Tag: home decor
member name: Barbara R.
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October 24, 2007 06:16 PM EDT --
There is always one more craft I want to try and Punch Needle is no exception. I had yet to find a book that provided good instructions AND had graphics large enough that I could see them well . . .
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October 10, 2007 02:30 PM EDT --
The book starts off with a 10-page travel journal. I enjoyed reading about Polly’s travels which include book signings, meeting other rug hookers, workshops, a class reunion and a family trip. A . . .
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November 27, 2008 01:32 PM EST --
The book begins with a list of definitions of painting terms such as focal point and detail. It continues by explaining how to paint scumble, sky and clouds. There is a color chart of . . .
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October 10, 2007 03:18 PM EDT --
Are you someone who wants to learn to sew? Do you have a child or grandchild you would like to teach how to sew? 1 – 2 – 3 – SEW is the place to start. This book begins . . .
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May 19, 2008 05:15 PM EDT --
I LOVE FALL and this book puts me in the mood to quilt for those cool autumn days coming up. Plus by making the maple leaf block, Ms. Bartos makes that one block look like many others just by . . .
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July 10, 2008 03:34 PM EDT --
Curves --- that cursed word that means we have to sew a line that is not straight! Are you like me and just won't do a quilt pattern that has curves? If so, this book gives you suggestions . . .
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August 25, 2008 03:21 PM EDT --
I am always looking for ways to teach my grandchildren and at the same time give them something they will treasures. This book is just the thing to do that.
You make a quilt but at the same . . .
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August 25, 2008 03:39 PM EDT --
Christmas 2008 is sneaking right up on us. If you need an idea for a gift for the season, this is a good book to have. It jumps right into the projects of which there are six.
A . . .
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March 19, 2008 01:22 PM EDT --
Ms. Taylor has done it again, designed another quilt/storybook snuggler that is just wonderful. This one is about fish as they title suggests.
It comes in the resealable, plasticized envelope . . .
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June 05, 2008 01:34 PM EDT --
Scrap pile here I come! This book tells a quilter how to create beautiful quilts by using those "I hate to throw it away" scraps.
Cyndi Walker takes us through the steps to make . . .
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June 05, 2008 02:04 PM EDT --
This is the 3 rd volume of works by various designers. Volume three has 19 projects and I'm not sure which one to start on first.
Starting from the back of the book, there are 15 pages . . .
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November 01, 2008 03:28 PM EDT --
This book has my attention in several ways. First, it is spiral bound. You will not have to "fight" to keep the book open to the page you are working with. Why all quilt . . .
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December 08, 2008 06:18 PM EST --
I wish more books were written for this subject --- MEN. While there are lots of quilts patterns out there that lend themselves to the male side of the species, there aren't a lot of books . . .
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February 08, 2008 04:43 PM EST --
Three years ago, I started a guild, One Stitch at a Time, to make quilts for Habitat for Humanity and Love and Hugs. I wish I had had a copy of NINE BY NINE at that time. Many . . .
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February 27, 2008 02:08 PM EST --
By the time I had gotten to the second page of this book, I was HOOKED. I thought "Finally, someone who makes quilt blocks easy AND they can be put together in so many ways". . . .
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May 19, 2008 05:30 PM EDT --
More patterns are coming out in packaging like dress patterns - everything in one re-sealable package. THE SEASONS IN BLOOM is one of these patterns. The plasticized envelope . . .
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May 19, 2008 05:45 PM EDT --
Easy quilt blocks and LOTS of patterns! These are comfort words to a quilter. Ms. Martin has created a book that is all about easy blocks and lots of patterns.
This is a version . . .
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August 25, 2008 01:39 PM EDT --
If appliqué is something you love to do, Ms. Mahoney's book, APPLIQUÉ QUILT REVIVAL, is one you should have in your library. All the quilts are sewn in fabric reminiscent of the 1930's. . . .
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December 16, 2008 02:57 PM EST --
Ms. Haren makes quilt blocks that look pieced but are actually appliquéd. For example, she starts with a four patch block that is pieced. Then she cuts appliqué pieces in triangle using . . .
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October 24, 2007 05:53 PM EDT --
This is a no-nonsense book that jumps right into the quilting projects. There is no forward by the author; only a table of contest and then lots of patterns to make. A dozen patterns . . .
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