Patchwork Connections

Patchwork Connections
Author: Carol Dean Jones
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2018-10-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1617457477

A retired widow is taking on new challenges—like managing a quilt shop, and solving a dangerous mystery…Pattern included! Sarah Miller is a survivor, and she’s intent on making the most of her new life in the Cunningham Village retirement community, after coping with widowhood and other losses in the past. She’s involved in a budding romance and has made new friends, like Ruth, who wants Sarah to manage her quilt shop while she’s away caring for her ailing mother in her Amish community—not something newbie quilter Sarah feels fully prepared for. At least she can bring her dog, Barney, for company. Sarah’s daughter, Martha, has also begun to play a larger role in her life—but unfortunately, she brings an impending danger along with her…

A Patchwork Planet

A Patchwork Planet
Author: Anne Tyler
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2010-01-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307569918

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The beloved Pulitzer Prize–winning author tells the story of a lovable loser who's trying to get his life in order. Barnaby Gaitlin has been in trouble ever since adolescence. He had this habit of breaking into other people's houses. It wasn't the big loot he was after, like his teenage cohorts. It was just that he liked to read other people's mail, pore over their family photo albums, and appropriate a few of their precious mementos. But for eleven years now, he's been working steadily for Rent-a-Back, renting his back to old folks and shut-ins who can't move their own porch furniture or bring the Christmas tree down from the attic. At last, his life seems to be on an even keel. Still, the Gaitlins (of "old" Baltimore) cannot forget the price they paid for buying off Barnaby's former victims. And his ex-wife would just as soon he didn't show up ever to visit their little girl, Opal. Even the nice, steady woman (his guardian angel?) who seems to have designs on him doesn't fully trust him, it develops, when the chips are down, and it looks as though his world may fall apart again. There is no one like Anne Tyler, with her sharp, funny, tender perceptions about how human beings navigate on a puzzling planet, and she keeps us enthralled from start to finish in this delicious new novel.

Cultural Fusion Quilts

Cultural Fusion Quilts
Author: Sujata Shah
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2014-11-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1607056747

For crafters “looking for patterns based on ethnic designs, modern quilters who love blocks with asymmetry and anyone who loves bright, exciting quilts!” (Sleeping Dog Quilts) Bold, vibrant, striking—and amazingly easy to make! This collection of 15 modern quilts draws on handmade crafts from India, the American South, and Africa to create a style that’s at once traditional and contemporary, artistic and practical. A simple stack, cut, shuffle, and stitch technique makes the sewing fun for quilters of any level, and also makes every quilt a one-of-a-kind creation. No two are ever alike! The author provides alternate settings, plus an inspiring photo gallery of the crafts that shaped her style. Use these projects to enrich your quilting by bringing in textures, patterns, and colors from around the world. “An inspired designer . . . The 15 free form block projects featured in this book are a celebration of this ‘melting pot,’ and brim with ideas. The book is accompanied, refreshingly, with photographs illustrating some of the inspirations and stories behind the projects, and it’s a pleasure to see how Sujata has translated them into works of quilted excellence.” —Popular Patchwork “A graphic designer and quilter, she finds inspiration all over the world—in the quilts from Gee’s Bend, the Indian godharis and the bold, colorful fabrics from Africa . . . A colorful and inspiring book. Highly recommended!” —Down Under Quilts Magazine “Sujata Shah takes a different look at traditional blocks and adds her interpretation with 15 simple and fun free-form block projects.” —McCall’s Quick Quilt

The Patchwork Quilt

The Patchwork Quilt
Author: Valerie Flournoy
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 34
Release: 1985-03-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0803700970

Twenty years ago Valerie Flournoy and Jerry Pinkney created a warmhearted intergenerational story that became an award-winning perennial. Since then children from all sorts of family situations and configurations continue to be drawn to its portrait of those bonds that create the fabric of family life.

Hearings on the Reauthorization of Title 3(b) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988

Hearings on the Reauthorization of Title 3(b) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Human Resources
Publisher:
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1991
Genre: Drug abuse
ISBN:

This document contains witness testimonies from two Congressional hearings examining the reauthorization of Title 3(b) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 relating to the drug abuse education and prevention for runaway and homeless youth and youth gangs. Opening statements are included from Representatives Martinez and Fawell. Witnesses providing testimony include: (1) Donna Arey, Aftercare Program, Patchwork; (2) Eddie Banks, Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Boys and Girls Clubs, and Clifton Johnson, program participant; (3) Jo Anne Barnhart, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services; (4) Jeanne Breunig, Los Angeles County Board of Education; (5) Barbara Broesamle, SaYes, Michigan Sanctuary, Inc., and Tara, program peer counselor; (6) Gary Clark, Gary Clark "Why Say No" Sports Camp and Youth Leadership Program, and Anthony Jones, who works with the program; (7) Bruce Coplen, Los Angeles County Interagency Gang Task Force; (8) Farley Cotton and Jim Nelson, At-Risk Youth Services City, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota; (9) David Dawley, National Center for Gang Policy of Washington, D.C.; (10) Nexus Nichols, National Network of Runaway and Youth Services; (11) John Peel, Los Angeles Youth Network, and Lynn Miller, program peer counselor; (12) James Smoot, graduate, Good Choices Program, Patchwork; (13) Steve Valdivia, Community Gang Services, Los Angeles, California and Mary Ann Diaz, former gang member; (14) Jamaal Wilkes, Smooth As Silk Inc., Los Angeles, California; and (15) Gary Yates, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, California. Prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials are included throughout the document. (NB)

Sea Bound

Sea Bound
Author: Carol Dean Jones
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2018-10-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1617457493

A retired widow takes a quilting cruise with friends—and proves herself a crafty amateur sleuth…A mystery with a bonus pattern included! Sarah Miller has become a crafty sort ever since she moved into Cunningham Village, and made some great new friends among the retirement community’s active seniors. And much to her surprise as she nears her seventieth birthday, she even has a boyfriend. She also volunteers at the nearby nursing home, bringing a bit of cheer to neighbors who need it. Now she’s taking a break with her friends and going on a quilting cruise. But when she discovers a mystery involving a gambling debt gone bad and a missing passenger presumed dead, she’s feeling a bit at sea…

The Rescue Quilt

The Rescue Quilt
Author: Carol Dean Jones
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2018-12-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1617457418

A tale of mystery, family, and furry friends in a busy retirement community—includes instructions for the featured quilt! Sarah Miller, dedicated quilter and resident of the Cunningham Village retirement community, may be a senior but she’s still full of energy—which she puts into her beloved crafts and, sometimes, into solving crimes. Now she’s about to embark on some amateur detection as her dear friend Sophie encounters several major life changes—including two new family members and a job working with abandoned animals…

Month-By-Month Quilt & Learn Activities

Month-By-Month Quilt & Learn Activities
Author: Kathy Pike
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2002-12
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780439234672

No-sew quilting activities give students a combination of individual and cooperative learning.

Patch Work

Patch Work
Author: Claire Wilcox
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2021-05-27
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1526645785

WINNER OF THE 2021 PEN ACKERLEY PRIZE 'A strange and mesmerising piece of work' Sunday Times 'An absolute masterpiece' Laura Cumming 'An uncommon delight' Observer Claire Wilcox has been a curator of fashion at the Victoria and Albert Museum for most of her working life. In Patch Work, she turns her curator's eye to the fabric of life itself, tugging at the threads of memory: a cardigan worn by a child, a tin button box, the draping of a curtain, a pair of cycling shorts, a roll of lace, a pin hidden in a seam. Through these intimate and compelling close-ups, we see how the stories and the secrets of clothes measure out the passage of time, our gains and losses, and the way we use them to unravel and write our histories. 'Effervescent, poetic, puzzle-like ... Wilcox picks at the heartstrings' Financial Times

The Power of Picture Books in Teaching Math and Science

The Power of Picture Books in Teaching Math and Science
Author: Lynn Columbia
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 359
Release: 2017-05-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1351813927

This book's 50-plus lessons-each based on a different picture book or story-will help classroom teachers build a foundation for teaching math, science, and social studies concepts to their students. Each lesson uses children's literature to make challenging, abstract concepts relevant to children's lives, inviting them to learn these concepts while responding to a story's illustrations, theme, characters, and plot. The lessons also demonstrate how teachers can use children's literature to meet national standards in math, science, and social studies. Chapters 1 through 5 set the stage for using picture books, discussing the effective, imaginative integration of literature into the classroom. Teachers will learn to create an environment that ensures that when children and books come together, the experience is enjoyable and thought provoking. Chapters 6 through 9 provide individual lessons, by grade level, with detailed activities based on specific books.