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The unprecedented competition offered its 25,000 participants the opportunity for artistic expression, the thrill of competition, a tantalizing grand prize, and fame, with the finalists' quilts prominently displayed at the Chicago World's Fair. If Sylvia lent the Bergstrom sisters' World's Fair Quilt to Summer's exhibit, it would illuminate a forgotten chapter of women's history during the difficult years of the Great Depression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSylvia grants Summer's request, but with misgivings. Neglected in the attic for decades, the fragile antique requires careful cleaning and repair--and not all of the memories it evokes are pleasant. Threads of fierce rivalry were woven into the fabric of the sisters' relationship. 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Her unexpected return home to the celebrated quilter's retreat is met with delight but also concern from her mother, Gwen; her best friend, Sarah; master quilter Sylvia; and her other colleagues--and rightly so. Stymied by writer's block, Summer hasn't finished her thesis, and she can't graduate until she does. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElm Creek Manor offers respite while Summer struggles to meet her extended deadline. She finds welcome distraction in organizing an exhibit of antique quilts as a fundraiser to renovate Union Hall, the 1863 Greek Revival headquarters of the Waterford Historical Society. 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