Sunday Morning Quilts

Author: Amanda Jean Nyberg
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607054280
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description
A collection of modern quilting projects you can create with scraps. Are scrap piles wreaking havoc in your sewing space? Not sure what to do with all those tiny bits of gorgeous prints you hate to part with? Modern quilters Amanda Jean Nyberg and Cheryl Arkison share a passion for scraps, and they’re here to help you get creative with 16 scrappy quilt projects that include piecing, appliqué, and improvisational work. This book has ideas on how to adapt patterns for your own personal “Sunday morning” style, plus tips for effectively cutting, storing, and organizing your scraps. Your Sunday mornings just got a whole lot cozier! “Sunday Morning Quilts shows you how to use every last scrap of treasured fabric in your collection…The book champions the original ethos behind patchwork—make do and mend…The quilts are bold, bright and clean, and the co-authors actively encourage you to be creative and to come up with your own designs.”—Popular Patchwork Magazine

Sisterhood-A Quilting Tradition

Author: Nancy Lee Murty
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607052059
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 88

Book Description
Refreshingly Traditional Quilts • 11 quilting projects, from table runners to large bed-size quilts, reveal how fresh, traditional pieced and appliquéd quilts can look in all sizes • For projects with appliqué, full-size appliqué patterns are included so you can start cutting fabric immediately • Inspirational photo gallery shows off the projects in alternate colorways -see how you can achieve completely different looks with your favorite fabrics These 11 traditional projects celebrate the women who lovingly make quilts for their families and friends, stitching together traditions, memories, and their shared heritage of quiltmaking. Everything a new quilter needs to get started is in this book, including instructions for patchwork piecing and 3 different appliqué techniques. Nancy warmly welcomes quilters of all skill levels into the sisterhood of quilting!

A Little Piece of Ground

Author: Elizabeth Laird
Publisher: Haymarket Books
ISBN: 1608465837
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218

Book Description
A Little Piece Of Ground will help young readers understand more about one of the worst conflicts afflicting our world today. Written by Elizabeth Laird, one of Great Britain’s best-known young adult authors, A Little Piece Of Ground explores the human cost of the occupation of Palestinian lands through the eyes of a young boy. Twelve-year-old Karim Aboudi and his family are trapped in their Ramallah home by a strict curfew. In response to a Palestinian suicide bombing, the Israeli military subjects the West Bank town to a virtual siege. Meanwhile, Karim, trapped at home with his teenage brother and fearful parents, longs to play football with his friends. When the curfew ends, he and his friend discover an unused patch of ground that’s the perfect site for a football pitch. Nearby, an old car hidden intact under bulldozed building makes a brilliant den. But in this city there’s constant danger, even for schoolboys. And when Israeli soldiers find Karim outside during the next curfew, it seems impossible that he will survive. This powerful book fills a substantial gap in existing young adult literature on the Middle East. With 23,000 copies already sold in the United Kingdom and Canada, this book is sure to find a wide audience among young adult readers in the United States.

The Last Piece of His Heart

Author: Emma Scott
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 414

Book Description
At Santa Cruz Central High School, they called them the misfits, the outcasts, the weirdos. But most of us knew them as the Lost Boys...Ronan Wentz has been to hell and back, and he carries the scars to prove it. Worse, the blood of a monster runs through his veins, but after ten years in foster care, eighteen-year-old Ronan is finally reunited with family. His uncle gives him a roof over his head and puts him to work, managing a shabby apartment complex in Santa Cruz, California. But a second chance is still a second chance. Ronan becomes a solitary hunter, a vigilante, walking the streets at night to keep the nightmares at bay. If he can use the anger burning in his tainted blood to protect instead of hurt, maybe then he'll find the absolution he seeks. Then he meets Shiloh. Shiloh Barrera looks like she has it all together. Smart, ambitious and full of artistic creativity she channels into making beautiful, one-of-kind jewelry. But Shiloh's cool, capable demeanor is a front. Her demons drive her to succeed as much as her ambition-to prove her worth to the mother who can't stand to look at her, and who's harboring secrets of her own.When Shiloh and Ronan meet, the physical attraction is instant and scorching. Neither believe it will last. Falling in love is an impossible pipe dream saved for those less shattered and damaged than they are.But as hard as they try to resist, the growing feelings between them seem inevitable... until one terrible night destroys Shiloh's dreams and Ronan's future. When the smoke clears, and the rubble settles, they'll have to choose - do their pasts determine their future, or can they build a new one from the broken pieces of their hearts?Lost Boys is a new series of interconnected, coming-of-age standalones from USA Today bestselling author Emma Scott.

Everyday Use

Author: Alice Walker
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 9780813520766
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description
Presents the text of Alice Walker's story "Everyday Use"; contains background essays that provide insight into the story; and features a selection of critical response. Includes a chronology and an interview with the author.

Big Book of Pretty & Playful Appliqué

Author: Carol Armstrong
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1617457264
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 228

Book Description
Add a lively touch of nature to your quilting with this massive collection of realistic flora and fauna appliqué designs. Carol Armstrong's stunning garden quilts and true-to-life critters have changed the way we appliqué. Now her best work is featured together in a single volume—a treasure trove of appliqué delights! Sew one hundred and sixty patterns from blooming flowers and birds in flight to household pets as loveable as your own dog or cat. Learn how to trace designs using a lightbox, and practice with four projects to showcase any combination of designs.

Every Last Word

Author: Tamara Ireland Stone
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1484706277
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308

Book Description
The New York Times bestseller everyone is talking about. If you could read my mind, you wouldn't be smiling. Samantha McAllister looks just like the rest of the popular girls in her junior class. But hidden beneath the straightened hair and expertly applied makeup is a secret that her friends would never understand: Sam has Purely-Obsessional OCD and is consumed by a stream of dark thoughts and worries that she can't turn off. Second-guessing every move, thought, and word makes daily life a struggle, and it doesn't help that her lifelong friends will turn toxic at the first sign of a wrong outfit, wrong lunch, or wrong crush. Yet Sam knows she'd be truly crazy to leave the protection of the most popular girls in school. So when Sam meets Caroline, she has to keep her new friend with a refreshing sense of humor and no style a secret, right up there with Sam's weekly visits to her psychiatrist. Caroline introduces Sam to Poet's Corner, a hidden room and a tight-knit group of misfits who have been ignored by the school at large. Sam is drawn to them immediately, especially a guitar-playing guy with a talent for verse, and starts to discover a whole new side of herself. Slowly, she begins to feel more "normal" than she ever has as part of the popular crowd . . . until she finds a new reason to question her sanity and all she holds dear.

Top Five Regrets of the Dying

Author: Bronnie Ware
Publisher: Hay House, Inc
ISBN: 1401956009
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
Revised edition of the best-selling memoir that has been read by over a million people worldwide with translations in 29 languages. After too many years of unfulfilling work, Bronnie Ware began searching for a job with heart. Despite having no formal qualifications or previous experience in the field, she found herself working in palliative care. During the time she spent tending to those who were dying, Bronnie's life was transformed. Later, she wrote an Internet blog post, outlining the most common regrets that the people she had cared for had expressed. The post gained so much momentum that it was viewed by more than three million readers worldwide in its first year. At the request of many, Bronnie subsequently wrote a book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, to share her story. Bronnie has had a colourful and diverse life. By applying the lessons of those nearing their death to her own life, she developed an understanding that it is possible for everyone, if we make the right choices, to die with peace of mind. In this revised edition of the best-selling memoir that has been read by over a million people worldwide, with translations in 29 languages, Bronnie expresses how significant these regrets are and how we can positively address these issues while we still have the time. The Top Five Regrets of the Dying gives hope for a better world. It is a courageous, life-changing book that will leave you feeling more compassionate and inspired to live the life you are truly here to live.

The Fourth Piece

Author: E. Ardell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781937546625
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Admitting what you are will end everything you know. Embracing who you are will start a war...Life is great when you're good-looking and popular...so long as no one knows you're a vulatto. Being half-alien gets you labeled "loser" quicker than being a full vader. So it's a good thing Devon, Lyle, and Lawrence can easily pass for human--until the night of the party. Nothing kills a good time faster than three brothers sharing a psychic vision of a fourth brother who's off-world and going to die unless they do something. But when your brother's emergency happens off-planet, calling 9-1-1 really isn't an option. In their attempt to save a brother they barely remember, Devon, Lyle and Lawrence expose themselves to mortal danger and inherit a destiny that killed the last four guys cursed with it. In 2022, there are humans and aliens, heroes and monsters, choices and prophecies--and four brothers with the power to choose what's left when the gods decide they're through playing games.

Material Obsession

Author: Kathy Doughty
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1741960959
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 209

Book Description
Explains how anyone, even those who don't think they are 'creative' can confidently choose colours and patterns to create bold, easy-to-make quilts, perfect for today's busy craftspeople.