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Make, Stitch & Knit for Baby: 35 Super-Cute and Easy Craft Projects
by Émilie Guelpa
This contemporary craft book is packed with easy, affordable projects to help you make unique gifts for the babies in your life. From simple cotton bibs, shorts and soft toys to a basic quilt and straightforward knitted blanket, the projects are clearly explained and easy to follow. Other crafty step-by-steps include a hanging mobile, finger puppets, rattles and teething toys.
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Crochet Ragdolls
by Sascha Blase-van Wagtendonk
These crochet ragdolls are specially designed to be huggable lovies for the little ones or loyal playmates for slightly older children. Many of the animals have patterns for both a large "mom or dad" version and a baby version, including the monkey, frog, cat, bunny, crocodile, dog, hippo, owl, kangaroo, fox, sheep, and penguin. There is even a section on how to make little clothes for them to wear.
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Sweet Baby Blankets to Knit: 29 Cute Blankets to Knit
by Jody Long
From lacy to bold colour detail, this stunning baby blanket collection will help knitters create a beautiful keepsake that will keep any little one warm and snug. Crafters can choose from beautiful cables, lace, and picture motifs to a simple garter stitch which makes this book perfect for all skill levels. Clear instructions on the basic techniques are provided to guide you through step-by-step to ensure perfect results. Pick up your needles and make a blanket or two that will be treasured for years to come.
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Growing Up Modern: 16 Quilt Projects for Babies & Kids
by Allison Harris
"Growing Up Modern" shows how anyone can make a child's quilt that will be cherished for years to come. Beginner and expert sewists alike will find inspiring ideas and plenty of guidance in these 16 versatile keepsake projects. Most of the patterns can be sized for baby quilts, and seven of the patterns easily adapt to make crib- and twin-sized quilts. Also included is a comprehensive overview of quilt making basics, step-by-step instructions, and vibrant full-colour photographs to help you from start to finish.
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One-Skein Wonders for Babies: 101 Knitting Projects for Infants & Toddlers
by Judith Durant
Features patterns for 101 one-skein projects for outfitting and accessorizing babies and toddlers—including mittens, hats, tees, sweaters, hoodies, pants, dresses, socks, bootees, bibs, blankets, sleep sacks, stuffed toys, blanket buddies and more.
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Baby Bliss: Adorable Gifts, Quilts, and Wearables for Wee Ones
by Kim Diehl
Grandmas, aunties, and moms-to-be: if there's a baby on the way, you want fast, practical gifts, handmade with love. Be the hit of the baby shower with adorable projects designed by two popular authors and proud grandmothers. Cute, colourful, and grandma-approved! Choose from a great selection of quilts, receiving blankets, clothing, accessories, bibs, and more. Darling styles suited for boys and girls mean your gifts won't go out of style by the time Baby is born. "Baby Talk" tip boxes offer hints for successful stitching with knit fabrics, ultra-plush fabric, ribbon, rickrack, and more.
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Bloom Wild: A Free-Spirited Guide to Decorating with Floral Patterns
by Bari J. Ackerman
Designer Bari J. Ackerman's signature Style -- modern florals bursting with color -- brings energy and joy to interior design. In her new book, Ackerman presents practical advice for adding florals to every room of the house, along with easy DIYs, advice on staying within budget, and detailed source lists. Ackerman shows readers how to achieve a curated maximalist style and to seamlessly create a gorgeous, layered floral look that will spark joy and lift the mood of the whole house.
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Decorate Happy: Bold, Colorful Interiors
by Anthony Baratta
Anthony Baratta's rooms are happy. Whether they are found in the country or the city, these maximalist rooms are designed to make you smile. In his first solo book, Anthony Baratta, whose work has graced more than fifty magazine covers and been celebrated in the Cooper-Hewitt, shares twelve of his most recent houses, all in their own way perfect examples of his classic high-colour, high-pattern all-American style. Some nod to the historical importance of centuries past, like an eighteenth-century house in Colonial Williamsburg; some are nautical chic. Some are glorious pop art, with mod rooms and bright primary colors, while others are chicly rustic. Although all the houses are unique, their rooms share one consistent underpinning: joy.
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Decorating With Fabric: Hundreds of Ideas for Window Treatments, Bed Linens, Pillows, Slipcovers and Lampshades
by Kate French
In "Decorating with Fabric", Kate French and Katherine Sorrell offer imaginative ideas for every room, including bathrooms, home offices, and outdoor areas. They look at how to use colour, texture, and pattern and how to choose the right fabric for the right place. With the help of specially commissioned photographs by Lisa Cohen, many showing the work of internationally renowned designers, Kate and Katherine demonstrate the timeless appeal of fabrics in myriad forms, from throw pillows to slipcovers to lampshades.
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Happy Starts at Home: Change Your Space, Transform Your Life
by Rebecca West
What does it take to be happy at home? It's not about buying or not buying a new couch. It's about whether your home is working for you in the best way. Your home can directly improve your well-being and contentment with better health, sleep, and relationships, and ultimately decrease your stress levels to increase your all-round happiness. Design expert Rebecca West helps you to learn how to achieve a geographical cure without actually relocating and how to redecorate so you can feel best in your space. Along with beautiful photographs, there are a variety of self-assessment activities to connect your financial, emotional, and physical health to your space to ensure it nurtures your vision -- and while doing so, investing your time and money more effectively, too.
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