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Patchwork #8
Secret in the Stitches
Just before Sarah leaves town to visit her daughter, Jenna, Sarah’s friend Ella Buttonwood comes to her with an exciting discovery: She’s just found an old quilt behind a false wall in her basement, and the patterns and fabrics prove what her family has claimed for generations- that her house was a stop on the Underground Railroad!
Rid runaway slaves seek refuge in Maple Hill? Could their little town have been instrumental in the flight to freedom? By the time Sarah gets back to Maple Hill, everyone in town is excited about the idea, and the city has started raising money to turn Ella’s historic house into an Underground Railroad Museum. Sarah has her doubts about the quilt though. Could it really be as old as it looks? And when Ella disappears, along with the museum funds, Sarah must unravel the history of the quilt to learn what happened and to find the money! Can she discover the secret hidden in the stitches?
Rid runaway slaves seek refuge in Maple Hill? Could their little town have been instrumental in the flight to freedom? By the time Sarah gets back to Maple Hill, everyone in town is excited about the idea, and the city has started raising money to turn Ella’s historic house into an Underground Railroad Museum. Sarah has her doubts about the quilt though. Could it really be as old as it looks? And when Ella disappears, along with the museum funds, Sarah must unravel the history of the quilt to learn what happened and to find the money! Can she discover the secret hidden in the stitches?
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March 11, 2019
Sarah's friend, Ella, brings a quilt to her saying she found it in cellar and thinks it is part of the underground railroad. The town gets behind her and starts a museum at her house before they even find out if the quilt is real. Her friend disappears and the money is gone. Everyone thinks Ella took the money and ran but Sarah thinks there is more to the story.
April 2, 2023
This is a good cozy Christian mystery series with some nice characters. Sarah restores antique quilts, takes in borders, enjoys a chai latte with whipped cream, and solves crimes based on the Seven Deadly Sins.
June 18, 2020
Another of the Patchwork Mysteries that are a Guidepost mystery. I enjoy this series about a grandmother of twin girls who is an amateur detective and also restores quilts.
February 23, 2017
Sarah Hart is once again called in to use her expertise to determine if a quilt Maple Hill Resident, Ella Buttonwood, has discovered in her basement is truly an antebellum quilt used in the Underground Railroad. When Sarah says possibly with only a quick assessment, Ella jumps on it and soon the town has gone "quilt crazy," and Ella has started turning her basement into a museum. When Ella disappears, along with the big stash of donation money, leaving her niece and nephew alone in her antiquated house, something begins to smell fishy. It's up to Sarah to determine if the quilt is indeed a historic find or a very well done fake.
I really enjoyed this one as it included some information on the use of quilts during the underground to lead those following the railroad from one safe house to another. The author included the fact that this has never been proven or disproven as happening. Looking on the internet, there are many articles for and against the underground railroad quilt code; but it was still interesting to find out that this could indeed have been a possibility. Another good Patchwork mystery.
Favorite Quote: "Think before you speak, then say what you would wish to hear."
I really enjoyed this one as it included some information on the use of quilts during the underground to lead those following the railroad from one safe house to another. The author included the fact that this has never been proven or disproven as happening. Looking on the internet, there are many articles for and against the underground railroad quilt code; but it was still interesting to find out that this could indeed have been a possibility. Another good Patchwork mystery.
Favorite Quote: "Think before you speak, then say what you would wish to hear."
February 6, 2013
This Patchwork Quilt Mystery #8 is not quite as good as #1 but it's still an excellent book. It does have a different author but the characters and storyline doesn't show the difference.
In this book an old classmate of Sarah's and a neighbor in Maple Creek, Ella Buttonwood, comes to Sarah with a discovery of a quilt behind a false wall in the basement of her old home. She's excited because she thinks it proves her grandmother's stories that an "underground railroad" existed in Maple Creek. Sarah goes off to visit her daughter in Texas before she can examine the quilt properly and when she returns the entire town has been taken with "quilt fever" and money is being raised to turn the Buttonwood house into a museum. Then Ella and the money disappears. Everybody thinks the worst of Ella but Sarah gets on the trail. I must say that it was pretty obvious what happened to the money and who was the "bad guy" here but it still made for a great book.
In this book an old classmate of Sarah's and a neighbor in Maple Creek, Ella Buttonwood, comes to Sarah with a discovery of a quilt behind a false wall in the basement of her old home. She's excited because she thinks it proves her grandmother's stories that an "underground railroad" existed in Maple Creek. Sarah goes off to visit her daughter in Texas before she can examine the quilt properly and when she returns the entire town has been taken with "quilt fever" and money is being raised to turn the Buttonwood house into a museum. Then Ella and the money disappears. Everybody thinks the worst of Ella but Sarah gets on the trail. I must say that it was pretty obvious what happened to the money and who was the "bad guy" here but it still made for a great book.
July 3, 2016
Sarah Hart has been asked to determine the age of a quilt for a long-time community leader in Maple Hill. She promises to do so after returning home from a visit w/ her daughter in Texas. However, when she returns home, the town is positive the quilt is associated w/ an Underground Railroad stop at the quilt owner's house & plans to develop a museum at the quilt owner's home. After a major fundraiser, the cash, and quilt owner, disappear, leaving behind two teen-agers & a host of questions. Can Sarah "unravel" the mystery, find the quilt-owner, & find the lost money? Will the quilt help? Not a bad story in this Guidepost's series, but not the best one, either.
August 27, 2014
2/12/14-2/18/14
When a quilt is discovered in the basement of Ella Buttonwood's home, quilt fever takes over the town of Maple Hill. Could the quilt have been used as part of the Underground Railroad's quilt code? The town is in a frenzy making plans to open a museum in Ella's house when the money from the fundraiser and Ella both disappear.
Good mystery, great series!
When a quilt is discovered in the basement of Ella Buttonwood's home, quilt fever takes over the town of Maple Hill. Could the quilt have been used as part of the Underground Railroad's quilt code? The town is in a frenzy making plans to open a museum in Ella's house when the money from the fundraiser and Ella both disappear.
Good mystery, great series!
May 3, 2015
The Underground Railroad in Maple Hill? Stolen money? A quilt made to look like and old one? Sarah Hart gets another mystery with a childhood classmate involved. Ella Buttonwood's home has a hidden wall in the basement. What does that mean?
December 8, 2016
It took me a while to get into this book, mostly because I was sick, but once I did I couldn't stop thinking about it. I love books that are based on real events or places I can look up online. I loved learning more about the Underground Railroad and the quilt code.
December 14, 2016
Even though there are different authors in the Patchwork Mystery series, the characters still remain true to the story line. Love the town description and the connection with the characters. Good fast easy,cozy read.
September 10, 2012
I really like the Patchwork Mysteries Series. Number 8 is no exception.
January 10, 2014
not as good as the other books. hard to get into
December 28, 2014
I am just plowing through this whole series. LOVE THEM! They're just what I need right now.
January 2, 2017
Great read. I have just started quilting and its neat to read about a lady who makes and restores quilts. the author develops the story so well you feel like you are there with the characters!
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