Will she be able to track down the missing girl? does Katie wan to be found? Using clues in Katie's quilting, Sarah searches for answers, spurred on by a mother's love. With Sarah's own daughter, Jenna, just days away from her due date, Sarah understands Annie's desperate concern for her absent child, and she offers to find Katie.īut no one in the community will risk the bishop's displeasure by speaking to Sarah, and she doesn't even know where to start. But then Annie breaks down and tells her that Katie has been shunned and was forced to leave the community nearly a year ago Annie has heard from her since then.īecause of their church' rules, Annie is not allowed to reach out to her daughter, but she's desperate to find out if Katie is okay. Annie shares that she and her daughter, Katie, made the quilt together. In this, the first in the Patchwork Mysteries, we meet several key characters: Sarah Martha, Sarah's best friend Ernie, Martha's husband Sarah's son Jason and his wife Maggie and their twin 12-year olds Amy and Audrey, and many other individuals.When Sarah chaperones Audrey and Amy's class trip to an Amish community, she stays with a local family and asks her hostess Annie Fisher, about the beautiful quilt o her bed. She painstakingly restores the quilt from long ago and utilizing some unique techniques, she painstakingly uncovers clues to the mystery. Family Patterns (Patchwork Mysteries) Hardcover Januby Kristin Eckhardt (Author) 48 ratings Hardcover 7.47 61 Used from 1.99 19 New from 1.23 5 Collectible from 10.00 Guideposts. Sarah is hoping to discover something about this strange disappearance many years later when a 4' x 4' quilt is discovered in a secret passageway in an old home.

Whether shes creating a Log Cabin quilt or delving into a real log cabin to find a clue, her keen eye and gentle faith always lead her in the right direction. Meet Sarah Hart, and expert in vintage quilt restoration who has a knack for piecing together mysteries. more 24 years old when she disappeared leaving behind her 6-year old son, and the Town always blamed her husband. Sewing up loose threads is her specialty. Review 2: guideposts #1 in this seriesSarah restores vintage quilts and has discovered one that is attached to a 90-year old mystery involving her missing grandmother-a grandmother she's never met. It was also wonderful to see that the author lives in Central Nebraska! Themes include love of family and friends, faith and appreciating one's family history play key roles throughout the book. all entwined in a backgroud of crazy quilts! My 91 year old aunt recommended this one to me! I think she especially enjoyed the main character, Sarah Hart, a senior citizen always on the go and with a special talent for restoring old quilts.

Review 1: Blest be the tie that binds! This very cute modern-day mystery includes oldsters, youngsters, and a decades old mystery.

Family Patterns by Kristin Eckhardt