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Over the last few days I‘ve been listening to Chiaverini‘s Elm Creek Quilts series (recommended by @Deblovestoread ) with 20+ books. Great characters and relationships woven with continuing stories and quilting projects.

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In honor of National Quilting Day here are 3 of my favorite quilts that I‘ve made. The top two were wedding gifts and the other was for myself from fabric gifted to me by a friend. I loved the Elm Creek Quilt series of books and hope to make quilts from the companion quilting books one day.

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This was a charming debut for the author. It was a bit fluffier than the stand alone novels of the authors that I have read. And had more drama than I was expecting. Her writing has improved with her experience. I was more interested in the Mrs. Compson‘s story than the MC‘s story line. Definitely worth getting the next book in the series. It made me want to use the quilting lessons my mother and grandmother taught me.

Very cozy.

I found this series about the same time I started learning to quilt. It‘s about friendship and family and how a shared love of quilting or whatever can bring together different personalities and make lasting bonds. There are also quilt pattern books that I love. #20series20days. Day 9

A surprise signed copy! This was a fun quick read. Great for an afternoon in the hammock 😎

This picture definitely does not do my #makerswap gifts justice. Thankyou @Freespirit for spoiling me. You are one talented lady. It was wrapped beautifully. The time you spent making this precious bag and book cover for me is just too much for me to handle. I love it. You get me. I will have time to make that obi pouch soon as my holidays start after today and my step daughters leave on Sunday for horse riding camp xo

@Wife This is "my" quilt... the first one I made just for me... the one I read under. Shortly after my 30th birthday I took this as a class ... it's called My 3 Stars

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Q's on my shelves are definitely hard to come by.

Rough week! Hubby was out of town for 2 weeks, & the kids had everything under the sun this past week, 6 days of baseball practice, tech week for Ariel in The Little Mermaid Jr, 3 scout meetings, 2 cheer practices, pup is in the kennel and a houseful of guests for the weekend. I'm super grumpy because I have hardly read and I hate super busy weeks but my MIL finished my quilt and it's beautiful!!! Plus, my daughter killed it in her performances!

Closeup on "Lady's Shoe Quilt" by African American quilter Fanny Cork from 1890. Part of "Unpacking Collections: The Legacy of Cuesta Benberry, An African American Quilt Scholar," an exhibit at the DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago. #quiltsandbooks #ladysshoequilt #fannycork #cuestabenberry #unpackingcollections #dusablemuseum #quiltbooks #americanquilts #africanamericanquilts #cozyreads

Found this one while searching for some #cozyreads. In addition to designing and making quilts, Chiaverini is the author of more than 25 novels. Might seem old-fashioned for some as it was published in 1999 and features a lot about quiltmaking and history, but it's also about multigenerational friendships. Here atop a quilt sewn by my grandmother.❤️#quiltsandbooks #quiltingwriters #jenniferchiaverini