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Knitted Pleated Skirt

Unique pattern to knit a short pleated skirt. Added to Crochet & Knitting.

Crochet Coin Purse

Quick and easy coin purse to crochet in chenille yarn. It's a cutie. Added to Crochet and Knitting

Simple Fleece Hats

Easy directions to sew cosy fleece hats in any size. Added to Sewing

Valentine's Day Crafts Updated

Valentines Day Crafts is all-new! Here's the free projects added:

Valentine Cards Crafts

Lovely ribbon weaving card

Printable Valentine's Day Cards

Heart Potpourri Card

Beanie Valentines

Printable Valentines Cards

Winnie the Pooh printable Valentines

Beaded Valentine

Valentines Envelopes

Calico Cards

Printable Valentine Box

Love Notes Card/Booklets

St. Valentine's Day Card

Pop-up Valentine's Card

Printable Kids Valentines

Valentine Photo Card

Handmade Valentine Cards

Dancing Hearts Card

Valentine's Cupcake Cards

Scherenschnitte Heart

Embossed Rose Card

Valentine Swans (pdf)

Ribbon Embroidery Rose Card (pdf)

Love Tags Card

Pom-Pom Heart Card

My Valentine Cards Scrapbook Page

Heart Bookmark Card

2 Hearts Card

Kernels of Love Card

Valentine's Day Gifts and Decorating

Make Valentine's pretzels

Textured Heart Kitchen Set - Crochet

Heart Towel Border - cross stitch

Decoupaged pot

Valentine's Soap Balls and Bubble Bath

Heart Quilt made with lace doilies

Valentine Sachet - cross stitch

Valentine's Heart Wreath

Victorian Heart Wreath

Valentine Candle Caddy

Cupid Doll

Satin Heart Box

Etched Glass Valentine Frame

Heart and Angel Pattern - Plastic Canvas

Beaded Heart Earrings

Crochet Valentine Earrings

Double Heart Wreath

Rose Petal Napkin Rings

Valentine Candles

Valentine Rose Pen

Silk Jigsaw Puzzle Heart

Cupid Poop

Keepsake Rose Hearts

Long Stemmed Sweets

Printable Fabric Quilt Pillow

Scented Doily Sachet

Lit Heart Boxes

Valentine Mailbox

Valentine Gift Sachets

Love Coupons

Heart Mosaic Trivet

Mini Fabric Heart Basket

Scented Bath Oil

Cherish Scrapbook Kit

Wire Heart

Dried Flowers Candle

Sweetheart Bears Cake Topper

Mommy's Valentine Scrapbook Page

Printable Romantic Dinner Set

Valentine CD/DVD Labels

Mosaic Heart Box

Crochet Heart Doily

Printable Valentine Applique

Valentine Iron-ons

Lotsa Love Tote

Applique Hearts Patterns

Love Beads

Heart Knitted Socks

Knitted Heart Dishcloth

Lace Heart Bookmark

Felted Heart Pillow

Heart Wall Basket

Cookie Bouquet

Valentine Gift Box

Valentine's Day Crafts for Kids

Valentine Necklace

Heart Pinwheels

Valentine's Games from the Past

Valentine's Candy Bracelet

Framed Heart Peyote Pattern

Beaded Valentine Day Heart

Valentine Wreaths

Fingerprint Hearts

Heart Stamp Roller

Valentine Party Straws

Valentine Party Games

Sweetheart Necklace

Tissue Paper Flowers

Panda Bear Valentine Mailbox

Valentine Butterfly

Cupid's Arrows

3-D Heart

Valentine Card Fan

Felt Heart Characters

Conversation Heart Pencil Toppers

Valentine Heart Button Covers

Valentine Clipart and images

Valentine's clip art

Victorian Valentines

Valentine Flowers clipart

Thimbleberries Big Book of Quilt Blocks Book Review

If you are a fan of antique quilts, country quilts, or Thimbleberries quilts, this book is for you, unless you already own the first five Thimbleberries block of the month series. For everyone else, this beautiful book is a superb collection of five quilts, containing 60 different blocks.
And it is a beautiful book. I have many quilt books - I wish they were all designed so well. The quilts, blocks, and instructions are laid out with clarity and simplicity. images, both photos and diagrams, are large and uncluttered.
Each quilt is shown in a lovely country setting with an interesting description of the quilt and the blocks. Many quilt books stop there, but this book also includes a photograph of the entire quilt and a large photo of each quilt block. The fabric list also shows a photo of each suggested fabric. I love the photos.
The directions for each block are illustrated with handy diagrams that show block construction.
The quilts were designed to be non-intimidating, completed a block per month. And the quilt blocks get more complex further into the book. They serve as a fine quilting course, with a little help from a how to quilt book. There are quilt directions included, but a complete beginner may need more help.
The first quilt is called "Month by Month." Each block represents a different month of the year. I think a pillow made from the block for their birth month would be a thoughtful gift for just about anyone. The blocks would also be nice as slipcovers for living room throw pillows to change out each month or season.
Me, I like villages. I collect them, and fill my knick-knack shelves with little houses. The second quilt, "Thimbleberries Village," is perfect for me. With blocks like "Main Street Manor," and "Log Cabin Lane," that I can cap off with "Sunlight" and "Apple Orchard," how can I resist?
I have several friends and relatives who feed the birds (and squirrels) year-round. The third quilt, "Safe Haven," is full of birdhouses in a vertical style.
Next, you can stitch pieced blocks of tulips, bleeding heart, lilies, and daisies in the fourth quilt, "A Quilter's Garden." It's remarkable how these five quilts are so alike in style but differ in execution and design. The garden quilt is set on point, the birdhouse quilt blocks are vertical blocks, while the village quilt has an asymmetrical layout.
"Pansy Park," the fifth quilt, has blocks on point in a dramatic setting. The description calls it an important quilt and an heirloom quilt. The formal layout and lavish borders suit it very well.
For traditional-style quilters, this book deserves a place in your library. I enjoyed it thoroughly - great quilts presented very well.

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