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Gentle reads that feature quilting and sewing as a major component to the story. Many of these titles have a strong faith element. Some are the start of a trilogy or series.
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A Single Thread
Marie Bostwick - Kensington Books
Format: Paperback
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Marie Bostwick weaves the unforgettable story of four very different women whose paths cross, changing their lives forever.
It's a long way from Fort Worth, Texas, to New Bern, Connecticut, yet it only takes a day in the charming Yankee town to make Evelyn Dixon realize she's found... |
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The Half-Stitched Amish Quilting Club
Wanda E. Brunstetter - Barbour Books
Format: Book
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Join the club of unlikely quilters who show up for Amish widow Emma Yoder's quilting classes. A troubled young woman, a struggling couple, a widower, a rough and tough biker, and a preacher's wife make up the mismatched lot. But as their problems begin to bind them together like... |
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Half Finished: A Novel
Lauraine Snelling - FaithWords
Format: Paperback
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In bestselling author Lauraine Snelling's new novel, a group of women realize that life is full of half-finished relationships and projects. However, they discover that the outcome is not as important as the journey.Recognizing how common it is for crafters to start many projects and finish... |
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The Patchwork Bride
Sandra Dallas - St. Martin's Press
Format: Book
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Ellen is putting the finishing touches on a wedding quilt made from scraps of old dresses when the bride-to-be - her granddaughter June - unexpectedly arrives and announces she's calling off the marriage. With the tending of June's uncertain heart in mind, Ellen tells her the story... |
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The Amish Quilter
Mindy Starns Clark - Harvest House Publishers
Format: Paperback
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An intriguing new suitor...a grandmother's surprising past...a shocking confession Linda Mueller happily devotes most of her time to quilting. When she's not working at an Englisch fabric shop, she's busy working on her own quilts and honing her craft. Linda's orderly life... |
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The Key on the Quilt
Stephanie Grace Whitson - Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Format: Paperback
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Enter a historic Nebraskan prison where three women find betrayal, love, and ultimate truth. Jane Prescott is serving a ten-year sentence for murder. Can a broken spirit be healed behind bars? Matron Mamie Dawson feels called to help the wounded women in her charge. Will a guard’s... |
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The Cherished Quilt
Amy Clipston - Zondervan
Format: Book
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Tragedy tore Christopher's world apart. But Emily believes there are enough pieces left behind to stitch together a beautiful new beginning. Emily Fisher is eager to meet the new employee at her father's shop in Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania. But when Christopher Hochstetler arrives,... |
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The Pattern Artist
Nancy Moser - Shiloh Run Press
Format: Print book
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Born into a life of hard work, English housemaid Annie Wood arrives in New York City in 1911 with her wealthy mistress. Wide-eyed with the possibilities America has to offer, Annie wonders if there's more for her than a life of service. Annie chooses to risk everything, taps into courage... |
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The Blended Quilt
Jean Brunstetter - Shiloh Run Press
Format: Paperback
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Will pursuing Sadies dreams mean leaving a romance behind? Sadie Kuhns has a lot happening in her life. She is creating a unique quilt by blending a traditional Amish pattern with a Hawaiian pattern as a tribute to her time spent in the islands, and she is working on a self-published... |
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The Quilter's Apprentice
Jennifer Chiaverini - Plume
Format: Paperback
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After moving with her husband, Matt, to the small college town of Waterford, Pennsylvania, Sarah McClure struggles to find a fulfilling job. In the meantime, she agrees to help seventy-five-year-old Sylvia Compson prepare her family estate, Elm Creek Manor, for sale. As part of her compensation,... |
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The Goodbye Quilt
Susan Wiggs - Mira
Format: Hardcover
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Linda Davis's local fabric shop is a place where women gather to share their creations: wedding quilts, baby quilts, memorial quilts, each bound tight with dreams, hopes and yearnings.Now, as her only child readies for college, Linda is torn between excitement for Molly and heartache... |
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When the Heart Cries (Sisters of the Quilt, Book 1)
Cindy Woodsmall - WaterBrook Press
Format: Paperback
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When Hannah dares to love across the boundaries of tradition, will she lose everything? Despite being raised in a traditional Old Order Amish family, seventeen-year-old Hannah Lapp desires to break with custom, forgo baptism into the faith, and marry outside the cloistered community. She’s... |
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Bachelor's Puzzle
Judith Pella - Bethany House
Format: Paperback
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He never intended to stay... The women of the Maintown church ladies society eagerly await the arrival of the new circuit-riding preacher--a bachelor, they've been told. To welcome him, they and their eligible daughters decide to make him a "welcome" quilt. The project turns... |
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Ties That Bind: A Novel
Cindy Woodsmall - WaterBrook
Format: Paperback
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Ariana’s comfortable Old Order Amish world is about to unravel. Will holding tightly to the cords of family keep them together—or simply tear them apart?
Twenty-year-old Ariana Brenneman loves her family and the Old Ways. She has two aspirations: open a café... |
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