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Stitched in Time: Memory-Keeping Projects to Sew and Share from the Creator of Posie Gets Cozy

ISBN13: 9781135933531
ISBN10: 1135933537
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In Stitched in Time Alicia Paulson shares 30 beautiful, inventive, and thoughtful projects that encourage you to take your memories down from the bookshelf, out of the closet, or off the hard drive and bring them into your daily life. Creator of a charming line of handmade gifts and accessories called Posie: Rosy Little Things, Paulson organizes these adorable handmade mementoseach one incorporating unique elements such as photos, drawings, and other ephemerainto three sections: For the Little Ones, For Every Day, and For Special Occasions. Many projects are easy enough for the beginning sewer to complete, and Paulson explains all the necessary techniques, from hand- and machine-sewing to embroidery, appliqué, stenciling, and transferring photos to fabric.

In as little as a weekend anyone can create a keepsake for the ages that will be enjoyed every daywhether its a quilt made from outgrown baby clothes, an apron featuring a favorite family recipe, a tote bag documenting a treasured vacation, or a stuffed animal fashioned from a childs drawing. With love incorporated into every stitch, these sweet projects each evoke the feeling of a special time and place, and are so much more than just a commemoration of events. Whether you want to remember your family summers at the beach or a daughters first apartment, a perfect gift for a loved one or a memento to keep all to yourself is just stitches away.

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The creator of the popular blog Posie Gets Cozy offers easy and creative ideas to showcase memorabilia, photographs, and personal details that celebrate the special events in a person's life. 30 full-color illustrations.

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: birdandsquirrel, November 19, 2008 (view all comments by birdandsquirrel)
i am a big fan of Posie's website, and this book did not let me down. Her creativity is everywhere, and the little touches she adds to otherwise simple handicrafts make them keepsakes to cherish forever.
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: raindames, November 18, 2008 (view all comments by raindames)
I love this book! I've been waiting for it to come out for awhile.
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: margret303, November 17, 2008 (view all comments by margret303)
Alicia Paulson is the creator of lovely things. How awesome to have a collection of them in a lovely book!
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ISBN:: 9781135933531
Subtitle:: Memory-Keeping Projects to Sew and Share from the Creator of Posie Gets Cozy
Publisher:: Potter Craft
Author:: Paulson, Alicia
Binding:: Paperback
Language:: English
Illustrations:: Y
Pages:: 160

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