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Happy Flower Quilts: 30 Colorful Quilts, Charming Bags and Cheerful Gifts

Atsuko Matsuyama · Zakka Workshop
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Happy Flower Quilts is the most colorful and cheerful collection of quilted projects around. Originally published in Japan, this book showcases master quilter and fabric designer Atsuko Matsuyama's unique ability to combine bright colors and fun prints.Packed with over 30 projects,...
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Modern Quilt Magic: 5 Parlor Tricks to Expand Your Piecing Skills - 17 Captivating Projects

Victoria Findlay Wolfe · C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Grow your cache of quilter's tricks with 5 awe-inspiring patchwork techniques that are easier than you think! Learn a new piecing trick in just 15 minutes or less, and watch your skills soar to a whole new level. Say "presto!" with partial seams for both quilts and blocks, Y-seams,...
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Make Your Own Pure Mineral Makeup: 79 Easy Hypoallergenic Recipes for Radiant Beauty

Heather Anderson · Storey Publishing, LLC
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Making your own mineral makeup is easy and inexpensive, and these 79 recipes detail how to customize for skin type and color. Formulations for eye shadow, foundation, concealer, blush, highlighter, and more will help you create mineral-based powders free of fragrances, parabens, and toxins....
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Grow a Little Fruit Tree: Simple Pruning Techniques for Small-Space, Easy-Harvest Fruit Trees

Ann Ralph · Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Book

Grow your own apples, plums, cherries, and peaches in even the smallest backyard! Expert pruner Ann Ralph reveals a simple yet revolutionary secret that keeps an ordinary fruit tree much smaller than normal.
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DIY Woven Art: Inspiration and Instruction for Handmade Wall Hangings, Rugs, Pillows and More!

Rachel Denbow · Interweave Pr
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

An alt twist on traditional wall hangings! Get crafty with DIY Woven Art! These 14 fabulous fiber art projects--from colorful pillows and rugs to dramatic wall hangings--will add a pop to any room in your house. No loom? No worries. Rachel Denbow shows you how to fabricate 3 simple, portable...
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Classic to Contemporary String Quilts: Techniques, Inspiration, and 16 Projects for Strip Quilting

Mary M. Hogan · Landauer Publishing LLC
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Get ready to stylishly bust your stash and scraps with a fresh take on a time-honored quilt-making technique: String quilts!16 stash-busting projects include table toppers, wall hangings, and full-size bed quiltsOver 300 photos and illustrations walk you step-by-step through the techniques...
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Favorite Fabric Bowls, Boxes & Vases: 15 Quick-to-Make Projects - 45 Inspiring Variations

Linda Johansen · C & T Publishing
Pages: 79
Format: Print book

With 15 projects you can easily make in a day, best-selling author Linda Johansen teaches you to sew creative containers of all shapes and sizes. Corral your odds and ends with sturdy fabric bowls, boxes, and vases. Each project includes stylish variations and embellishment ideas ranging...
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Add One Stitch Knitting: All the Stitches You Need in 15 Projects

Alina Schneider · Barron's Educational Series
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

With 15 knitting stitches clearly explained and demonstratedAuthor and renowned blogger Alina Schneider demystifies the knitting process and helps you learn 15 essential knitting stitches with this easy, step-by-step guide. Starting with the simple knit and purl stitches, each lesson will...
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Small Space Garden Ideas

Philippa Pearson · DK Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Perfect for people who have little space to garden, whether a doorstep, balcony, or part of a wall. Small Space Garden Ideas is full of creative ideas for making use of every growing space available. From windowsills and hanging baskets to rooftop containers and vertical gardens, Small...
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Rug Weaving For Beginners

Margaret Seagroatt · Watson-Guptill; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Book by Seagroatt, Margaret
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Potter Craft Books-Once Upon A Knit

Genevieve Miller · Random House Inc
Format: Paperback

RANDOM HOUSE-Potter Craft Books Once Upon A Knit Iconic fairy- tale characters from storybooks movies and television inspire this collection of magical knitting patterns perfect for modern knights villains and princesses This book contains twenty-eight grimm and glamorous fairy-tale projects...
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Small-Space Vegetable Gardens: Growing Great Edibles in Containers, Raised Beds, and Small Plots

Andrea Bellamy · Timber Pr
Pages: 213
Format: Book

"If I could recommend one book for small-space vegetable gardening, this would be it. Andrea Bellamy nailed it!" - Joe Lamp'l, Growing a Greener WorldSmall-Space Vegetable Gardens explains the basics of growing a bounty of edibles in a minimal amount of space. Andrea Bellamy,...
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50 Years of Collectible Glass, 1920-1970: Tableware, Kitchenware, Barware, and Water Sets

Thomas A. Bredehoft · Antique Trader Books
Format: Paperback

The first in a two-volume set, this book covers collectible glasswares of all major American manufacturers since the early 20th century, focusing on tableware, kitchenware, barware, and water sets.
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Girl with a Sewing Machine: The no-fuss guide to making and adapting your own clothes

JENNIFFER TAYLOR · Search Press
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Create your own unique clothes to fit your personality and your shape.This stylish, instructive book from The Great British Sewing Bee's Jenniffer Taylor shows you how to make and adapt your own clothes in a simple, no-fuss way. Using Jenniffer's fun and imaginative ideas, this book will...
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Gardens in Detail: 100 Contemporary Designs

Emma Reuss · The Monacelli Press
Format: Hardcover

Explore 100 gardens from around the world with this illustrated guide to the design elements of each - from historical style to planting and landscape design. This comprehensive reference offers gardens from many periods of history - Islamic, Renaissance, English Landscape, Arts &...
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