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In Stitched in Time Alicia Paulson shares 30 beautiful, inventive, and thoughtful projects that encourage you to take your memories down from the bookshelf, out of the closet, or off the hard drive and bring them into your daily life. Creator of a charming line of handmade gifts and accessories called Posie: Rosy Little Things, Paulson organizes these adorable handmade mementos—each one incorporating unique elements such as photos, drawings, and other ephemera—into three sections: For the Little Ones, For Every Day, and For Special Occasions. Many projects are easy enough for the beginning sewer to complete, and Paulson explains all the necessary techniques, from hand- and machine-sewing to embroidery, appliqué, stenciling, and transferring photos to fabric.

In as little as a weekend anyone can create a keepsake for the ages that will be enjoyed every day­—whether it’s a quilt made from outgrown baby clothes, an apron featuring a favorite family recipe, a tote bag documenting a treasured vacation, or a stuffed animal fashioned from a child’s drawing. With love incorporated into every stitch, these sweet projects each evoke the feeling of a special time and place, and are so much more than just a commemoration of events. Whether you want to remember your family summers at the beach or a daughter’s first apartment, a perfect gift for a loved one or a memento to keep all to yourself is just stitches away..
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Discover how to transform fabrics, papers, and embellishments into jaw-dropping collages that wouldn't look out of place in an art gallery! "Stitched Collage" shows readers how to create extraordinary collages starting with just a painted fabric or paper base. Learn easy painting techniques, clever hand and machine-stitching techniques, and how to decorate your project with stitched embellishments, including appliques, yarns, beads, and buttons..
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Just as they were with Collage Lost and Found, readers will be inspired by simply flipping through the pages of Bent, Bound & Stitched In addition to great-looking projects, numerous techniques are demonstrated which include adding texture to papers, combining different gauges of wire, reworking found objects into jewelry and using a basic silkscreen process. The author's projects are a unique blend of romantic collage, simplistic folk and industrial minimalism, which is what readers crave. The techniques featured can be applied across a variety of craft projects thus increasing the appeal of the book and providing endless inspiration to readers..
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Take your appliqu to a new level of ease. International prize-winning quiltmakers Sue Nickels and Pat Holly show just how easy it is to create beautiful finished quilt projects with their new fusing methods. Even fussy pieces have sharp points, neat edges, and no seam allowances to turn under. And best yet, the resulting quilts are soft and flexibleunlike many quilts made with traditional fusing methods.These two masters of machine quiltmaking show you tricks of the trade to make your own masterpiece. Even beginning appliqurs will find this method accessible and easy to learn. The book is liberally laced with illustrations. Pats Pointers and Sues Solutions provide handy hints to make the fusible appliqu even easier and more fun.A number of other techniques are served up to entice the quilter to enrich her quilts with simple embellishments, such as very narrow bias stems, couched thread details, and really tiny circles. Quilters learn to create their own embroidered background fabrics, embellished bindings, and looped edges, through five charming, fusible appliqu projects in the book..
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Self-mutilation is an addiction that affects millions of people. Not everyone can understand its power and control, but Marissa does. A cutter for more than seven years, she had to hit rock bottom before she could claw her way back up. In this unique autobiography, Marissa takes you into the mind and soul of a self-mutilator through journal entries and narration. She shows you the love and devotion of family and friends. In the end, it is the strength of her own unbroken spirit that ends up saving her..
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Now you can create Cathedral Windows completely by machine! If you’re short on time or a novice at handwork, you’ve probably passed this classic quilt pattern by. This exciting, all-new approach to Cathedral Windows uses a simple grid system to make the design faster to complete and more versatile than ever before. Discover how to:

• Create 12 beautiful Cathedral Window quilts with step-by-step instructions, clear illustrations, and full-size templates

• Use a special foundation-grid system to make unique, innovative designs not possible with traditional hand-sewing methods

• Vary your fabric choices on three different levels--the window frames, window panes, and background--for intricate-looking results.
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This richly illustrated book offers a glimpse into the lives and creativity of African American quilters during the era of slavery Originally published in 1989, Stitched from the Soul was the first book to examine the history of quilting in the enslaved community and to place slave-made quilts into historical and cultural context. It remains a beautiful and moving tribute to an African American tradition.

Undertaking a national search to locate slave-crafted textiles, Gladys-Marie Fry uncovered a treasure trove of pieces. The 123 color and black and white photographs featured here highlight many of the finest and most interesting examples of the quilts, woven coverlets, counterpanes, rag rugs, and crocheted artifacts attributed to slave women and men. In a new preface, Fry reflects on the inspiration behind her original research--the desire to learn more about her enslaved great-great-grandmother, a skilled seamstress--and on the deep and often emotional chords the book has struck among readers bonded by an interest in African American artistry..
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