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The Quilter's Legacy (Elm Creek Quilts #5)
Resolving to locate her mother's heirloom quilts after so many years, Sylvia Compson embarks on a cross-country investigation of antique shops, quilt museums, and other, more unexpected places, where offers of assistance are not always what they seem. And as Sylvia recovers some of the missing quilts and accepts others as lost forever, she reflects on the woman her mother...more
Paperback, 320 pages
Published
March 30th 2004
by Plume
(first published January 1st 2003)
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There are lots of fluff to come. We checked out 7 and 8 from one library and then found 5 and 6 at the other. So back in order I read. This bit of fun, in The Quilters Legacy by Jennifer Chiaverini, is two stories intertwined. On one side we have Sylvia dealing with her engagement to Andrew and a search for missing quilts her mother made. On the other side is her mother’s story from childhood to death.
We can assume that Mrs. Chiaverini will fill in more gaps should she ever need to add a new fa...more
We can assume that Mrs. Chiaverini will fill in more gaps should she ever need to add a new fa...more
Elm Creek Quilts founder Sylvia Bergstrom Compson begins a search for five quilts made by her mother, Eleanor, who died when Sylvia was 10. Sylvia and Eleanor's stories alternate. Sylvia, an elderly widow, prepares to marry her long time friend Andrew despite his children's oppositions. Her mother's story begins at the turn of the century when Eleanor, daughter of an affluent New York family, defies her mother by quilting with her nanny, Amelia Langley. When Eleanor's sister, Abigail, elopes wit...more
I know I've said this before, but I think this is my favorite of the series so far. Since this story can be read as a stand-alone, I'm not going to take the time to recap the four that came before it.
Sylvia Compson has recently discovered that her deceased sister had sold her mother's treasured quilts before she died. Most specifically, there were five different quilts she was worried about. She embarks on a journey to find these quilts, and restore them to their rightful place at Elm Creek Mano...more
Sylvia Compson has recently discovered that her deceased sister had sold her mother's treasured quilts before she died. Most specifically, there were five different quilts she was worried about. She embarks on a journey to find these quilts, and restore them to their rightful place at Elm Creek Mano...more
"The Quilter's Legacy" by Jennifer Chiaverini
(from back cover)
When precious heirloom quilts hand-stitched by her mother turn up missing from the attic of Elm Creek Manor, Sylvia Bergstrom Compson resolves to find them. From scant resources--journal entries, receipts, and her own fading memories--she pieces together clues, then queries quilting friends from around the world. When dozens of leads arrive via the Internet, Sylvia and her fiance, Andrew, embark on a nationwide investigation of antiqu...more
(from back cover)
When precious heirloom quilts hand-stitched by her mother turn up missing from the attic of Elm Creek Manor, Sylvia Bergstrom Compson resolves to find them. From scant resources--journal entries, receipts, and her own fading memories--she pieces together clues, then queries quilting friends from around the world. When dozens of leads arrive via the Internet, Sylvia and her fiance, Andrew, embark on a nationwide investigation of antiqu...more
Sylvia, a woman in her mid to late fifties, is out to find all of the quilts her mother made as a young woman that Sylvia's younger sister sold off. With her aged fiancé Andrew in tow, she goes around the US tracking each one down. As she searches, her mother (and father's) tale is told in flashbacks.
Their part of the story is the only reason I continued to listen to the CD (although just barely as the reader was horrible). I listened to this mostly while driving back and forth to my parent's h...more
Their part of the story is the only reason I continued to listen to the CD (although just barely as the reader was horrible). I listened to this mostly while driving back and forth to my parent's h...more
If I could give it 3 1/2 stars I would. This book consists of 2 stories. One of Sylvia and her search for her mother's missing quilts and the conflict that her soon-to-be step-children and her pending marriage. The second follows the story of her mother specifically around the time of each of her quilts.
I thoroughly enjoyed the Eleanor story line. I just loved the characters the timeline, the connection with history, etc. The more modern story of Sylvia, I didn't enjoy as much. I thought the co...more
I thoroughly enjoyed the Eleanor story line. I just loved the characters the timeline, the connection with history, etc. The more modern story of Sylvia, I didn't enjoy as much. I thought the co...more
Jennifer Chiaverini's Elm Creek Quilts series are pleasant reads. They aren't spectacular but they are pleasant.
In this particular one Sylvia, the owner of Elm Creek Quilts, goes on a journey to discover her mother through the quilts she made. Her mother passed when Sylvia was only 10 so she feels a huge part of her history is missing. Her estranged sister had sold off her mother's quilts years ago and Sylvia, devestated by the loss of this piece of her family history, begins to search out the...more
In this particular one Sylvia, the owner of Elm Creek Quilts, goes on a journey to discover her mother through the quilts she made. Her mother passed when Sylvia was only 10 so she feels a huge part of her history is missing. Her estranged sister had sold off her mother's quilts years ago and Sylvia, devestated by the loss of this piece of her family history, begins to search out the...more
When Sylvia discovers that her late sister sold their mother's precious handmade quilts, she sets out to find them. The other Elm Creek quilters help her list the missing heirlooms on the internet and Sylvia and Andrew travel to several places to follow up promising leads. They also visit Andrew's son in California to tell him they are engaged. When both Andrew's son and daughter oppose the marriage, Andrew and Sylvia decide to marry, with or without his children present.
As we read the story of...more
As we read the story of...more
Chiaverini has a fertile imagination and she makes up a backstory for Sylvia Compton with something like love. Sylvia is getting a little better in interpersonal relations, now that she is ready to marry (and does, during the course of this story) but she occasionally goes off the rails and says exactly what she thinks. At her age, she should be entitled to this, but it is rather hard to take, regardless.
The quilts (twelve stitches to the inch!) sound lovely, especially the lilac and elm. Even...more
The quilts (twelve stitches to the inch!) sound lovely, especially the lilac and elm. Even...more
Another Elm Creek Quilts novel. Sylvia (Bergstrom Compson) discovers that some of her mother's quilts are missing from the attic of Elm Creek. She decides to try to find them. On the internet, they find a lot of leads as to the where abouts of the quilts. Sylvia and her fiance, Andrew, follow these leads (in person) Since her mother died when she was young, Sylvia really doesn't remember her, but learns a lot about her through this search for the quilts.
Even though I don't quilt, I enjoy these...more
Even though I don't quilt, I enjoy these...more
Resolving to locate her mother's heirloom quilts after so many years, Sylvia Compson embarks on a cross-country investigation of antique shops, quilt museums, and other, more unexpected places, where offers of assistance are not always what they seem. And as Sylvia recovers some of the missing quilts and accepts others as lost forever, she reflects on the woman her mother was and mourns the woman she never knew.
Following on shortly after book #4 (the Runaway Quilt), this continues to focus on S...more
Following on shortly after book #4 (the Runaway Quilt), this continues to focus on S...more
I continue to really enjoy Jennifer Chiaverini's Elm Creek Quilt series. I'm not a quilter, but the characters are so engaging and I'm really enjoying the family history aspect the last two books have brought in. Going back and forth between present day and past - and letting the reader in on more secrets than the present-day characters know is a clever device that makes you want to tell Sylvia what you know as she tries to piece together the elements of her history. I'm moving on to "The Master...more
Oct 14, 2009
Loralee
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Susan
Shelves:
historical-fiction,
chick-lit
Many years ago, I inherited an old quilt. I am not sure who made it, but after reading this book, I would love to learn its history.
Sylvia Bergstrom Compson is getting married! She is a world renowned quilter and when a friend asks her which pattern she is going to use for her wedding quilt, she is ashamed to admit that she hasn't even thought about it. Then she has a brilliant idea to use one of her mother's beautiful quilts. To her deep disappointment, she learns that her estranged, deceased s...more
Sylvia Bergstrom Compson is getting married! She is a world renowned quilter and when a friend asks her which pattern she is going to use for her wedding quilt, she is ashamed to admit that she hasn't even thought about it. Then she has a brilliant idea to use one of her mother's beautiful quilts. To her deep disappointment, she learns that her estranged, deceased s...more
Listened to on CD. Lots on info on quilts and quilt making. I greatly admire those that can piece together a quilt and enjoy seeing them (the National Quilt Museum in Paducah was wonderful). Main character Sylvia is crusty but nice to read a story with an older couple as a focus. Sylvia's mother (kept thinking of that song), her intertwined story takes us back to an earlier time and the history of the quilts she stitched. Explores mother/daughter and sister/sister relationships. A nice story.
I am always a fan of this series of books. Chiaverini has created another classic in her Elm Creek Quilt novels- always a delight to read.
This particular novel follows Sylvia Bergstrom in her long lost search for four of her mother's quilts that had been sold off by her older sister Claudia, whjen her mother had died and needed money.
You learn much more about Sylvia's mother , grandmother and aunt, and why they became estranged from each other.
a beautiful story of love, famil and the wonderful g...more
This particular novel follows Sylvia Bergstrom in her long lost search for four of her mother's quilts that had been sold off by her older sister Claudia, whjen her mother had died and needed money.
You learn much more about Sylvia's mother , grandmother and aunt, and why they became estranged from each other.
a beautiful story of love, famil and the wonderful g...more
The tenth entry in the Elm Creek Quilts series is a good "beach read". If you are already a fan of the Elm Creek Quilts books, then you will like this one.
There is an interesting duo storyline that eventually intersects. If you are looking for the quilt-making details from the other books, you won't find that here. The quilt motif is mainly used as a thread that binds the two stories together.
There is a "soap opera" feel to the story with the characters more or less predictable in action and wor...more
There is an interesting duo storyline that eventually intersects. If you are looking for the quilt-making details from the other books, you won't find that here. The quilt motif is mainly used as a thread that binds the two stories together.
There is a "soap opera" feel to the story with the characters more or less predictable in action and wor...more
Sylvia sets out looking for the her mother's quilts which it turns out were sold by Claudia. Again the story swings between the present and the past, this time with the history of Sylvia's mother's family. As there's no handy journal like last time, Sylvia's lucky guess that the Abigail Drury design is actually her mother's feels a bit of a stretch. A number of loose threads remain, especially as concerns the chill with Andrew's family. This continues to be a good read.
In the Quilter's Legacy, Sylvia discovers that heirloom quilts hand-stitched by her mother have turned up missing from the attic of Elm Creek Manor. She declares she will find them. From resources such as the internet, journal entries and receipts, Sylvia and her fiance, Andrew, start on a nationwide hunt of antique shops and quilt museums.
While on the search for these quilts, Sylvia and Andrew stop at his son's home to let his family know that Sylvia and Andrew want to be married. Andrew's son...more
While on the search for these quilts, Sylvia and Andrew stop at his son's home to let his family know that Sylvia and Andrew want to be married. Andrew's son...more
This is the 5th book in the Elm Creek Quilts series. In searching her home for her mother's quilts, Sylvia discovers that her sister sold many of them before her death. Sylvia decides to try and locate 5 of the quilts that have particular meaning for her. Interspersed with her search with her fiance Andrew, is her mother's story on how she came to Elm Creek and the making of each of the quilts. I liked hearing about the different quilts and their histories. The descriptions were very well done a...more
So now, when I read an Elm Creek Quilts novel, I skim over all the pages about the quilts and pause to read the storyline. I guess I'm not a 'quilter' yet and so don't find the details about the different cuts and stiches very interesting.
The storyline was alright. She's a good enough writer that I can sit back and enjoy a light read, not expecting anything great but knowing I won't be sorely dissappointed.
The storyline was alright. She's a good enough writer that I can sit back and enjoy a light read, not expecting anything great but knowing I won't be sorely dissappointed.
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I really enjoyed this book. It switches back and forth between two time periods - the main character, Sylvia, and her mother who died when Sylvia was young. Sylvia is on a search for her mother's quilts and we find the stories behind these quilts reading about her mother. It was a delightful book. I also
appreciate the folks that help Sylvia in her quest to find the quilts. I especially enjoyed this one.
appreciate the folks that help Sylvia in her quest to find the quilts. I especially enjoyed this one.
I sort of started reading this series in the wrong order because I found two of the books really cheap and started with them first.
I signed the first 3 books out from my local library, and now I have the next 3 on order!
I love her books. I find that they are easy to follow, and that I can relate a lot to some of the characters.
If you like Earlene Fowler's books, then you will like these too :)
I signed the first 3 books out from my local library, and now I have the next 3 on order!
I love her books. I find that they are easy to follow, and that I can relate a lot to some of the characters.
If you like Earlene Fowler's books, then you will like these too :)
I loved the juxtaposition of the two stories of Eleanor and Sylvia. Sylvia is trying in her older years to track down some of her mother's special quilts that her sister sold. Meanwhile Eleanor is telling the story of her early young adult life and the making of the special quilts. It was quite interesting to see the family from both perspectives. Well written story that I very much enjoyed.
fifth in the series – two stories intertwined, Sylvia’s current search of her mother’s quilts and the stories behind the quilts – Sylvia’s mother’s family history has always been a mystery, and some of the mystery is revealed - further questions and wonderings arise from the discovery of the quilts – touching story of how unexpected life events and choices affect living!
Here we learn of the story behind Sylvia's mother, Eleanor Lockwood. Eleanor was born into privilege but due to poor health, no one expects to live very long...but she does and eventually marries Sylvia's father. An interesting glimpse into the Lockwood family which reminds you that wealth isn't everything and truly loving others is more important than anything else.
This Elm Creek Quilt book is about Sylvia on a search for her mother's heirloom quilts that turned up missing from the attic of Elm Creek Manor. It tells the story of Eleanor (Sylvia's mother) who defied her family by marrying for love. So it goes back and forth from the life of Eleanor to the life of Sylvia. It tells how Eleanor started quilting and the quilts she made and how hard her life was because of poor health and distant parents. So Sylvia's side of the story is how she found out that h...more
I like quilting and am always amazed by the information imparted on particular quilts and quilting designs. I also never realized before the impact of the 1918 Influenza. This book made this global catastrophe feel very personal to me, even though it was a small portion of the book.
I now want to read a book on the Spanish Influenza of 1918.
I now want to read a book on the Spanish Influenza of 1918.
This is the first book I have read from the Elm Creek quilters series. I believe it is the tenth book in the series. I really enjoyed the story of Sylvia who is searching for her mothers quilts and the intertwined story of her mother's life. It was a good enough story that I will probably seek out some of the others in the series. It did not matter that I had not read the previous books before reading this one.
So I found myself really enjoying this book. It switches back and forth between 2 time periods - the main character, Sylvia, and her mother who died when Sylvia was young. Sylvia is on a search for her mother's quilts and we find the stories behind these quilts reading about her mother. It was a delightful book. I picked this up at a library book sale if anyone would like to borrow! :)
I really didn't enjoy this. I thought I felt like something a bit lighter for a change but this was just banal! The most interesting part was the flashbacks to the mother's history. I think my grandmother would really enjoy the series, though so I'll track down the first book for her for Christmas.
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Jennifer Chiaverini is the author of ten Elm Creek Quilts novels and An Elm Creek Quilts Sampler and An Elm Creek Quilts Album, as well as Elm Creek Quilts and Return to Elm Creek, two collections of quilt projects inspired by the series, and is the designer of the Elm Creek Quilts fabric lines from Red Rooster fabrics. She lives with her husband and two sons in Madison, Wisconsin.
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