Quilt, Read, Eat, Sleep.... What Else Is There? discussion

Hi Juliann, what books have you checked out recently that you are enjoying? I'm reading "The School of Essential Ingredients" right now on the Kindle. It's a really fast read...although it's taken me awhile. All this summer activity is keeping me busy!
Jaci

Juliann, let me know what if you like Comfort Food. I really liked her first knitting book but was a little disappointed with her second.

I hear you about not having time to read during the school year. I retired at the end of the 2007-2008 school year. For the first two months of that summer, I read probably 40-50 books. You would have thought I hadn't read a single book for 30+ years! LOL! While I'm reading a lot of fluff, I'm picky about the fluff I read. :)

Judy wrote: "I hear you about not having time to read during the school year. I retired at the end of the 2007-2008 school year. For the first two months of that summer, I read probably 40-50 books. You would h..."

I am picky about the fluff I read too. I am reading the St Kilda Series by Elizabeth Lowell. I have to agree with Julian too because I read Friday Night Knitting Club and thought it was a great book but the way it ended I am curious as to how they could continue into another book in the series. So I am interested to know your opinion of the next book by Kate Jacob

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Jennifer

Jennifer wrote: "Judy wrote: "I hear you about not having time to read during the school year. I retired at the end of the 2007-2008 school year. For the first two months of that summer, I read probably 40-50 books..."

I thought Knit Two was an OK story, but it took a while for it to pick up. I thought it kind of dragged at the beginning. What really bothered me, to the point where it still bothers me, were the incomplete sentences. Now, I understand this may bother me more as a former English teacher, but these fragments made the whole storyline disjointed. I think it was suppose to be stream of consciousness, but it wasn't done well. I had to keep stopping and re-reading, omitting the periods in my mind so the idea made sense. My opinion is FNKC should have been one book only.

I agree with that completely. I am not sure how you can continue a series when the main character dies and they all have to go on without her. You are correct it should have been just a stand alone book. If she wanted to make a series for knitting then she should have started over with a different story. Have you read any of the Elm Creek Quilters books?

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Jennifer

I've read all of the Elm Creek Quilters books. I love them. The last one, "Lost Quilter" was kind of dark in places, but a really good story in my opinion. The other one I liked, until they changed authors, was the Queen Bee's Quilt Mysteries. When they changed the author, there were so many mistakes I wrote to the publisher about it.

One series that I like, and which was originally intended to be a stand-alone book, is the Needlework Series by Monica Ferris. Then I went from quilting to needlework to knitting with the knitting shop mysteries by Maggie Sefton. Obviously, I spend more time reading than I do quilting!

Judy Said: Obviously, I spend more time reading than I do quilting!

I know what you mean. I can piece about 5 quilts a year most times but this past year I have been working on a postage stamp quilt that I have to keep stoping so that I can work on other projects. Do you just quilt or are you an all around craft girl.

Thanks for the info on the other books I will check those out. I think my favorite Elm Creek book was the one where they did the Round Robin Medalion in the middle of the quilt. I am not sure of the name I read it a few years ago.

I did love that Sylvia gets married. Did you ecer get to see Jennifer Chiverini on Simply Quilts it was great. I do miss quilt shows on TV there is not much else worth watching.

I didn't see her on Simply Quilts, but I did see her on Sewing With Nancy one time this summer.