Sadie Kuhns took a cruise with her friends to Kauai Hawaii to visit an old friend. Sadie was a quilter and she got many new ideas for quilts from Hawaii she made a pineapple themed quilt that combined with an Amish pattern.
Sadie had a boyfriend named Wyman who was a job-skipper who Sadie loved but could not count on or expect him to support her.
Then, Sadie's life changed-her Aunt Sadie tragically passed away and left Sadie a fortune - now what does an Amish person do with a windfall?

I love the Brunstetter sisters books. They give such insights to the Amish way of life as well as incorporating a few life lessons along the way.

This is an Amish Fiction/Clean Romance/Christian Fiction. This book is not like any other Amish Fiction book I have read in the past, and I loved it so much. I love that this book is a totally unique, and it covers the Amish in a different way. I really enjoyed reading this book. I loved the characters, and the way this book is written where you get to hear what the characters are thinking and how they are feeling. I loved it so much that I pre-order the Audiobook on CD for my Grandmother, and I know she is going to love it as well. I was kindly provided an e-copy of this book by the publisher (Shiloh Run Press) or author (Jean and Wanda E. Brunstetter) via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review about how I feel about this book, and I want to send a big Thank you to them for that. This book is schedule to be release on November 1-2020.

The Blended quilt took a different twist than what I'm used to in Amish books. This isn't a bad thing and in fact I loved it because the main character, Sadie Kuhns, reaches out beyond her capabilities to try something that most Amish ladies wouldn't a even consider. It wasn't an easy thing for her to accomplish and she faced a lot of challenges along the way, but giving up and quitting never entered her mind . The finished product was worth all the sacrifice and hard work that Sadie had poured into it.
Sadie had a steady boyfriend she had been dating for years. Wyman Kaufman is somewhat of an irresponsible guy, drifting from job to job. Never staying long in any one place. Sadie is beginning to see little potential in the relationship. Would he ever settle down and propose marriage to her?
Wyman thought Sadie was too preoccupied in other things and didn't want to spend much time with him. Why couldn't Sadie be like other Amish girls instead of burying herself in some worthless project that had little to do with plain living? Maybe it was time to end the relationship and move on with his life.
Readers of Amish Fiction and fans of Wanda Brunstetter and Jane Brunstetter will enjoy this book. The Blended Quilt is part of The Hawaiian Quilt series and readers will have the opportunity to catch up on their favorite characters from that series. I really enjoyed the flow and pace of this book and hope you will too. I'm glad I made it a part of my 2020 reading challenge.
I received an ebook ARC copy of The Blended Quilt from Netgalley and Barbour Publishing. Thank you! A favourable review was not requested. All opinions expressed here are my own.

Sadie and Wymańs romance. Both have issues of priorities and trust to overcome. Learning to be dependable and share with each other is the lesson to learn. Sadie inherits a lot of money, and writes a quilting book. Wyman has trouble with sticking with a job. I did enjoy this one and would highly recommend this book and authors.

The Blended Quilt by Wanda E. and Jean Brunstetter is a beautiful story of quilts and family relationships. Sadie Kuhns is being courted by Wyman Kaufman but he is not very settled and she is not sure this will lead to a marriage. When her aunt dies in an accident and leaves her a large inheritance, she realizes she has choices. She enjoys making quilts and has been inspired by her trip to Hawaii and the similarities between Hawaiian and Amish quilts. How can she incorporate this love into a special quilt? Will she get notoriety from her quilt making and how will if affect her relationship with family and Wyman?
I really enjoyed this book. Some authors tend to portray the Amish as almost perfect in their actions and relationships. The Brunstetter’s portray them as real people with real feelings and reactions to circumstances. That is one of the main reasons I love to read their books. This one is no exception. Characters feel a range of emotions from jealousy to greed to anger and get their feelings hurt at times. This book is very well written and I give it a 5 of 5 stars.
I received an advance copy of this book through Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

give this book 3 stars. I found it hard to follow. it was all over the place. Little disappointed as I usually love Wanda's books

This is a continuation of the Hawaiian Quilt series. It would be best to read them books in order to have a greater appreciation for the characters.

It's nice to see Sadie again. I enjoy her character, but I wasn't crazy about Wyman, who seemed a bit immature. This wasn't my favorite in the series, as the pace seemed a bit too slow and there were some unnecessary detailing, which created a lull at times.

The Hawaiian Quilt series continues in this book as Sadie deals with her boyfriend Wayman. I found Wayman to be very immature as he hopped around from one job to the next. Sadie's decision to create and write a book about quilts seemed to cause a lot of conflict within her family. Sadie's parents dealt with the jealousy issue quite well. Readers will want to read the previous books to fully understand the girls' friendship. This was just an okay book for me.

Another great book in the Hawaiian series written by these authors.

We find Sadie Kuhns, being the last of the four friends who travelled to Hawaii, as the last to not be married and starting a family.

She has been courting Wayman Kauffman and expecting him to propose at anytime, however, he doesn’t seem to be ready to settle down to any one job. He works a while, then quits and she is very hesitant to make a commitment.

She creates a beautiful quilt that is blended from an Amish design and a Hawaiian design.
Others suggest she should use her creativity to write a book about the quilt and create other designs that are blended as well.

Many things change substantially in her life, making this a very interesting book that you don’t want to put down until the end.

I highly recommend this book. Thanks to Barbour Publishing and NetGalley for the advanced copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

This book is essentially about Sadie and Wyman’s long and sometimes stalled courtship.

I found this book a little hard to read. There were a lot of unconnected things that didn’t add to the story and the male love interest, Wyman, was pretty boring and much like a large child that wanted everything his way. There wasn’t much of anything likable about him. The most interesting character in the book was Grace, Sadie’s mother. She had a very good outlook on life and seemed content with her life and truly loved her family.

I read every word, hoping it would get interesting at some point but the main thing I found interesting was the quilting references.

I like Wanda Brunstetter’s books but just found this one to be a little less compelling than most of her books

I have voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from NetGalley. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.

Another amazing story from Wanda E. Brunstetter and Jean Brunstetter!
After a trip with friends to the Hawaiian Islands main character Sadie can't get the beauty of the islands out of her head. She decides to make a quilt with an Amish pattern combined with a Hawaiin pattern. With a struggling relationship with her boyfriend Wyman, who can't seem to settle down at a job he likes, which makes her worry he can't settle down in a serious relationship. With ups and downs with family and Wyman things do settle down in the end.
Sadie has an amazing relationship with her family, I love reading about Amish life and the tight knit relationships with the family and community.
As always Wanda E. Brunstetter and Jean Brunstetter do an amazing job of showing the true reality of what an Amish lifestyle is all about. I always appreciate the fact these 2 authors have Amish relatives, and I always know when I read their books I get a true look into what the lifestyle is truly like! Even though it seems very peaceful to us "Englischers" but it's nice to see that even the peaceful life has ups and downs with relationships, stress, etc.
Thank you for the good read again, I can't wait for the next books. I am going to read the Hawaiin series to find out what happened with the other 3 friends that went along on the original trip. I do wish I would've read them 1st, but this book can also read as a stand alone without reading the other Hawaiin books. But I can't wait to read them as well!
Thank you to Barbour Publishing and NetGalley for the advanced ecopy of this book. I truly enjoyed it and I haven't only been asked for my opinion and not paid for it or asked to give a positive review.

Once again, I was totally enthralled by the work of Brunstetter. I am impressed with the level of imagination that goes into her books, and how they are so individually written. They truly are not easy to predict, and the characters are given such wonderful depth. I felt like I was right there in the midst of all of these incredible events. I also greatly valued the fact that even though both sides were clearly defined as conflicts occurred, I was able to fully see both sides of the conflict and feel like both sides needed to come together with more open minds. I found it hard to choose sides and paint one side as the one at fault.

This story portrayed a young amish woman who inherited a lot of wealth (through an aunt). This brought opportunity to explore all of the emotions that friends and family members were forced to deal with. The one thing I was surprised was never mentioned was the bishop. While so many family troubles arose, the bishop and church were never brought into any of it. I would have thought that especially when the inheritance happened that brought about such jealousy (favoritism was clearly shown for one niece over the entire family), and the family struggled so hard to remain together, that the church would have presented other directions to the faith and life style of the plain community. This was the only thing that I felt the book lacked. However, this was not enough to raise any real concerns or to alter my very high opinion of this book or this set of authors. I think this is a writing team of Brunstetter and her daughter-in-law, if I remember correctly. If so, her daughter-in-law has definitely brought even more flavor and beauty to these books.

I will absolutely be continuing to seek every book I can find by these authors!

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Publishing, Inc through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Middlebury, Indiana.
Sadie Kuhn is part of a large family: parents, 2 brothers, 2 sisters.
She works in a hardware store in Shipshewana, she likes quilting, she is courted by Wyman, an irresponsible, untrusting man.
Sometimes material things let us forget the very important things in life, such as family, God.
As always the authors teach us something about Plain life and about all how to enjoy simple things and how important are the love of family and friend.

Sadie Kuhns has a lot on her plate. Between working at a hardware store and a Hawaiian inspired quilt, she barely has time to spare. Her quilt project soon morphs into writing a self-published book. Her relationship with Wyman Kaufman is on the rocks because he can't seem to keep a job long enough to be financially stable enough to marry her...

The Blended Quilt is a continuation of the Hawaiian Quilt series by the same authors. I would advise readers to pick up the other books in the series before this one so that they can catch up with the individual characters who appear throughout the book. Otherwise, The Blended Quilt is a charming story about discerning God's plan while dealing with life's curveballs one at a time.

I very much enjoyed reading the Blended Quilt, and having a chance to read about Sadie's interests and experiences. It's been a pleasure reading about her and her close friends in each of Wanda and Jean Brunstetters books about the foursome. I found it extremely interesting how Sadie brought together her interests in Hawaiian culture and quilting and found similarities with her Amish traditions and Amish quilting patterns. Sadie's concerns about her relationship with Wyman can resonate with any woman who is hoping for a relationship to move forward, and in wanting her significant other to show steadiness and responsibility. Her experiences in writing a book and promoting it bring to light the struggles that Amish people tend to face nowadays- of straddling the modern world and trying to keep true to the Amish beliefs and separate lifestyle. Wanda Brunstetter, and now her daughter in law Jean, do a beautiful job portraying this. I would highly recommend the Blended Quilt to other fans of the Amish genre. It could be read as a stand alone, but i do recommend reading the earlier books in the series first for a richer knowledge of the characters mentioned.

I love how this book is the continuation of the Hawaiian series. It was so much fun to catch up with the four friends with a particular focus on Sadie and her relationships.

Thanks so much to netgalley and the publisher for the arc

Sadie is being courted by Wyman. Wyman can’t stay in one job because he is bored and thinks he is better than that. Sadie makes a quilt blending Amish and Hawaiian patterns. She had visited Hawaii before she joined the church. She gets the idea to write a book about it. Sadie eventually has to choose. I really enjoyed this book. I really did not like the character Wyman. I felt he was very self centered. He does try to redeem himself. Thank you to NetGalley and Barbour Publishing. This is my own opinion.

The Blended Quilt is an Amish Christian romance novel with an interesting love story and several interesting relationships running through it.
Sadie Kuhns and Wyman Kauffman have been courting for six months when the wheels start coming off their relationship. Wyman's inability to stay in a job starts the problem and the situation is further exacerbated when Sadie comes into money and decides to self publish a book about quilting and her observations on her trip to Hawaii.
The book speaks a lot about selfishness, pride, responsibility, the importance of family and community, and also of seeking the Lord's will in one's life. Will Sadie and Wyman each decide what is most important in their lives or keep going their own way?
I was given a free copy of the book by NetGalley from Barbour Publishing. The opinions in this review are completely my own.