Debbie Shore's Sewing Room Secrets—Quilting

Author: Debbie Shore
Publisher: SearchPress+ORM
ISBN: 1781269432
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 387

Book Description
Essential tips and ten quilting projects to build your skills and confidence—from the beloved sewing teacher and British television personality. This book is packed with hints and tips for successful quilting and will walk you through every aspect of your sewing journey. It begins with a section on Sewing Room Essentials: a peek in Debbie’s sewing room, a guide to all the tools and materials you might need, a labelled diagram of a sewing machine, and in-depth sections covering various types of wadding/batting and interfacing, fabrics, and threads. The book contains a comprehensive trouble-shooting section to reassure and guide beginner sewists when they encounter problems, along with a glossary to demystify any unfamiliar terms. The second section, Sewing Room Techniques, covers all the skills you need to know, such as pressing, chain piecing, English paper piecing, different quilting styles, and binding, and explains them step by step. The book features ten projects that build up in difficulty, incorporating the techniques you learn as you go. Start simple with a place mat and then build up your skills as you create an English paper-pieced tote, a baby quilt, and a clutch bag. This is the ideal book for the beginner sewist looking for in-depth and helpful guidance, or for the more experienced sewist looking to brush up on their skills—from the woman named “Sewing Designer of the Year” in the Immediate Media British Craft Awards.

Making Cushion Covers

Author: Debbie Shore
Publisher: Search Press Limited
ISBN: 1781263256
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages :

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Half Yard Christmas

Author: Debbie Shore
Publisher: SearchPress+ORM
ISBN: 1781264104
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 134

Book Description
Turn fabric scraps into holiday treasures with this guide featuring more than 30 sewing projects by the creator of the Half Yard Sewing Club. In Half Yard Christmas, Debbie Shore shares charming holiday creations that are fun and easy to make. Best of all, each one requires only a half-yard of fabric! With six themed chapters—Rustic, Traditional, Contemporary, Monochrome, Scandinavian, and Kids—you can select your favorite Christmas style or mix and match throughout your home. These simple yet stylish projects include everything from stockings and Santa hats to fabric wreaths, ornaments, figurines, and more. Debbie’s friendly guidance, and easy-to-follow photography make this guide ideal for beginners as well as more experienced sewers looking for quick and easy holiday projects.

Sew Baby

Author: Debbie Shore
Publisher: SearchPress+ORM
ISBN: 1781264899
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 102

Book Description
Bring up baby in style with this inspiring guide full of delightful sewing projects by the author of Love to Sew and the Half Yard series. Bursting with 20 gorgeous projects for babies, moms and dads, this book contains a mix of fun play items and must-have practical projects. Sew Baby includes everyday necessities, such as bibs, burp cloths, a hooded towel, a portable highchair, a baby nest, and nursery storage. You’ll also find items for playtime, like a balloon mobile, a playmat, and a quiet cube. These are perfect projects for new parents or for anyone who wants to make a memorable baby gift. Author Debbie Shore offers illustrated, step-by-step instructions that make these projects easy. This eBook edition also includes links to templates and videos in which Debbie demonstrates some key techniques from the book.

The Memory Chair

Author: Susan White
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781927502389
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
The Memory Chair explores the bonds of family, loss and the devastating, multigenerational effects of racism.

The Great British Sewing Bee: The Techniques

Author: The Great British Sewing Bee
Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing
ISBN: 1787137724
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 285

Book Description
The BBC primetime series The Great British Sewing Bee, is back. Starting with the basics, from how to use a sewing machine and understand paper patterns, to knowing your fabrics and how to achieve that perfect finish – this is a go-to guide that you will keep referring back to. With a section that demystifies the fitting process, and with expert sewing tips on making alterations, you'll be able to choose from a variety of projects that will ease you into the world of sewing. For burgeoning sewers, this technique-focused book reveals the joys of sewing and the tools and skills required to progress. Interspersed with essential tips, from advice on finishing – tacking, hand stitching, hemming and more – to guidance on adding decorative finishes including piping, exposed zips, appliqué and more, this book is an indispensable reference that will encourage you to take the leap and start creating long-lasting projects to cherish.

History of Windham County, Connecticut: 1600-1760

Author: Ellen Douglas Larned
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Windham County (Conn.)
Languages : en
Pages : 618

Book Description

Alias Grace

Author: Margaret Atwood
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307797953
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 482

Book Description
The bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments reveals the life of one of the most notorious women of the nineteenth century in this "shadowy, fascinating novel" (Time). • A Netflix original miniseries. It's 1843, and Grace Marks has been convicted for her involvement in the vicious murders of her employer and his housekeeper and mistress. Some believe Grace is innocent; others think her evil or insane. Now serving a life sentence, Grace claims to have no memory of the murders. An up-and-coming expert in the burgeoning field of mental illness is engaged by a group of reformers and spiritualists who seek a pardon for Grace. He listens to her story while bringing her closer and closer to the day she cannot remember. What will he find in attempting to unlock her memories? Captivating and disturbing, Alias Grace showcases bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author Margaret Atwood at the peak of her powers.

Seams Unlikely

Author: Nancy Zieman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988478961
Category : Businesswomen
Languages : en
Pages : 301

Book Description
The autobiography of seamstress Nancy Zieman.

Textbook of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Author: Deepak K. Kalaskar
Publisher: UCL Press
ISBN: 1910634395
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 491

Book Description
Written by experts from London’s renowned Royal Free Hospital, Textbook of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery offers a comprehensive overview of the vast topic of reconstructive plastic surgery and its various subspecialties for introductory plastic surgery and surgical science courses. The book comprises five sections covering the fundamental principles of plastic surgery, cancer, burns and trauma, paediatric plastic surgery and aesthetic surgery, and covers the breadth of knowledge that students need to further their career in this exciting field. Additional coverage of areas in which reconstructive surgery techniques are called upon includes abdominal wall reconstruction, ear reconstruction and genital reconstruction. A chapter on aesthetic surgery includes facial aesthetic surgery and blepharoplasty, aesthetic breast surgery, body contouring and the evolution of hair transplantation.The broad scope of this volume and attention to often neglected specialisms such as military plastic surgery make this a unique contribution to the field. Heavily illustrated throughout, Textbook of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is essential reading for anyone interested in furthering their knowledge of this exciting field. This book was produced as part of JISC's Institution as e-Textbook Publisher project. Find out more at https://www.jisc.ac.uk/rd/projects/institution-as-e-textbook-publisher