Central Kansas Library System

Presents the first three novels in the series about master quilter Sylvia Compson's friendship with her young assistant, Sarah, their restoration of Sylvia's home, and their creation of a quilting circle that becomes a source of strength to women young and old.

Preparing for Grandma Eleanor's wedding and her intensifying relationship with police chief Jesse Dewalt are keeping Nell happily busy, until Jesse's former partner is murdered and a stranger with a secret threatens Nell.

Three charming stories of cozy quilting circles and budding romance. Joanne Lapp attempts to re-create a heirloom family quilt that Colin Zook's grandmother lost in a fire. Alex Lehman has returned to Middlefield after three years, and begins dating Susie Glick, but can she trust him if he leaves again? Rosie Raber's yearly project for the Pinecraft Mennonite Quilt Sale may be more ambitious than she can handle, especially when friendship with Tim...

Loud explosions are ruining sleep for hundreds of Scottsdale residents in the hot July nights, including members of the St. Rose Quilting Bee. Then Maggie's police officer son is injured by one of the blasts, and a church member sleeping in a lounge chair dies when an explosion topples a roof onto him. Some Bee members blame bored teenagers, but Edie is thinking terrorists. The others scoff -- until a bomb at a power substation throws them into darkness....

When her friend Tom goes missing and a dead body is found in his car, quilter Jillian Hart, along with a trio of cats and an intrepid rat terrier, will stop at nothing to find the truth before someone else turns up dead.

When Amish widow Emma Yoder offers quilting lessons, she acquires a diverse collection of six non-Amish students who form bonds with her and each other as they work through their problems and learn to create beautiful quilts.

In 1862 Water's Ford, Pennsylvania, abolitionism is prevalent, even passionate, so the local men rally to answer Mr. Lincoln's call to arms. Thus the women of Elm Creek Valley's quilting bee are propelled into the unknown.

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 the fundraiser, Sylvia Bergstrom Compson offers to hold the event at Elm Creek Manor, her ancestral family estate and summertime home to Elm Creek Quilt Camp.

"The past threatens to destroy the good days ahead.Liz has overcome the emptiness of her husband's death, the hardships of the trip west and even the robbery and murder of her beloved grandfather. Standing at the altar, she feels hope for the first time in many years.Settling into their new home in Fort Worth, Texas, the cousins begin to build a new life now that grandfather is gone, but their minds are never at rest. Abby initiates the work necessary...