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Tilda Sunshine Sewing
by Tone Finnanger
Featuring two full size quilts, plus pillows, soft toys and bags, this Tilda spring collection is a treat for sewers everywhere. 12 projects are themed around the summer coast and countryside, with motifs of lemons, fruit trees, birds, octopuses, mermaids, jellyfish, narwhals, starfish and more.
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A beginner's guide to machine sewing : 50 lessons and 15 projects to get you started
by Clémentine Collinet
Learn how to get the most out of your sewing machine with this comprehensive and easy-to-follow guide. There are 15 gorgeous projects to make including cushions, shoulder bags, soft toys and quilts. Full-size, fold-out patterns accompany the designs and 50 illustrated step-by-step lessons will guide you through all you need to get started. This book is a fantastic resource for those new to machine sewing and a great source of inspiration and ideas for more experienced sewers.-Amazon
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Martha Stewart's encyclopedia of sewing and fabric crafts [electronic resource] : basic techniques for sewing, appliqué, embroidery, quilting, dyeing, and printing, plus 150 inspired projects from A to Z.
by Martha Stewart
This book covers the basics of sewing by hand or machine, along with five other time-honored crafts techniques, and step-by-step instructions for more than 150 projects. The book features two main parts to help readers brush up on the basics and take their skills to a new level. First, the Techniques section guides readers through sewing, appliqué, embroidery, quilting, dyeing, and printing. Following that, the Projects A to Z section features more than 150 clever ideas (including many no-sew projects)
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The complete idiot's guide to sewing
by Missy Shepler
Using a "learn-as-you-go" method with visual aids and practice projects, this guide to sewing provides instructions on all aspects of the craft, from threading a needle to basic care and maintenance of sewing machines. Original. 10,000 first printing.
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The Liberty book of home sewing
by Lucinda Ganderton
Presents instructions for twenty-five sewing projects, including simple drapes, a toiletry bag, a jewelry roll, and a kimono
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Sewing with oilcloth
by Kelly McCants
Presents instructions, photographs, and patterns for twenty sewing projects that feature oilcloth
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Needle and dread : Southern Sewing Circle Mystery
by Elizabeth Lynn Casey
To make her new sewing shop a success, Rose sponsors a series of do-it-yourself weekends for sewing enthusiasts, but her plan is unraveled by the murder of an argumentative guest and it is up to Tori and the gang to piece together the clues before Rose's life is ripped apart at the seams. By the national best-selling author of Wedding Duress.
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The red ribbon
by L. J. Adlington
A 14-year-old Nazi concentration camp prisoner is forced to work in a group of emaciated seamstresses, including a courageous new friend, sewing couture dresses for female SS officers and the wives of their overseers, who threaten their lives over any imperfection.
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Hope on the inside
by Marie Bostwick
With both her marriage and savings strained by forced early retirement, Hope Carpenter gets a new lease on life when she begins teaching crafts to inmates at a local women's prison. By a New York Times best-selling author.
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Threaded for trouble [electronic resource]
by Janet Bolin
When Darlene, the winner of a national sewing competition, is found dead after claiming her prize, embroidery shop owner Willow and her best friend Haylee must unravel the truth.
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The quilter's apprentice [electronic resource] : a novel
by Jennifer Chiaverini
In this heartwarming debut novel, Sarah, struggling to find a job and a sense of place in her new town, finds herself learning how to quilt from a cantankerous old woman who also teaches her about the deep love that can exist between friends.
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The beach quilt
by Holly Chamberlin
When her 16-year-old daughter reveals that she is pregnant—an announcement that shocks the small community of Yorktide, Maine—Cindy Bauer, as their family is thrown into chaos, bands together with her friends and neighbors to make a baby quilt that reflects all of their hopes and dreams.
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The forgotten seamstress
by Liz Trenow
When Caroline, a struggling designer, finds a strange quilt with a curious verse embroidered into its lining, she makes a startling discovery and uncovers the extraordinary story of two women whose lives collide with devastating consequences.
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