8.5 x 11 NOTEBOOK/JOURNAL 110 LINED PAGES This is a large journal/notebook featuring the inspirational quote, “She Believed She Could, So She Did.” Use this personal journal to write down your positive thoughts and ideas. Use it as a notebook or even a diary. There are 110 lined pages waiting to be filled with inspiration!
As one of the core, traditional crafts, quilting is enjoyed by countless enthusiasts around the world – and its popularity is only growing. This collection of one thousand quilt DETAILS builds upon this interest, showcasing some of today’s most innovative and beautiful WORK. See how others utilize color and design elements to craft creative pieces. Gain inspiration from their variations and intricate techniques. Maybe even CONSTRUCT your own original quilts. Whether YOU ARE a quilter or a collector, a craft-lover or an art enthusiast, 1000 Quilt Inspirations is sure to inspire your admiration and appreciation of the art of quilting. It’s also likely to get you itching for some fabrics of your own!
(Piano Solo Personality). The Heritage Collection has been Lorie Line’s most popular series of books. This fourth installment gathers 14 beautiful custom arrangements of familiar hymns in a variety of levels from beginning to advanced. Titles include: Abide with Me * Just a Closer Walk with Thee * The Old Rugged Cross * Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us * Softly and Tenderly * and more.
Denyse Schmidt is one of the leading quilters of the 21st century. Known as a “modern” quilter, she actually draws much of her creative vision from quilts of the past. In Denyse Schmidt: Modern Quilts, Traditional Inspiration, Schmidt pays homage to the quilters and quilts that came before her. Each of the 20 traditional quilt designs she has reinterpreted here (among them are Irish Chain, Mariner’s Compass, and Orange Peel, to name a few) is introduced with a lively overview of the pattern’s history. Instructions are illustrated, templates are provided at full size on a pullout pattern sheet, and a complete techniques section is included at the back of the book.
Praise for Denyse Schmidt: Modern Quilts, Traditional Inspiration:
“Denyse Schmidt’s contemporary art quilts are things of enduring style and beauty, but few fans realize her 16-year career as a textile artist began when Schmidt fell in love with tried-and-true, centuries-old traditional quilt patterns . . . Modern Quilts, Traditional Inspiration is the artist’s return to this fertile terrain, featuring her colorful and updated take on 20 time-tested designs. Full-page photos of gorgeous quilts full of those bold geometric shapes that first inspired her provide ample motivation, while detailed instructions, a pull-out book of templates, and a section detailing tools and techniques offer plenty of how-to support, even for novice makers.” —American Craft Magazine
“The book contains 20 traditional quilt styles that look exceptionally modern, hip, and fresh, with limited color palettes and minimal use of prints. To me, it is the best of both worlds—tried-and-true patterns with stories to tell, interpreted by this talented woman who helped define modern quilting. The modern/traditional debate is moot here, which is refreshing and wonderful.” —Sew Mama Sew!
“It’s been 7 years since Denyse Schmidt’s first book, and believe me, this new volume was well worth the wait…Whether you consider yourself a traditional or modern quilter, there is plenty of inspiration here, in projects that play with the tantalizing pairing of vintage patterns and contemporary colors. Although Denyse explains the origins and alternate names of many of the patterns, she rarely offers them straight: she riffs off old patterns like Mariner’s Compass and Wagon Wheel and strips them down to stark basics.” –Meg Cox, Journalist, Author, and President of the Alliance for American Quilts
“Denyse Schmidt never ceases to inspire us . . . We are very excited to announce her latest book, the simply breathtaking Modern Quilts, Traditional Inspiration. Delving back to the traditional styles that first sparked her passion for quilting, Denyse gives these twenty quilt patterns a modern spin with bold, beautiful fabric choices.” —The Purl Bee
“In this book, [Denyse] shows off a new gamut of wonderful quilts . . . She writes in such a quiet and contemplative way, reminding me that quilting at its best isn’t meant to be done in a hurry to crank something out.” —Spoonflower.com
Most people know the system of Reiki as a healing art for treating others, but few realize that this increasingly popular energy practice also focuses on meditations for self-healing and personal empowerment. With Reiki Meditations for Self-Healing, acclaimed author Bronwen Stiene (The Reiki Sourcebook, O Books, 2004) presents two CDs of guided instruction in traditional Japanese practices for your own health and vitality. Requiring no prior experience in the system, this program guides listeners through meditations for building the life energy of ki throughout the body¿s meridians, becoming more emotionally balanced, focusing healing through the hands to specific areas of the body, and opening a conduit to this divine source of energy, Reiki.
