Jennifer Chiaverini
Jennifer Chiaverini
Jennifer Chiaveriniis an American quilter and author. She is best known for writing the Elm Creek Quilts novels...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionArtist
CountryUnited States of America
elizabeth house intimate lincoln mary measured observe overhear present topics white
'What I would give,' I thought, 'to have been present as Elizabeth Keckley measured Mary Lincoln for a new gown, to overhear their conversations on topics significant and ordinary, to observe the Lincoln White House from such an intimate perspective.'
passion two stranger
Two quilters who have just met will be strangers only until their mutual passion for quilting is revealed. Then they can talk for hours like the best of friends.
librarian
One can never had too many librarian friends.
writing use firsts
When I was working on my first novel, 'The Quilter's Apprentice,' I knew I wanted to write about friendship, especially women's friendship and how women use friendship to sustain themselves and nurture each other.
issues rights justice
For as long as I can remember, I've always been interested in issues of social justice, political freedom, and civil rights.
kindness writing two
Beginning writers are often advised to 'write what you know,' and since I knew about quilters - their quirks, their inside jokes, their disputes and their generosity, their quarrels and their kindnesses - the lives of quilters became a natural subject for me. Quilting wove together my two themes as completely and effortlessly as I could have hoped.
way stories my-favorite
I've always wanted to be a writer. Ever since I learned to read, I've wanted to share stories with others the way my favorite writers shared their stories with me.
quilts book people
People who assume my books are only about quilts obviously haven't read them! I've always known that my books are about quilters - in other words, people - rather than quilts or quilting.
opportunity years advancement
Mary Lincoln provided Elizabeth Keckley with opportunities for social and economic advancement she probably had never imagined during her years as a slave, while Elizabeth offered Mary the loyal, steadfast friendship she craved but had always found so elusive.
falling-in-love love-you home
Anna, falling in love with you was like coming home to a place I didn't realize I'd been missing all my life. You're the only person I've ever known who accepts me for who I am, right in this moment, faults and all, and isn't waiting for me to become someone else.
missing ordinary-things ordinary
Sometimes the most ordinary things are the ones we learn to miss the most.
book long people
People need stories...we use stories to teach, to learn, to make sense of the world around us. As long as we need stories, we will need books.
white giving perspective
What I would give, I thought, to have been present as Elizabeth Keckley measured Mary Lincoln for a new gown, to overhear their conversations on topics significant and ordinary, to observe the Lincoln White House from such an intimate perspective. From that moment, my interest in their remarkable friendship was captivated, and it never really waned.
shoes needs way
Who said you had to fill his shoes? Wear your own shoes. They're bound to fit better. Walk your own path your own way and you'll be more likely to get to where you need to be.