"This colorful book guides the reader through all the possible incarnations of the tote bag, from children's bags and simple grocery totes to stylish shoulder bags in contemporary fabrics, with patterns ranging from the fun to the functional. With more than 30 projects complete with colorful photos and full-size patterns, this book imparts lots of useful tips to help you achieve a truly professional finish. "--

Transform your ordinary-or favorite-clothing and accessories with simple alterations or embellishments into customized, personal items. Most of the projects call for jewelry making, embellishment, and very basic sewing.

The magazine that helps career moms balance their personal and professional lives.

The magazine that helps career moms balance their personal and professional lives.

Get started today with this comprehensive guide to patchwork and quilting for beginners. With the information and projects in this book, you can discover the delights of this old-fashioned craft—while creating beautiful quilts and other items for yourself and for others. Numerous color photos are included for guidance and inspiration. · Covers all aspects of quilting, from piecing and patchwork to quilting and binding. · Includes quick and clever techniques with step-by-step illustrated instructions. · Choose from sixteen small and large projects, including bed quilts, bags, and wall hangings. · Features a glossary explaining common quilting and sewing terms.

The weather forecasters said the snowstorm would miss the eastern seaboard. They were wrong. When Ally Henderson’s flight from Southern California to New York City for Christmas gets diverted to the tiny Midwestern town of Bethlehem, she’s desperate to get back in the air and back to the Big Apple. But with all the airports closed, she’s forced to rely on Midwestern hospitality to wait out the storm. And she soon learns that she has a storm of her own to weather. One that could shatter her life. Living with a kind stranger is one way to spend a snowed-in Christmas, but when she meets the local diner owner, Jake, sparks fly. Only, Ally’s a big-city girl with big-city dreams, and Jake will always be a Bethlehem boy.

The magazine that helps career moms balance their personal and professional lives.

The magazine that helps career moms balance their personal and professional lives.

A how-to manual for sewing beginners covers how to choose and use equipment and materials, laying out fabrics and patterns, and tricks and advice for cutting and sewing.

Say good-bye to plastic bags and replace them with reusable totes full of style and pizzazz. You'll love showing these off at the grocery store, farmer's market, mall, or beach. There's something for every style and taste, from flashy and whimsical to graceful and artistic. Help save the planet, one tote at a time! 13 painted totes by 12 designers: Gone Green (Annie Lang); Flower Power (Linda Gillum); Hot Chicks (Doxie Keller); Rose Trellis (Barbara Mansfield); Market Fresh (Laure Paillex); Earth Angel (Shara Reiner, CDA); Wine Time (Patricia Rawlinson); Bali Hai Calls (Diane Bunker); Dream Green (Laurie Speltz); Herb Bouquet and Holiday Trees (both by Judy Diephouse); Veggies Rule (Nancy Genetti); and Flamingo Beach (Barbara Baatz Hillman).