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The Quilter's Apprentice (Elm Creek Quilts, #1)

Jennifer Chiaverini

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May 25, 2009 Laura rated it really liked it

Shelves: library, series-to-continue, 2025, first-of-a-series, library-request, atoztitlesread, on-new-pc, libby, lib-has-audio, art-fiction

***Second read***
4+ stars this go-round. Books speak to me differently at different stages. I listened to this book for the first time while hand piecing and quilting a dorm quilt for my daughter. If you’ve ever been curious about the craft, you can’t go wrong with this book.

The main character has recently moved to rural PA due to her husband’s new job, and now she needs to find a new job herself. His first big project leads them both to an old mansion on an estate that’s seen better days.

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Jan 26, 2022 Linda Martin rated it really liked it

Shelves: fiction, geo-pennsylvania, art, audiobook, friends, 2022

This is the first book I've read about quilting and there are more than 20 books in the series already. I'm not a quilter and don't feel drawn into reading the rest of the series, although I liked this novel well enough. I like that it is a clean novel, so there was nothing objectionable - and that's precious in our day and age.

I was disappointed that there wasn't much said about the mysterious aversion Sarah had for her mother. Maybe it is spoken of more in another novel in the series, but ther ...more

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