Jennifer Chiaverini Books in Order
Jennifer Chiaverini has written 44 books, published between 1999 and 2026. The first book is The Quilter's Apprentice (1999) and the newest is The Patchwork Players (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 24 of the 44 books listed here are in the Elm Creek Quilts series, which has its own page: Elm Creek Quilts books in order.
- Books
- 44
- Published
- 1999–2026
- Confirmed
- 44 of 44 titles
- Pages on record
- 7,643 in 24 of 44 books
- Reading time
- 127–191 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,643 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 24 of 44 titles with a page count on record.
Quilting holds Jennifer Chiaverini's fiction together. The Elm Creek Quilts series, opening with The Quilter's Apprentice (1999), follows quiltmakers in Pennsylvania, with Sylvia Compson among the recurring figures and female friendship as a steady subject. Chiaverini also writes historical fiction and non-fiction. Fifty-one books are catalogued through The Patchwork Players in 2026, at 327 pages on median.
How many Jennifer Chiaverini books are there?
Jennifer Chiaverini has 44 books, released between 1999 and 2026. 24 of them belong to the Elm Creek Quilts series.
Jennifer Chiaverini Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 44 Jennifer Chiaverini books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 11999–4/4
- 22000–4/4
- 320013674/4
- 42002964/4
- 52002–4/4
- 620033204/4
- 72004964/4
- 820043274/4
- 92005–3/4
- 1020052253/4
- 1120063364/4
- 1220073204/4
- 1320072233/4
- 142008–4/4
- 152008–4/4
- 1620082143/4
- 172009–4/4
- 182009–4/4
- 192010–4/4
- 202011–4/4
- 2120113684/4
- 222011–4/4
- 232011–4/4
- 2420123573/4
- 2520133554/4
- 2620133564/4
- 2720133044/4
- 2820144194/4
- 292015–3/4
- 3020153864/4
- 3120153174/4
- 32The Fabric Diary and The Runner's QuiltElm Creek Quilts Short Stories/Novellas #22016 · confirmed 4/42016–4/4
- 3320163854/4
- 3420174484/4
- 3520196084/4
- 362019–3/4
- 37Harriet's Journey from ELM Creek QuiltsJennifer Chiaverini Non-Fiction #62020 · 112 pages · confirmed 4/420201124/4
- 3820203524/4
- 3920213524/4
- 402022–4/4
- 412023–4/4
- 422024–4/4
- 432025–4/4
- 442026–4/4
Jennifer Chiaverini series and characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Elm Creek Quilts books in order 26 books
Jennifer Chiaverini books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Elm Creek Quilts books in order
24 books by Jennifer Chiaverini- 1. The Quilter's Apprentice
- 2. Round Robin
- 3. The Cross-Country Quilters
- 4. The Runaway Quilt
- 5. The Quilter's Legacy
- 6. The Master Quilter
- 7. The Sugar Camp Quilt
- 8. The Christmas Quilt
- 9. Circle of Quilters
- 10. The Quilter's Homecoming
- 11. The New Year's Quilt
- 12. The Winding Ways Quilt
- and 12 more in the table above
Jennifer Chiaverini Standalone Novels
12 books12 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Jennifer Chiaverini Non-Fiction
6 books6 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Elm Creek Quilts Short Stories/Novellas
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Jennifer Chiaverini Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Jennifer Chiaverini books run from The Quilter's Apprentice (1999) to The Patchwork Players (2026), the sequence in the table above. The Elm Creek Quilts series also has a separate in-universe order on record: Elm Creek Quilts books in chronological order. No other Jennifer Chiaverini story order is on record.
Do you have to read Jennifer Chiaverini books in order?
You only need to read Jennifer Chiaverini books in order within the Elm Creek Quilts series, which holds 24 of the 44 Jennifer Chiaverini books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Jennifer Chiaverini
Start with The Quilter's Apprentice (1999), the first Elm Creek Quilts book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Jennifer Chiaverini book?
The Patchwork Players (2026) is the newest Jennifer Chiaverini book released so far.
Is there a new Jennifer Chiaverini book coming?
No next Jennifer Chiaverini book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Jennifer Chiaverini at a glance
- Still publishing
- Jennifer Chiaverini published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Jennifer Chiaverini books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,643 pages across the 24 of 44 books with a recorded length, a median of 344 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jennifer Chiaverini books, 18 of 44, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 37 of the 44 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Jennifer Chiaverini books are about
36 of the 44 Jennifer Chiaverini books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: quilting is tagged on 13 of 36. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Quilting 13 of 36 books
- Quiltmakers 10 of 36 books
- Family life 8 of 36 books
- Quilts 8 of 36 books
- Historical fiction 7 of 36 books
- Pennsylvania 7 of 36 books
- Sylvia Compson (Fictitious character) 7 of 36 books
- Elm creek quilters (fictitious characters) 5 of 36 books
- Friendship 5 of 36 books
- Women 5 of 36 books
- Biography 4 of 36 books
- Female friendship 4 of 36 books