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Patchwork Mysteries Books in Order

Read the Patchwork Mysteries books in order, with summaries of Sarah Hart’s quilt-based investigations, family secrets, and Christian community in Maple Hill.

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27 books

Bound in Love

by Various

2010

An anonymous library book describes a Maple Hill quilter imprisoned for a crime she did not commit. Sarah discovers that her mother donated it and searches for clues in quilted garments that could establish the woman’s innocence.

Family Patterns

by Various

2010

While her son’s family restores their Victorian home, Sarah Hart and her granddaughters discover a secret passage containing an antique quilt. Its unusual clues draw Sarah into an old family mystery surrounding her grandmother’s disappearance.

Homespun Holidays

by Various

2010

Sarah’s Christmas preparations are interrupted when her boarder Belle disappears with a cherished family quilt. Searching for the girl and the missing Star of Bethlehem heirloom, Sarah discovers troubling clues beneath Maple Hill’s holiday cheer.

Muslin Mystery

by Vera Dodge

2010

Restoring a quilt for a wealthy recluse, Sarah finds that its blocks form a plea for help. Her client refuses to explain, and a stranger warns of danger, leaving Sarah to decide whether to continue investigating.

Pieces of the Past

by Susan Page Davis

2010

Quilt restorer Sarah Hart agrees to help a veteran locate the woman he hoped to marry before World War II. Inconsistencies in his memories raise doubts, forcing Sarah to investigate what he really wants from the reunion.

Ella Buttonwood’s newly discovered quilt appears to link her house to the Underground Railroad. Sarah questions its authenticity as Maple Hill raises museum funds, then must investigate when Ella and the money both vanish.

Threads of Truth

by Various

2010

Sarah and her twin granddaughters stay at a country inn during a quilting workshop. Snow traps them with the other guests, and a ransacked common room and missing innkeeper leave Sarah searching for answers among their companions.

Time to Share

by Various

2010

Photographs taken for a wall-quilt project reveal a hidden door on Mount Greylock. Sarah discovers a cellar containing stolen goods and an old daguerreotype, then investigates whether the pictured couple connects to recent burglaries.

Timeless Treasures

by Various

2010

Sarah buys a sampler quilt at the Harber farm’s estate sale, only for the family to request their possessions back. Their search for hidden heirlooms raises questions, and the quilt’s different patterns may hold vital clues.

Yesterday's Secrets

by Various

2010

Helping an old friend’s great-uncle move into assisted living, Sarah finds his house ransacked and a toolbox missing. As more belongings disappear, she investigates the suspicious activity and family history surrounding the reluctant elderly man.

A Quilt of Memories

by Various

2011

Sarah’s ailing father faces losing his nursing-home place after his savings disappear. Her brother denies taking the money, while the family gathers to create a memory quilt and Sarah searches for the person responsible.

Mystery on the Midway

by Vera Dodge

2011

At Maple Hill’s anniversary fair, Sarah discovers that an antique quilt has been replaced by the quilting competition’s winning entry. With the awards ceremony approaching, she must locate the historical quilt and determine who exchanged the pieces.

Nothing To Hide

by Susan Page Davis

2011

Sarah Hart glimpses an old friend at a wedding, but the woman disappears and others deny seeing her. Evidence of activity at her family's former textile mill leads Sarah to investigate why Ruby Sears is hiding her return.

Secrets in the Storm

by Susan Page Davis

2011

A winter storm shatters the Maple Hill library's historic stained-glass window, but Sarah Hart discovers evidence suggesting deliberate damage. While recreating its design in a fundraising quilt, she investigates what really happened and the secrets behind the destruction.

The Christmas Quilt

by Various

2011

Sarah follows weekly online instructions for a Christmas mystery quilt, puzzled by their strange typographical errors. A series of thefts troubles Maple Hill merchants, and she begins looking for a connection between the crimes and her project.

Sarah helps sort the contents of a newly purchased house that appears untouched since the 1940s. When antiques start disappearing, she must investigate the vanished owners’ history and consider whether someone in her own group is stealing.

The Price of Truth

by Various

2011

At a Boston antiques auction, Sarah hopes to buy a historic Maple Hill quilt but doubts its authenticity. Suspiciously inflated prices for other quilts deepen her concerns, prompting her to investigate before the town’s purchase goes ahead.

To Have And To Hide

by Various

2011

Preparing an heirloom wedding quilt for Liam’s daughter, Sarah discovers his name beside an unknown woman’s and a wedding date. Liam denies a secret marriage, but the clues send Sarah into a complicated history of family conflict.

Torn in Two

by Various

2011

Sarah arrives to lecture a high-school class about quilts and learns that its dependable teacher has disappeared. A quilt left on the teacher’s desk becomes her chief clue as she investigates rumors and concealed personal history.

A Mother's Love

by Various

2012

While chaperoning a school trip to an Amish community, Sarah meets a mother desperate for news of her shunned daughter. With neighbors unwilling to help, Sarah searches for the missing young woman using clues in her quilting.

As Close As My Heart

by Various

2012

A break-in at Sarah’s home leaves her boarder injured and three clients’ antique quilts stolen. Sarah investigates their histories to identify the thief’s target while facing the possibility that her son’s family will leave Maple Hill.

The Calico Trail

by Various

2012

Maggie’s inherited pioneer quilt appears to record her ancestors’ westward journey, but family letters tell a different story. Sarah and her granddaughters compare the conflicting accounts, seeking the reason their relatives may have concealed the actual route.

Restoring a quilt made by the pastor’s missionary grandmother in China, Sarah discovers documents hidden inside its batting. The papers suggest a buried treasure, while her granddaughters consider how to use their talents to serve others.

A Spot of Trouble

by Various

2013

As Sarah plans her wedding, Liam’s store is vandalized and robbed. The police suspect a personal grievance, and Sarah discovers several people with reasons to want the business closed while helping his pregnant daughter through bed rest.

Something Borrowed

by Various

2013

Sarah’s friends prepare a friendship quilt for her approaching wedding, but her daughter Jenna’s quilt disappears before contributing a square. Sarah investigates why someone would steal a treasured family piece with little monetary value.

Threads of Love

by Susan Page Davis

2013

Preparing for her wedding, Sarah examines an antique embroidered quilt given anonymously to adoptee Beatrice. A rebus appears to spell Beatrice's name, prompting Sarah to decode the remaining squares and investigate whether the quilt reveals her birth mother's identity.

Squared Away

by Various

2021

A fabric swap gives Sarah the perfect calico for Maple Hill’s anniversary quilt, but traces of metallic ink suggest a link to counterfeit bills. She must trace the traded swatches to identify which participant supplied the suspicious fabric.

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