Elm Creek Quilts Books in Order
Jennifer Chiaverini has written 26 Elm Creek Quilts books, published between 1999 and 2026: 24 in the Elm Creek Quilts series and 2 related titles. The first book is The Quilter's Apprentice (1999) and the newest main-line book is The Patchwork Players (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 26
- Published
- 1999–2026
- Confirmed
- 26 of 26 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,057 in 10 of 26 books
Quilting binds the Elm Creek Quilts novels, Jennifer Chiaverini's series about a circle of women in Pennsylvania. The Quilter's Apprentice (1999) opens the run, Sylvia Compson recurs across the novels, and 26 catalogued books reach The Patchwork Players in 2026. Family life, female friendship and historical strands supply the material.
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How many Elm Creek Quilts books are there?
Elm Creek Quilts has 26 books, released between 1999 and 2026. 24 of them belong to the Elm Creek Quilts series, and 2 related titles sit outside it: short stories and novellas.
Elm Creek Quilts Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 26 Elm Creek Quilts books in the order they were published, 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 November 2026.
- 11999–4/4
- 22000–4/4
- 320013674/4
- 42002–4/4
- 520033204/4
- 620043274/4
- 72005–3/4
- 820052253/4
- 920063364/4
- 1020073204/4
- 1120072233/4
- 122008–4/4
- 1320082143/4
- 142009–4/4
- 152009–4/4
- 162010–4/4
- 1720113684/4
- 182011–4/4
- 192011–4/4
- 2020123573/4
- 212015–3/4
- 22The Fabric Diary and The Runner's QuiltElm Creek Quilts Short Stories/Novellas #22016 · confirmed 4/42016–4/4
- 232019–3/4
- 242024–4/4
- 252025–4/4
- 262026–4/4
Elm Creek Quilts Books in Chronological Order
In story order, The Quilter's Apprentice comes first and The Patchwork Players comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 24 books with a recorded story position run in that sequence below.
- 1The Quilter's Apprentice1999 · confirmed 4/41999–4/4
- 8The Christmas Quilt2005 · 225 pages · confirmed 3/420052253/4
- 10The Quilter's Homecoming2007 · 320 pages · confirmed 4/420073204/4
- 19Sonoma Rose2011 · confirmed 4/42011–4/4
- 2Round Robin2000 · confirmed 4/42000–4/4
- 3The Cross-Country Quilters2001 · 367 pages · confirmed 4/420013674/4
- 7The Sugar Camp Quilt2005 · confirmed 3/42005–3/4
- 4The Runaway Quilt2002 · confirmed 4/42002–4/4
- 14The Lost Quilter2009 · confirmed 4/42009–4/4
- 17The Union Quilters2011 · 368 pages · confirmed 4/420113684/4
- 5The Quilter's Legacy2003 · 320 pages · confirmed 4/420033204/4
- 11The New Year's Quilt2007 · 223 pages · confirmed 3/420072233/4
- 6The Master Quilter2004 · 327 pages · confirmed 4/420043274/4
- 9Circle of Quilters2006 · 336 pages · confirmed 4/420063364/4
- 12The Winding Ways Quilt2008 · confirmed 4/42008–4/4
- 13The Quilter's Kitchen2008 · 214 pages · confirmed 3/420082143/4
- 16The Aloha Quilt2010 · confirmed 4/42010–4/4
- 15A Quilter's Holiday2009 · confirmed 4/42009–4/4
- 21The Christmas Boutique2019 · confirmed 3/42019–3/4
- 20The Giving Quilt2012 · 357 pages · confirmed 3/420123573/4
- 18The Wedding Quilt2011 · confirmed 4/42011–4/4
- 22The Museum of Lost Quilts2024 · confirmed 4/42024–4/4
- 23The World's Fair Quilt2025 · confirmed 4/42025–4/4
- 24The Patchwork Players2026 · confirmed 4/42026–4/4
Do you have to read Elm Creek Quilts books in order?
You should read the Elm Creek Quilts series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 2 related titles (short stories and novellas) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Elm Creek Quilts book also stands alone.
Where to start with Elm Creek Quilts
Start with The Quilter's Apprentice (1999), the earliest published book in the Elm Creek Quilts series.
What is the newest Elm Creek Quilts book?
The Patchwork Players (2026) is the newest book in the Elm Creek Quilts series.
Is there a new Elm Creek Quilts book coming?
No next Elm Creek Quilts book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Elm Creek Quilts at a glance
- Still running
- Elm Creek Quilts is still running, with a main-line title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Elm Creek Quilts books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,057 pages across the 10 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 324 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Elm Creek Quilts books, 14 of 26, were published in the 2000s.
- Corroboration
- 19 of the 26 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
When Elm Creek Quilts books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Elm Creek Quilts titles appeared. 2000s was the most productive decade with 14 titles.
26 books total across 4 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Elm Creek Quilts books are about
19 of the 26 Elm Creek Quilts books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: quiltmakers is tagged on 9 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Quiltmakers 9 of 19 books
- Family life 8 of 19 books
- Quilting 8 of 19 books
- Pennsylvania 7 of 19 books
- Quilts 7 of 19 books
- Sylvia Compson (Fictitious character) 7 of 19 books
- Friendship 4 of 19 books
- Women 3 of 19 books
- Female friendship 2 of 19 books
- Historical fiction 2 of 19 books
More books by Jennifer Chiaverini
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Jennifer Chiaverini books in order 44 books