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Quilter's 10" Square Precut Companion: Handy Reference Guide & 20+ Block Patterns
by Jenny DoanEverything you need to know about making quilts with 10-inch square precuts.Master 10&” square precuts with this complete and indispensable guide! Sew 20+ traditional blocks with timesaving tips and tricks from the one and only Missouri Star Quilt Company. You&’ll cover all the basics, including easy half-square triangle construction, cutting other shapes from 10&” squares, and guidelines of how many 10&” square packs are needed for different size quilts. Easy-to-use illustrations are at your fingertips in this useful, information-packed reference.
Quilter's Academy Vol 1–Freshman Year: A Skill-building Course In Quiltmaking (Quilter's Academy)
by Harriet Hargrave Carrie HargraveThis comprehensive beginner&’s guide to quilting skills covers everything from setting up a sewing area to designing your own quilts. Harriet Hargrave has taught quilting all over the world. Now, with the Quilter&’s Academy series of coursebooks, you can learn from her mastery and decades of experience. Volume one of the series welcomes freshman quilters with classes, lessons, exercises, and projects that will build your skills from one project to the next. Arranged in order of complexity, each quilt offers new challenges and involves new techniques that will help you continually build your skill level. By mastering the techniques presented in Quilter&’s Academy Vol. 1, you will be on your way to creating your own quilts with precise, high-quality piecing. Includes compete instructions for making 13 classic quilts!
Quilter's Academy, Volume 2—Sophomore Year: A Skill-Building Course in Quiltmaking (Quilter's Academy #2)
by Harriet Hargrave Carrie HargraveGet a college-level education in quiltmaking in the comfort of your home with the second in the classic series—plus eleven projects to practice your skills! From the mother-daughter team of world-renowned teacher Harriet Hargrave and Carrie Hargrave, this book in the Quilter&’s Academy series will inspire you to put your developing skills to work and challenge you to start designing your own quilts. Drafting exercises help you learn to make any quilt, any size, with or without a pattern. You&’ll find loads of tips, techniques, and helpful charts—and a bonus section with eleven projects. This classic series of comprehensive books will take you from the basics to complete mastery with easy-to-follow lessons and hands-on exercises. In Volume 1, you learned the fundamentals of quiltmaking. Now, in Volume 2, you&’ll build your drafting skills by using tools like graph paper and linking blocks. &“A complete sequence of classes. lessons, exercises and projects to build your skill from one project to the next.&” —Fabrications
Quilter's Fabric Handy Pocket Guide: Tips & Advice for Selection, Care & Storage
by Alex AndersonA fabric expert in your pocket This mini book is packed with mega information on choosing and using fabric for quilters! Best-selling author Alex Anderson shares essential nuggets of information on everything from fabric selection and shopping to care and storage. Whether you’re wondering if you should prewash your fabric or how to create a particular style in your quilt, you’ll find yourself turning to Alex’s sage advice again and again. Plus, at such a great price, you can afford to buy one for your guild, quilt group, sister, mom, friend, or anyone else you know who loves fabric as much as you do! • Tons of information in one teeny book! Never be stumped by a fabric dilemma again • Tuck it in your purse and take it with you to classes or your favorite shop—the handy size is perfect for your life on the go • Learn how to choose fabric by its grain, quality, color, value, print, and more!
Quilter's Handy Guide to Supplies: Needles, Threads, Batting • Machines, Tools, Workspace • Preparing Fabric, Storing Quilts
by Dawn Cameron-DickThe internationally beloved quilting teacher and author of Invisible Machine Appliqué offers a practical guide to getting started as a quilter. In this handy guide to the fundamentals of quilting, Dawn Cameron-Dick explains everything from how to choose the right equipment and supplies to the best way to set up a sewing room. She answers questions ranging from "What should I look for in a sewing machine?" to "Why does my thread keep breaking?", "How often should I change needles?", and "How can I sew without getting a backache?" The Quilter&’s Guide features information on needles, threads, sewing machines, batting, cotton fabric, piecing tools, and techniques. Packed with useful facts, tips, and rules of thumb, this comprehensive guide is laid out in a fully illustrated, easy-to-read format.
Quilting 101: Master Basic Skills and Techniques Easily through Step-by-Step Instruction (Look, Learn & Create)
by Creative Publishing international“This 176-page reference delivers a multi-media experience that can take you from novice quilter to skilled artisan.” —QuiltdomQuilting 101 will teach you quilting skills through engaging projects, beginning with easy designs for early success and moving on to progressively more difficult patterns as you master the techniques. New skills are explored in depth as they are introduced.The most comprehensive beginner’s book available, Quilting 101 begins with an introductory section covering all the basics of quilting: choosing fabric, quick cutting techniques, sewing seams, completing a quilt top, layering and basting, and both hand and machine quilting methods.Along with step-by-step instructions and photographs, the accompanying online videos include a how-to guide illustrating quilting basics, demonstrating all projects.All the information you need to get started with quilting is contained in this captivating guide.
Quilting Through Life: Patterns and Prose for Every Stage of Life (Spiral Bound to Lay Flat)
by Jenny DoanStep-by-step quilting instructions and personal stories to inspire both seasoned pros and new quilters alike.America's quilter, Jenny Doan, has always believed that quilts are more than fabric and stitches. They become keepers of memories, milestones, and stories; creating profound connections across generations.By alternating personal stories with detailed step-by-step guidance on how you can make quilts for all of life's milestones—from new births, to marriages, to loss and grief—Jenny comes alongside you to share the joy and transformative power of quilting in her passionate and innovative way.With beautiful, full-color images and easy-to-follow diagrams to help you with your own projects, Quilting Through Life is a creative and authentic guidebook to the art of quilting. It's an art designed to be shared with family and friends, crafted from the scraps of memories, laughter, and tears. It's an art that allows us to express how we feel, create something beautiful, and extend the warmth in our hearts to wrap around those we love.From choosing your fabrics and selecting a pattern to creating mitered corners, Quilting Through Life will walk you through how to stitch a legacy of love for every stage of life.
Quilting for Hire: Start Your Own Longarm or Custom Quiltmaking Business; Vision, Business Plan, Tools & Supplies, Branding, Marketing & More (Reference Guide Ser.)
by Shelly PagliaiA creative person’s guide to the longarm quilting business Professional machine quilters are in high demand, and you can be one of them! Learn the secrets to success in this dynamic, interactive guidebook for creatives. Chock full of exercises, tips, interviews, graphics, and sample forms and contracts, it’s everything veteran longarm quilter Shelly Pagliai wished she’d known before launching her business. Turn your creative skills and passion into a successful business with the author’s detailed advice on studio setups, business plans, finding and working with customers, money matters, and more! This book is ideal for anyone thinking about starting or expanding their own professional longarm or custom quilting business. Turn your dream into a reality! Learn the business of longarm quilting for others with this fun and interactive guide Get expert advice to run your business, from time management and marketing to pricing, taxes, insurance, and more Launch like a pro with sample forms, contracts, and exercises to work out the nitty-gritty details
Quine and His Place in History (History of Analytic Philosophy)
by Gary Kemp Frederique Janssen-LauretContaining three previously unpublished papers by W.V. Quine as well as historical, exegetical, and critical papers by several leading Quine scholars including Hylton, Ebbs, and Ben-Menahem, this volume aims to remedy the comparative lack of historical investigation of Quine and his philosophical context.
Quirky Kids: Understanding and Helping Your Child Who Doesn't Fit In- When to Worry and When Not to Worry
by Perri Klass Eileen CostelloThe toddler whose tantrums scare all the other kids on the playground . . . The three-year-old who ignores all his toys but seems passionately attached to the vacuum cleaner . . . The fourth-grade girl who never gets invited to a birthday party because classmates think she’s “weird” . . . The geek who is terrific at math, but is failing every other subject. Quirky children are different from other kids in ways that they–and their parents and teachers–have a hard time understanding or explaining. Straddling the line between eccentric and developmentally impaired, quirky children present challenges that standard parenting books fail to address. Now, in Quirky Kids, nationally known writer/pediatrician Perri Klass and her colleague Eileen Costello, a seasoned pediatrician with a special interest in child development, finally provide the expert guidance and in-depth research that families with quirky children so desperately need.A generation ago, such children were called odd ducks or worse. But nowadays, they are often assigned medical, psychiatric, or neurological diagnoses. The diagnoses often overlap or shift, but the labels can be frightening. Klass and Costello illuminate the confusing list of terms applied to quirky children these days–nonverbal learning disability, sensory integration disorder, obsessive-compulsive behavior, autistic spectrum disorder, pervasive developmental disorder, Asperger’s syndrome–and explain how to assess what exactly each diagnosis means and how to use it to help a child most effectively. Quirky Kids takes you through the stages of a child’s life, helping to smooth the way at home, at school, even on the playground. How do you make it through mealtime, when emotions often erupt? How do you help the child’s siblings understand what’s going on? Is it better to “mainstream” the child or seek a special education program? How can you make a school more welcoming and flexible for a quirky child? How do you help your child deal with social exclusion, name-calling, and bullying? Choosing the right therapy for quirky children is especially difficult, because their problems fall outside traditional medical categories. Coping strategies might include martial arts or horseback riding, or speech and occupational therapies. Klass and Costello cover all the options, as well as offer a thorough consideration of the available medications, how they work, and whether medication is the best choice for your child. Drs. Klass and Costello firmly believe that the ideal way to help our quirky kids is to understand and embrace the qualities that make them exceptionally interesting and lovable. Written with upbeat clarity and informed insight, their book is a comprehensive guide to loving, living with, and enjoying these wonderful if challenging children.From the Hardcover edition.
Quiver Trees, Phantom Orchids & Rock Splitters: The Remarkable Survival Strategies of Plants
by Jesse Vernon Trail&“Showcases the many weird and wonderful ways plants adapt to survive and spread their progeny . . . A great book for anyone interested in botany&” (The Gardener). Whether it&’s an arctic heather that can create subtropical conditions within its leaves, or a dwarf mistletoe that can shoot its seeds up to fifty feet away, plants demonstrate remarkable strategies in coping with and surviving their environments. Plants are often exposed to bitter cold, relentless winds, intense heat, drought, fire, pollution, and many other adverse growing conditions. Yet they are still able to survive and often even thrive. This book showcases these exceptional plants with absorbing information and stunning photos that will inspire a new respect for nature&’s innovation and resilience. &“From hummingbirds on the high slopes of the Andes to sugarbirds on the South African Cape, Vernon takes the reader on an awe-inducing journey to discover the secret life of pollinators and the plants that depend upon them. . . . You&’ll delight in the surprising, unusual, and downright amazing strategies plants use to cope and copulate.&” —Sierra
Quo Vadis, Sovereignty?: New Conceptual and Regulatory Boundaries in the Age of Digital China (Philosophical Studies Series #154)
by Marina Timoteo Barbara Verri Riccardo NanniThis book presents an interdisciplinary exploration of digital sovereignty in China, which are addressed mainly from political, legal and historical point of views. The text leverages a large number of native Chinese experts among the authors at a time when literature on China’s involvement in internet governance is more widespread in the so-called “West”. Numerous Chinese-language documents have been analysed in the making of this title and furthermore, literature conceptualising digital sovereignty is still limited to journal articles, making this one of the earliest collective attempts at defining this concept in the form of a book. Such characteristics position this text as an innovative academic resource for students, researchers and practitioners in international relations (IR), law, history, media studies and philosophy.
Quotable Austen (Quotable Ser.)
by Max MorrisThese entertaining collections gather together the wisest and wittiest quotations from some of Britain’s best-loved historical figures. Packed with humorous, perceptive and compelling quotes, they are sure to delight readers everywhere.
Quotable Austen: Memorable Quotes from Our Favourite Writer
by Max MorrisCelebrating Jane Austen's 250th birthday, this book is a charming collection of notable quotes from her most celebrated nineteenth-century novels A fine collection of the wisest and wittiest quotes from one of the most beloved and prominent British writers of all time, this book is sure to win you over with Jane Austen's ability for turning typical people and mundane events into charming and relatable stories. With over 140 quotes from her completed novels - Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion - this book is the perfect opportunity for readers to immerse themselves in the refinement of the Regency era.Austen was well known for her astute social observation and keen insight into the lives of women in the early nineteenth century. This collection will urge you to:- Ardently admire and love- Feel the pangs of disappointed love - Find comfort in words of wisdom- Acquaint yourself with the refinements of polished society- Learn witty comebacks to leave your friends speechlessAfter all, it is a truth universally acknowledged that this would be the ultimate gift for Janeites and Austenites.
Quotable Churchill: Inspiring Quotes from a British Hero
by Summersdale PublishersCelebrate the wit and wisdom of Winston Churchill with this collection of inspiring quotes. This compilation features over 140 of Winston Churchill's wittiest remarks and sagest sayings. With quotes on life, education, philosophy and more, this book is a celebration of the former prime minister's famous oratorical skills.
Quotable Churchill: Inspiring Quotes from a British Hero
by Summersdale PublishersCelebrate the wit and wisdom of Winston Churchill with this collection of inspiring quotes. This compilation features over 140 of Winston Churchill's wittiest remarks and sagest sayings. With quotes on life, education, philosophy and more, this book is a celebration of the former prime minister's famous oratorical skills.
Quotable Elizabeth Warren
by Frank MarshallUS Senator Elizabeth Warren has long been an original thinker and a powerful voice for the common man. Having worked her first job at the age of nine and witnessed first-hand the economic struggles of the American middle class, Warren never hesitates to tell the truth about the US economy. She has been a strong advocate for consumer protection; her work has led to the creation of the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.Discover in her own words the woman who has been called "a New Sheriff of Wall Street" by TIME magazine, and "the plainspoken voice of people getting crushed by so many predatory lenders and under regulated banks" by the Boston Globe."There is nobody in this country who got rich on their own. Nobody. . . . Part of the underlying social contract is you take a hunk of that and pay forward for the next kid who comes along.""Hardworking men and women who are busting their tails in full-time jobs shouldn't be left in poverty.""If you're caught with an ounce of cocaine, the chances are good you're going to jail. . . Evidently, if you launder nearly a billion dollars for drug cartels and violate our international sanctions, your company pays a fine and you go home and sleep in your own bed at night."
Quotable Quotes
by Editors of Reader's DigestA thorough revision and update of the best-selling Reader's Digest original Quotable Quotes will bring this timeless classic into the 21st century. The new collection will feature words of wisdom, wry witticisms, provocative opinions, and inspiring reflections from history's greatest figures, such as Benjamin Franklin, William Shakespeare, Socrates, Abraham Lincoln and scores more. It will also contain the best quips and quotes from modern celebrities like Colin Powell, Garrison Keillor, John Stewart, Steve Jobs, J.K. Rowling, Stephen King, Conan O'Brien, Jerry Seinfeld, Barack and Michele Obama, Lady Gaga, and well beyond.Sometimes all it takes is a poignant observation to turn our entire outlook on a topic, or even life itself, upside down. Whether readers are looking to polish a speech, get a quick laugh, or be inspired by the wisdom of the world's greatest minds, Quotable Quotes will provide them with unique insights and revelatory perceptions. With this up-to-date yet timeless edition, this book will have relevance for all readers, old and young, on subjects that range from life to the universe and everything in between: family, friends, work, death, taxes, religion, the modern world, literature, pop culture, and more. "Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets" --Steve Jobs "The world is more malleable than you think, and it's waiting for you to hammer it into shape." --Bono
Quotable Quotes: Wit And Wisdom From The Greatest Minds Of Our Time
by Reader'S DigestA wide-ranging collection of inspirational, humorous, powerful, relatable, witty, and eminently quotable quotes for every occasion.Book Description: Featuring a carefully selected array of Quotable Quotes from the beloved Reader&’s Digest column, this giftable and eclectic collection of inspiring, funny, and memorable words has something for everyone to enjoy. The thoughtfully chosen quotes from famous figures in the arts, sports, politics, and more cover myriad topics, including: Friendship &“Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.&” —Oprah Success &“My father used to say, &‘If you want to be different, do something different.&’&” —Wynton Marsalis Wisdom &“Wisdom outweighs any wealth.&” —Sophocles Attractively presented with attention and care, the witticisms and reflections in this book will motivate, inspire, entertain, and delight—just as Quotable Quotes always have.
Quotable San Francisco: Historic Moments in Memorable Words
by Terry HamburgA treasury of quotes from San Franciscans and about San Francisco, from the gold rush to the tech boom. San Francisco is forty-nine square miles surrounded by reality. —Paul Kantner, Jefferson Airplane San Francisco surged from hamlet to boomtown overnight—the most meteoric &“instant city&” in history. From the Gold Rush to the Tech Rush, it&’s been the site of daring innovations, counterculture upheavals, and social rebellions that shaped generations. And over the decades, residents have offered unique perspectives through journals, letters, and newspapers, their words bringing another time to life. Discover San Francisco through the eyes of miners and &“ladies of the night.&” Relive the experiences of robber barons and beatniks who flourished in a tiny corner of the world with fewer than one million souls. With commentary, historical background, and extraordinary images, historians Terry Hamburg and Richard Hansen guide you through these colorful quotes, showing the city as it once was and what it aspired to be.
Quotable Shakespeare (Quotable Ser.)
by Max MorrisThis entertaining collection gathers together William Shakespeare's wisest and wittiest quotations. Quotable Shakespeare proves that brevity is the soul of wit and is sure to delight all lovers of the Bard's uniquely perceptive and influential works.
Quotable Shakespeare (Quotable Ser.)
by Max MorrisThis entertaining collection gathers together William Shakespeare's wisest and wittiest quotations. Quotable Shakespeare proves that brevity is the soul of wit and is sure to delight all lovers of the Bard's uniquely perceptive and influential works.
Quotations for All Occasions
by Catherine FrankOn the most important occasions of our lives, we often find ourselves at a loss for words; when we want to console, celebrate, explain, inspire, or thank, we end up repeating such uninspiring, uninformative phrases as "Words cannot express how I feel." To help us find the right words, Catherine Frank has compiled this handy compendium of quotations that capture the mundane and the magnificent, the everyday and extraordinary moments of our lives.The three sections of the book cover 150 occasions. "Every Year" offers quotations on all the special dates in the calendar from New Year's Day to New Year's Eve, including Martin Luther King Day, Valentine's Day, Ramadan, Mother's Day, Thanksgiving, Kwanzaa, and Christmas. "Occasionally" presents quotations on such occasions as giving a speech, having an interview, becoming a parent, getting engaged, welcoming someone, and saying goodbye. "Once in a Lifetime" provides quotations on such momentous events as confirmation, coming out, turning 16, graduation, and retirement. A sampling: Plato, John Donne, and Woody Allen give their words of wisdom on death. Betty Ford writes eloquently on recovery. Martina Navratilova ruminates on her first sexual encounter... and Holden Caufield on his. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Mark Twain, and Frederick Douglass ponder Independence Day. Amy Tan reflects on the meaning of the Chinese New Year. Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Susan Sontag offer poignant descriptions of pain and illness.Whether you are offering consolation or congratulations, condolences or confessions, Quotations for All Occasions has the perfect words for every occasion.
Quotations for the Fast Lane
by Richard PoundRichard Pound has spent half a lifetime identifying, collecting, and organizing thousands of quotations. Quotations for the Fast Lane is the result of that effort, selected by someone with an impressive range of local, national, and international experience, and arranged alphabetically by theme to be easily accessible for all readers and all occasions. Words from personalities ranging from William Blake to Warren Buffett on all topics imaginable, serve to elevate and inspire. The great majority of the quotations in this book are pithy, often humorous and sardonic, but always containing an interesting perspective on life, conduct, and achievement. Quotations for the Fast Lane: "I have great faith in fools - my friends call it self-confidence." Edgar Allan Poe "It is better to be approximately right than precisely wrong." Warren Buffett "The last refuge of the insomniac is a sense of superiority to the sleeping world." Leonard Cohen
Quotations for the Fast Lane
by Richard W. PoundRichard Pound has spent half a lifetime identifying, collecting, and organizing thousands of quotations. Quotations for the Fast Lane is the result of that effort, selected by someone with an impressive range of local, national, and international experience, and arranged alphabetically by theme to be easily accessible for all readers and all occasions. Words from personalities ranging from William Blake to Warren Buffett on all topics imaginable, serve to elevate and inspire. The great majority of the quotations in this book are pithy, often humorous and sardonic, but always containing an interesting perspective on life, conduct, and achievement. Quotations for the Fast Lane: "I have great faith in fools - my friends call it self-confidence." Edgar Allan Poe "It is better to be approximately right than precisely wrong." Warren Buffett "The last refuge of the insomniac is a sense of superiority to the sleeping world." Leonard Cohen