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"Christmas should be celebrated with family, but for Vera Swanson, that's not an option this year. Widowed and recently relocated, she is lonely in her condo-for-one--until little Fiona Albright knocks on her door needing help. With her mother seriously ill and her father out of town Fiona enlists Vera's aid, and when she finds out her new neighbor is a quilter, she has special request--a Christmas quilt for Mama. Vera will have to get a ragtag group...
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Meditating on the weddings she has attended in Elm Creek Manor throughout the years on the morning of her daughter Caroline's wedding day, Sarah McClure evaluates the symbolic features on a painstakingly made wedding quilt designed to display the signatures of beloved guests.
3) The heirloom
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Heritage of Lancaster County volume Prequel
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"Clara Bender believes a visit to Hickory Hollow may help her find direction after her father remarries. While restoring an heirloom quilt with her great-aunt Ella Mae Zook, the two form a warm bond. When Clara's life is again upended by an unexpected incident and a young Amish man, will she find where her heart belongs?"--Provided by publisher.
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Quilt chronicles volume 2
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"Juliana Sutton has just about everything a woman could want. Her husband is riding a crest of success in the bustling capital city of Lincoln, and Juliana leads various philanthropic endeavors. Once finished, their new home, a spectacular mansion on five acres, will be the envy of all. Then a devastating scandal erupts... Cass Gregory, the foreman overseeing the Sutton mansion construction, has spent recent years trying to untangle the disastrous...
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2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Since the early nineteenth century, the women of Gee's Bend in southern Alabama have created stunning, vibrant quilts. In the only photo-essay book about the quilts of Gee's Bend for children, award-winning author Susan Goldman Rubin explores the history and culture of this fascinating group of women and their unique quilting traditions. Rubin uses meticulous research to offer an exclusive look at an important facet of African American art and culture.
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"Enter a historic Nebraskan prison where three women find betrayal, love, and ultimate truth. Jane Prescott is serving a ten-year sentence for murder. Can a broken spirit be healed behind bars? Matron Mamie Dawson feels called to help the wounded women in her charge. Will a guard's attentions keep her from her mission? Warden's wife Ellen McKenna has changed her preconceptions about these female prisoners. Will it be enough to save her from a life-or-death...
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Benni Harper mysteries volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 14
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A fifth go-around for Benni Harper (Goose in the Pond, 1997, not reviewed, etc.), the ranch-bred widow of Jack Harper, whos now married to San Celica, California, Police Chief Gabe Ortiz. San Celica is having a Heritage Days celebration, and Benni, as curator of the Folk Arts Museum and Artists Co-op, is in the thick of it. Her elegant southern cousin Emory Littleton (with a mega-crush on Bennis best friend Elvia Aragon) is staying with her, and at...
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2005
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Beaded Crazy Quilting Made EasyBeaded Crazy QuiltingBeaded Crazy Quilting while learning the basics.Features include:40 illustrated embroidery and bead stitchesDetailed instructions for fabric painting and imagery400 color step-by-step photos for 23 projects15 full-size applique patterns
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2014
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Cross traditional crazy quilting with favorite pieced quilt patterns and today's machine quilting methods, and what do you get? Crazy fun for all kinds of quilters, even those who don't like handwork. Allie Aller and Valerie Bothell's guide offers an exuberant mixture of vintage and modern, hand and machine work, and clever ways to make traditional quilts a little crazy. Includes 10 projects in sizes from small wall hangings to bed quilts; photo instructions...
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Quilt chronicles volume 3
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Emilie Rhodes was taught to think for herself, but doing so makes her want to write the "real news." This offends her newspaper editor father, who fires her. When Emilie begins writing anonymously for her father's competition, she finds herself falling in love with lecturer and dramatist Noah Shaw. Noah in turn seeks answers to stories tied with his grandmother's quilts, even though the truth may lead to brokenness-- or hope and healing.
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2010
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The founder of the internationally popular website WhipUp.net shares twenty contemporary quilts from across the globe in this charming, easy-to-follow guide.
Quilts come in all shapes and sizes. Wall hangings, pillow covers, lap quilts, and more.
The little quilts in Whip Up Mini Quilts range from simple to more challenging, offering something for everyone. More than just a project book, Mini Quilts outlines the fundamentals...
Quilts come in all shapes and sizes. Wall hangings, pillow covers, lap quilts, and more.
The little quilts in Whip Up Mini Quilts range from simple to more challenging, offering something for everyone. More than just a project book, Mini Quilts outlines the fundamentals...
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2011
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A quilter's guide to updating the classics—with new settings and colorways for Log Cabin, Irish Chain, and more.
The ten patterns in this collection feature surprising contemporary twists on traditional quilts. Progressing through gradually more challenging projects, you can use basic piecing and applique techniques to update Log Cabin, Nine-Patch, Irish Chain, Flying Geese, Ohio Star, Dresden Plate, Pinwheel, and more.
Combine the...
The ten patterns in this collection feature surprising contemporary twists on traditional quilts. Progressing through gradually more challenging projects, you can use basic piecing and applique techniques to update Log Cabin, Nine-Patch, Irish Chain, Flying Geese, Ohio Star, Dresden Plate, Pinwheel, and more.
Combine the...
15) Quilting with a modern slant: people, patterns, and techniques inspiring the Modern Quilt Community
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Modern quilting allows artists the freedom to play with traditions and take liberties with fabrics, patterns, colors, stitching, and the ways in which they all connect. In Quilting with a Modern Slant, Rachel May introduces you to more than 70 modern quilters who have developed their own styles, methods, and aesthetics. Their ideas, their quilts, and their tips, tutorials, and techniques will inspire you to try something new and follow your own creativity...
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2014
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Get into shape: The ultimate visual guide for free-motion quilting in specific geometric shapes Follow step-by-step illustrations to create more than 70 free-motion quilting designs to use in specific shapes, negative space, and borders Features full-page quilt photos, close-up details of stitched designs, and a comprehensive visual index Best-selling author Angela Walters takes you to the next level in free-motion quilting by showing ...
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2015
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“Are you always on the lookout for cute things to make and give? This book is for you!” —Quiltmaker
Put the fun back in sewing with little treasures to sew, embellish, and share! Popular fabric and pattern designer Jennifer Heynen invites you to choose your own sewing adventure with 44 playful projects that make perfect gifts.
From pouches and pincushions to quilts and cheerful home decor, each...
Put the fun back in sewing with little treasures to sew, embellish, and share! Popular fabric and pattern designer Jennifer Heynen invites you to choose your own sewing adventure with 44 playful projects that make perfect gifts.
From pouches and pincushions to quilts and cheerful home decor, each...