Name Jennifer Chiaverini | Role Quilter | |
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Education University of Notre Dame, University of Chicago Nominations Goodreads Choice Awards Best Historical Fiction Books Mrs Lincoln's Dressmaker, The master quilter, The Winding Ways Quilt, The quilter's legacy, The quilter's apprentice Profiles | ||
Jennifer Chiaverini show and tell
Jennifer Chiaverini is the New York Times bestselling author of several acclaimed historical novels and the beloved Elm Creek Quilts series, as well as six collections of quilt patterns inspired by her books.
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- Jennifer Chiaverini show and tell
- For love of quilting a visit with author jennifer chiaverini
- References
Her original quilt designs have been featured in Country Woman, Quiltmaker, Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Volumes 3-5, and Quilt, and her short stories have appeared in Quiltmaker and Quilters Newsletter. She also designed the Elm Creek Quilts fabric lines for Red Rooster Fabrics.
A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the University of Chicago, she taught writing in the English Departments of Penn State and Edgewood College. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, she currently resides in Madison, Wisconsin.
About her historical fiction, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writes, “In addition to simply being fascinating stories, these novels go a long way in capturing the texture of life for women, rich and poor, black and white, in those perilous years.”