Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood.
A fictional portrait of Grace Marks, a sixteen-year-old Canadian domestic who was convicted in the murder of her employer and his mistress in 1843. In prison, Grace is hypnotized by a psychiatrist to help her recall the murders and reveal whether she is a monster or a victim. Violence and descriptions of sex. RC 42878.

The Body in the Kelp by Katherine Hall Page.
Faith Fairchild, her minister husband, Tom, and their baby are on vacation in Maine. At an estate auction, Faith buys a quilt that turns out to be a map to a long-sought family treasure. Three murders later, Faith does find something. Faith Fairchild series, book 3. Some violence. RC 48944.

The Grub-and-Stakers Quilt a Bee by Alisa Craig.
The women of the Grub-and-Stake Gardening and Roving Club of Lobelia Falls, Ontario, are taken aback when the club inherits one of the fine old homes in town-- on the condition they maintain it as a museum. Mr. Fairfield is hired as curator, but before the museum is even opened to the public, Fairfield falls to his death from an attic window. Was it an accident, or did he know some secret about the antique quilt found in the old home? Grub and Stakers series. RC 32909, BR 8476.

How to Make an American Quilt by Whitney Otto.
A novel is pieced together from short stories about the lives of seven women who belong to a weekly quilting group, and joined by forays into philosophical discussions and practical information. The patterns the women stitch together become symbols of shared experiences that are embroidered into tales of patience, joy, love, friendship, grief, and much that goes into the history of creativity among women in America. RC 32763.

The Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas.
As the crops wither without rain, members of the Persian Pickle Club keep up their spirits by swapping gossip and fabric scraps while quilting. The bonds among the "stitch and itch" ladies are tested when a newcomer investigates a murder in the small Kansas town of the 1930s. WOD 522, BR 11261.

A Piece of Justice by Jill Paton Walsh.
Cambridge University nurse Imogen Quy becomes involved in another mystery. Her lodger, student Fran Bullion, has been asked to write a biography of a Cambridge mathematician, Gideon Summerfield. Although Summerfield appears to have been a bit of a bore, each of his previous biographers has mysteriously died or disappeared. Imogen's own project, quiltmaking, provides an intriguing clue. Imogen Quy series, book 2. RC 41567.

The Quilt by T. Davis Bunn.
Mary can hardly remember when she was a little girl, the years seem to have gone so fast. Now she is old, and she hopes she has raised her family the way the Lord would have wanted her to. But something has been keeping her awake at night, and she finally realizes what it is: she is to make a quilt, and "not a stitch is to be sewn without a prayer of thanks." As the quilt-making draws to an end, so does Mary's life. RC 38975, BR 9762.

The Quilter's Apprentice by Jennifer Chaiverini.
Sarah McClure cannot find a job after she and her husband move to the small town of Waterford, Pennsylvania. Then crotchety old Sylvia Compson asks Sarah to help organize her family estate and agrees to include quilting lessons as part of the salary. As they work, Sylvia gradually opens up to Sarah about her past. Elm Creek Quilts series, book 1. BR 12533.

The Rosewood Casket by Sharyn McCrumb.
Randall Stargill wants to leave this world in a handmade coffin and calls his sons to his Tennessee home to build one out of rosewood he has stored in the barn. Before Randall dies, though, old friend Nora Bonesteel delivers a box of dark secrets she says Randall would want buried with him. Ballad series, book 4. RC 43475.

Sarah's Patchwork by Stephanie Grace Whitson.
1947. When Lorna's Aunt Sarah died, she left Lorna her patchwork quilt. Lorna uses the fabric in each square to relate the story of Sarah's transformation from an orphan, who came west on the orphan train, to a courageous woman of strength and faith. Keepsake Legacy series, book 1. RC 53515.

Stigmata by Phyllis Alesia Perry.
When fourteen-year-old Lizzie inherits a trunk containing her great-grandmother's diary and a quilt made by her grandmother, her life changes forever. For Lizzie begins having out-of-body experiences that transport her back to the days of slavery, from which she awakens with bloody scars on her back and wrists. Some strong language. RC 49527.