The Quilt Fiction Podcast
Episodes
A Quilt Fiction Christmas Story: 'Advent Wreath: Eula, 1908'
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the 8th annual Friendship Album Christmas story, “Advent Wreath: Eula, 1908.” This year’s story is about Eula Baker, whose four-year ...
Marie Bostwick discusses her new novel, 'The Book Club for Troublesome Women'
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A conversation with author Marie Bostwick about her new book, The Book Club for Troublesome Women.
Winter Stars | A Friendship Album Christmas Story (Florence 1916, 1931)
21 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 mor...
A vintage story | 'The Career of a Crazy Quilt'
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 C...
A Conversation with Author Marie Bostwick
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 Bostwi...
A Conversation with Author Jennifer Chiaverini
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 i...
A Conversation with Author Sandra Dallas
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A new year of Quilt Fiction fun has begun! We’ve just dropped the February Quilt Fiction Podcast episode, which includes a wonderful interview...
A New Friendship Album Christmas Story: Starry Night | Emmeline (1919)
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 Christma...
Chapters from a new, contemporary Milton Falls story
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Magic Fabric, Quilts... and Love - 'Persimmon Moon: A Quilting Story"
19 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Host Frances O'Roark Dowell reads her short story, "Persimmon Moon," and discusses the importance of world-building to fiction writers. Plus, a specia...
A Conversation with (and a Short Story by) Marianne Fons
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Dorothy's Christmas Star: A Quilting Story
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In “Dorothy’s Christmas Star,” Dorothy Johnson approves of her daughter’s friendship with a group of girls from prominent families, but then b...