The Runaway Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini

She was also working on becoming an author and teaching part-time and hence she did not have the money for the quilt. Just after she got married, she wanted to get a wedding quilt as an heirloom for the occasion but nobody in her family quilted. However, Jennifer was a quilter before she became an author as she got into quilting when she was twenty-five. She still loves to read and many times you can find her reading Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen which is her go-to for relaxation and comfort. She was then a seven-year-old and she never forgot the timeless themes of mortality and family and how choices reveal who we are and determine our fates. She currently lives with her husband and two children in Madison, Wisconsin.Ĭhiaverini had always wanted to become a writer ever since she read “Tuck Everlasting” by Natalie Babbitt that had been recommended to her by her favorite children’s librarian. The novels have been described as effective in capturing the texture of life for white and black, rich and poor women during the time periods in which they are set.

Her debut novel was “The Quilter’s Apprentice,” which she published in 1999 that became the first of the “Elm Creek Quilts” series. Her time in Chicago also informs her setting two of her novels in the windy city. Three courses at the University of Chicago that included “Contemporary Historical Fiction,” “Nineteenth-Century Women Novelists,” and “British Gothic Fiction” helped her understand historical fiction and become interested in authorship. Some of Chiaverini’s quilt designs have been featured in “Quilt,” “Country Woman,” “Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Volumes 3-5,” while her short fiction has been featured in “Quilters Newsletter” and “Quiltmaker.” She went to the University of Chicago and the University of Notre Dame where she got her Masters in English and Literature. Jennifer Chiaverini is a historical fiction author bestselling New York Times author best known for the “Elm Creek Quilts” series in addition to several collections of quilt patterns that were inspired by her novels.

The Runaway Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini