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kwiltkrazy 07-02-2010 03:56 PM

Look for them online, maybe Barnes and Noble.

brushandthimble 07-02-2010 04:07 PM

please, who is the author?

Pam B 07-02-2010 05:04 PM

Jennifer Chiaverini is the author.

Spice 07-03-2010 12:52 AM

My Quilt Guild has several in our library. I am sooo lucky.

Spice

Edie 07-03-2010 02:57 AM


Originally Posted by Stitchnripper
I've gotten most of mine at the library and the fill ins in garage sales or goodwill. I've even gotten recorded versions from the library. Nice to listen to in the car. Or maybe when quilting!

That is how I listen to all my books! Car or sewing - sometimes just sitting outside relaxing! Edie

Edie 07-03-2010 02:58 AM


Originally Posted by AnitaSt
I've listened to several of them, available online from Audible.com. Kinda pricey if you don't have a membership (I used to have a membership because audio books saved my sanity with 2 hours of commuting every day). Can't remember the person who reads the books, but she's very good. Hearing the voices makes me feel more like I know the characters.

Christina Moore narrates the books. And she is good. Edie

Edie 07-03-2010 03:00 AM


Originally Posted by brushandthimble
please, who is the author?

The author is Jennifer Chiaverini. She lives in MAdison, Wisconsin! Edie

JHolm 07-03-2010 03:26 AM


Originally Posted by CarrieAnne
I want my Sister to take me up to Madison to the Half price bookstore, maybe they would have them.

I went to Half-Price books and they only had one. That was the east side Half-Price Books. Don't know about the west side. I've gotten mine from Amazon.com and ebay, with gas prices what they are I think it just as cheap to pay shipping as it is to drive a long distance.

fktsewing 07-03-2010 04:02 AM

I love them!!! I buy them from Amazon.com--find that they are cheaper than Barnes & Noble and can get free shipping. I own everyone she had written so far---I do not buy very many hardback books except an occasional quilting book, but after I read the first one, I was hooked. They are one of only 2 sets of hardbacks I own,the other is Harry Potter series. Definitely must reads.

wildquilter63 07-03-2010 07:17 AM

try half priced book stores i just bought one there last night and they will buy used books also

brushandthimble 07-03-2010 08:37 AM


Originally Posted by Pam B
Jennifer Chiaverini is the author.

thank you!

candlequilter 07-03-2010 09:10 AM


Originally Posted by Edie

Originally Posted by debbieumphress
They are so popular. My library only carries a few. And the used book stores carry them . This is a wonderful authur. Enjoy. It will make you want to make all the quilts to go along with them. There is a Elm Creek Quilt book too. Happy reading.

I have every audio book. Be sure to start with the beginning. It all follows the lives of the quilters at Elm Creek. There also is a cookbook that goes with the books! The coffee cake is especially good!

I hope this will help anyone who thinks halfway like me:

1. The Quilter's Apprentice - 1999
2. Round Robin - 2000
3. Cross Country Quilters - 2001
4. The Runaway Quilt - 2002
5. The Quilter's Legacy - 2003
6. The Master Quilter - 2004
7. The Sugar CAmp Quilt - 2005
8. The Christmas Quilt - 2005
9. The Circle of Quilters - 2006
10. The Quilter's Homecoming - 2007
11. The New Years Quilt - 2007
12. Winding Ways Quilt - 2008
13. The Lost Quilter - 2009
14. A Quilter's Holiday - 1009
15. The Aloha Quilt - 2010

Nos. 4-14 come together. Won't say a word about it. But, for what it is worth, I read the books in order and it kept the whole family together to totally understand it.

I believe No. 6 has the quilting book for the Wedding Quilt book. I would love to make that quilt.

Enjoy. Edie

I have read the whole series too. Just starting my SBS quilt and have 3 blocks done so far. The Sylvia's Bridal Sampler book is great it shows each block with complete instructions on how to make it.

Edie 07-03-2010 09:24 AM


Originally Posted by candlequilter

Originally Posted by Edie

Originally Posted by debbieumphress
They are so popular. My library only carries a few. And the used book stores carry them . This is a wonderful authur. Enjoy. It will make you want to make all the quilts to go along with them. There is a Elm Creek Quilt book too. Happy reading.

I have every audio book. Be sure to start with the beginning. It all follows the lives of the quilters at Elm Creek. There also is a cookbook that goes with the books! The coffee cake is especially good!

I hope this will help anyone who thinks halfway like me:

1. The Quilter's Apprentice - 1999
2. Round Robin - 2000
3. Cross Country Quilters - 2001
4. The Runaway Quilt - 2002
5. The Quilter's Legacy - 2003
6. The Master Quilter - 2004
7. The Sugar CAmp Quilt - 2005
8. The Christmas Quilt - 2005
9. The Circle of Quilters - 2006
10. The Quilter's Homecoming - 2007
11. The New Years Quilt - 2007
12. Winding Ways Quilt - 2008
13. The Lost Quilter - 2009
14. A Quilter's Holiday - 1009
15. The Aloha Quilt - 2010

Nos. 4-14 come together. Won't say a word about it. But, for what it is worth, I read the books in order and it kept the whole family together to totally understand it.

I believe No. 6 has the quilting book for the Wedding Quilt book. I would love to make that quilt.

Enjoy. Edie

I have read the whole series too. Just starting my SBS quilt and have 3 blocks done so far. The Sylvia's Bridal Sampler book is great it shows each block with complete instructions on how to make it.

I am running a day late and a dollar short, besides my brain is fried. I meant to say that Book 4 AND 14 relate to each other concerning Joanna. That's all - now I am heading back outside and fry my brain some more. Edie

pennyswings 07-03-2010 03:47 PM

you can get them on audio book at
www.audible.com
You can buy them outright and download them from the site at normal price or you can join for $14.95 a month. With that memembership they give you one credit a month and with your credits you can get most of their books. I have belonged for about 3 years now and I really like the convinence.
I love listening to audio books while I sew. It makes the passage of time that much more pleasant for me, especially since I mostly sew alone.

AlisaQuilts 07-03-2010 07:36 PM

I'll have to che k this series out! I just read "Prayers for Sale" - Sandra Dallas/ I want to read all her books as well! I highly recomned them!

Edie 07-04-2010 03:21 AM

Check out Nancy E. TUrner - "These is My Words" - 1998, "Sarah's Quilt - 2005, and "The Star Garden - 2007. It is a series of three books - Sarah Prine~

Fun books to either read or listen to are the books by Joanne Fluke - they take place in Minnesota. Fun mysteries and loaded with recipes!!!!!!!! Diane Mott Davidson is another good one.
Mary Higgins Clark. Ann B. Ross. These are excellent for listening to and sewing or driving or just laying out in the back yard, listening to a good book and watching the clouds go by. Any book that is narrated by George Guidall I listen to. His voice, accents, changes in character are unbelievable.

B ooks - The Shack, The Girls, Marley and Me, The Art of Racing in the Rain, Icy Sparks, March, On Agate Hill, On The Beach, The Memory Keeper's Daughter, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle.

Authors - Carol Higgins Clark, Diane Mott Davidson, Richard PAul Evans,Earlene Fowler, Jan Karon, Wally Lamb (nasty language, but good stories), Beverly Lewis, Tracie Peterson, Jodi Picoult, Nicholas Sparks.

Our library gets rid of their old audio books, and other books by selling them for 50 cents. Needless to say, I have an awful lot of audio books. When I am through with some of them (those I do not want to keep), I give them to a blind friend of mine and when she is done she passes them on to the Lions Club or nursing homes, etc. So they are easy for people to listen to who can't read anymore.

All that I have listed above is in cd form from the library. So I figure if they are in cd they are also in regular reading books. I also have books on tape that the library gets rid of just to make room for cds and of course they have the download program too. My computer has the capabilities, but I don't have an ipod or whatever they are, so I am happy with what I can work with. I have enough books now to last me for the rest of my life, but still when an author I like comes out with a new book, I have to get it to keep up with the rest of her stories.

Happy quilting and "reading"! Edie

That is all -

AlisaQuilts 07-04-2010 04:06 AM

Edie,
If you have a laptop there is no need for an iPod. just download iTunes for free (if you don't already have it) and take your laptop with you outside! you can DL to your desktop with iTunes as well! thanks for the info!

Originally Posted by Edie
Check out Nancy E. TUrner - "These is My Words" - 1998, "Sarah's Quilt - 2005, and "The Star Garden - 2007. It is a series of three books - Sarah Prine~

Fun books to either read or listen to are the books by Joanne Fluke - they take place in Minnesota. Fun mysteries and loaded with recipes!!!!!!!! Diane Mott Davidson is another good one.
Mary Higgins Clark. Ann B. Ross. These are excellent for listening to and sewing or driving or just laying out in the back yard, listening to a good book and watching the clouds go by. Any book that is narrated by George Guidall I listen to. His voice, accents, changes in character are unbelievable.

B ooks - The Shack, The Girls, Marley and Me, The Art of Racing in the Rain, Icy Sparks, March, On Agate Hill, On The Beach, The Memory Keeper's Daughter, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle.

Authors - Carol Higgins Clark, Diane Mott Davidson, Richard PAul Evans,Earlene Fowler, Jan Karon, Wally Lamb (nasty language, but good stories), Beverly Lewis, Tracie Peterson, Jodi Picoult, Nicholas Sparks.

Our library gets rid of their old audio books, and other books by selling them for 50 cents. Needless to say, I have an awful lot of audio books. When I am through with some of them (those I do not want to keep), I give them to a blind friend of mine and when she is done she passes them on to the Lions Club or nursing homes, etc. So they are easy for people to listen to who can't read anymore.

All that I have listed above is in cd form from the library. So I figure if they are in cd they are also in regular reading books. I also have books on tape that the library gets rid of just to make room for cds and of course they have the download program too. My computer has the capabilities, but I don't have an ipod or whatever they are, so I am happy with what I can work with. I have enough books now to last me for the rest of my life, but still when an author I like comes out with a new book, I have to get it to keep up with the rest of her stories.

Happy quilting and "reading"! Edie

That is all -


pennyswings 07-04-2010 05:02 AM


Originally Posted by Edie
Check out Nancy E. TUrner - "These is My Words" - 1998, "Sarah's Quilt - 2005, and "The Star Garden - 2007. It is a series of three books - Sarah Prine~

Fun books to either read or listen to are the books by Joanne Fluke - they take place in Minnesota. Fun mysteries and loaded with recipes!!!!!!!! Diane Mott Davidson is another good one.
Mary Higgins Clark. Ann B. Ross. These are excellent for listening to and sewing or driving or just laying out in the back yard, listening to a good book and watching the clouds go by. Any book that is narrated by George Guidall I listen to. His voice, accents, changes in character are unbelievable.

B ooks - The Shack, The Girls, Marley and Me, The Art of Racing in the Rain, Icy Sparks, March, On Agate Hill, On The Beach, The Memory Keeper's Daughter, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle.

Authors - Carol Higgins Clark, Diane Mott Davidson, Richard PAul Evans,Earlene Fowler, Jan Karon, Wally Lamb (nasty language, but good stories), Beverly Lewis, Tracie Peterson, Jodi Picoult, Nicholas Sparks.

Our library gets rid of their old audio books, and other books by selling them for 50 cents. Needless to say, I have an awful lot of audio books. When I am through with some of them (those I do not want to keep), I give them to a blind friend of mine and when she is done she passes them on to the Lions Club or nursing homes, etc. So they are easy for people to listen to who can't read anymore.

All that I have listed above is in cd form from the library. So I figure if they are in cd they are also in regular reading books. I also have books on tape that the library gets rid of just to make room for cds and of course they have the download program too. My computer has the capabilities, but I don't have an ipod or whatever they are, so I am happy with what I can work with. I have enough books now to last me for the rest of my life, but still when an author I like comes out with a new book, I have to get it to keep up with the rest of her stories.

Happy quilting and "reading"! Edie

That is all -

Edie, thanks for the listings. I am always looking for a good book. I did not know there were sequels to "Prayers for Sale" I just loved that book. I am definetly going to look up some of these books as I have a credit this month and need another good book to listen to.
I just finished a Nicholas Sparks book that I loved (but then I like most of his books) "The Last Song". Good story and of course he made me cry again!!

Deezie 07-05-2010 11:21 AM

I go to Amazon.com

cherryberry 07-08-2010 01:54 PM

You can buy the Elm Creek series at most quilt shows too. that's where I got most of mine. Anybody made the Elm Creek quilts?

bj 07-08-2010 02:06 PM

I just signed up for Kindle for PC's. It's free and you can get any of the Kindle books at their price ($9.95, I think). I just read The Aloha Quilt. I liked it pretty well. I loved the descriptions of the Hawaiian quilt traditions. I've also ordered, but not started yet, two Earlene Fowler books.

turtlerouge 07-08-2010 02:38 PM

i have all the series. my hubby got me them for Christmas last year.

He got them from bookstore & walden books. If you need a special title, let me know, I'll keep watch for it.

If anyone wants to borrow a book, you may as long as I get it back within 3 weeks from the time I ship it out & of course, take good care of it.
If you do want to borrow it from me, pm me please.

turtlerouge

Edie 07-09-2010 02:16 AM

If I didn't have so many darn irons in the fire I would make The Wedding Quilt! But the minute I think I have time for myself, something else pops up! So The Wedding Quilt sits on the back burner. Actually, that was one of my favorite stories. Edie

JACRN 07-13-2010 11:17 AM

I've never heard of these books and I read all the time and belong to a bookclub at my library.Are they a story or are theyon quilting?

quiltstodo 07-13-2010 11:51 AM

I got the whole series off ebay used.

Edie 07-13-2010 01:33 PM

Go to your library online and check under quilting-fiction. Also if you have a library link connecting you with your state and out of state, you can find out how yu get there from your local library. Also, this also works - google Quilting Stories - fiction. You can find a lot there, write them down, check with your library or check on line and get a general idea of what the story is about. My favorite books are the quilting stories. Edie

JACRN 07-13-2010 04:40 PM

THANKS FOR THE INFO, WILL LOOK FOR THEM.

Sassy913 07-26-2010 04:17 PM

http://www.daedalus-books.com/ This is one of the best discount price book sellers I have found. Also Amazon.com but look for the used pricing. I have never had a bad experience with either and love books.

diannscrafts 09-16-2010 01:51 PM

Go to FindBookPrices.com has a list of what books you are looking for and where to find them with the prices, I found a lot of mine that way. The 2011 is out, it is called The Union Quilters

PiecesinMn 09-16-2010 02:13 PM

There are several books out with patterns. Also the Silvia Bridal Sampler

Originally Posted by debbieumphress
They are so popular. My library only carries a few. And the used book stores carry them . This is a wonderful authur. Enjoy. It will make you want to make all the quilts to go along with them. There is a Elm Creek Quilt book too. Happy reading.


PiecesinMn 09-16-2010 02:15 PM

I like these are well because of them being mysteries.

Originally Posted by bj
I just signed up for Kindle for PC's. It's free and you can get any of the Kindle books at their price ($9.95, I think). I just read The Aloha Quilt. I liked it pretty well. I loved the descriptions of the Hawaiian quilt traditions. I've also ordered, but not started yet, two Earlene Fowler books.


PiecesinMn 09-16-2010 02:16 PM

There's a Quilters Kitchen in there somewhere as well.

Originally Posted by candlequilter

Originally Posted by Edie

Originally Posted by debbieumphress
They are so popular. My library only carries a few. And the used book stores carry them . This is a wonderful authur. Enjoy. It will make you want to make all the quilts to go along with them. There is a Elm Creek Quilt book too. Happy reading.

I have every audio book. Be sure to start with the beginning. It all follows the lives of the quilters at Elm Creek. There also is a cookbook that goes with the books! The coffee cake is especially good!

I hope this will help anyone who thinks halfway like me:

1. The Quilter's Apprentice - 1999
2. Round Robin - 2000
3. Cross Country Quilters - 2001
4. The Runaway Quilt - 2002
5. The Quilter's Legacy - 2003
6. The Master Quilter - 2004
7. The Sugar CAmp Quilt - 2005
8. The Christmas Quilt - 2005
9. The Circle of Quilters - 2006
10. The Quilter's Homecoming - 2007
11. The New Years Quilt - 2007
12. Winding Ways Quilt - 2008
13. The Lost Quilter - 2009
14. A Quilter's Holiday - 1009
15. The Aloha Quilt - 2010

Nos. 4-14 come together. Won't say a word about it. But, for what it is worth, I read the books in order and it kept the whole family together to totally understand it.

I believe No. 6 has the quilting book for the Wedding Quilt book. I would love to make that quilt.

Enjoy. Edie

I have read the whole series too. Just starting my SBS quilt and have 3 blocks done so far. The Sylvia's Bridal Sampler book is great it shows each block with complete instructions on how to make it.



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