Joan Spencer, violist and manager of the Oliver, Indiana Civic Symphony, is busy with preparations for the group's performance at the hugely popular annual quilt show. But when the body of show organizer Mary Sue Ellett is found under a quilt, the competition takes on a sinister tone.
Joan suspects Mary Sue's death had to do with a missing will that the entire Ellett family has been circling like vulture to locate. But looking for cold hard motives among the soft down turns up some surprising stitches – and the handiwork of a devious killer.