Part of Elm Creek Quilts, book 2
First published 2001
Sarah McClure organizes a round robin quilting project among the Elm Creek Quilters in Waterford, Pennsylvania. The women plan to create a collaborative quilt for their friend Sylvia Compson, with each quilter adding concentric patchwork rings to a central block as it passes from hand to hand. Sarah chose blue fabric for truth and green for new beginnings when she selected colors representing Elm Creek Manor. But as the quilt travels through their circle, each woman faces personal upheaval. Crisis strikes their carefully ordered lives. Painful truths surface. Life-changing decisions loom. The shared quilting project becomes more than a gift. It transforms into a symbol of the intricate connections binding mothers to daughters, sisters to friends. Through stitching together the varied pieces of their complicated lives, the quilters discover that friendship ranks among life's most valuable gifts. Love can deepen understanding and open doors to fresh starts.
Genres: fiction, family-life, friendship, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family
Setting: Elm Creek Manor, Waterford, Pennsylvania
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
304 pages · Paperback · Plume