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Today we’re returning to Foggy Point, Washington, for this week’s Fiber Arts Fiction Friday post. Quilt By Association is the fourth book in Arlene Sachitano’s Harriet Truman/Loose Threads mystery series. Synopsis (Story Details Below, But No Major Spoilers) Mystery and…
It’s almost Thanksgiving here in the United States. Soon friends and families will be gathering together around the table to share in turkey, cranberry relish, green bean casserole, and pumpkin pie. Many families will take a few moments before the…
Welcome to another Fiber Arts Fiction Friday! This week we return to Jennifer Chiaverini’s Elm Creek Manor for the fifth book in the Elm Creek Quilt Series with The Quilter’s Legacy. Synopsis (Story Details Below, But No Major Spoilers) Sylvia…
It’s hard to believe it, but Christmas is just around the corner! As of the date of this post (November 13), Christmas is just six weeks away! Luckily, that also means we still have six weeks left to do any…
This week we are returning to the women of the Cobbled Court Quilt Circle with the fifth book in Marie Bostwick’s wonderful Cobbled Court Quilt series. With Ties that Bind, we return to the quaint New England town of New…
This week for Fiber Arts Fiction Friday we’re returning to Kathryn Mykel’s protagonist, Alex Bailey, with Stitching Concerns. This is the fifth book in her quilting cozy mystery series. Synopsis (Story Details Below, But No Major Spoilers) Alex Bailey wants…
If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you probably know that I love to read as well as quilt and sew. I read every single day, pretty much without fail, including lots of fiber arts fiction…
Welcome to another Fiber Arts Fiction Friday! This week’s book is the third novel in Arlene Sachitano’s Harriet Truman/Loose Threads mystery series: Quilt As You Go. Synopsis (Story Details Below, But No Major Spoilers) The quilter’s of the Loose Thread…
Every special interest group has its own set of special vocabulary, niche terms, and acronyms that mean nothing to an outsider! The world of quilting is no different, and we have our acronyms that are special to the craft and…
Welcome to Fiber Arts Fiction Friday! Today we’re returning to Elm Creek Manor for another quilting fiction book from Jennifer Chiaverini. The Runaway Quilt is the author’s fourth book in the Elm Creek Quilts series. Synopsis (Story Details Below, But…
I grew up watching Mom and Grammy quilt. Every time we’d go to Indiana to visit Grammy and Grandad, I’d get to hang out with Grammy’s quilting friends while they worked on projects. These women were amazing, and as a…
This week we’re once again heading back to the small New England town of New Bern, where our friends from the Cobbled Court Quilt circle await! Today we’re reviewing book four, Threading the Needle, from Marie Bostwick’s Cobbled Court Quilt…
I’ve inherited a love for piecing quilts tops from my mom. To us, it’s hard to beat that feeling when you put that final stitch into a quilt top. At that moment you finally get to see the fruits of…
Today for Fiber Arts Fiction Friday we’re returning to the world of Alex Bailey in Kathryn Mykel’s fourth book in her cozy mystery series: Threading Trouble. Synopsis (Story Details Below, But No Major Spoilers) Following another clue left behind by…
Fall is in the air, even here in Las Vegas! Fall is definitely one of my favorite seasons, and I love the opportunity to dig into all things pumpkin (including my beloved iced pumpkin spiced latte). To help bring a…
This week for Fiber Arts Fiction Friday we turn again to Arlene Sachitano’s Harriet Truman/Loose Threads Mystery series with the second book: Quilter’s Knot. Synopsis (Story Details Below, But No Major Spoilers) Harriet Truman has finally decided to stay in…
I’m like my Dad: I read a lot of books. The books I read are almost always fiction, but spread across all different genres: historical fiction, mystery, thrillers, science fiction, cozy mysteries, and of course one of my favorites: fiber…
We’re turning to knitting fiction for today’s Fiber Arts Fiction Friday selection. In Knit Two, we return to New York City and the Walker and Daughter knitting store in this sequel from author Kate Jacobs. This is the second book…
Anyone who’s made a quilt will tell you: quilting is an art and hobby that requires both patience and persistence. Quilts can take months (or years!) to go from start to finish, especially if a person has limited sewing time….
It’s the end of another week, and we’re featuring a quilting novel for today’s Fiber Arts Fiction Friday! This week we return to the beautiful Elm Creek Quilt Camp with book three, Cross-Country Quilters, in Jennifer Chiaverini’s Elm Creek Quilts…
