A Quilting Life
A Quilting Life

Author: Sherri McConnell

Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc

Published: 2013-02-12

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 1607056607

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“With its diverse selection of fabrics and designs, A Quilting Life is a fine pick for any quilter looking to produce family-oriented keepsake results.” —The Needlecraft Shelf Bring the handmade tradition home with these charming quilts and home accessories. Inspired by a grandmother who loved to sew for her family, quilter and blogger Sherri McConnell gives traditional patterns like hexagons, stars, snowballs, and Dresden Plates a new look featuring fabrics by some of today’s most popular designers. Nineteen cozy projects include pillows, tote bags, table runners, and larger quilts—quick and easy designs that make great gifts. “Sherri’s book is a treasure! It’s full of fun and straight-forward patterns for quilts, table toppers, pillows, bags and more—all the goodies to make a cozy home.” —Thimbleanna “Would you like the opportunity to make tomorrow’s heirlooms in today’s vast selection of prints? . . . If so, this could be the reference book that will get you started. There are 19 projects, mainly focusing on handmade household items but including some larger quilts too.” —Fabrications Quilting for You “Beautiful inspiration if you are a seasoned quilter, but also a great resource with clear and in some cases, simple patterns for newbies as well.” —Diary of a Quilter “Color photos of finished needlework projects accompany step-by-step diagrams and assembly patterns, while at-a-glance sidebars covering materials and cutting allow needleworkers to gauge the complexity of each project.” —The Needlecraft Shelf

Sewing Happiness
Sewing Happiness

Author: Sanae Ishida

Publisher: Sasquatch Books

Published: 2016-04-19

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1570619964

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Create Pinterest-worthy clothing, accessories, and more with this how-to guide and memoir featuring 20 meditative sewing projects, plus inspiring stories that promote creativity, happiness, and fulfillment. When Sanae Ishida was diagnosed with a chronic illness and lost her corporate job, she felt like her whole life was falling apart. Inspired to succeed at just one thing, Ishida vowed to sew all of her daughter’s clothes—and most of her own—for one full year. In Sewing Happiness, Ishida recounts her incredible journey, reflecting on how sewing helped her survive such a difficult time in her life. Sewing Happiness features twenty simple sewing projects (with variations) organized by season and tied together with a thread of memoir that tells the story Ishida’s unexpected transformation and how sewing brought her profound happiness. Each seasonal project—from Japanese-inspired home goods to children’s and women’s clothing—is specially designed to promote health, creativity, and relationships and to provide gentle inspiration to live your best life. Complete with photos and easy-to-follow steps, Sewing Happiness is at once a guide to the craft of sewing and a guide to enjoying life in all its beautiful imperfections.

Home & Hearth
Home & Hearth

Author: Sherri L. McConnell

Publisher: Martingale

Published: 2021-09-10

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 168356166X

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Just as a home's hearth warms the family, this collection of quilts, pillows, table runners, and other delightful objects from designer Sherri McConnell will warm the hearts of your family and friends. Brimming with 14 pretty and practical projects, this book is a must-have addition to every quilter's library. McConnell, perhaps best known for her fan-favorite blog, AQuiltingLife.com, also shares helpful advice for featuring quilts and smaller projects to create the home you love.

That Sewing Life
That Sewing Life

Author: That Sewing Life Publishing

Publisher:

Published: 2019-09-30

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 9781695426030

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A Sewing Project Planner thoughtfully designed to help you increase your productivity and keep your ideas and projects organized. This planner is full of resources to keep you organized, streamline your sewing and catalog your beautiful makes. It's is the ideal size at 8 x 10"- large enough for detailed notes, yet compact enough to carry with you. It includes: Detailed Project Note Pages: two page spreads with space for 42 projects. Includes fields for swatches, illustration/ pattern photo, pattern cutting notes, fabric type and quantity needed, fabric care, notions and trims needed, machine settings & needles used and space for construction notes. Never forget where you are in a project again- just refer to your construction notes to see what your next steps are! Log any needed pattern alterations in the notes space. Set forth your sewing intentions by utilizing the Sewing Goals Pages included in the beginning of the planner. Brainstorm possible new projects on the To-Do List Pages or use as a shopping list. Catalog your Works in Progress on the W.I.P. Pages and add important details like priority ratings and completion deadlines. Measurements Pages ensure that you always know what size to cut on a pattern no matter the company. Space for your own measurements (and for changes if needed) and for select family members or friends as well. Was using up that towering stack of fabric a sewing goal? Log your progress in the Stash Busting Worksheet Pages. Keep track of your accomplishments and work towards your stash busting goal! Keep track of fabric, pattern and notions purchases in the Expense Tracker Pages. Take notes on new construction methods or just have fun sketching new designs for a capsule wardrobe in the Bullet Journal Notes Pages in the back of the planner. Don't waste time being unorganized that you could be using to sew something amazing! Too busy to sew? Sew beautiful things in only 15 minutes a day using our planner! Prioritize your projects, and keep track of next steps needed so that you can immediately take advantage of little snippets of time that may pop up from time to time. Mindful Sewing- Plan what you want to make next and sew with intention. Love what you make. Treat yourself to a planner that helps to catalog all your sewing accomplishments! Add pictures of the clothes modeled to the project pages when complete. This Sewing Project Planner is the perfect gift for the fashion sewist. Different cover designs also available! ~Happy Sewing

The Life-Saving Skill of Story
The Life-Saving Skill of Story

Author: Michelle Auerbach

Publisher: John Hunt Publishing

Published: 2020-05-08

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 1789047021

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Storytelling covers every skill we need in a crisis. We need to share information about how to be safe, about how to live together, about what to do and not do. We need to talk about what is going on in ways that keep us from freaking out. We need to change our behavior as a human race to save each other and ourselves. We need to imagine a possible future different from the present and work on how to get there. And we need to do it all without falling apart. This book will help people in any field and any walk of life to become better storytellers and immediately unleash the power to teach, learn, change, soothe, and create community to activate ourselves and the people around us. The "Resilience Series" is the result of an intensive, collaborative effort of our authors in response to the 2020 coronavirus epidemic. Each volume offers expert advice for developing the practical, emotional and spiritual skills that you can master to become more resilient in a time of crisis.

Hey Mom, #Yougotthis #He’Sgotthis
Hey Mom, #Yougotthis #He’Sgotthis

Author: Judy Jane

Publisher: WestBow Press

Published: 2017-05-09

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 1512785474

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The authors book began thirty-eight years ago before blogging was even known as a form of communication. As her role changed from newspaper columnist to a full-time stay-at-home mom, she continued journaling her parenting experiences well into her childrens young adult lives. Starting out on a mechanical Corona typewriter and moving into the computer age, the author writes with humor and refreshing candor about the joys and challenges of parenting four children and how she and they survived! Her writings reflect how she sees God at work in her life through his Word and through real-life situations that bring her to a place of daily dependence on God, the great I Am.

Sewing Mends the Soul
Sewing Mends the Soul

Author: That Sewing Life Publishing

Publisher:

Published: 2019-10-12

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 9781699292716

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This Sewing Project Planner will increase your productivity and keep your ideas and projects organized. It is full of resources! It includes: Detailed Project Note Pages: two page spreads with space for 42 projects. Includes fields for swatches, illustration/ pattern photo, pattern cutting notes, fabric type and quantity needed, fabric care, notions and trims needed, machine settings & needles used and space for construction notes. Sewing Goals Pages Helps you to focus on your goals and prioritize projects. To-Do List Pages W.I.P. Pages Keep track of projects, deadlines and next steps needed. Measurements Pages for your own measurements (and for changes if needed) and for family members or friends as well. Stash Busting Worksheet Pages. Keep track of your accomplishments and work towards your stash busting goal! Expense Tracker Pages to keep track of fabric, pattern and notions purchases. Bullet Journal Notes Pages for notes and sketching. Inspirational Sewing Quotes between sections It's an ideal size at 8 x 10"- large enough for detailed notes, yet compact enough to carry with you. Too busy to sew? Sew beautiful things in only 15 minutes a day using our planner! Prioritize your projects, and keep track of next steps needed so that you can immediately take advantage of little snippets of time that may pop up from time to time. Mindful Sewing- Plan what you want to make next and sew with intention. Love what you make. This Sewing Project Planner is the perfect gift for the avid sewist. Different cover designs are also available- search for "that sewing life sewing project planner" ~Happy Sewing