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Series
An Elm Creek quilts novel volume 16
Language
English
Description
Meditating on the weddings she has attended in Elm Creek Manor throughout the years on the morning of her daughter's wedding day, Sarah McClure evaluates the symbolic features on a wedding quilt designed to display the signatures of beloved guests.
The New York Times bestselling Elm Creek Quilts series continues, with a novel that celebrates one of America's most romantic and enduring traditions. Sarah McClure arrived at Elm Creek Manor as a newlywed,...
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Series
Publisher
Annie's
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Join Emma Cotton, Kelly Grace, and the members of the Nimble Thimbles quilting group in the quaint seaside town of Mystic Harbor, Massachusetts, as they piece together new clues found in an old quilt that could help solve the mystery surrounding the death of their dear friend Rose fifteen years ago." -- Cover.
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English
Description
As her only child readies for college, fabric shop owner Linda Davis is torn between excitement for Molly and heartache for herself. Mother and daughter decide to share one last adventure -- a cross-country road trip to move Molly into her dorm. As they make their way through the heart of the nation, Linda pieces together the scraps that make up Molly's young life. And in stitching each bit of fabric, she discovers that the memories can come together...
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Series
Publisher
Zumaya Enigma
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
What happened to Amber? Loose Thread DeAnn Gault is happy her younger half-sister Molly has come home to visit Foggy Point, even after she asks Harriet Truman and the quilting group if they will make quilts as a reward for two $10,000 donors to the Carey Bates Missing and Exploited Children Center. The charity is near and dear to Molly's heart, as she herself was a kidnap victim when she was five. But Molly has another agenda--she wants Harriet to...
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Series
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English
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When two members decide to leave the fold, the Elm Creek Quilters must buckle down and choose a new pair. Excitement over the open slots is palpable. The top candidates include history lover Maggie, chef Anna, the groundbreaking Russ, the deeply gifted Karen, and the soulful Grethcen. Under the guidanceof the master Sylvia Compson, the quilters deliberate, knowing full well their decisions will have a profound impact on their legacy.
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An Elm Creek quilts novel volume 10
Language
English
Description
Newlyweds Elizabeth and Henry set out on a cross-country journey to the site of their new home only to discover that they have been the victims of fraud and are now penniless, which forces Henry to take a job as a ranch hand while Elizabeth begins a new quilt.
Newly wed in a festive yet poignant ceremony at Elm Creek Manor, bride Elizabeth Nelson takes leave of her ancestral Pennsylvania home. Setting off with her husband, Henry, on the adventure...
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Series
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English
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For the Elm Creek Quilters, the day after Thanksgiving marks the start of the quilting season, a time to gather at Elm Creek Manor and spend the day stitching holiday gifts for loved ones. On this quilter's holiday, Master Quilter Sylvia Bergstrom has invited her friends to continue an old family tradition of sewing quilt blocks representing their thankfulness and gratitude. As each quilter explains the significance of her carefully chosen block,...
11) The lost quilter
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Language
English
Description
Master quilter Sylvia Compson discovers a stash of letters in the attic of Elm Creek Manor and traces a tale back to 1859. An escaped slave, Joanna, spent a brief period at Elm Creek Farm until she was captured and returned to bondage, leaving her son in the care of the Bergstrom family. If Sylvia is to determine the fate of Joanna and her son, she must rely on one important clue-- the meticulous heirloom quilt Joanna stitched and left behind.
Author
Series
Patchwork mysteries volume 17
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Sarah Hart is looking for ways to make a challenging Christmas season special. A project she is working on leads her to investigate a series of thefts that plague the merchants of Maple Hill.
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Series
Elm Creek quilts novel volume 21
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
New York Times bestselling author Chiaverini returns with the first book in her beloved Elm Creek Quilts series to be published in more than five years--a captivating, heartwarming Christmas-themed tale sure to become a holiday favorite.
Just weeks before Christmas, severe wintry weather damages the church hall hosting the Christmas Boutique, an annual sale of handcrafted gifts and baked goods that supports the county food pantry. Determined to save...
15) The aloha quilt
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Language
English
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Bonnie faces a bleak winter alone, with her divorce looming. A welcome escape comes when Claire invites her to Maui to help launch an exciting new business: a quilter's retreat set at a bed and breakfast amid the vibrant colors and balmy breezes of the Hawaiian Islands.
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Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Language
English
Description
When widowed Millie Fisher moves back to her childhood home of Harvest, Ohio, she notices one thing right away-the young Amish are bungling their courtships and marrying the wrong people! A quiltmaker by trade, Millie has nevertheless stitched together a few lives in her time, with truly romantic results. Her first mission? Her own niece, widowed gardener Edith Hochstetler, recently engaged to rude, greedy Zeke Miller. Anyone can see he's not right...
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Series
Someday Quilts mystery volume 2
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
In the sleeping town of Archers Rest, Nell Fitzgerald is finishing her first quilt and preparing for her first date -- with Police Chief Jesse Dewalt. When Jesse stands her up, it turns out he has a very good reason. The body of a murdered young woman has been discovered by the Hudson River. Meanwhile, the members of Nell's quilting circle encourage her to take drawing classes with the famous artist Olive White. When Nell's professor meets her grandmother,...
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Series
Queen Bees quilt mystery volume 1
Publisher
Center Point Pub
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Po Paltrow - writer, quilter and nurturer of the Queen Bees quilting group - jogged quickly through the tree-lined streets of the Kansas college town toward the quaint shops along Elderberry Road. It was an idyllic, autumn morning in the town that she loved ... that is, until a cat's shrill cry tipped her off to a body stretched just inside Selma Parker's quilt shop. A robbery victim? Perhaps ... And so begins the first adventure of the Queen Bees,...
20) Quilting with a modern slant: people, patterns, and techniques inspiring the Modern Quilt Community
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Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Profiles more than seventy modern quilters, offering step-by-step instructions on their techniques and quilting projects.