Herring Run Quilters' Guild

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Pat Sudimack would like to inform you that there are also quilting videos available in our lending library.

If you have borrowed any books from our lending library please return them so others can enjoy them too.  

Sit back and enjoy the journey through "Popser's Playground". These are quilting stories about a beginner as she encounters the strange world of quilting written by her husband: http://www.popser.com

READER'S CORNERBOOK REVIEWS BY KATE MCCUE-DAY

I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce you all to two mystery series that you may or may not be familiar with. The reason I chose these two series is because both have an underlying quilt theme to them (some more than others).

The first is by Rett Macpherson. Her first book in the series is called Family Skeletons. This is the introduction of main character Victory “Torie” O’Shea a genealogist and historian living in rural Missouri.  In this book she is dragged into a murder case when Norah Zumwalt hires her to trace her family tree but winds up dead. To make matters worse it is Torie who finds her body. In comes Sheriff Brooke to investigate the crime and these two do not get along at all! This is a very fun, quick read and is sure to get you wanting to read the others in the series.

I would guess that many of you are familiar with Earlene Fowler because her books would get your attention seeing as all her titles are quilt patterns!  However, if you do not know her books you are in for a huge treat!!

Definitely read them in order starting with Fool’s Puzzle, the first of 13 Benni Harper mysteries.  All of her books also have a slight quilt theme to them.  I have actually had the pleasure of meeting Earlene on a number of occasions and she is an absolute hoot and a quilter!  All the Benni Harper books take place in central California, many on the family ranch.  The characters of these books are what really keep the reader hooked. 

From Benni herself to her charming husband Gabe to her hilarious grandmother you wish were yours, all the characters are endearing.  These books too are a very fast read and I am always sad to finish one.  They are also a tad silly in that poor Benni is always stumbling across some crime or other. They remind me of a modern “Murder She Wrote”! 

Once you read all her books you can get  The Benni Harper Quilt Album and make all the quilts she mentions in her books!  Also check out her web site: www.earlenefowler.com