The Quilt Fiction Podcast

Dec 21 2024 11 ep. 62 mins 150

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The Quilting Life on the Written Page, as read to you by award-winning author Frances O'Roark Dowell (Birds in the Air, Margaret Goes Modern, Dovey Coe, Shooting the Moon).

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Winter Stars | A Friendship Album Christmas Story (Florence 1916, 1931)

Dec 21 2024 51 mins

Greetings from the shortest day of the year here in the northern hemisphere! If you’re like me, you’re less focused on the winter solstice and more on your long to-do list. The holidays came on fast this year!I’m pleased to announce that this year’s Friendship Album Christmas story is now available via the Quilt Fiction podcast! This year’s story, “Winter Stars,” find

A vintage story | 'The Career of a Crazy Quilt'

Aug 30 2024 56 mins

In this month’s podcast, we'll be reading a short story that originally appeared in the July 1884 issue of Godey’s Lady’s Book — “The Career of a Crazy Quilt."

A Conversation with Author Marie Bostwick

May 27 2024 57 mins

Tune into the May episode of Quilt Fiction to listen to an interview with one of the queens of quilt fiction, the fabulous Marie Bostwick!Marie Bostwick!If you’ve listened to this month’s episode, you know what an utter delight Marie is! Have you read her two newest novels yet? You’ll love Esme Cahill Fails Spectacularly and The Restoration of Celia FairchildFor more about Ma

A Conversation with Author Jennifer Chiaverini

Apr 23 2024 67 mins

Tune into the April episode of the Quilt Fiction podcast for an interview with novelist Jennifer Chiaverini about her new Elm Creek Quilts book!

From the Homefront Diaries of Lorraine Shatterbuck

Mar 11 2024 60 mins

In this month’s episode, I’m sharing a work-in-progress with you, From the Homefront Diaries of Lorraine Shatterbuck. I seem to be writing a lot in diary form lately–I’m also writing Diary of a Mad Quilter, a contemporary story about an avid quilter. Both of these diaries, by the way, are available to read for free on the Quilt Fiction website. You can listen to the a

A Conversation with Author Sandra Dallas

Feb 07 2024 64 mins

A new year of Quilt Fiction fun has begun! We’ve just dropped the February Quilt Fiction Podcast episode, which includes a wonderful interview with novelist Sandra Dallas. While Sandra has never set out to write quilt fiction per se, she’s clearly got a heart for quilts. In novels such as The Persian Pickle Club, Alice’s Tulips and The Diary of Mattie Spenser, quilts an

A New Friendship Album Christmas Story: Starry Night | Emmeline (1919)

Dec 21 2023 48 mins

This week, we spend time with Emmeline Grangerfield as a young bride finding her way in Milton Falls. Yes, it’s the annual Friendship Album Christmas story! Enjoy!Be sure to download your free "December Star" quilt block pattern.

Chapters from a new, contemporary Milton Falls story

Mar 29 2023 93 mins

Spring has arrived and to celebrate all things new, we’re sharing the first three chapters of my new quilting novel Diary of a Mad Quilter on today’s episode. Normally, only paid members of the Quilt Fiction Story Guild have access to this story (they are already on Chapter Six), but we’re excited about the new story and thought you might be too.Set in contemporary

Magic Fabric, Quilts... and Love - 'Persimmon Moon: A Quilting Story"

Feb 19 2023 51 mins

Host Frances O'Roark Dowell reads her short story, "Persimmon Moon," and discusses the importance of world-building to fiction writers. Plus, a special giveaway for February over at QuiltFiction.com.

A Conversation with (and a Short Story by) Marianne Fons

Jan 21 2023 89 mins

Several years ago, I picked up a used copy of the late, great journal, Quilt Digest, published and edited by Roderick Kiracoffe and Michael Kile. To my surprise, this particular issue (Issue 3, published in 1985) contained a short story by Marianne Fons. I had no idea that along with being a famous quilter, Marianne was also a writer!Fast forward to -- oh, I don’t know. 201