Jennifer Chiaverini Books in Order

When the star of a hit historical drama learns her show may end, she invites cast and crew to Elm Creek Quilt Camp for a working retreat. Amid sewing lessons and autumn walks, old ambitions collide with new friendships, and she must choose between career security and loyalty.

Financial worries threaten Elm Creek Manor just as Summer asks to borrow a long‑stored quilt Sylvia and her sister stitched for the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair. Restoring the fragile piece forces Sylvia to relive sibling rivalries and discover how that youthful collaboration still shapes her present.

Returning to Elm Creek after graduate school, historian Summer Sullivan faces writer’s block and a looming thesis deadline. Curating an exhibit of antique quilts for a local museum, she uncovers buried stories of racism and resistance that spark community debate and renew her own sense of purpose.

In World War I Britain, housemaid April Tipton, officer’s wife Lucy Dempsey, and factory owner’s daughter Helen Purcell become munitions workers known as “canary girls” when toxic chemicals turn their skin yellow. Long shifts, hidden health risks, and a wartime women’s football team test their courage and solidarity.

During World War I, expert telephone operators Grace, Marie, and Valerie leave civilian jobs to join the U.S. Army Signal Corps in France. Working under fire and battling influenza, they prove that speed, accuracy, and courage at the switchboard are as vital to victory as any weapon.

Set around the 1913 woman suffrage procession in Washington, D.C., this novel follows three real activists: Alice Paul, librarian Maud Malone, and journalist Ida B. Wells‑Barnett. As they organize, argue, and march, they confront sexism, racism, and the slow, grinding work of winning the vote.

Years after Lincoln’s assassination, Mary Todd Lincoln’s sisters are stunned when she is declared insane and committed to an asylum. Through their memories, the novel revisits Mary’s volatile life and asks whether family love, long strained by conflict and grief, can still come to her defense.

This pattern book presents the Harriet’s Journey sampler introduced in Circle of Quilters, with instructions for one hundred six‑inch blocks. Mixing vintage and new designs, it invites adventurous quilters to create their own version of the quilt that changed one Elm Creek character’s fate.

When a flood damages a local church, Elm Creek Manor becomes the last‑minute venue for its beloved Christmas Boutique fundraiser. Coordinating vendors, quilts, and holiday chaos, Sylvia and her friends must juggle strained relationships and personal worries to keep a cherished community tradition alive.

University of Wisconsin graduate Mildred Fish marries German scholar Arvid Harnack and builds a new life in 1930s Berlin. As Hitler rises, Mildred and a small circle of friends quietly gather intelligence and aid the resistance, risking everything to oppose the regime from within.

Ada Byron King, Countess of Lovelace, grows up under the shadow of her infamous father, Lord Byron, and the strict control of a mathematically minded mother. Drawn to numbers and Charles Babbage’s calculating engines, she begins to glimpse a future where machines might follow programs of her own design.

These two short works connect contemporary women to the Elm Creek world through fabric and memory. An old diary tucked into a bundle of cloth and a quilt made for a dedicated runner reveal how one small textile can change a life’s direction.

Focusing on four women close to John Wilkes Booth, this novel traces the assassin’s path to Ford’s Theatre through his mother, sister Asia, sweetheart Lucy Hale, and boardinghouse owner Mary Surratt. Their intertwined stories explore loyalty, blindness, and the intimate fallout of political violence.

Set at Elm Creek Manor around Halloween, this novella follows a visiting quilter who becomes intrigued by a local ghost story and an old quilt with a troubled history. A quiet mystery unfolds as past and present overlap in the manor’s halls and sewing rooms.

Told from alternating perspectives, this novel follows Julia Dent Grant, wife of Ulysses S. Grant, and Jule, the enslaved woman who has served her since childhood. As war, emancipation, and shifting loyalties reshape their lives, both women must confront what freedom, love, and duty truly mean.

A present day Boston music teacher facing budget cuts prepares her children’s choir to sing a carol based on Longfellow’s poem “Christmas Bells.” In a parallel Civil War era storyline, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow endures family tragedy, showing how hope can survive even in the darkest seasons.

In Civil War Washington, brilliant society hostess Kate Chase Sprague works to advance her father Salmon P. Chase’s political fortunes, even as she clashes with Mary Todd Lincoln. The novel traces a very public rivalry that mixes ambition, loyalty, and the high cost of life in the spotlight.

Inspired by the real Elizabeth Van Lew, this novel follows a wealthy Unionist in Confederate Richmond who builds a covert network to aid prisoners and gather intelligence. Pretending loyalty to the South, she risks her fortune and reputation to pass secrets that could change the course of the war.

Elizabeth Keckley, born enslaved and later a successful dressmaker, becomes Mary Todd Lincoln’s trusted modiste and confidante in Washington. Through her eyes we see the Civil War White House, the Lincolns’ private griefs, and the steep cost of telling her story to the wider world.

Part guidebook and part keepsake, this companion volume gathers character sketches, timelines, maps, new fiction, and quilt lore from across the Elm Creek universe. It helps readers keep track of the sprawling cast while offering extra background and patterns to explore between novels.

During a special “Quiltsgiving” week at Elm Creek Manor, volunteers gather to sew charity quilts for those in need. As they share why they give their time, stories of grief, gratitude, and second chances emerge, reminding everyone that generosity can mend more than fabric.

This pattern book focuses on quilts from mid‑series Elm Creek novels, including designs linked to The Winding Ways Quilt, The Lost Quilter, and The Union Quilters. Seasonal projects and a gratitude sampler help quilters celebrate family rituals and the stories behind their own favorite traditions.

As Elm Creek prepares for a joyful wedding, Sylvia and the other quilters assemble a bridal quilt that weaves together the couple’s history with the story of the camp itself. Old memories, lingering hurts, and future plans all find a place in the design.

During the Civil War, the women of Water’s Ford form a sewing circle to support their soldiers and their town. As they stitch quilts, raise funds, and shoulder new responsibilities, they confront racism, pacifism, and loss, discovering how powerful their collective work can be.

In Prohibition‑era California, Rosa Diaz Barclay flees an abusive, bootlegging husband with her four children and a trusted friend. Carrying heirloom quilts and hidden cash, she must outwit pursuing deputies and decide what she is willing to risk for safety, love, and a new start among Sonoma’s vineyards.

Reeling from a painful divorce and the loss of her quilt shop, Bonnie escapes winter by helping an old friend start a quilt retreat in Maui. Immersed in Hawaiian quilting and culture, she must fight for her stake in Elm Creek while learning how to imagine a brighter future.

Sylvia finally uncovers more of Joanna’s story, the enslaved woman whose quilt once guided her toward freedom. The narrative follows Joanna from a brief sanctuary at Elm Creek back into bondage and through the Civil War, showing how her courage and needlework leave an enduring mark on the Bergstrom family.

On a snowy December day, the Elm Creek Quilters gather for a potluck and a shared quilting project. Between courses and stitches, each woman quietly weighs her year’s disappointments and small miracles, discovering unexpected reasons for gratitude and a deeper sense of belonging.

Change ripples through Elm Creek Quilt Camp as friendships shift, jobs evolve, and loyalties are tested. While the quilters piece a complex Winding Ways design, their intersecting paths show how hard it can be to accept new roles and how satisfying it is when the pattern finally comes together.

Elm Creek’s resident chef, Anna, plans an elaborate holiday feast while dreaming of a state‑of‑the‑art kitchen renovation. As she cooks with the Elm Creek Quilters and listens to their stories, favorite recipes and quilts become a bridge between cultures, generations, and long‑held dreams.

More Elm Creek Quilts gathers quilts inspired by later novels such as The Sugar Camp Quilt and The Christmas Quilt. With traditional blocks, a sampler, and contest designs from readers, it blends clear how to guidance with story notes that highlight each project’s place in the series.

A young couple head west to reclaim a long‑promised California ranch, taking cherished quilts and high hopes with them. Instead of prosperity they find hardship and secrets, and the quilts become a tangible link between their risky new life and the family they left behind at Elm Creek.

As Sylvia and Andrew travel on a winter road trip to visit his family, Sylvia works on a special New Year’s quilt and revisits the joys and wounds of her long life. Her stitching becomes a way to offer blessing, apology, and hope for a new beginning.

When two founding teachers leave Elm Creek Quilt Camp, the remaining quilters interview a slate of hopefuls. Each candidate arrives with her own story of loss, ambition, or reinvention, and the choice of who joins the circle will reshape the future of the retreat.

In pre–Civil War Pennsylvania, shy Dorothea Granger is asked to sew a strange quilt for her stern uncle. After his death she realizes the patterns form a coded map for escaping slaves, and must decide whether she is brave enough to continue his dangerous work on the Underground Railroad.

On Christmas Eve at Elm Creek Manor, Sylvia resists holiday cheer until an unfinished family quilt is unearthed in the attic. As she remembers past Christmases, she confronts a lifetime of regrets about her sister and finds new resolve to help Sarah mend her own strained family ties.

In the wake of Sylvia and Andrew’s marriage, the Elm Creek Quilters discover that someone has quietly taken on a heavy burden to protect the couple. As rumors swirl, each woman’s secret worries surface, and the group must decide how honest they are willing to be with one another.

Featuring a dozen new quilt patterns, this book revisits beloved Elm Creek characters while introducing fresh designs. Projects range from simple piecing to more intricate work, making it a friendly companion for fans who want to stitch alongside the novels’ quilters.

Preparing for her wedding, Sylvia realizes that many of her mother’s finest quilts are missing. Her search for the lost pieces sends her back through family stories and across the country, piecing together her mother’s life and the turbulent years that shaped both woman and daughter.

When Sylvia sees an antique quilt that clearly depicts Elm Creek Manor, she begins digging into her family’s past. An old journal reveals the Bergstroms’ hidden role in the Underground Railroad and forces Sylvia to face uncomfortable truths about slavery, courage, and legacy.

This quilt pattern collection offers projects inspired by the first four Elm Creek Quilts novels, including designs tied to Sylvia, Sarah, and key story quilts. With step by step instructions, it lets readers recreate favorite pieces and bring a bit of Elm Creek into their own sewing rooms.

Five very different quilters meet at Elm Creek Quilt Camp and promise to finish a challenge quilt within a year. Scattered across the country, they must confront careers, marriages, and secrets before they can complete their blocks and prove that distance cannot unravel true friendship.

The Elm Creek Quilters begin a round robin quilt as a surprise gift for Sylvia, passing the growing top from friend to friend. While they stitch, each woman faces a private crisis, and the shared project becomes a quiet lifeline linking mothers, daughters, sisters, and friends.

Newly arrived in Waterford, Sarah McClure takes a temporary job helping elderly Sylvia Compson prepare Elm Creek Manor for sale. As Sylvia teaches her to quilt, their lessons uncover old family wounds and give both women a chance at forgiveness and fresh beginnings.