The Union Quilters, page 35
Stunned, Dorothea let the hand holding the letter fall to her lap. She looked up at Jonathan and Charlotte, her throat constricting.
“Go on,” said Charlotte gently. “Open the box.”
As if in a dream, Dorothea pulled back the lid and reached inside, tears filling her eyes when her fingers brushed soft cotton. She unfurled the folded bundle upon her lap, scarcely believing her eyes. The Dove in the Window quilt was not quite as she remembered it, worn and faded from hard use, but the triangles and squares of Turkey red and Prussian blue and sun-bleached muslin were the same. She knew it to be her own work, just as she knew that although Thomas had gone on before her, his love for her endured. He would live on in her heart and in their daughter until they met again in a better world, a world where peace reigned and no war could ever part them.
ALSO BY JENNIFER CHIAVERINI
The Aloha Quilt
The Lost Quilter
The Quilter’s Kitchen
The Winding Ways Quilt
The New Year’s Quilt
The Quilter’s Homecoming
Circle of Quilters
The Christmas Quilt
The Sugar Camp Quilt
The Master Quilter
The Quilter’s Legacy
The Runaway Quilt
The Cross-Country Quilters
Round Robin
The Quilter’s Apprentice
◆ Elm Creek Quilts ◆
Quilt Projects Inspired by the Elm Creek Quilts Novels
◆ Return to Elm Creek ◆
More Quilt Projects Inspired by the Elm Creek Quilts Novels
◆ More Elm Creek Quilts ◆
Inspired by the Elm Creek Quilts Novels
◆ Sylvia’s Bridal Sampler from Elm Creek Quilts ◆
The True Story Behind the Quilt
Jennifer Chiaverini, The Union Quilters
