Designer and needle artist Marti Michell

brings her lifelong love affair with fabric to

new heights with this collection of fun-filled

craft projects. By mixing everyday scraps,

novelty fabrics, and whimsical craft ideas

with our favorite celebrations, she creates a

happy recipe for fabric cral~ing.

For birthdays, graduations, and other person-

a] celebrations as well as national holidays,

Marti shares her secrets for using fabric to

create just the right look. All the projects are

shown in large full color photographs, so you

can see every charming detail.

Star-filled wall hangings and pillows, rag

dolls, and no-sew fabric-covered boxes are

among the treats for a Mero Christmas. The

festivities continue with heart-shaped pillows

for Valentine:~ Day and a clover-strewn wall

banging lbr St. Patrick ~" l)ay.

Pumpkins, ghosts, and black eats will haunt

your version of Marti s charming Halloween

wall hanging. Or, make rag doll witches and a

not-so spooky Haunted House. And since

Thanksgiving isn t complete without a stuffed

turkey, make yours of scrap fabrics.

A string-quilted Celebration Vest is Marti s

final tribute to fabric, scraps, and holiday

pleasures. Her vest bears a message she wants

every reader to take to heart: ~2~lebrate.r

Using novelty fabrics with your other scraps

to create a mood is the focus of Holiday

Fabrics. Table settings and four fabric wreath

techniques are Marti s examples. Another way

to use fabric to suit the occasion is shown in

A. Bear for All Seasons, wbicha~eveals the

many personalities of Marti s favorite easy-to-

make stuffed animal.

Celebrate Easter with A. Bear (in a bunny

disguise) and his hare of a cousin. Stars and

stripes in a scrappy wreath and a patriotic wall

hanging are highlights of Independence Day.