The World's Fair Quilt

Elm Creek Quilts, Book 23

De: Jennifer Chiaverini

Narrado por: Christina Moore

A timely celebration of quilting, family, community, and history in this latest novel in the perennially popular Elm Creek Quilts series from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini.

As fall paints the Pennsylvania countryside in flaming colors, Sylvia Bergstrom Compson is contemplating the future of her beloved Elm Creek Quilts. The Elm Creek Quilt Camp remains the most popular quilter’s retreat in the country, but unexpected financial difficulties have beset them and the Bergstrom family’s stately nineteenth-century manor. Now in her eighth decade, Sylvia is determined to maintain her family’s legacy, but she needs new resources—financial and emotional.

Summer Sullivan—a founding Elm Creek Quilter—arrives to discuss an antique quilt that she wants to display at the Waterford Historical Society’s quilt exhibit. When Sylvia and her sister Claudia were teenagers, they had entered a quilt in the Sears National Quilt Contest for the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition, also known as the Chicago World’s Fair. The Bergstrom sisters’ quilt would be perfect for the Historical Society’s exhibit, Summer explains.

Sylvia is reluctant to lend out the quilt, which has been stored in the attic for decades, nearly forgotten. In keeping with the contest’s “Century of Progress” theme, the girls illustrated progress of values—scenes of the Emancipation Proclamation, woman’s suffrage, and labor unions. But although it won ribbons, the quilt also drove a wedge between the sisters.

As Sylvia reluctantly retraces her quilt’s story for Summer, she makes an unexpected discovery—one that restores some of her faith in this unique work of art, and helps shine some light on a way forward for the Elm Creek Quilts community.

©2025 Jennifer Chiaverini (P)2025 HarperCollins Publishers

fell in love with the characters over the years. Glad to have Sylvia and Andrew back for a bit.

I love Jennifer's characterization, vocabulary and easy style of writing. Love the history involved. More please! More.

My old favorites have returned!

Remembering the cast of characters of all the previous titles. Jennifer Chiaverini makes her stories come to life beautifully!

Narration

Narration added so much to the fascinating story filled with history and family moments. Couldn’t put it down!

So much repetition from previous books

I love the Elm Creek Quilts series, but more than half of this book repeated stories from previous books and another story contradicted information from previous books. I much prefer when there is less repetition, even all new stories about new people.

Return to Quilt Camp

I'm glad the author has taken us back to Elm Creek. I read the series a while ago and Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker, but I most enjoyed stories about the quilt makers, Sylvia and her staff. Christina Moore's narration brings the characters to life.

Wonderful quilting story

I love the Elm Creek Quilt books. And I really enjoy Christina Moore’s narration. The stories are clean and following all the people they the years is fun.

Everything is Sharp as a Needle

Elm Creek Quilts is alive with an old new quilt to cherish, character so interesting and seem to almost seem to be real. I like how Sylvia works out problem realize changes she needs to address. Great book, nice story

Good, but not great

I’ve been enjoying the stories of Sylvia Bergstrom and her associates for many years: I’ve listened to every one of the over twenty books telling their stories; this one was enjoyable, but not quite as much as the others. That might possibly be due to the insufferable Claudia; I really don’t know.
At any rate, I’m glad I listened to this one; I’ll await the next.

Exceptional

Loved every minute of the next chapter in Elm Creek Quilts. There is always a feeling of loss when each book ends.

History

Love all the Elm Creek books. I especially love the historical parts of these books. I always learn something fascinating about history.