Quilters looking for a faster, easier way to use appliqueacute; and add texture to their projects will love this book! Author Miriam Gourley has compiled tips and techniques from her years of quilting and appliqueacute; experience in Quilt and Sew Fanciful Folk Art. Readers will create whimsical folk art quilts with Gourley's surefire appliqueacute; techniques, and add texture with threads, layers of fabric, felt, buttons, trapunto and more. Streamlined techniques for perfect sharp points, rounded sides and straight edges guarantee success in stitching a variety of pieces, which are then appliqueacute;d onto the quilt top. The book includes a chapter containing templates and patterns, and encourages readers to design their own projects using the methods from the book once they've mastered the techniques. Step-by-step instructions and illustrations guide quilters through 20 gorgeous folk art projects. middot; Teaches tips and techniques for easily adding appliqueacute; and texture to quilting projects middot; Features 20 whimsical folk quilt designs middot; Easy to follow with step-by-step instructions and illustrations
Crafting Cloth Dolls features complete, step-by-step instructions for 10 exquisite fabric dolls. Patterns spotlight designs by top artists, including Barbara Chapman, Elise Peeples, and Brenda Gehl, and talented newcomers such as Annie Moon. Everything you need to know to create original dolls is here--how to form the body, paint the face, make and style hair, and costume the doll. With glorious full-color photographs of 100 dolls and detailed color drawings throughout, these pages are bursting with creative inspiration for both beginning and experienced dollmakers. Lesson planning and resource lists are included.
These creatively designed lion, elephant, “frogette,” barnyard fowl, bunny, and bear dolls all have imaginative costumes and expressions that will melt your heart. With easy to follow patterns, a gallery, and clever commentary throughout. “A delight.”—Doll Castle News.
Presents an introduction to dollmaking, looking at the materials and tools needed to make, decorate, and clothe cloth and wooden dolls, and including instructions for twelve dolls, each of which illustrates a different dollmaking technique.
Fifteen animal dolls for the beginner or expert to make. Clothing, furniture and dwellings are included for a motherly nightingale nurse, Victorian mice, a mathematical pig, urban cats and a chemical engineer frog.
“A simple, old-fashioned concept...Mother-daughter team Stone and Lowe have obviously perfected the how-tos... theirs begins by telling all—materials, tools, and the basic shaping and attachment instructions. There are more than 35 projects with dolls fashioned on zoo and farm creatures as well as anthropomorphic beings....Color photographs are plentiful.”—Booklist.
A host of elegant ideas for celebrating your special day in an inexpensive yet elegant manner. With a touch of creativity, bargain store fabrics make bright backgrounds for the reception tables. You'll feel like a wizard, turning simple into beautiful. "Heartwarming....Dozens of romantic ideas."--"Crafts." "These ideas are excellent for any kind of celebration, including birthdays, anniversaries, and baby and wedding showers. It's chock-full." --"CreativeCrafter.com.
Presents an introduction to dollmaking, looking at the materials and tools needed to make, decorate, and clothe cloth and wooden dolls, and including instructions for twelve dolls, each of which illustrates a different dollmaking technique.
Crafting Cloth Dolls features complete, step-by-step instructions for 10 exquisite fabric dolls. Patterns spotlight designs by top artists, including Barbara Chapman, Elise Peeples, and Brenda Gehl, and talented newcomers such as Annie Moon. Everything you need to know to create original dolls is here--how to form the body, paint the face, make and style hair, and costume the doll. With glorious full-color photographs of 100 dolls and detailed color drawings throughout, these pages are bursting with creative inspiration for both beginning and experienced dollmakers. Lesson planning and resource lists are included.
Gorgeous recipes for a great cause.' Nigella Lawson 'If you buy one cookbook this year: get this one.' YOU Magazine 'One book I've loved this year is Made in Spain by Miriam Gonzalez Durantez. It's not just about the food and the recipes, you get an idea of what life is like, you get to visit a country and you get to be inspired, if it's somebody as intelligent and funny as Miriam.' Cerys Matthews, BBC RADIO 4 THE FOOD PROGRAMME 'Food is at the centre of everything we do in Spain. As we eat breakfast we think about what we will have for lunch, and during lunch we discuss what we will serve for dinner.' In Spanish families, when you have eaten a really good home-made meal, people stay at the table long after the meal has ended, chatting and putting the world to rights. Made in Spain is full of dishes that will encourage you to do just that. With over 120 delicious recipes, which stick to the key principle of Spanish cooking - respect the ingredient - Miriam González Durántez brings a taste of Spain to the family kitchen. As an immigrant to the UK and from a family of food lovers, Miriam was determined to share her love of her native cuisine with her sons. The recipes in this book are adapted from the cookery blog she started with them (www.mumandsons.com), and provide a uniquely personal glimpse into a modern family kitchen, which will inspire home cooks everywhere to adopt a more Spanish approach to cooking and eating. Chapters include: * Soup * Tapas * Eggs * Salads and vegetables * Fish * Meat * Comfort food and one-pot meals * A bit of fun * Snacks * Fruit * Desserts and baking Miriam has written Made in Spain to help finance her involvement in her campaign to inspire girls.
Protecting My Child tells the story of Miriam, a young woman who falls in love and later discovers that the man she loves is a stranger with a terrible, destructive secret that threatens not only her life, but the life of their son. For years to come, Miriam will experience an abusive relationship, a bitter divorce, and the turmoil of a court system that fails to do what’s best for herself or her son. Beaten, desperate, and terrified, Miriam takes drastic action… action so drastic that it earns her a place on the FBI’s Most Wanted List. Through epic battles with a corrupt judiciary and personal strife, Miriam will discover a strength she didn’t know she had, and find connection with a God she never before believed in. Through her remarkable story we see the lengths of a mother’s love and the triumph of the human spirit over adversity.
A host of elegant ideas for celebrating your special day in an inexpensive yet elegant manner. With a touch of creativity, bargain store fabrics make bright backgrounds for the reception tables. You'll feel like a wizard, turning simple into beautiful. "Heartwarming....Dozens of romantic ideas."--"Crafts." "These ideas are excellent for any kind of celebration, including birthdays, anniversaries, and baby and wedding showers. It's chock-full." --"CreativeCrafter.com.
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