilt life, but every quilter/reader will relate
to some character in the book! It is a
great read that will keep you turning the pages with the character development
and Issues that each quilter faces. Jennifer Chiaverini's newest book will capture your imagination with the characters and the quilt patterns she features.These books transport the reader to the quilt retreat and make you feel like you are at a retreat too! Her writing is so good that you can actually make the quilt she features. It makes my imagination go wild picking colors that I would use. This book features the Resolution Block, which I plan to make a quilt with it as soon as possible. I HIGHLY recommend this book!!! It is available at
Amazon.com, Wal-Mart, Hastings etc. at a reasonable price and worth every
penny!!!! It is a great gift idea for
Christmas and Birthdays for the quilter in your life!!!
Check it out here... http://elmcreek.net/
1 comment:
What a great review of the book! I'll have to share this with the quilters that I know.
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