Presents the 50 iron-on transfers that are great to use with fabric markers or embroidery.

The stories tied into our quilts are as dear to us as the beautiful creations themselves. Adding a handmade label to either a new quilt or an antique one is a simple and attractive way to ensure that important information about the quilt will be preserved for future generations. Barbara Baatz Hillman, creator of 50 Nifty Iron-on Quilt Labels (#3466), shares 50 more of her wonderful label designs in this new book of easy-to-use iron-on transfers. The labels include designs for special occasions such as a wedding, new house, or new baby, as well as an abundance of charming motifs that are perfect for gifts. Choose your favorite design, iron it onto fabric, and then use a fine-point permanent marker to record facts like who made the quilt, when it was completed, the person or occasion for whom it was created, etc. Embellish with color, using crayons, markers, or embroidery, and then turn edges under before blindstitching to the back of the quilt. Stapled; 64 pages.

Recapture the charm of turn-of-the-century Sunbonnet Sue with these 24 appliqué blocks. Capture yesteryear's childhood sweetheart within a four seasons wall hanging and quilts (from baby to king-size). The Ultimate Sunbonnet Sue Collection (Leisure Arts #1881)

How do you teach tolerance, self-awareness, and responsibility? How can you help children deal with fear, mistrust, or aggression? Play a game with them! Games are an ideal way to help children develop social and emotional skills; they are exciting, relaxing, and fun. 101 LIFE SKILLS GAMES FOR CHILDREN: LEARNING, GROWING, GETTING ALONG (Ages 6-12) is a resource that can help children understand and deal with problems that arise in daily interactions with other children and adults. These games help children develop social and emotional skills and enhance self-awareness. The games address the following issues: dependence, aggression, fear, resentment, disability, accusations, boasting, honesty, flexibility, patience, secrets, conscience, inhibitions, stereotypes, noise, lying, performance, closeness, weaknesses, self confidence, fun, reassurance, love, respect, integrating a new classmate, group conflict. Organized in three main chapters: (I-Games, You-Games and We-Games), the book is well structured and easily accessible. It specifies an objective for every game, gives step-by-step instructions, and offers questions for reflection. It provides possible variations for each game, examples, tips, and ideas for role plays. Each game contains references to appropriate follow-up games and is illustrated with charming drawings.

This memoir is the story of my childhood and teen years. It begins when I was very young with my parents' divorce, then goes on to living with a spiteful and unloving stepmother, World War II, my father being wounded, the fear of the approaching Russian front, our fleeing from them and bombings. After the end of war, as we tried to make our way back home, I was terrified of the Russian soldiers and war prisoners who roamed our countryside. I feared my father would be shot or imprisoned. I listened to women screaming for help while being raped. I endured the sorrow of losing my beloved father, followed by living with my stepmother's cruelty. My agony ended with the happy reunion with my real mother, my sister, Oma my loving grandmother, and family. After WWII ended, my family and I lived behind the "Iron Curtain" in East Germany under the Russian occupation Stalin's "Iron Fist." His communist regime imposed such strict isolation and extreme hunger on us that in June of 1953 the citizens of East Germany waged an unsuccessful uprising to gain freedom from Russia and communism. Finally, in the fall of 1953, when I was eighteen, we escaped to West Germany. These are the memories of my childhood and teen years.

The deeply personal story of Odie Hawkins's journey, from "the poorest of the poor" childhood in Chicago to Hollywood screenwriter--and the people who deeply mattered. A tough, touching autobiography.