A good friend of mine got this book for me as we have enjoyed listening to her stories while travelling. It is definitely on my bucket list. Geri B, I'm not sure you are being entirely fair to her. My books says that she has designed and pieced many of the blocks - but does acknowledge that she is "grateful to the wonderful quilting friends who contributed blocks to several of the Loyal Union Sampler quilts featured in the book." Anyway, I have found the Elm Creek series delightful and I have done a lot of quilting listening to her books (free from the public library) and travelling down the road.
