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| The Christmas Quilt (Elm Creek Quilts Series #8) | 
 enlarge | Author: Jennifer Chiaverini
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Category: Book
List Price: $32.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  45 reviews
Sales Rank: 1495895
Format: Large Print
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Thorndike Large Print
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 1.1
ISBN: 0786280735
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780786280735
ASIN: 0786280735
Publication Date: November 14, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: New HC/DJ. LARGE PRINT.[61]
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Product Description
A New York Times Bestselling Author When an unfinished Christmas quilt is discovered at Elm Creek Manor on Christmas Eve, matriarch Sylvia Bergstrom Compson reveals that it was created over several generations of her family. Her tales of holidays past and family history illuminate the importance of women's art and its place in commemorating our experiences, at Christmastime, and in every season. Simultaneous Publication with Simon & Schuster's Standard Print edition.
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Sylvia remembers Christmases past..... February 23, 2008
In the beginning of the book it is Christmas at Elm Creek Manor. Sylvia is not up to celebrating a lot, and yet her young assistant Sara wants to go all out and decorate. Sylvia relents and lets the young couple decorate and get a tree. In going through the attic for decorations, Sara finds an old quilt top that had been done by Sylvia's great Aunt Elizabeth many years ago.
Seeing this old log cabin quilt takes Sylvia back to Christmases past of when she and her sister Claudia were growing up and the traditions they celebrated every year as a family going through the depression times. Sylvia recalls her Aunt Lucinda's Apple Strudel, a traditional holiday treat along with the star that was placed on top of the tree every year.
The book is wonderfully written, focusing mostly on Sylvia's past as a child growing up and the relationship she and her sister Claudia never really had. They never made peace with one another after a falling out and then Claudia passed on. This is why Sylvia is trying to encourage Sara and Matt to go spend Christmas with her mother so that the two can finally gain a love and understanding with each other.
 Christmas Quilt December 31, 2007
The first Elm Creek Quilt book I read was the Runaway Quilt. I was hooked and had to go back and start at the beginning with Quilter's Appentice. I don't quilt myself but have found these stories really great. Following the life of the Bergstrom family and how they made a life in Pennsylvania is probably the story of many people who immigrated to this country and built a whole new life raising a family and creating a business. They lived through wars and depression good times and bad and as a family stuck together for many generations. These are the stories of that family and how it becomes reconnected after years of estrangement. I have recommended these books to all the quilters I know and even one or two that I don't know. Even if you don't quilt these stories are great. They kind of make you feel warm and fuzzy all over.
The Christmas Quilt November 14, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great book, love the story with in a story. After I've read all her books I feel like I really know the characters. Love them all!
Great Book September 24, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As with all of her previous books, The Christmas Quilt is excellent. I am now waiting for Jennifer's newest book to be available.
Excellent! August 5, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've read and enjoyed every one of the Quilt Camp books. Well worth my time and very enjoyable - especially for those of us who enjoy quilting!
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