Sewing Books
	Let's Sew! - A Beginner’s Sewing Guide by Nancy Zieman Price: $10.95 Step by step instructions and illustrations convince novice sewers, “I can do that.” Book focuses on the basics of using sewing machines and sergers, fabric facts, and using patterns. Examples of fundamental construction techniques include adding a patch pocket, stitching buttonholes, inserting a centered or lapped zipper, and making a wrapped corner collar. Let’s Sew! is a perfect gift for beginning sewers of all ages! Written in association with the National 4-H Council. Soft cover; 80 pages.		Sew with Sara Price: $19.95 Meet Sara Trail, teenage sewing whiz designer and entrepreneur. Join Sara as she shows you how to find sewing supplies (shopping!), make fun stuff everyone will love to show off (clothes!), and earn extra money by throwing sewing parties and selling your creations (cash!). Laugh along with Sara's journal entries, and try her 9 beginner- friendly projects, including PJs, pillows, a tote bag, a cell phone or mp3 player cover, an apron, a notebook cover, and more! PB ©2009 128p ISBN: 9781571206039
	Copy It by Mary McCarthy Price: $13.95 Duplicate your favorite clothes. This book will show you how to create a pattern from a ready-to-wear garment without taking it apart.		Mad About Zippers By Mary McCarthy Price: $13.95 Inserting zippers is essential to great-looking garments. This handy guide demonstrates four zipper styles (centered, lapped, invisible and fly front) with logical steps and tips throughout each method. Also included are unique facing finishes that ensure a smooth, couture look.
	Fit For Real People Price: $29.95 The most complete fit book ever- for all shapes, sizes and ages from pre-teen to octogenarian. Step- by-step instructions and photos guide you to that perfect fit every time, no matter what your size or shape. Coil binding.		Pants For Real People Price: $27.95 The most complete and innovative book ever written on fitting and sewing pants comes from 30 years of hands-on teaching experience. This book makes fitting pants so logical even a beginner can follow. 250 pictures and hundreds of techniques will show you the way!
	Jackets for Real People Price: $24.95 Use this book and ALL of your sewing will improve. For a minimal investment and a little time, you can have a designer jacket. Using the latest interfacing, sew it Armani-style and achieve a custom fit no matter what your figure.		Mother Pletsch's Painless Sewing by Pati Palmer & Susan Pletsch Price: $9.95 This completely revised Mother Pletsch's Painless Sewing is a lighthearted book for both beginners and those who want a sewing brush up... the most uncomplicated sewing book of the century! Learn to sew FAST, with professional-looking results. And with Pretty Pati's Perfect Patter Primer, you'll find your clothes fit better than ever before, thanks to co author Pati Palmer, who also designs for The McCall Pattern Company as The Fit Expert.  128 pages.
	Dressed to Kill...Gently By Peggy Sagers Price: $19.95 Formerly titled "My Very Best Dressed Me", Peggy's book was re-released with a new title and a fresh new look. This easy-to-follow picture-based book introduces the reader to the basic principles of dress. The issues addressed in "Dressed to Kill...Gently" are there to assist the woman who strives to look her best by teaching her how to determine her body type and what clothing choices to make to compliment it.  Other topics include focal points -- where and when to use them, color, and correct proportion.  Discover why some beautiful clothes are flattering while others may not be flattering on particular body types.		Fabulous Fat Quarter Bags By Susan Briscoe Price: $24.95 These 14 practical designs for bags and purses are sure to inspire quilters of all abilities. Easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions take readers through each complimentary pair in this collection, making the bags quick and fun to create. Each duo requires the same patchwork techniques for both bags, allowing quilters to try out the smaller projects before embarking on the main bags. Every bag is accompanied by a variation that shows off the details in a completely different color scheme, essentially providing readers with 14 additional inspirational designs. PB ©2009 128pgs ISBN: 9780715329788
	Sew Deadly (Novel) Price: $6.95 Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime Mystery Ever since she moved to Sweet Briar, South Carolina, Yankee librarian Tori Sinclair has been the talk of the tiny town. But she's been so busy at work, winning over the sewing circle, and trying to forget her cheating ex that she hasn't even had time to baste together a pillow, let alone mind local gossip. Then she finds the hometown sweetheart dead at her back door… Everyone believes the police investigator, who's just fixin' to link Tori to the murder in a love triangle gone bad. To clear her name, Tori will have to rely on her new sewing sisters and stitch together the truth -- or be darned. Ages 18 and up. Book Size: 8.26" x 5.23" PB ©2009 288pgs ISBN: 9780425229101		101 Fun-to-Quilt Pot Holders By Boerens, Trice Price: $19.95 The colorful array of designs in this book will provide inspiration for all kind of quilting projects, not just pot holders! Use them like you would a collection of 101 blocks - for bed quilts, wall quilts, table runners, holiday decorations or for whatever is your project of the moment. And, of course, use them to make pot holders for gifts and to brighten up your own kitchen. 96 pages, Softcover, Copyright 2007, ISBN: 978-1-59012-200-6.