Portraits from Nature: 35 Studies for Dimensional Quilts
* Thirty-five full-size patterns for home-grown garden quilts * Combines two favorite hobbies: gardening and quilting * Create suitable-for-framing portraits of beloved plants and flowers Portraits from the Garden combines two of today’s favorite pastimes--gardening and quilting--into one stunning, practical book. Now quilters can select a favorite blossom or plant and create a beautiful stitched "portrait," using 25 convenient full-size patterns. Complete instructions for easy fusible appliqué, plus decorative machine techniques, make this the easiest way to keep blossoms fresh forever.
The recipes range from plain chocolate cakes that are simple to make and can be prepared and cooked in less than an hour, to those like Tipsy Cake or Chocolate Brandy Cake that are rich with dark chocolate, liquer and cream. Also included are some novelty cakes like the Butterfly Birthday Cake and the enchanting Fairy Castle Cake, and some individual cakes and buns. All the recipes are delicious and each one is illustrated with a mouth-watering colour photograph.
What No One Ever Tells You About Renovating Your Home: Real-Life Advice for Hassle-Free, Cost-Effective Remodeling
Read This Book Before You Remodel! It’s no surprise that home remodeling remains hot. Home improvement centers are often packed with do-it-yourselfers and contractors preparing to do everything from modernizing an outdated kitchen or fixing up and "flipping" a property for a profit. Unfortunately, many homeowners find out that once they begin a remodeling project, they need aspirin to deal with all the headaches and hassles that can occur. In What No One Ever Tells You about Renovating Your Home, real estate columnist Alan J. Heavens brings 15 years worth of letters, e-mails, and phone calls from homeowners just like you to help you learn from the remodeling mistakes of others.
Here are the full-sized patterns themselves, as well as step-by-step instructions, color suggestions, and exact yardage measurements for creating the traditional charm of the Amish masterpieces. This manual also offers a selection of quilting templates in the actual sizes needed to make a full-sized quilt.
