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An Elm Creek quilts novel volume 16
Language
English
Description
Meditating on the weddings she has attended in Elm Creek Manor throughout the years on the morning of her daughter's wedding day, Sarah McClure evaluates the symbolic features on a wedding quilt designed to display the signatures of beloved guests.
The New York Times bestselling Elm Creek Quilts series continues, with a novel that celebrates one of America's most romantic and enduring traditions. Sarah McClure arrived at Elm Creek Manor as a newlywed,...
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English
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Master quilter Sylvia Compson discovers a stash of letters in the attic of Elm Creek Manor and traces a tale back to 1859. An escaped slave, Joanna, spent a brief period at Elm Creek Farm until she was captured and returned to bondage, leaving her son in the care of the Bergstrom family. If Sylvia is to determine the fate of Joanna and her son, she must rely on one important clue-- the meticulous heirloom quilt Joanna stitched and left behind.
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English
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When two members decide to leave the fold, the Elm Creek Quilters must buckle down and choose a new pair. Excitement over the open slots is palpable. The top candidates include history lover Maggie, chef Anna, the groundbreaking Russ, the deeply gifted Karen, and the soulful Grethcen. Under the guidanceof the master Sylvia Compson, the quilters deliberate, knowing full well their decisions will have a profound impact on their legacy.
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Language
English
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Bonnie faces a bleak winter alone, with her divorce looming. A welcome escape comes when Claire invites her to Maui to help launch an exciting new business: a quilter's retreat set at a bed and breakfast amid the vibrant colors and balmy breezes of the Hawaiian Islands.
Author
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
[1985]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 490L
Language
English
Description
A pioneer mother lovingly stitches a beautiful quilt which warms and comforts her daughter Abigail; many years later another mother mends and patches it for her little girl.
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Series
An Elm Creek quilts novel volume 10
Language
English
Description
Newlyweds Elizabeth and Henry set out on a cross-country journey to the site of their new home only to discover that they have been the victims of fraud and are now penniless, which forces Henry to take a job as a ranch hand while Elizabeth begins a new quilt.
Newly wed in a festive yet poignant ceremony at Elm Creek Manor, bride Elizabeth Nelson takes leave of her ancestral Pennsylvania home. Setting off with her husband, Henry, on the adventure...
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English
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Sarah Hart couldn't be happier. Her son is moving home to Maple Hill with his wife and twin daughters, into the Victorian house that once belonged to Sarah's grandfather, Noah Drayton. Noah's wife Molly disappeared without a trace a century ago, and Noah was the prime suspect. But no one ever learned the truth. Now Sarah's granddaughters have found a forgotten passageway in their old house, and an antique quilt with a hidden message . . .
10) The giving quilt
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Series
Elm Creek quilts novel volume 20
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
At Elm Creek Manor, the week after Thanksgiving is "Quiltsgiving," a time to commence a season of generosity. From near and far, quilters and aspiring quilters gather for a special season of quilt camp, to make quilts for Project Linus, dedicated to providing handmade quilts to children in need. Love and comfort are sewn into the warm, bright quilts they stitch, and their stories collectively consider the strength of human connection and its rich...
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Series
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
The arrival of newcomers into the circle of quilters heralds unexpected journeys down pathways near and far as well as capturing the spirit of friendship at the moment of its transformation.
Jennifer Chiaverini's bestselling Elm Creek Quilts series continues with The Winding Ways Quilt, in which the arrival of newcomers into the circle of quilters heralds unexpected journeys down pathways near and far. Quilters have flocked to Elm Creek Manor to...
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Series
Elm Creek quilts novel volume 6
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Language
English
Description
The impending marriage of Elm Creek's most renowned quilting instructor prompts the stitching of a perfect commemorative bridal quilt, an endeavor that is challenged by closely guarded secrets among the Elm Creek Quilters.
The Master Quilter opens with the sound of wedding bells ringing in the ears of the Elm Creek Quilters. The close-knit group can hardly believe that their own Sylvia Compson planned her holiday wedding to sweetheart Andrew in complete...
17) The heirloom
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Series
Heritage of Lancaster County volume 0.5
Language
English
Description
"After her widowed father remarries, nineteen-year-old Clara Bender is no longer needed to help run his household. When she comes across letters from her mother's aunt Ella Mae Zook, she sets off to visit Lancaster County's Hickory Hollow to decide where her future lies. The two women form a bond while restoring an heirloom wedding quilt and sharing their lives, with Ella Mae confiding about a tragedy from her courting years. Eventually, Ella Mae...
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Series
Patchwork mysteries volume 27
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The big day is almost here! As Sarah finishes final preparations for her wedding to Liam, her family and friends gather to work on a friendship quilt that they're making as a gift. Her daughter Jenna arrives, bringing the quilt Sarah made for her when she got married and plans to sew one of the squares into Sarah's friendship quilt. But when Jenna's heirloom wedding quilt disappears from the church, Sarah must track down who stole it.