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"Become a skilled foundation piecer with New York Beauty blocks and arcs of Flying Geese that amaze! Stitch your way through 31 architectural block patterns, ideal for advanced beginners and intermediate quilters. Practice this straightforward approach to curved piecing, foundation piecing, and simple machine appliqu on 10 full-size quilts and 27 pillow projects. Lively color combinations provide movement and drama, with fabric selections from Tula...
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Lucy Stone mystery volume 30
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"When a community center opens in town, many embrace it as a space where locals of all ages can gather and create. Others view it as a waste of taxpayer dollars. The director, Darleen Busby-Platt, is no less controversial. Intense and showy, Darleen has huge plans for her new role. But Lucy believes the woman isn't exactly as warm hearted--or qualified--as she seems. That hunch deepens when Darleen and a young employee vanish... and dismembered remains...
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Elm Creek quilts novel volume 22
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Summer Sullivan, the youngest founding member of Elm Creek Quilts, has spent the last two years pursuing a master's degree in history at the University of Chicago. Her unexpected return home to the celebrated quilter's retreat is met with delight but also concern from her mother, Gwen; her best friend, Sarah; master quilter Sylvia; and her other colleagues--and rightly so. Stymied by writer's block, Summer hasn't finished her thesis, and she can't...
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Quilters inevitably have short lengths of full fabric widths as well as smaller leftover pieces from creating countless projects. The beauty is those scrap pieces can be tamed for re-use! Author, SusanClaire Mayfield has created an organizational model for that quilting fabric that she shares in her book Quilter's Scrap Pantry: The Grab-and-Go Approach to Organizing Your Scraps and Making Beautiful Quilts. SusanClaire's current students have found...
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This book presents a charming collection of 18 stylish quilts. Each one explores a variety of traditional and modern techniques including applique and other surface embellishment, as well as machine quilting. The projects range from bed quilts and throws to wall hangings and table runners. Quilters prefer to buy fabric in "fat quarters" or "jelly roll strips" or they have a stash of leftovers, and with this in mind the quilts have been designed to...
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Twenty sewing projects for home décor and accessories inspired by, the Japanese aesthetic that appreciates the beauty of imperfection.
Capture the essence of Japanese style in your sewing with this collection of projects inspired by the wabi-sabi concept of "perfect imperfection." This collection of twenty sewing projects for home decor and accessories is, based on the popular Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi, which celebrates the beauty in the ordinary...
30) Mantas Y Cojines
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Las Mantas y los cojines se pueden usar con gran éxito como elementos personalizados y personales. La gente buscará mantas de bebé o cojines por encargo, y hasta se las dejará a su descendencia. Esos elementos se pueden convertir con facilidad en una reliquia familiar. Este aspecto se ignora rápido, pero por unas pocas horas de trabajo o un pequeño gasto, un padrino o un amigo cercano de la familia puede regalar algo que se atesorará por generaciones....
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Discover how to design and stitch beautiful machine quilting with the walking foot on your home sewing machine.
Intimidated by free-motion machine quilting? You don't need it to beautifully machine-quilt your own tops. Well-known teacher Mary Mashuta's classroom-tested methods guarantee quilting success. Mary teaches you to use heavier-weight threads on the top of your machine, rather than in the bobbin, so that all your stitching is done on the...
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The expert quilter presents sixty-nine unique quilt blocks
wn from the rare eighteenth-century coverlet constructed in the Mosaic patchwork tradition.
The 1718 Coverlet, the earliest known dated piece of patchwork, has fascinated quilters and textile historians since its discovery in Wiltshire, England. Now quilting expert Susan Briscoe invites readers and crafters to explore this treasure trove of historical inspiration.
With this illustrated,...
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"After learning the basics in Me & My Sewing Machine, you can now graduate to more sophisticated techniques in this follow-up book, Me & My Sewing Adventure. With her characteristic clarity and easy-to-follow instructions, author Kate Haxell guides you through the challenges and nuances of professional finishes, fabric manipulation, specialty seams, pattern construction, and much more. Once you master these skills, you'll approach any sewing endeavor...
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The bestselling Piece O' Cake Designs author helps you capture the magic of this mythical creature with colorful and versatile full-size patterns.
Let your creativity run wild with this totally adorable, rainbow-colored quilt to appliqué. With two sizes of unicorn blocks (35" x 35" and 50" x 50") and 5 sizes of quilts (wall, crib, twin, throw, and queen), you'll be able to make an enchanting quilt for all the unicorn lovers in your life, large or...
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Get ready to picnic with designs for a tote, a sunhat, and nine other projects for the sunny season!
Sally Bell and Susan Maw, the beloved pattern makers of Maw-Bell Designs, bring you eleven projects to take you outside for a feast with your loved ones. These traditional-with-a-twist designs are casual and stylish, and make the perfect setting for an outdoor getaway.
Make six quilts, a picnic tote, a backpack, pillows, a sweet sunhat,...
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The expanded edition of the ultimate no-math reference guide for quilters-featuring even more blocks, diagrams, and essential tips!
Cutting and planning blocks is easier than ever with this convenient guide featuring 110 traditional quilt blocks in 5 sizes each. This guide also has rotary-cutting charts, reference tables, a block index, and dozens of precut-friendly designs. Block diagrams make construction a breeze, while color-filled blocks and...
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Beautiful antique quilts and a workbook of patterns come together in this lavish photography book for quilters. The 25 featured quilts from the Wisconsin State Historical Society collection are displayed in period rooms at Old World Wisconsin, the Society's outdoor museum of German and Scandinavian farm houses. Patterns and block layouts are provided for replicating each of the original quilts, and after seeing each of them in a true historical context,...
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Tips and techniques for unleashing the designer within and creating your own original quilts.
Let your imagination take flight! Gail Garber teaches you step-by-step techniques to create your own unique quilt designs, or to make any of the five bonus projects in this book.
Draft shapes such as Flying Geese, triangles, and diamonds to fill strips of fabric that weave in and out of your design. Easy paper-piecing instructions help you make all your...
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Fat QuarterlyMagazine cofounder Tacha Bruecher takes a fresh look at an old favorite, English paper-pieced hexagons, with current fabrics and settings for quilts, table toppers, and more. Modern and traditional designs are both, featured, including rosettes, stars, and free form. Learn how to combine settings and how to creatively, quilt hexagons. Projects are, varied for any skill level or time commitment-make a few hexagons, make a few more, or...
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Make every day a day at the beach with these whimsical, one-of-a-kind art pieces and fun folk crafts.
Discover 25 sewing projects including stuffies, quilts, garlands, pillows, bags, and more-all with a bright and cheery seaside theme. Beginners and experienced sewers alike will find something fun to create from today's top designers.