The World's Fair Quilt

Elm Creek Quilts, Book 23

De: Jennifer Chiaverini

Narrado por: Christina Moore

Return to Elm Creek Manor with a heartfelt celebration of quilting, family, community, and history from from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini.

As Sylvia Bergstrom Compson contends with financial setbacks at Elm Creek Quilt Camp, her friend and colleague Summer Sullivan, curator of the Waterford Historical Society’s quilt gallery, asks a special favor. When Sylvia and her elder sister were teenagers, they entered a quilt in the Sears National Quilt Contest for the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition. The unprecedented competition offered its 25,000 participants the opportunity for artistic expression, the thrill of competition, a tantalizing grand prize, and fame, with the finalists’ quilts prominently displayed at the Chicago World’s Fair. If Sylvia lent the Bergstrom sisters’ World’s Fair Quilt to Summer’s exhibit, it would illuminate a forgotten chapter of women’s history during the difficult years of the Great Depression.

Sylvia grants Summer’s request, but with misgivings. Neglected in the attic for decades, the fragile antique requires careful cleaning and repair—and not all of the memories it evokes are pleasant. Threads of fierce rivalry were woven into the fabric of the sisters’ relationship. Yet as their masterpiece took shape, the reluctant partners discovered in each other an artistic kindred spirit, and perhaps even a friend—until a troubling secret threatened to shatter their newfound sisterhood.

©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.