{"product_id":"the-christmas-quilt-the-new-years-quilt-elm-creek-quilts","title":"The Christmas Quilt \/ The New Year's Quilt (Elm Creek Quilts)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA heartwarming rendition of how Christmas traditions at Elm Creek Manor were createdand embellishedover generations.  When Christmas Eve comes to Elm Creek Manor  the tenor of the holiday is far from certain. Sylvia Bergstrom Compson  the Master Quilter  has her own reasons for preferring a quiet  even subdued  Christmas. Her young friend Sarah McClure  however  takes the opposite view and decides to deck the halls brightly. As she explores the trunks packed with Bergstrom family decorations that havent been touched in more than fifty years  Sarah discovers a curious Christmas quilt. Begun in seasonal fabrics and patterns  the quilt remains unfinished.  Sylvia reveals that the handiwork spans several generations and a quartet of Bergstrom quiltersher great aunt  her mother  her sister  and herself. As she examines the array of quilt blocks each family member contributed but never completed  memories of Christmases past emerge.  At Elm Creek Manor  Christmas began as a celebration of simple virtuesjoy and hope buoyed by the spirit of giving. As each successive generation of Bergstroms lived through its unique trialsthe antebellum era  the Great Depression  World War IItradition offered sustenance even during the most difficult times. For Sylvia  who is coping with the modern problem of family dispersed  estranged  or even forgotten  reconciliation with her personal history may prove as elusive as piecing the Christmas Quilt.  Elm Creek Manor is full of secrets  from a Christmas tree with unusual properties to the sublime Bergstrom strudel recipe. Sylvias tales at first seem to inform her family legacy but ultimately illuminate far more  from the importance of womens art to its place in commemorating our shared experience  at Christmastime and in every season.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44952262115381,"sku":"ByrdShop_143910025X","price":63.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781439100257.jpg?v=1770156558","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-christmas-quilt-the-new-years-quilt-elm-creek-quilts","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}