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From rosy renditions of classic flowers to hip "hybrids" of nature's showiest bloom, you can grow your own quilted rose garden with easy piecing, gorgeous appliqué, and unique embellishments.
* Choose from eight quilt projects, including a sampler quilt, a baby quilt, and a clever coverlet that's surprisingly easy to make
* Make five coordinating pillow designs, such as a sumptuous velveteen rose, torn chiffon "petals," and a ribbon-striped bolster
* Find tips throughout to simplify construction--plus a little romantic rose-related lore
Customer Reviews:
Very high quality book.......2007-09-19
This book provides a really outstanding collection of quilt patterns based on the theme of roses. The quilt artists interpret the rose motif in a variety of ways in each of their quilts, which is very unique and inspiring. These quilts make clever use of rose colored fabrics and fabrics with rose motifs that will remind you of a rose garden interpreted in fabric. The cover applique quilt is truly spectacular, however, all of the shapes can be appliqued by a beginner. The only challenge in making these quilts is finding the right fabric.
Visually Stunning.......2007-05-13
This is a spectacular collection of beautiful quilts and pillows. It is definitely not for a beginner quilter. There are a lot of pieces for almost every project in the book. I was disappointed that the paper piecing templates did not have color placement guidelines. Painless Paper-Piecing is a new way to paper piece without having to rip off all those pesky foundation papers. Preparation is necessary, but the results amazing.
A DOZEN ROSES comes filled with different ideas and variations perfect for quilters who love flowers........2007-05-12
Jennifer Rounds and Catherine Comyns' A DOZEN ROSES: BEAUTIFUL QUILTS AND PILLOWS offers some eight quilt projects from a sampler and baby quilt to a coverlet, plus four coordinating pillow designs to be used with such quilts. Packed with full-page photos of finished quilts, inspirational roses from real-life, and diagrams and patterns, A DOZEN ROSES comes filled with different ideas and variations perfect for quilters who love flowers.
An Abundance of Projects!.......2007-03-19
It is rare to find a quilting book that has more than one or two projects that appeal to me. In "A Dozen Roses," there are six that I'm already buying fabric for! The quilts are beautiful and reflect an artful style that is easy to achieve for quiltmakers who buy this book. There are instructions for coordinating projects - simple but which add just the perfect touch. Knitters will love the knitted pillows. The authors have put together a fantastic book, with great tips and techniques. Love it!
Gorgeous and Inspiring!.......2007-02-23
This book is so lovely and it contains a wide variety of quilting and sewing projects for people of all ability levels. The photography is beautiful and the instructions for each project are very detailed and precise.
One great thing about this book is that there is a wide range of projects for everyone. Some of the projects are traditional (such as the Bed of Roses Baby Quilt) and others are more modern and funky (such as the Roses and Ribbons Strips Pillow). There are projects that could take several months to finish and others that could be completed in a matter of an hour or two.
The authors also explain the inspiration behind their projects and give interesting background information. For example, the Rose of Havana Quilt was inspired by Azulejo tiles from the Moorish period in Spanish history. There are also many interesting legends relating to roses scattered throughout the book.
I love this book and enjoy flipping through it to look at the gorgeous projects. I think my first project will be the Rose Petal pillow to add a romantic touch to my bed.
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She's Back!.......2001-10-05
Sonya Blue, Nancy Collins's unforgettable vampire slaying heroine returns in this very violent and gripping adventure.This time Sonya who is only known as The Stranger enters the sinister
city of Deadtown.Deadtown is the bloody battleground of two competing vampire lords, Sinjon who has ruled the city for almost two centuries and Esher the utterly ruthless younger vampire who wants the city for himself.They both traffic in drugs and use psychotic gangbangers as their armies.Sonya befriends Cloudy, a aging hippy and Ryan a young boy who's mother is controlled by Esher. Sonya decides to detroy both vampires, who are called Kindred in the novel.This short novel is filled with scenes of very graphic violence and visceral action sequences.The characters like the brave boy, Ryan are also very well drawn and the villians such as Esher and his sadistic vampire henchwoman, Decima also are memorable.My own complain of this book is that is really is a dark fantasy remake of two films: Yojimbo and Clint Eastwood's spaghatti western fistful of dollars.Once I knew the similarities between the book and those movies I guessed what would happen next in the plot and I was right all of the time.If u seen these movies you will remember what does happen in the novel as well.But other than that be prepared as Sonya Blue puts you under her spell as she puts the vampires dead under for good!
Another GREAT book by Nancy Collins.......2000-01-23
Great book, I rate it at the top of all the books written by Nancy Collins (with Sunglasses after dark and Angles on Fire). I enjoyed the story line revolving around the battle for "Dead Town" and the gang/vampire warfare. The construction of the characters was very well conceived and excitiong to read. Again, a great book....
WOD fans will pick this apart........1999-07-07
Collins tried to blend an elsewhere established character into the brilliantly realized World of Darkness, and the effort fell flat. It would have been a similar endeavor for someone to write a novel about Batman throwing down with Brujah street toughs on the mean streets of Gotham, thus running afoul of the city's Prince. The story in A Dozen Black Roses was fairly contrived, and the characters lacked a certain panache. Perhaps the thing that annoyed me the most though was the way Collins went through the entire book without introducing Sonja Blue by name until the very end. She simply refers to Sonja as "the stranger". I felt that it was a pretty lame literary device.
Violence is pornographic in its excessiveness.......1999-04-07
Don't get suckered in by the other glowing reviews. I loved Nancy A Collin's character Sonia Blue from the book Sunglasses After Dark and followed the character faithfully through the trilogy. The character was witty, fresh, and the combination of violence and humour was absolutely great. I did note that the third book in the trilogy was not as great and that trend seemed to have carried into this new latest Sonia Blue adventure. None of what I loved in the first two parts of the trilogy is here in this book. I have usually have no problem with violence in books or in other media. However, in this book in particular, it was gratuitous to say the least and pornographic in its excessiveness. While there's violence aplenty, including an arm chopping, machete wielding henchman, gone is the caustic, fresh wit of the Sonia Blue I loved. Instead, the attempts to be hip and speak in a street parlance seemed forced. Perhaps Sonia works best when she is playing off of a character like Palmer in " In the Blood" ( the second book in the trilogy), but in this latest endeavor, there is no such character for her to play off with. As a result, the book is decidedly flat, using violence to make up for a lack of wit and creativity. I spent good money on a bad book. Don't do the same.
less charming than the sonja blue trilogy.......1999-01-27
It's definitely a nice book to read, but after finishing it, I felt more like having seen a motion picture in the cinema than enjoying some piece of literature. by the way: Ms. Collins definitely has a problem using german words/names, I nearly could assume some kind of quabbalistic intention ;-)
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Two Dozen Red Roses (Harlequin Large Print (Unnumbered Hardcover))
Rosemary Hammond
Manufacturer: MacMillan Publishing Company
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Michelle's review for Two Dozen Red Roses.......2002-04-07
This book has an endearing tale of love and life. I recommend it to anyone who loves romance novels. It is well worth the time it will take to read it.
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This is a collection of poetry from a woman who has seen many sides to life. Included are poems that will make you feel the reaches of the darkest tunnels within yourself when you think you are the only one feeling those things, bringing a glimmer of hope that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. They will also let you know that you are most assuredly not alone. Poetry about what most will not even dare to put to voice, let alone to words. She calls herself The Siren, a name given to her, and most who know her have always found it befitting. She calls her style of poetry DrkErotica/Gothic, feeling that is the best way to classify her free style and the things she writes about. So open your mind and hear The SirenÂ's call.
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The Greatest Cookies Ever: Dozens of Delicious, Chewy, Chunky, Fun & Foolproof Recipes
Rose Dunnington
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Which will be your favorite--the Ultimate Peppermint Patty? Even kids who have never baked before will rush to the kitchen to try out these awesome cookies. It's easy: all the basics that ensure success are in this lie-flat, spiral-bound cookbook. Children can choose Wild & Crazy Cookies (amazing-looking cookies that are fun to build and decorate); Chunky, Chewy, Yummy Cookies (classic recipes with delicious and surprising variations); and Cool, Cool Refrigerator Cookies. Mouth-watering color photos showcase treats that look almost too good too eat, including "stained glass" stars for a special birthday party. And kids will really get a kick out of the holiday treats, like flesh-eating spiders for Halloween, and a "pizza pie" for a gang of friends to cook up together.
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fun for kids & adults!.......2006-05-07
I first got this book from the library, and enjoyed it so much I had to buy it. It's a great intro to baking for a child who is interested in cookie making. My daughter and I made a few of the recipies together, and she was able to follow the directions easily. It's written in a kid friendly way, and there are lots of fun to make cookies. Great cut out cookie ideas-Bugs, holiday, etc. We truly enjoy this book, and there's even a section on how to have a cookie making party. Lots of fun.
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A Dozen Roses
William, J. Curley
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In her search for a missing woman, PI Fred Kelly uncovers a connection to the rapes of a dozen women at a New England college 17 years earlier. As more of the original twelve women disappear, Fred follows a twisted trail back through the jungles of Vietnam leading to a violent confrontation with a sexual psychopath.
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A Dozen Roses
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A Dozen Roses Postal Cards
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Celebrating the splendor of the rose, this keepsake wooden box features exquisite examples of heirloom roses in all their glory with an evocative quotation on the back of each card.
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The Rough Guide to The Grand Canyon 1 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
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INTRODUCTION
Although almost five million people come to see the Grand Canyon of the Colorado every year, it seems to remain beyond the grasp of the human imagination. No photograph, no set of statistics, can prepare you for such overwhelming vastness. At more than one mile deep, it's an inconceivable abyss; varying in its central stretch from four to eighteen miles wide, it's an endless expanse of bewildering shapes and colors, glaring desert brightness and impenetrable shadow, stark promontories and soaring never-to-be-climbed sandstone pinnacles.
While no one is disappointed with their first stunning sight of the chasm, visitors often find themselves struggling to understand what can appear as a remote and impassive spectacle. They race frantically from viewpoint to viewpoint, constantly imagining that the next one will be the "best," the place from which the whole thing finally makes sense. This book is an attempt to guide you beyond that initial anxiety. More than anything, it's aimed at encouraging you to slow down, to appreciate whatever small portion of the canyon may be displayed in front of you at any one moment, and to allow enough time for the bigger picture to develop. You don't have to learn the names of all those buttes and mesas - dubbed Shiva Temple, Wotan's Throne and so on in a spate of late-Victorian fervor - and you may not ever be able to identify all the different rock strata or desert plants. The longer you spend at the canyon, however, the greater the chance that you will start to hear it speak.
Back in the 1920s, the average visitor would stay at the canyon for two or three weeks. These days, two or three hours is more typical, of which perhaps forty minutes are spent actually looking at the canyon. That's partly because most people now arrive by car. As the only part of the canyon you can reach in a car is the rim, seeing the canyon has thus come to mean seeing it from above, from a distance. If you really want to engage with the canyon, however, you need literally to get into it - to hike or ride a mule down the many inner-canyon trails, to sleep in the backcountry campgrounds or in the cabins at Phantom Ranch on the canyon floor, to raft through the whitewater rapids of the river itself.
Mapping and defining precisely what constitutes the "Grand Canyon" has always been controversial; Grand Canyon National Park covers a relatively small proportion of the greater Grand Canyon area. Only since 1975 has the park included the full 277-mile length of the Colorado River from Lees Ferry in the east to Grand Wash Cliffs near Lake Mead in the west, and even now for most of that distance it's restricted to the narrow strip of the inner gorge. Ranchers whose animals graze in the federal forests to either side, mining companies eager to exploit the mineral wealth hidden in the ancient rocks, engineers seeking to divert the river to feed the deserts of southern Arizona, and Native Americans who have lived in the canyon since long before the first Europeans reached North America, have combined to minimize the size of the park.
The vast majority of visitors arrive at the South Rim - it's much easier to get to, there are far more facilities (mainly at Grand Canyon Village, inside the park), and it's open all year round. Another lodge and campground are located at the North Rim, which by virtue of its isolation can be a lot more atmospheric, but at a thousand feet higher this entire area is usually closed by snow from mid-October until mid-May. On both rims, the main activity for most visitors consists of gazing over the gorge from overlooks placed at strategic intervals along the canyon-edge roads. Both also serve as the starting points for countless hiking trails down into the canyon, and it's even possible to hike all the way from one to the other, along the so-called Corridor Trails, which takes a minimum of two days from rim to rim.
Simply to drive from one rim to the other takes 215 miles, while to complete a loop around the entire national park would require you to drive almost eight hundred miles, and pass as far west as Las Vegas, Nevada. Even that long haul would miss out several of the most interesting detours in the greater Grand Canyon region, into the baffling checkerboard of federal, state, Indian and private lands that lies beyond the boundaries of the park. These include several national monuments, including two huge ones created in 2000, Vermilion Cliffs and Grand Canyon-Parashant; a couple of national recreation areas at either end, Glen Canyon and Lake Mead; two sections of the Kaibab National Forest, north and south of the river; and four neighboring Indian reservations, belonging to the Havasupai, the Hualapai, the Kaibab Paiute and the Navajo. While most (though not quite all) provide recreational possibilities for visitors, detailed throughout this book, few offer any kind of accommodation or other facilities. For that, you need to call in instead at the many gateway towns on all sides of the canyon, from Flagstaff and Williams in the south, to Kanab in the north.
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Search for the "Fountain of Youth" with Ponce de Léon, witness the dramatic events leading up to the Spanish American War, and explore the dozens of different nations from which Hispanic Americans hail. Discover Hispanic holidays, foods, and dances, and find answers to all your questions about Hispanic American history. . . .
Why do some people call themselves Hispanic, while others call themselves Latino? See page 11.
Where in the Americas did the Spanish first settle? See page 20.
Which Spanish explorer discovered the Mississippi River? See page 39.
Who were the desperadoes? See page 62.
What is the Day of the Dead? See page 78.
Who was Che Guevara? See page 106.
Who was the first Puerto Rican to break into professional golf? See page 175.
THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY's bestselling reference books include The New York Public Library Desk Reference, The New York Public Library Book of Answers, and The New York Public Library Student's Desk Reference. GEORGE OCHOA is the author of The Fall of Mexico City for young adults, Wilson's Chronology of the Arts, and the coauthor of The Book of Answers: The New York Public Library Telephone Reference Service's Most Unusual and Enlightening Questions.
Also in this series:
- The New York Public Library Amazing African American History
- The New York Public Library Amazing Women in American History
- The New York Public Library Incredible Earth
- The New York Public Library Amazing Space
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Easy-to-follow, step-by-step illustrations help developing artists of all ages draw animals commonly found at the aquarium. Use simple basic shapes to create accurate likenesses of the angelfish, octopus, penguin, clownfish, lobster, sea lion, starfish, whale, and 24 other creatures of the deep. 30 pages of black-and-white illustrations.
Customer Reviews:
kids love it.......2007-02-24
My kids love to use this book as a guideline for drawing sealife.
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