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40 Mixed-media Action Figures
12 Sugared Fruit Debbi Crane
Jane Dávila Dynamic ornaments from digital photos
Three-dimensional fabric fruit
44 Cube Ornaments
16 Christmas Tree Hot Pads Michal Mussell
Kathy Mack Embellish with hand stitching and
Paper-foundation pieced hot pads beading
20 Paint a Holiday Runner 46 Stamped & Stitched Fabric
Jeannie Palmer Moore Ornaments
Wholecloth watercolor table runner Cynthia St. Charles
Personalize with unique stamped motifs
24 Frosted Holiday Treats
Kelli Nina Perkins
No-bake cookies for winter greetings

28 Holiday Door Hanger

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Kathy Mack
Welcome family and friends
with easy appliqué

32 Wreaths & Garlands

Diana Taylor
Get festive with fabric and wire

36 Happy Hanukkah Coasters

Malka Dubrawsky
Capture the story behind the
Hanukkah celebration

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50 Fun & Fabulous
Lucie Summers
Two printing techniques for fabric
ornaments

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

58 Birds Feather

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of a
Alisa Burke
Whimsical canvas ornaments

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92 60 Holiday Gift Cards

Jeanelle McCall
Simple, fun, beautiful, and perfect for
framing

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

66 Scrappy Leaf Scarf

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

68 Fiber Jewelry
Julie Fei-Fan Balzer

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Stitch, embroider, embellish, and impress!

72 Hand Cuffed and Crafted

Jill Amanda Kennedy
Make embellished and embroidered
bracelets with luxurious fabrics
106 Camera Case
76 Quilted and Beaded Edwina Sutherland
Cuff Bracelets Combine needle felting and free-motion
Sue Kelly and Lane Hartmann embroidery
Bead ‘til your heart’s content
110 Junior Legal Pad Folio

Contents
Diane Rusin Doran
Keep yourself on schedule

116 Adjustable Fabric Art Bookmark

TA B L E O F Diane Rusin Doran
A perfect personalized small gift idea

118 Inspired by Nature: Captured in

Cloth
Vivika Hansen DeNegre
Framed art quilts for nature lovers

124 Silk Paper Pockets

Jill Amanda Kennedy
Perfect pouches for presents

80 Silk Batik Scarf 128 A Picture is Worth 1,000

Janet Lasher Stitches
Soy batik with eco-friendly soy wax and Lesley Riley
textile paints Photos on fabric presented in a
one-of-a kind box
84 Fabulous Tote Bag
Kathy York 132 Jewelry Tote
Perfect for carrying all your essentials Margarete Steinhauer
Travel with your jewelry packed safely
88 Glam-to-Go Gadgets and stylishly
Lyric M. Kinard
Create a glam-bag to carry your iPod 136 Tie One On
Susan Fletcher
92 Nametag Purse Furoshiki gift-wrapping technique
Melanie Testa

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Attend quilt shows in style

96 Seeing Double d e pa rt m e n t s
Karen Fricke
Create a single, double, or triple eyeglass 4 Editor’s Note
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10 Editors’ Pick 2009
102 Hand-sewing Mug Cozy 140 Marketplace
Karen Fricke
Stitch up a portable sewing caddy 146 Classifieds and Ad Index

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