Miranda Hathaway is the town librarian and a member of the Cutler Quilt Guild Number One. She likes mysteries and is a Sherlock Holmes fan. When someone breaks into the home of another guild member, rips apart an heirloom quilted skirt, and leaves the torn pieces behind, everyone in Cutler, Pennsylvania, thinks Miranda can solve the mystery! Gabe Downing, a retired FBI agent from Boston, has recently joined the Quilt Guild as its first and only male member. Coincidence? Miranda thinks not but she finds herself attracted to this new man in town. Does he know more about the break-in than he's telling? Will Miranda and/or Gabe find the thief Miranda has nicknamed "The Quilt Ripper" before another vintage piece is destroyed? Gabe may have experience on his side but Miranda has her own secret weapon. The ladies of the Cutler Quilt Guild Number One are on the case!

You’ve got something unique to tell the world. What better way to get your message across than sewing your words into a quilt? Fiber artist and quilt designer Sam Hunter teaches you to say it all with 12 new projects featuring modern, paper-pieced text blocks. The book includes patterns of an easy-to-read font that includes lower- and uppercase letters, numbers, and symbols. Sam covers everything you need to know about paper piecing, choosing fabrics, and designing your own quilted words. Use Sam’s designs to get started, and then stitch up your own words to give any occasion the ultimate personal touch.

Covering a wide range of techniques for both hand and machine quilting, this gentle guide uses clear step-by-step illustrations to walk the novice quilter from the very beginnings of choosing materials, preparing and cutting fabric, through to intermediate and advanced techniques like adding edgings and displaying their work. Useful troubleshooting tips are peppered throughout to help avoid common pitfalls. A directory of quilt blocks contains loads of ideas for variations, joining methods, and embellishments. Plus, invaluable instructions are given for how to draft blocks to fit the preferred size measurements of any project, big or small. Also included are thirty projects complete with full step-by-step instructions, fabric requirements, clear photos and diagrams, plus pages of full-size templates. The hidden-spiral binding and full-color photographs and drawings make this a user-friendly resource that quilters will turn to again and again for information, as well as inspiration.

Scrappy quilt-as-you-go made easy Stack your fabric stash on your worktable –– it's time to create scrap quilts! Turn fabric stashes into unique scrap quilts with Judy Gauthier's quilt-as-you-go method (QAYG). You will find yourself using scraps that you never thought you would use again while discovering several QAYG techniques and projects. The ultimate DIY technique, quilt-as-you-go means you control the whole process from the first stitch to the last. If you're someone who has several WIPs (works in progress), or you need time-saving quilting hacks, this book of fast and easy QAYG is for you. 11 all-new scrappy quilts made using Judy’s quilt-as-you-go method Use every last scrap of fabric! QAYG is the ultimate DIY sewing technique Get a handle on color selection for truly sensational scrappy quilts

Not even Cutler Pennsylvania is immune from the serious drug epidemic spreading across the nation. When local kids started dying, Cutler Quilt Guild Number One jumped into action. Using every skill they have from sewing to surveillance, they are determined to find the drug dealers and push them out. It might be time for Harriet to dust off her taser!

Mr. Quilt will teach your quilters how to machine quilt like a pro! Get professional-looking results on a home sewing machine with new techniques for drawing and stitching quilt designs. From needle to thread, Mr. Quilt walks you through every aspect of free-motion machine quilting.

The author of 1, 2, 3 Sew brings her creative skill-building approach to beginning and intermediate quilters—with two dozen projects included. In this book, expert seamstress and craft blogger Ellen Luckett Baker shares her fun building-block approach to quilting. Organized by quilting shapes—squares, triangles, hexagons, circles, flowers, stars, and diamonds—this easy-to-follow guide provides a simple way to master the elements of quilt design. Twenty-four projects progress in difficulty, allowing you to develop your technical skills as you work through the book. From the minimal Argyle Apron to the stylish Hexagon Handbag and more intricate Star Quilt, these modern, bright designs will appeal to beginning and intermediate quilters alike.