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Sew Maddie: The adorable rag doll who loves fun and fashion!

Debbie Shore · Search Press
Format: Paperback

Stitch Debbie Shore's favorite doll - sweet Maddie and 10 pretty clothes for every occasion. Welcome to the wonderful world of Maddie! Inspired by the Half Yard™ Sewing Club's favourite heirloom rag doll, join a brand-new Maddie on her adventures throughout the seasons.. Beginning...
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Rekha's Kitchen Garden: Seasonal Produce and Homegrown Wisdom from a Year in One Gardener's Plot

Rekha Mistry · DK
Format: Hardcover

Welcome to Rekha's Kitchen Garden: a North London allotment that is bursting with the very best seasonal produce all year round. . With more than 30 years' experience as both an amateur and professional gardener, there is no better guide to home-grown produce than Rekha. Let her teach...
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Design Happy: Colorful Homes for the Modern Family

Betsy Wentz · Gibbs Smith
Format: Hardcover

An accessible and inspiring guide full of creative ideas and practical lessons for designing happy, family-friendly spaces.In her first book, interior designer Betsy Wentz shares 13 fabulous family homes. The book is really a practical design guide for anyone who may not want -- or simply...
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Quilt As-You-Go for Scrap Lovers: 12 Fun Projects; Tips & Techniques; Color & Piecing Strategies

Judy Gauthier · C&T Publishing
Format: Paperback

Scrappy quilt-as-you-go made easyStack your fabric stash on your worktable -- it's time to create scrap quilts! Turn fabric stashes into unique scrap quilts with Judy Gauthier's quilt-as-you-go method (QAYG) . You will find yourself using scraps that you never thought you would...
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Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships

Nedra Glover Tawwab · ?TarcherPerigee
Format: Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Set Boundaries, Find Peace, a road map for understanding and moving past family struggles - and living your life, your way.    Every family has a story. For some of us, our family of origin is a solid foundation that feeds our confidence and helps us navigate...
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The Creative Vegetable Gardener: 60 Ways to Cultivate Joy, Playfulness, and Beauty along with a Bounty of Food

Kelly Smith Trimble · Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Paperback

For decades, gardeners have approached vegetable gardening the same way: planting in square or rectangular beds or in straight rows, keeping vegetables separate from flowers, and definitely not mixing perennial plants with annual ones. According to these old rules, every insect must be killed,...
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Tiny and Wild: Build a small-scale meadow anywhere

Graham Laird Gardner · Cool Springs Press
Format: Paperback

Go low-maintenance and no-mow while supporting nature and biodiversity by planting a mini wildflower meadow with guidance from Tiny & Wild. The word "meadow" might conjure an image of a broad, expansive prairie covering acres of land, but it doesn't have to. Meadows don't...
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Grow Trees: Essential Know-how and Expert Advice for Gardening Success (DK Grow)

Zia Allaway · DK
Format: Paperback

Discover the secret to successfully growing trees in your garden. . The UK's leading gardening publisher brings you a horticultural handbook to fulfill your every need and seed! Get your gardening gloves on and join the green-fingered journey to growing trees successfully from the comfort...
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A Year in the Edible Garden: A Month-by-Month Guide to Growing and Harvesting Vegetables, Herbs, and Edible Flowers

Sarah Raven · Rizzoli
Format: Hardcover

This beautifully photographed guide celebrates the endless possibilities of the vegetable patch and shows that edible gardening can be both productive and stunning to behold.. International gardening and cooking expert Sarah Raven shares her wealth of knowledge about how to have a bountiful...
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Woodworking For Dummies

Jeff Strong · For Dummies
Format: Paperback

Make stunning furniture, shelves, and more, with this easy guide Woodworking For Dummies gives aspiring woodworkers step-by-step instructions for creating successful woodworking projects. Set your sights on creating beautiful wooden pieces, with your own two hands. Woodworking is a fun and fascinating...
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