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Embroidery Combinations Perpetual Calendar
365+ Crazy Quilt Seams from Valerie Bothell
By Valerie Bothell
C&T Publishing
CTPub.com $19.95
Description
Enjoy the largest collection of embroidery seams inspiration ever published in a
perpetual calendar! The calendar is a compilation of three hundred and sixty-five
crazy-quilting designs from best-selling author Valerie Bothell, and each inspirational
photo is labeled with the embroidery stitches used, so you can easily recreate the
designs. This sturdy, spiral-bound calendar is built to last, for years of enjoyment
and inspiration, and the handy easel design stands upright on your work surface.
Break out of your embroidery rut! High-quality photos of each meticulously stitched
design. Stitch a seam a day with Valerie Bothell’s stitch combination designs! A
treasury of ideas and inspiration you’ll return to year after year.Wool, Needle, & Thread
By Lisa Bongean
Shopmartingale.com; $28.99
Available October 1
The definitive guide to wool appliqué and embroidery! Welcome to beloved designer
Lisa Bongean's private classroom! Toss the trial-and-error and learn from Lisa's decades
of experience how she creates her exquisite stitcheries step by step: wool appliqué,
embroidery, and more. Filled with close-up photos of Lisa's hands working her magic, this
book will help you master each technique down to the tiniest detail.Start with Lisa's fabric tips; then move on to her favorite tools, templates, threads, and
needles. How does she create her slim vines, pretty pennies, and flower appliqué? It's all
here, along with a dozen embroidery stitches in photos so clear, you'll know exactly how
to re-create them. Lisa also shares five sweet projects to make yourself, rounding out this
jam-packed volume that will teach you how to start, stitch, and finish your projects more
accurately, more confidently, and more beautifully than ever before.Patches of Stars
17 Quilt Patterns and a Gallery of
Inspiring Antique Quilts
By Edyta Sitar
Shopmartingale.com; $28.99
Available October 1
The third book in Edyta Sitar's best-
selling "Patches" series celebrates
a quintessential quiltmaking motif:
the star. Star blocks first take center
stage in a gallery of breathtaking
antique quilts, from modest, make-do
designs to astonishing showstoppers.
Then, Edyta shares instructions for
17 star-studded quilts; many of the
designs were inspired by her antiques
collection. From the humble Sawtooth
Star to dazzling renditions of Lone Star,
Feathered Star, and more, the latest
book from Laundry Basket Quilts will
inspire quilters to reach for the stars.