Author Description

Celebrate an upcoming arrival--and the mother-to-be--with the practical and charming crafts in this delightful DIY book. Featuring 20 projects to hand-make with love, it includes sewing, quilting, knitting, and embroidery crafts for the newborn, nursery, and mom herself. They range from a high-contrast fabric floor quilt perfect for tummy time and matching, knitted strawberry hat and booties for the baby to a felt night sky mobile for the nursery and a maternity pillow and a lightweight infinity nursing scarf for the mom. Perfect for beginners, the well-illustrated collection includes crafting basics, a stitch gallery, templates, and ideas for personalizing the gifts. The project designers include: Emilie Akkermans (Emilie Creations on Etsy) Jessica Fediw of the Happy Together blog (happytogetherbyjess.com) Theresa Grosh (Naptime Inspirations) Laura Howard (bugsandfishes.blogspot.com and lupin.etsy.com) Mollie Johanson, creator of the Wild Olive blog (http://wildolive.blogspot.com/) Valerie Lloyd, owner of the Etsy shop Smile Mercantile (smilemercantile.com) Carol J. Sulcosksi (blackbunnyfibers.com) Tess and Rae (tessandrae.com.au)