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Books > Health, Home & Family > Handicrafts
Round up your scraps, precuts, and stash fabrics for scrap-happy
quilting! Quilting expert Kim Brackett is back with 18 all-new
designs that are ideal for the eclectic assortment of fabrics you
love--including traditional prints, florals, batiks, and solids.
Scrappy quilt projects with concise, easy-to-follow instructions
mean you'll be quilting up a storm in no time Discover how to
create pinwheels, geometric motifs, and flower designs from 2
1/2-inch strips, charm squares, and Layer Cakes Is your stash
stuffed with more than precuts? Yardage requirements for both
precuts and stash options are provided for each project
Do you want to embroider? Are you looking for an embroidery book
that explains everything from A to Z and teaches popular embroidery
stitches? Are you an embroidery expert looking for a book on
different techniques to improve your skills? In both cases, look no
further: you have found it! The Essential Book of Embroidery
Stitches is aptly named: you will find not only the explanations of
the most common stitches in traditional embroidery, but also more
complex techniques such as stumpwork. Atelier FIL, who is famous
for beautiful embroidery, will introduce you the basic of hand
embroidery. All stitches are introduced with step-by-step photos.
You'll also learn the convenient tips of embroidery, 3D embroidery,
and more.
Perfect for anyone looking for fun-to-make, quick-to-stitch
Christmas projects, The Big Book of Christmas Quickies In Cross
Stitch is packed with the best little holiday designs collected
from over 15 years of Leisure Arts publications. This book was
created with stitchers of all skill levels in mind.
Ranging from whimsical Santas to nostalgic Yuletide greetings,
the compact, charming designs add homemade holiday warmth to
Christmas tree ornaments, festive clothing, home decorating
accents, and other holiday treasures.
Help your grandfather preserve his life story and pass it down to
your family in this beautiful keepsake memory book. Grandpa's Story
is a guided journal thoughtfully designed to help grandfathers
record their special memories and share them with their
grandchildren and family. Created by bestselling author and artist
Korie Herold, this keepsake book offers writing prompts and
journaling pages to guide grandfathers along as they record their
life's most precious moments. This book is the perfect gift for
Father's Day, birthdays, or any time of year for your grandfather.
A selection of the most striking images taken from the bestselling "Morphia" series have been gathered together along with a selection of coloured pieces to celebrate the talent of Kerby Rosanes and his fans.
Containing a full-colour section displaying the most accomplished, completed artworks produced by Kerby's fans, along with stylistic comments and opinions from Kerby. The beautiful artworks displayed in the colour section are also included in the black and white section of the book, so you can take inspiration from the colouristas and bring your own images to life.
A fabulous collection of personality-packed designs that will have
you knitting adorable toys in no time! Each of the brightly
coloured characters is a joy to knit for all abilities, making them
the perfect gift for children or adults alike. The variety of
designs and ideas for finishing and embellishing with your choice
of fabric and trimmings means limitless potential to create special
gifts and keepsakes for everyone. Patterns include a kangaroo,
panda, lion, meerkats, giraffe, hippo, reindeer, tiger, parrot,
polar bear, monkey, zebra, as well as Ed the Explorer. Running
throughout the book are enchanting photographs, illustrations and
Laura's fun little rhymes, all of which bring the characters to
life with a unique storybook feel. Plan travels for your toys with
the pull-out map of the world.
A glorious essay by Winston Churchill about one of his favourite
pastimes, painting. The prefect antidote to his 'black dog', a
depression that blighted his working life, Churchill took to
painting at the age of 40. It became a passion that was to remain
his constant companion.
Tap into your natural ability to create
* Engaging, proven exercises for developing creativity
* Priceless resource for teachers, artists, actors, everyone
Artist and educator Corita Kent inspired generations of artists,
and the truth of her words "We can all talk, we can all write, and
if the blocks are removed, we can all draw and paint and make
things" still shines through. This revised edition of her classic
work" Learning by Heart "features a new foreword and a chart of
curriculum standards. Kent's original projects and exercises,
developed through more than 30 years as an art teacher and richly
illustrated with 300 thought-provoking images, are as inspiring and
as freeing today as they were during her lifetime. Learn how to
challenge fears, be open to new directions, recognize connections
between objects and ideas, and much more in this remarkable,
indispensable guide to freeing the creative spirit within all of
us. With new material by art world heavyweights Susan Friel and
Barbara Loste, " Learning by Heart "brings creative inspiration
into the 21st century
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