So if you like to read you will want to be sure and pick these up.  They are fun series of mysteries to read.  There is a free needlework pattern in each book as well.

Happy Shopping and Happy Stitching!!

A Murderous Yarn (MF-005)

5^th in the series

Heavens to Betsy Devonshire!  She never intended to get to caught up in this year’s antique car race.  But as sponsor of one of the entrants, she can’t help but keep a close eye on the outcome ---and it’s not pretty.  One of the drivers never makes it to the finish line.  His car is found exploded in flames. Now Betsy and her crafty friends must determine if it was an accident or the work of a jealous competitor.  The answer may be in a piece of needlework, but pinning down a suspect won’t be easy….

Unraveled Sleeve (MF-004)

4^th in the series

Betsy Devonshire has settled into her new home in Excelsior, Minnesota as owner of the town's needlecraft shop.  So why is the suffering from terrifying nightmares?  She hasn’t a clue---but thinks maybe it would help to get away for awhile.  With her friend Jill in tow, she heads north for a “stitch-in” at a remote, rustic lodge.  But her nightmares only get worse---especially after she finds a dead woman no one else had seen.  Then the body disappears---and she knows she won’t get any rest until she untangles the mysterious threads of the crime….

3^rd in the series

The cold ,blustery Midwest winters don’t exactly agree with Betsy Devonshire, but since moving to Excelsior, Minnesota, she sure has met a lot of warm, friendly people.  So she isn’t too surprised when the town’s most talented needleworkers volunteer to restore a damage tapestry that was found in the basement of a local church.  Betsy even offers to donate materials for the project, thinking that the free publicity will boost sales at her financially troubled needlecraft shop.  But, soon Betsy is afraid of losing more than her business---because her good intentions have unleashed some deadly secrets….

2^nd in the series

When the historic Hopkins ferry was raised from the bottom of the lake, who would have thought they were literally raising the dead!  But there is was---a skeleton---right before their eyes.  Unfortunately, the evidence is slim and soggy.  The boat sank in 1949, the victim on board was a woman, and near the body is a piece of unidentifiable lacelike fabric.  Sounds like a job for Betsy Devonshire. Betsy knows there’s more to this story than what’s on the surface. And one she and patrons of her needledcraft shop start lending a hand, they’re sure to stitch together the details of this unnerving mystery….

1^st in the series

When Betsy arrived in Excelsior, Minnesota, all she wanted was to visit her sister Margot and to get her life in order.  She never dreamed her sister would give her a place to stay and a job at her needlecraft shop. In fact, things had never looked so good ---until Margot was murdered… In a town this friendly, it’s hard to imagine who could have committed such a horrible act.  But Betsy has a few ideas. There’s an ex-employee who wants to start her own needlework store.  And there’s the landlord who wanted Margot out.  Now Betsy’s putting together a list of motives and suspects to figure out this killer’s pattern of crime….