Home, Garden, and DIY
July 2023
Please note: This is the final issue of Home, Garden, and DIY.
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Recent Releases
Portable patchwork : the women pioneers of the original quick & easy quilting method, with projects for today
by Pamela Weeks

Want to make your quilting easier to carry with you? Try the quilt-as-you-go methods that women of the 1800s invented so they could work on small blocks in stolen snatches of time. This quilting approach has many other benefits: It allows shorter sessions for tasks that some find tedious: no more week-long cutting or piecing marathons. It makes sewing-machine work less cumbersome, makes use of small batting scraps, and doesn't require a frame. Based on research ranging from the women's diaries, to finds at quilt auctions, to clues shared by worldwide quilter chat groups.
Brodo : a bone broth cookbook
by Marco Canora

A cookbook and guidebook from the chef behind East Village restaurant, Hearth—and its amazingly popular takeout window, Brodo—features cleanses and recipes that use his restorative and tasty bone broths.
Wildflower Watercolor : The Beginner's Guide to Painting Beautiful Florals
by Sushma Hegde

Perfect for beginner painters, this beautiful book, with over 30 projects, from wild chamomiles to forget-me-nots and roses, provides easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step illustrations for mastering the art of watercolor painting.
The natural soapmaking book for beginners : do-it-yourself soaps using all-natural herbs, spices, and essential oils
by Kelly Cable

Collects over fifty recipes for soaps made without artificial dyes and chemicals, including cocoa-mint soap, goat milk and vanilla soap, loofah exfoliant soap, and pumpkin spice soap.
The Ralph Nader and Family Cookbook : Classic Recipes from Lebanon and Beyond
by Ralph Nader

Nader's cookbook is many things: it is an homage to his mother and her love of simple cooking that her family enjoyed around the kitchen table; a delightful and colorful examination (filled with recipes) of the Lebanese culinary tradition that immigrants to the United States carried with them to a new land; and an endorsement of good eating, cooking with simple, fresh ingredients that Nader hopes will continue to open many individuals' minds about obesity and the role processed foods play in this national, indeed, global health crises.
The little book of feng shui : a room-by-room guide to energize, organize, and harmonize your space
by Katina Z Jones

Harness the ancient healing power of feng shui! Declutter your life, identify your qi, and reclaim your space with a brand-new perspective. Just by simply choosing specific colors and positioning your furniture in various places, you can take control of your space and your life. This beautiful and insightful book promotes healing through the choices you make for the spaces you inhabit and helps you learn how to heal yourself and live a happy, balanced life.
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