Simplicity How to Use a Sewing Machine: Everything You Need to Know to Sew With Confidence

Packed with information and advice, Simplicity How to Use a Sewing Machine is the perfect guide to get you started. Fully illustrated throughout with colorful step-by-step instructions, it includes:

• Choosing and using a sewing machine
• Basic techniques - stitching, controlling the pace, guiding the fabric
• Decorative techniques - embroidery, applique, patchwork and quilting 
• Glossary of terms

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Knitted Flowers

From the boundless imagination of one of today's most innovative knitwear designers, Nicky Epstein - a book devoted entirely to the infinite possibilities of the knitted flower.
Small, simple and time-efficient, flowers are the perfect project for knitters who want some instant gratification.
Interspersed with the flowers are instructions for garments and home accessories that benefit from a floral touch.

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The Artistic Mother: A Practical Guide to Fitting Creativity Into Your Busy Life

When you have kids to feed and errands to run, finding the time to create meaningful art can be difficult. In the Artistic Mother, Shona Cole, mother of five and mixed media artist to boot, helps you make the time and space in your life for your artistic passion while incorporating your love for your children into your art.
Shona guides you through the Artist's Workshop, a 12-week course that includes step-by-step instructions for making artwork inspired by your children. You'll also be introduced to seven other artistic mothers from whom you can draw inspiration and encouragement.
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Redwork from the Workbasket

Redwork embroidery, long admired for its simple, homey designs, is more popular than ever. And what better source for great redwork designs than The Workbasket a classic magazine with a 60-year tradition of providing readers with great, do-able crafting projects. Now Redwork from The Workbasket makes it easy to re-create the warm, nostalgic feel of vintage redwork designs on your linens, aprons, even quilts, whether you embroider by hand or machine.

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Blended Borders: Quilts With a Creative Edge

Pamela Mostek shares her innovative Blended Borders technique, which softens the line between the quilt top and the border. Rather than "coloring inside the lines" Pamela makes artful use of large-scale applique shapes to create quilts of unparalleled artistry.
Included is an extensive techniques section, which is so clearly presented that quilters of all skill levels can achieve expert results. Choose from five gorgeous projects that showcase today's large, dramatic prints. The color-splashed photo gallery provides plenty of additional inspiration.

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200 Beading Tips, Techniques & Trade Secrets

Features over 400 full-color step-by-step photos with clear instructions to guide the reader, in a book that offers not only general beading information but also techniques such as stringing, knotting, wirework and beadweaving, as well as finishing tips for creating a polished piece.
Original. A Main Selection of Crafter's Choice Book Club.
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Threadwork Unraveled

Everything you need to know about thread and machine quilting!

• Sarah unravels the secrets behind how it's made, how to select the right thread for the right job, and especially how to use it to enhance your piecing, applique, and quilting.
• Interspersed with the valuable nuts and bolts are small projects to put the information to work - a needlekeeper and a thread tension sampler, to name just two.
• Sarah's insights and tips will help you understand how and why certain tools and notions work best and when another option is a better choice - a valuable reference for all quilting and sewing.

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Amazing Ways to Use Circles & Rays

Draw some circles, divide them into wedges, and connect some points for quilts of your own in Renae's award-winning style. A CD with the patterns for 7 projects, ranging in size from 37" to 92" square, is included.
With Renae's clear and clever "whole process" method, you can sew sections that come together easily in a coordinating, error-minimizing, harmonious way to produce the most stunning quilts you have ever made.
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Think Outside the Sox

The Contest
With hundreds of entries from seven countries competing for $21,000 in prizes, Think Outside the Sox became an unprecedented talent search and a source of major excitement and stellar design.

The Book

Think Outside the Sox features the best of the best : over 60 winning designs including the $6000. grand prize winner.
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Knitted Finger Puppets: 34 Easy-to-Make Toys

These darling little fellows are destined to become cherished favorites. Each cute finger puppet is modeled on popular kids' characters and everyday figures that are easy to make.

Includes instructions for three collections:

• Christmas at the North Pole
• Under the Big Top
• The Enchanted Forest

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Sew Magical for Baby

Dazzle that special child with these magical creations. Just as storybooks cast their spells of fantasy to help children see the countless possibilities all around them, these gentle designs open the eyes of babies and toddlers to the realms of enchantment. Each easy-to-sew toy and accessory adds more joy to the whimsical world of childhood, creating memories of days filled with sweet imaginings and hours of fun.

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