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DIY Felicity Stuff

Meet Felicity

Patterns

meet accessories

Felicity Learns A lesson

Reading and writing lesson

Copy book

Horn book

Quill (and ink)

Tea Lesson

Queen cakes

Felicity’s Suprise

Fashion doll and invatstion

Invitation Back

Doll just shape her head like the doll and paint on the hair

Her dress can be made by reducing her holiday dress from her patterns by 33%. Make a mock-up not using the good fabric the first time, making adjustments for the fit, and use that as your pattern with the good fabric

Noah’s ark

Happy Birthday Felicity

Sampler

birthday treats & dishes

Felicity Saves the day

Rescue Kit

Letter from Ben

map

Newspaper clipping

Letter from Elizabeth

summertime amusements

Changes for Fecicity

Winter entertainments

Jumping Jack

More Books!

Very Funny Elizabeth

Felicity tackles a Dare

Felicity Discovers a Secret

A traitor in Williamsburg

Peril at King’s Creek

Felicity Play

Felicity Just For Fun pages

Cook Book

Craft book

Extra stuff

undergarments

party games & crafts

valentines

Shrewsbury cakes

cross stitch sampler

windmill toy video / windmill toy instructions

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crazy-figures-coll · 7 years

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I need more time and money for the supplies to make the billion projects now floating through my head! This book is AMAZING!!! I am in love with it! A lot of the reviews said it was "dated" but an alphabet is an alphabet, it is all about what you are doing with it and this book has every alphabet you could ever need and then some! I was having a lot of trouble finding uppercase and lowercase alphabets to work together with and this has tons of them! It also has lots of varying sizes and styles! Not all of them are pictured in full color completed but there are so many it would never fit in the book, plus many of them really don't need to be pictured to get a good idea of what they will look like. Those that have a lot of detail that would need (want) the imagery are pictured. My only issue now is I need more time and money for the supplies to make the billion projects now floating through my head! They were even kind to this beginner and didn't just assume I would know all the fancy tricks and have a section to help me learn what I am doing with all this new found craftiness! Until now all I could find for alphabets was little craft books that were a few pages with half a dozen alphabets at most. This is HUNDREDS of pages with multiple alphabets on some pages and some larger ones that take a few pages to cover! The borders are cute as are a few little icon style pictures but the real treat of this book is the alphabets! Go to Amazon

A truly comprehensive resource for alphabets and borders For those of you who are looking for alphabets and borders, this is a very good book. Here are the categories: Floral Alphabets, Antique Alphabets, Country Alphabets, Victorian Alphabets, Elegant Alphabets, Baby Alphabets (very cute; one of the baby alphabets uses a design of diaper pins for the letters...remember those?), Kids Alphabets, Animal Alphabets, Special Occasion Alphabets, Holiday Alphabets (Valentine's Day, Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas), Cross-Stitch Basics, and General Project Instructions. The borders are mixed in throughout the book. On p. 314, the book even supplies a conversion chart so you can figure out the size of your finished project based on what size cloth you use, which is helpful. All in all, a very nice resource. Remember that while some of these older cross-stitch books seem a little dated, sometimes substituting different colors can make all the difference. You can even modernize these using one color (like blackwork and redwork). I bought a used copy that is in great shape, so the value was really good. Go to Amazon

It's All In There This definitely is a BIG book of Alphabets and Borders and it also has the quality of BH&G behind it. Published in 1994, You name it, it's in there. Not all motifs are illustrated and photographed. Many are. Just not all. But the charting, in black and white, will get you through. These pieces must have been used at some time because each letter grouping and often the letters themselves come with a specific color codeing. There is everything from a perfume bottle alphabet to a lovely chemise with floral border and elegant lettering. Children's themes(for all ages,) are included. There are pictures of specific pieces using the different motifs periodically. Things are organized by theme in the Table of Contents. There is a brief introduction to the designers which is unusual and nice to know. No matter what your taste, this is something I think you'll be glad to have. Some of the alphabets are large, some small, all interesting, particularly for those working pieces with someone specific in mind or wanting a monogram in an unusual lettering for a pillow, sampler, linens or article of cothing. All ages and styles of writing are included. Did you ever know BH&G to leave something out? Didn't think so. Go to Amazon

of course this is great - its a Better Homes and Garden book What !! of course this is great - its a Better Homes and Garden book, received in great shape, timely manner - thanks Go to Amazon

Alphabets and Boarders cross stitch book. It's obviously an older book but has lots of patterns you could use or expand on. The downside is there are very few colored pictures of the samples. I was given the dubious task of making a photograph album/guest book for a 50th Wedding Anniversary using hand stitching and cross stitching which I have not done either one in the last 30yrs. Go to Amazon

Something to Treasure I asked about cross stitch books/transfers at a local crafts store, and the clerk shook her head. Now maybe she was way too young to know. But I turned to Amazon and found this BIG BOOK OF ALPHABETS AND BORDERS, which is exactly what I was looking for. I am jumping into next year's Christmas crafts early, and the BIG BOOK has an assortment of patterns from Victorian fancy to whimsical. No matter what age the recipient of your craft is or gender or purpose of the craft, you will find something unique in this book. I am so glad to have bought it for now and all future cross stitching. Go to Amazon

Great for Making My Own Patterns This book has a lot of great alphabets in it. They come in many sizes. I have noticed mistake in some of them though--for example most of the rows of letters will be 13 stitches high but one row will somehow only be 12 stitches high. Hopefully they fixed these issues in later versions of the book. As long as you plan out your pattern before you stitch it's nothing that you can't figure out how to easily fix the problems. Go to Amazon

Lovely Patterns! This book is full of very appealing alphabets in several styles, for many different occasions. There are alphabets in floral, Victorian, antique, country, animal, kids, babies, and holidays. It also contains project ideas. It's a great addition to any cross-stitcher's library. Go to Amazon

but a nice book for cross-stitchers to but it's a fantastic source for ideas Five Stars Nice Book Five Stars Great variety of patterns Has many nice alphabets in it Did not have what I want.... ... Good Stuff. Five Stars

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