Flowers are perennial favourites in patchwork applique & quilting. Pauline Ineson shows you how to create amazing three-dimensional flowers with machine quilting patchwork & applique techniques. This garden of 20 irresistible fabric flowers

Includes:: pretty little marigolds intricate fuchsias stately foxgloves & elegant tulips. A wide variety of techniques are used to make the flowers including ruching fabric gathering & coiling fabric & many applique techniques. Detailed step-by-step artwork & gorgeous photography beautifully illustrate Pauline's innovative designs which are accompanied by full-size templates. There are also instructions for making stems & various leaf shapes. Variations for each flower show how you can adapt the colours & styles to create your own unique versions. The book also

Includes:: examples of stunning quilt blocks incorporating the flower designs for added inspiration. Floral

Dimensions is a beautiful book that will inspire you to create your own delightful bouquet of flowers that you can use to adorn all sorts of lovely sewing projects.





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Florence + the Machine is the recording name of English musician Florence Welch & a collaboration of other artists who provide music for her voice. Florence + the Machines sound has been described as a combination of various genres including rock & soul. The Sunday Times described Welch as the most peculiar & most highly acclaimed female singer of the moment" Tells the story of her upbringing in South London to her thrilling rise to international fame as a singer & also a highly individual fashion icon. Her collaborations & working relationships with Chanel Creative Director Karl Lagerfeld her manager Mairead Nash & her friend Isabella Summers who to this day forms part of the machine. How her sense of style has captured the imaginations of fans & fashion editors the world over. The stories behind the glittering award ceremonies TV appearances & international tours." ...

A sinister Gothic tale in the tradition of The Woman in Black & The Fall of the House of Usher 1891. In a remote & crumbling New England mansion 12-year-old orphan Florence is neglected by her guardian uncle & banned from reading. Left to her own devices she devours books in secret & talks to herself
- & narrates this her story
- in a unique language of her own invention. By night she sleepwalks the corridors like one of the old house's many ghosts & is troubled by a recurrent dream in which a mysterious woman appears to threaten her younger brother Giles. Sometimes Florence doesn't sleepwalk at all but simply pretends to so she can roam at will & search the house for clues to her own baffling past. After the sudden violent death of the children's first governess a second teacher Miss Taylor arrives & immediately strange phenomena begin to occur. Florence becomes convinced that the new governess is a vengeful & malevolent spirit who means to do Giles harm. Against this powerful supernatural enemy & without any adult to whom she can turn for help Florence must use all her intelligence & ingenuity to both protect her little brother & preserve her private world. Inspired by & in the tradition of Henry James' s The Turn of the Screw Florence & Giles is a gripping gothic page-turner told in a startlingly different & wonderfully captivating narrative voice.

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Home to some of the world s most recognizable tourist icons Tuscany has been enticing visitors with its cooking & culture ever since the Etruscans arrived over two millennia ago. Virginia Maxwell Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage so you can rely on us to tell it like it is. Inside This Book 2 expert authors 29 driving tours & itineraries 42 Renaissance masterpieces 4000 years of art & architecture Eat & Drink Like a Local feature In-depth background Pull-out city map Feature coverage of top sights Comprehensive planning tools At-a-glance practical info ...

With a revised binding & format AA Essential Guide Florence & Tuscany" gives you all the information you need to know for a memorable holiday. Pocket-size & packed full of information you really need the guide is great value for your money & an ideal choice to help you get the best out of Florence & Tuscany. The guide contains helpful advice for planning your trip with information about when to go getting there being there & getting around. There are website addresses & practical information throughout. The best things to see & do plus the unmissable ten best things to do & all other recommended sights are cross-referenced with grid locations so you can pinpoint them on the mapping." ...

Exciting stories about famous people outlining their lives & the important events which made them memorable. Every page features easy-to-follow text & a black-&-white line drawing to help bring these events to life. Each title gives further facts about the famous person & the times in which he or she lived plus a comprehensive time line detailing key dates. Florence Nightingale tells the story of how this Victorian woman defied her family & friends to take up the unpopular profession of nursing & changed the way hospitals were run. ...

The ultimate pocket map of Florence! Explore the fabulous city of Florence with the help of this genuinely pocket-sized pop-up map. Small in size yet big on detail this compact dependable city map will ensure you don't miss a thing. *

Includes:: 2 popout maps
- a detailed street by street plan of the city centre as well as an overview map of greater Florence * Additional maps of the bus routes & a locator map are also included * Handy self-folding tourist map is small enough to fit in your pocket yet offers extensive coverage of the city in an easy-to-use format * Thorough street index is also featured & cross-referenced to the map so you can easily find your destination * Key places of interest are listed offering you advice on the best things to see


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Florence the Friendship Fairy has a very important job
- she makes sure that friendships in Fairyland & the human world are looked
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Florence the Friendship Fairy makes sure everyone gets along
- but not any more when goblins steal her three magic items! Kirsty
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Welcome to Bluebell Woods home to a delightful cast of woodland friends. Florence & her friends are walking beside the Babbling Brook when she discovers an old boat tangled in the reeds. It looks like it's been there a very long time & Florence suggests that they fix it up so they can sail it. Soon the friends are heading downstream on a river adventure of a lifetime discovering hidden parts of Bluebell Woods & making new friends. But will they ever solve the mystery of the boat's original owners? ...