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FEATURES deck the halls

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Sugared Fruit Jane Dávila

Dynamic ornaments from digital photos

Three-dimensional fabric fruit

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Christmas Tree Hot Pads

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Kathy Mack

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Paint

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Holiday Runner

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Jeannie Palmer Moore

Cube Ornaments Michal Mussell Embellish with hand stitching and beading

Paper-foundation pieced hot pads

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Mixed-media Action Figures Debbi Crane

Stamped & Stitched Fabric Ornaments

Wholecloth watercolor table runner

Cynthia St. Charles

Frosted Holiday Treats

Personalize with unique stamped motifs

Kelli Nina Perkins No-bake cookies for winter greetings

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Holiday Door Hanger Kathy Mack Welcome family and friends with easy appliqué

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Wreaths & Garlands Diana Taylor Get festive with fabric and wire

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Happy Hanukkah Coasters Malka Dubrawsky Capture the story behind the Hanukkah celebration

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Fun & Fabulous Lucie Summers Two printing techniques for fabric ornaments

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Holiday Stars Laura Murray Get elegant with stamps, Paintstik® rubbings, and fusible appliqué

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Birds

of a

Feather

Alisa Burke Whimsical canvas ornaments

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Holiday Gift Cards Jeanelle McCall Simple, fun, beautiful, and perfect for framing

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Patchwork Scarf Malka Dubrawsky Mix menswear suiting with other unexpected fabric scraps

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Scrappy Leaf Scarf Julie Fei-Fan Balzer Create a colorful quilted gift from scraps

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Fiber Jewelry Julie Fei-Fan Balzer Stitch, embroider, embellish, and impress!

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Hand Cuffed

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Crafted

Jill Amanda Kennedy Make embellished and embroidered bracelets with luxurious fabrics

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Quilted and Beaded Cuff Bracelets

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Edwina Sutherland Combine needle felting and free-motion embroidery

Sue Kelly and Lane Hartmann Bead ‘til your heart’s content

Contents TA B L E O F

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Silk Batik Scarf

Janet Lasher Soy batik with eco-friendly soy wax and textile paints

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Fabulous Tote Bag Kathy York Perfect for carrying all your essentials

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Glam-to-Go Gadgets Lyric M. Kinard Create a glam-bag to carry your iPod

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Nametag Purse Melanie Testa

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Junior Legal Pad Folio Diane Rusin Doran Keep yourself on schedule

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Adjustable Fabric Art Bookmark Diane Rusin Doran A perfect personalized small gift idea

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Inspired Cloth

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Nature: Captured

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Vivika Hansen DeNegre Framed art quilts for nature lovers

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Perfect pouches for presents

128 A Picture is Worth 1,000 Stitches

Lesley Riley Photos on fabric presented in a one-of-a kind box

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Margarete Steinhauer Travel with your jewelry packed safely and stylishly

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Susan Fletcher Furoshiki gift-wrapping technique

Attend quilt shows in style

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Seeing Double Karen Fricke Create a single, double, or triple eyeglass case

102 Hand-sewing Mug Cozy Karen Fricke

Stitch up a portable sewing caddy

d e pa rt m e n t s 4 Editor’s Note 10 Editors’ Pick 2009 140 Marketplace 146 Classifieds and Ad Index

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