Ricky Clark

The classic floral quilt was one of the most popular styles used by the 19 century quilt makers. From the 1840s through the 1870s, these attractive, eye catching designs, predominantly, red and green on white backgrounds were immensely popular the style decline gradually thereafter. Quilted gardens provides a fascinating view of these quilts, their makers, and the many influences that affected the development of the classic floral quilt style, technological advances, the popularity of botany parentheses for particularly among women parentheses, and Westward immigration each had a role and influencing and spreading the quilt style.

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Kentucky

Floral Quilts of the Nineteenth Century

In beautiful full color, this book illustrates how the classic red-and-green floral quilt came to be a fitting expression of the times. Explores the provenance and meaning behind each floral quilt depicted. Indexed.

Quilted Gardens

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Patricia Wilens

Quick rotary cutter quilts. Today’s lifestyle generally does not allow us the precious time we’d like to spend on quilting. But with the speedy technics in this book, we can save time and get the quality results. Our grandmothers expected. You’ll find a variety of designs to make quilts for every room in your house – bed, quilts for young and old, wall, hangings, holiday projects, baby, quilts, pillow, Shams, and tablecloth, whichever project you choose, to make for your quilting, faster, more rewarding experience with projects that you’ll be proud of to give us gifts or to treasure for years to come

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Quick Rotary Cutter Quilts

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Mary Stori

An essential visual guide for beating on quilts! 30 beating stitches and technique show novices how to get started and take more experience stitches to the next level. Go beyond the basics with beaded embroidery and exciting innovative beaded bindings. Complete step-by-step instructions with detailed how to photos. Advice on getting started, including equipment, supplies, and stabilizers.

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

30 Embellishing Techniques for Quilters

Beading Basics

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Darlene Zimmerman

Quilting pattern instruction book with outdoor woodsy and bear themes

Quilts and Miniatures

Companions

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Colorful dish clause crocheted of thirsty, cotton yarn are the ultimate kitchen luxury. All easy to make, these 31 designs to make quick gifts that anyone will appreciate.

The little encyclopedia of doshcloths, crochet 2018

Cristina Sperandeo

This huge diverse collection of appealing alphabets will be as valuable to cross stitchers as a needle and thread. Turn to them time and time again, whether you want to make a sampler or personalize a gift. Each pattern has both upper and lowercase letters. Some of the alphabet contains designs within the letters, such as a tiny kitten paw prints. Others are set off by images that run through around or in front of them like skiers. Complementary motives, from a toy train to a clock, are included so that you can create a coordinated appearance on your peace. There are so many options here, you’ll never run out of ideas for projects to suit every taste and occasion.

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

This big collection of A-to-Zs will be as valuable to cross-stitchers as a needle and thread. “Suitable for embellishing clothing...or creating original samplers. Many of the alphabets have large, colorful figures that would appeal to children....These easily worked designs are good additions to public library needlework collections.”—Library Journal.

Decorative Cross-Stitch Alphabets

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Donna S. Dewberry

Quick and easy techniques were beautiful, designs, and acrylics. In this book, Don leads you through all the strokes you need – shell strokes, C strokes, and more to create leaves roses, fruit, ribbons, and many other beautiful subjects you’ll find 12 step-by-step projects that will show how Donna’s one stroke method can be used to decorate an exciting variety of surfaces and just a few easy strokes.

Donna's unique One-Stroke method - which lets you blend, shade and highlight all in one stroke - makes painting quick and easy. And there's just no better way to learn this technique than by Donna's example. &break;&break;In this book, Donna leads you through all the strokes you need - shell strokes, C-strokes and more - to create leaves, roses, fruit, ribbons and many other beautiful subjects. You'll also find 12 step-by-step projects that show how Donna's One-Stroke method can be used to decorate an exciting variety of surfaces in just a few easy strokes. &break;&break;The One-Stroke method is perfect for the beginner, and so versatile that decorative artists of any skill level will enjoy its speed and simplicity.

Donna Dewberry's Complete Book of One-Stroke Painting

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Ed Sibbett

54 full-size stencils printed on durable stencil paper. Floral designs are among the most popular and widely used designs by artist and craftsman. Printed on one side of a page on heavy manila paper, the stencils can be used again and again to decorate clothing, trays walls, floors, furniture, leather, 10, and almost any other surface.

Expertly rendered designs printed on durable reusable stencil stock, perfect for art and craft use.

Floral Cut and Use Stencils

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Tole painting pattern book, folk art, garden theme, seasons. Holidays, friends

Cou tryFixins For All Seasons, 1995

You can never have too many angels in this world, so Linda Gillam has created 101 folk art Angels. There is an angel for each month of the year, plus all kinds of pretty angels, animal, angels, and even borders of charming angels Just think of all the ways you can use these delightful designs. From Christmas ornaments to special gift remembrances you’ll find that you’ll go to this collection of angel designs time and time again and we’ll find the perfect angel for the occasion. Printed in 1996

Cross Stitch 101 Folk Art Angels, 1996

Make a storybook quilt or quilt a nursery rhyme with log cabin piecing, one block at a time 

A Child’s Garden of Quilts

Can not find a print date on this book - please see photo of description of poet

Whittier Vintage Poetry Book

Classic children’s story book imagination bear friends 

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Winnie-the-Pooh 1933

Withdrawn from a library book - very good condition. A second book with 100 simple curries perfect for cooking quickly during the week including family favorites, prepare-ahead stews, and quick sides. Designed to be simple, hassle-free and full of flavor

100 Weekend Curries

Madhur Jaffrey 100 Weekend Curries

Catherine Hirst

Now you can customize your nits at a whole new level – with the alphabet. In knitted letters, knitting, meets typography and a unique way that will personalize your every day, decor, wardrobe, and gifts.

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Make Personalized Gifts and Accents with Creative Typography-Based Projects

The über–popular craft of knitting meets the typography trend for the first time! Knitted Letters presents intarsia charts for 10 key font families—including roman, sans serif, italic, and poster—and outlines how to incorporate the letters into 30 stylish, infinitely customizable projects. Knitters will learn how to stitch personalized messages and monograms into pillows, scarves, throws, and more, and to create bold three-dimensional letters to display or give. With step-by-step instructions for upper- and lowercases, helpful charts and illustrations, and photos of all the gorgeous projects, knitters and typography enthusiasts alike will love crafting endless personalized lettered creations.

Knitted Letters

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The magic Fishbone, the nightingale, the thou valiant little tail, and the little lame prints are the tails found in this hardbound 1958 vintage book

Shirley Temple’s favorite tales of long ago 1958

Katie Ebben

Chris Tubbs

Clever ways to use fabric scraps and pieces to make artsy embellishments

Creative and Fun Sewing Ideas for the Home

It’s a question every sewing enthusiast asks--what to do with all those leftover odds and ends? Wonder no more, because you can take those scrap fabrics, buttons, lace remnants, and other materials and create this vast assortment of fun and creative projects. Using buttonhole and chain stitches, make a Decorated Apron with fabric adornments such as appliqu#65533;s. Join multiple fabrics to put together a Patchwork Tea Cozy and Coffeepot Sleeve, or rest easy on a Silk Scarf Bolster pillow. They’re all simple enough for novices to tackle, but offer intermediate and even advanced crafters a wealth of great ideas. Embroidery, sewing, using ribbons and trims, and patchwork techniques are all covered, as are sewing box basics.

Fabric Scrapping

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Real Children and Real Baby 1981

Nicky Epstein

Marcus Tullis

25 hats from basic shapes — patterns for berets, caps, brimmed hats, and pillboxes

25 Hats from Basic Shapes

Includes patterns for variations of caps, berets, brim hats, and pillbox hats, and includes knitting basics and resources

The Knit Hat Book

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Larry Green

With step-by-step color, illustrated instructions. The author gets the reader started on the right foot. Five boot and shoe projects are described in detail, including a baby shoe, a workboot, A cowboy boot, a storm boot, and a ski boot. A gallery includes several other styles, including the old lady in the shoe.

Transform a block of wood into a boot or shoe, giving it a unique design, character and personality. Five boot and shoe projects are described in detail, including a baby shoe, a work book, a cowboy boot, a Storm boot, and a ski boot. A gallery includes several other styles.

Carving Boots and Shoes with Larry Green

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Linda Giesler Carlson

With this glorious collection of big bowl, beautiful quilt blocks, there are original and historic designs along with an interesting analysis so the grand style, favorite designs from her two previous four block books 3 new spectacular quilts, or featured, full-size patterns are provided for a dozen projects ranging from 15 to 42 inches in size

Best of 4-Blocks and More

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Linda Johansen

Fast one and easy, irresistible bowls, five fabulous new shapes to use and display by Linda Johansen

5 Fresh New Projects, You Can't Make Just One!

In this follow-up to Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Bowls, Johansen presents five more projects, with clear photographs and complete step-by-step instructions which show crafters how to make each bowl in several sizes. Full color.

Fast, Fun and Easy Irresist-A-Bowls

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Step-by-step instructions and illustrations to make this beautiful quilt pattern called, stepping into the pines

Stepping into the Pines

Livia McRee

Transferring your favorite images on the fabric has never been easier! Learn to copy any image directly on a fabric, using the paperback printer fabric now available. Then feature your creations in 15 stylish, step-by-step home decor projects.

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