March is National Crafts Month

Did you know that March is National Craft Month?  Come in and see our book display with all sorts of craft books.  As always, our display books are available for check-out.

If you prefer a little mystery with your crafts, try some of our crafty mysteries.  In our previous two posts we looked at knitting and quilting mysteries.  We'll include hobby mysteries, too.

Are you a golfer?  Maggie Toussaint writes the Cleopatra Jones Mystery series featuring a golfer who's also a sleuth. 









For the gardeners there are several mystery series featuring herbalists and gardening enthusiasts:  Kate Collins, Anthony Eglin, Kathy Lynn Emerson, Rosemary Harrier and Ellis Peters (Cadfael Mystery Series). 
There is also a TV mysteries, Rosemary and Thyme, featuring two gardeners who always find a dead body wherever they are digging.

Is Antiquing your hobby?  These authors are interested in antiques or own shops:  Madelyn Alt, Mary Kay Andrews and Jane K. Cleland. 

Torrie O'Shea is a genealogist who also solves myteries.  This series is written Rett MacPherson.

For Puzzle lovers Nero Blanc and Parnell Hall write mysteries around puzzles.  Nero Blanc is a husband/wife writing team who features a crossword editor in their series, and Parnell Hall features a the Puzzle Lady, the creator of a crossword puzzle column.

Call  (843) 849-6161 to reserve your favorite crafty mystery, or visit our website to reserve your book.  We are always happy to help you use our catalog.
Thanks for reading.

CRAFTING CAN BE DANGEROUS!

There are so many genres or types of mysteries being published these days, and there's something for everyone.  One popular type of mystery is the crafty mystery.  No matter what type of craft you enjoy, there's bound to be a mystery with a theme about your favorite craft or hobby. 

When I first started looking for crafty mysteries, I really didn't realize there were quite so many. This post will focus on quilting-themed mysteries. Other types of crafty mysteries will be featured in future posts.

Earlene Fowler writes the Benni Harper series featuring quilts and cowboys.  This series is set in a town on the central coast of California.  She has written 15 books in this series, of which Spider Web is the latest. Some of the titles in the series are Fool's Puzzle, Irish Chain, Tumbling Blocks, and Mariner's Compass.

 

Terri Thayer is a quilter who loves to write mysteries.  Like Earlene Fowler, Thayer books have titles named after quilt blocks.  Visit her website to find out more about this series set in California.

                                      

A Chicago native, Clare O'Donohue, worked as a producer on the HGTV show, Simply Quilts.   This series is set in Archer's Rest, New York.

                                                            

            

                                         

This post would not be complete without including the popular series by Jennifer Chiaviarini.  The Elm Creek Novels are not mysteries, but historical novels.  Chiaviarini also writes instructional quilting books to go along with the novels.  She even has a fabric line with the collections named after her novels




Please visit the Mt. Pleasant Regional to check out these crafty quilting novels and books, or visit out website to place your books on hold.  Thanks for reading.