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25 Patchwork Quilt Blocks: Projects and Inspiration from Katy Jones
25 Patchwork Quilt Blocks: Projects and Inspiration from Katy Jones

Katy Jones · That Patchwork Place
Format: Paperback

Using fabulous fabrics and graphic pops of color, popular blogger Katy Jones presents time-honored and original quilt-block patterns, plus four fun projects. Beginner-friendly instructions include machine piecing, working with squares and triangles, basic machine appliqué, and fussy...
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Journal Your Way: Designing & Using Handmade Books
Journal Your Way: Designing & Using Handmade Books

Gwen Diehn · Lark Crafts
Format: Paperback

Custom tailor a journal thats just right for you! With step-by-step illustrations and instructions for more than sixteen formats and 10 cover styles, Gwen Diehn celebrates the art of making and using a personalized journal. Inspiring images showcase a rich variety of working journals, fascinating...
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The Inspired Wedding
The Inspired Wedding

Emma Arendoski · Sellers Publishing, Incorporated
Format: Hardcover

Are you a bride-to-be who wants to plan a wedding unlike anyone elses but you need some fresh ideas and guidance along the way Are you thinking of incorporating a theme into your wedding but youre not sure how Let author Emma Arendoski and her new book The Inspired Wedding help you create...
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Creative Scarves: 20+ Stylish Projects to Craft and Stitch
Creative Scarves: 20+ Stylish Projects to Craft and Stitch

Heidi Borchers · Fons & Porter
Format: Book

Show off your scarf style!Why shop endlessly for the perfect scarf when you can create one that is perfectly you? In Creative Scarves you'll find 24 fashionably fun and incredibly easy design ideas to help you make (or make-over) your own gorgeous scarves for every outfit, occasion...
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Not So Big Remodeling: Tailoring Your Home for the Way You Really Live
Not So Big Remodeling: Tailoring Your Home for the Way You Really Live

Sarah Susanka · Ingram Pub Services
Pages: 329
Format: Paperback

More big ideas from Sarah Susanka including hundreds of 'Not So Big ideas' that can beautifully and affordably transform any home. Sometimes small changes can have a big impact. But many homeowners looking for more living space still insist on building expensive additions or completely...
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The Beginner's Guide to Dressmaking: Sewing Techniques and Patterns to Make Your Own Clothes
The Beginner's Guide to Dressmaking: Sewing Techniques and Patterns to Make Your Own Clothes

Wendy Ward · Writer'S Digest
Pages: 126
Format: Book

Do you dream of making your own clothes but are either new to dressmaking or struggle to follow commercially available patterns? If so, then this book provides you with everything you need to start sewing--complete with 6 full size pull-out patterns!The detailed instructions and step by step...
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Knitting Masterclass: With Over 20 Technical Workshops and 15 Beautiful Patterns
Knitting Masterclass: With Over 20 Technical Workshops and 15 Beautiful Patterns

The Knitter · Collins & Brown
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

A master class can really help intermediate and advanced knitters learn even intimidating stitches and skills. This comprehensive collection from The Knitter recreates that experience on the page, with techniques drawn from the magazine's popular Masterclass series. The “seminars”—led...
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Once Upon a Knit: 28 Grimm and Glamorous Fairy-Tale Projects
Once Upon a Knit: 28 Grimm and Glamorous Fairy-Tale Projects

Genevieve Miller · Potter Craft
Format: Kindle Edition

Iconic fairy-tale characters from storybooks, movies, and television inspire this collection of magical knitting patterns perfect for modern knights, villains, and princesses.Once again, Genevieve Miller taps a wide range of contributors (from knitwear designers to students) to create...
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Last crossing of the Lusitania
Last crossing of the Lusitania

Erik Larson · Crown Publishers
Pages: 430
Format: Print book

#1 New York Times BestsellerFrom the bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthralling story of the sinking of the LusitaniaOn May 1, 1915, with WWI entering its tenth month, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York,...
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Sew a Modern Home: Quilts and More for Every Room
Sew a Modern Home: Quilts and More for Every Room

Melissa Lunden · That Patchwork Place
Format: Book

Melissa Lunden presents 19 practical quilting and sewing projects for living rooms, bedrooms, dining rooms, and nurseries. This beginner-friendly book teaches a range of techniques.
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Essential Sewing Reference Tool: All-in-One Visual Guide
Essential Sewing Reference Tool: All-in-One Visual Guide

Carla Hegeman Crim · C&T Publishing; Spi edition
Format: Book

Comprehensive, this must-have book, Essential Sewing Reference Tool, by Carla Hegeman Crim, is an indispensable guide for anyone who sews (or wants to start). Organized for easy readability and usage, it covers everything you need to know whether you’re making a home decoration, piece...
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The Homeowner's Energy Handbook: Your Guide to Getting Off the Grid
The Homeowner's Energy Handbook: Your Guide to Getting Off the Grid

Paul Scheckel · Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Paperback

Are you looking for creative ways to lower your energy costs, use renewable energy, generate more of your own power, or become less reliant on the grid? Energy expert Paul Scheckel offers practical advice for taking matters into your own hands. Understand the fundamentals of solar, wind,...
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The Simple Living Handbook: Discover the Joy of a De-Cluttered Life
The Simple Living Handbook: Discover the Joy of a De-Cluttered Life

Lorilee Lippincott · Skyhorse Publishing; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Where did all this stuff come from I dont have time for a life I need to get away Ever feel this way Society is quick to fill our minds and homes with all the latest gadgets tools obligations and entertainment but what happens when it all doesnt fit The Simple Living Handbook is a how-to...
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