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Sew Modern Baby: 19 Projects to Sew from Cuddly Sleepers to Stimulating Toys

Angela Yosten - C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Format: Paperback

This how-to book, Sew Modern Baby, by Angela Yosten, helps you play a pivotal role in your child’s early cognitive development. It features 19 projects for baby and mom in high-contrast colors with captivating patterns and textures to spark a baby’s natural curiosity. There...
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Vintage home : using 20th-century design in the contemporary home

Judith Miller - Firefly Books, 2015.
Format: Print book

Antique and design enthusiasts will recognize Judith Miller's name. Since 2007, she has been an expert appraiser on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow, which is broadcast on PBS, and her Antique Price Guide and Checklist books are the most trusted in the international antiques and collectibles...
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Stylish Weddings: 50 Simple Ideas to Make from Top Designers

Jenny Doh - Lark Crafts
Format: Paperback

Customize your wedding, with beautiful designer-created projects. You'll find quick, simple, and stunning items to make from each top designer, including invitations, table settings, favors, decorations, and gifts for the bridal party. With six signature themes to choose from, we've got the perfect...
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Storytelling with Collage: Techniques for Layering, Color and Texture

Roxanne Evans Stout - North Light
Format: Print book

Every collage has a tale to tell. Tell your story in paper, fabric, and objects collected from your world. Storytelling With Collage will inspire you to capture your poetic thoughts, fond memories and passionate daydreams in a soft and simple style. Using simple tools and supplies that...
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Essential Human Anatomy for Artists: A Complete Visual Guide to Drawing the Structures of the Living Form (For Artists, 9)

Ken Goldman - Rockport Publishers
Format: Paperback

Study human anatomy to translate nature into drawings that are both anatomically accurate and artistically beautiful.. Essential Human Anatomy for Artists is an anatomy course in a book that's designed to offer you new tools to help you understand the connections between exterior forms...
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Taunton Press-Mini Quilts

Jodie Davis - The Taunton Press
Format: Paperback

Taunton Press-Mini Quilts. Each mini quilt is a worthwhile project on its own, a way to use scraps or fabric stash, and can also become a component in a larger project. This book contains step-by- step instructions for all sorts of wonderful quilt techniques to sample and explore. Each...
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You and Your Sewing Machine: A Sewist's Guide to Troubleshooting, Maintenance, Tips & Techniques

Bernie Tobisch - C&T Publishing
Format: Paperback

From the sewing machine whisperer comes this in-depth, visual guide to how a sewing machine works, how to keep it in good working order, and how to solve common problems. Perfect for sewists and quilters of all levels, this friendly approach to learning about and troubleshooting YOUR sewing...
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The Craft-A-Day Book: 30 Projects to Make With Recycled Materials

Kari A Cornell - Twenty First Century Books
Format: Library Binding

Reduce, reuse, and recycle with ideas from The Craft-a-Day Book. You can put the three Rs to work with these thirty awesome crafts! Using recycled and reusable materials from around the house, school, or a thrift store, you'll find directions for making colorful lanterns from paper...
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The Art of Paper Flowers: Creating Realistic Blossoms from Ordinary Papers

Bobby Pearce - Creative Pub Intl
Format: Print book

Fill your home with paper flowers! They're easy to make, lovely to look at, and best of all--they'll never wilt!Paper is pretty much the least expensive craft material you'll find. It's also one of the most versatile. With a pile of colored sheets, a pair of scissors, and The Art of Paper...
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Cozy Stash-Busting Knits: 22 Patterns for Hats, Scarves, Cowls & More

Jen Lucas - Martingale
Format: Print book

Popular designer Jen Lucas is celebrated for her lacy sock-yarn creations. Now she brings her light and lovely style to the heavier-weight yarn in your stash. You'll find snuggly and trendy hats, shawls, mitts, mittens, scarves, and cowls designed for your favorite DK, worsted, and bulky...
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