Craft Book Challenge

I wanted to document my craft books and the things I have made from them as part of my Craft Book Challenge but my side bar was getting a little crowded so I've made a page.

To date (21st April 2013) I have 170 craft books and I have used 52 of them - 30%
and 28 more than once (different projects, not repeats of the same project) - 16%

100 Appliqué Motifs - Deborah Green -1 motif used for alphabet chart

100 Beaded Flowers, Trinkets & Charms - Amanda Brooke Murr-Hinson - wine bottle, wine glass, champagne glass, daisy, pig

100 Flowers to Knit and Crochet - Lesley Stanfield - several crochet flowers, 44, 56, 80

100 Pretty Little Projects - Jewellery roll

101 Tea Towels

200 Crochet Blocks for Blankets, Throws and Afghans - Jan Eaton - several blocks

200 Quilt Blocks to Mix and Match - Davina Thomas -
Three Patch Quilt block, Plain block

2011 Sewing Calendar - fabric basket, bunny bowling

501 Quilt blocks - Better Homes and Gardens - Card trick square

555 Fabulous Cross-Stitch Patterns - Donna Kooler


All Wired Up - Mark Lareau


Amigurumi - Lan Anh Bui & Josephine Wan - ami bear

Amy Butler's Style Stitches

Appliqué for Little Ones - Sylvie Blondeau -
dog motif

Around the Corner Crochet Borders - Edie Eckman - 4 borders used

Bags in Bloom - Susan Cariello

Bead Soup - Lori Anderson

Beaded Colourways - Beverly Ash Gilbert

Beaded Felt Jewellery - Helen Birmingham


Beaded Flowers and Wedding Bouquets - Katie Dean (e-book) - Gerbera

Beaded Miniature Menagerie

Bead Embroidery - Yukiko Ogura

Bean Bag Buddies - Nicki Wheeler

Beautiful Beaded Jewellery

Beautiful Beading - Sarah Withers4

Beginner's Guide to Drawn Thread Embroidery - Patricia Bage

Beginner's Guide to Needle Felting - Susanna Wallis - heart


Blackwork - Sonia Lucano


Boutique Bead & Wire Jewelry - Melody MacDuffee - flower necklace and bracelet

Celtic Knots for Beaded Jewellery - Suzen Millodet

Christmas Crafts & Cooking - Pamela Westland

Classic Hardanger - Gina Marion

Classic Storybook Cross-Stitch - Gillian Souter - Peter Rabbit cross stitch, made into draw string bag

Compendium of Quilting Techniques - Susan Briscoe

Compendium of Sewing Techniques - Lorna Knight - tackling ruffles

Complete Feltmaking - Gillian Harris

Cookie Magic - Kate Shiraz - Used many, many times

Countryside Needle Craft Source Book - Lynette Mostaghimi

Craft - Kirstie Allsopp

Crafting a Dream Wedding - Susan Cousineau

Crafting Springtime Gifts - Tone Finnanger

Crafting Christmas Gifts - Tone Finnanger

Crazy Quilting The Complete Guide - J Marsha

Create your Own Jewellery - Ann Kay

Crochet Compendium - The Ultimate Collection of Crochet Techniques

Crochet Unravelled - Claire Bojczuk

Cross Stitch Cards and Keepsakes - Jo Verso  - Monograms

Cute and Easy Crochet - Nicki Trench


Design it Yourself Clothes - Cal Patch

Doodle Stitching - Aimee Ray

Doodle Stitching, the Motif Collection - Aimee Ray - Beer glass used for bookmark, tree and gnome for pouches

Elegant Hardanger Embroidery - Yvette Stanton

Embroidered Jewellery - Shirley Anne Sherris

Embroiderer's Pattern Book

Encyclopedia of Quilting and Patchwork Techniques - Katharine Guerrier

Essential Crochet - Erika Knight - flower brooch

Everything Alice - Hannah Read-Baldrey and Christine Leech

Fast Fabric Gifts - Sally Southern

Felties - Nelly Pailloux - fox, babushka, rabbit, panda and lion


Fit for Real People: Sew Great Clothes Using ANY Pattern (Sewing for Real People) - Pati Palmer


Free and Easy Stitch Style - Poppy Treffry - learnt the techniques

Fun With Friendly Plastic - Suzanne McNeill - basic techniques, swirl design


Handbook of Crochet Stitches - Betty Barnden - used patterns


Homemade, Gorgeous Things to Make with Love - Ros Badger and Elspeth Thompson


How to Paint on Glass - Julia Bottrell - used many times


How to Sew: Box of 10 Sew-Clever Little Books - Patchwork pig, Sashiko


I (heart) Patchwork - Rashida Coleman-Hale - 3 x patchwork pouches


I love Beading - Juju Vail


Knit Couture - Gail Downey & Henry Conway


Knitted Flowers (20 to Make) - Susie Johns


Knitted Toy Tales - Laura Long - Frog Prince


Knitted Toys - Jean Greenhowe - Used as a child


Knitting Mochimochi - Anna Hrachovec


Knitty Gritty - Aneeta Patel - Knitted chunky scarf, girly scarf, hat x 2, booties, summer shawl x 2



Knot Thread Stitch - Lisa Solomon

Lace and Eyelet Stitches: 250 to Knit - Erica Knight

Last Minute Patchwork and Quilted Gifts - Joelle Hoverson - elephant softie, coasters, pencil rolls x 4

Little Beaded Boxes - Julia S. Pretl

Make Me I'm Yours... Sewing

Making Baby's Clothes - Rob Merrett

Making Handmade Books - Alisa Golden

Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Crafts - Martha Stewart

Miniature Quilling - Diane Boden Crane

Mod Podge Rocks! - Amy Anderson

Naughty But Nice Cross Stitch - Claire Crompton

Needle Felties (20 to Make) - Susanna Wallis

Nursery Rhymes in Cross Stitch - Dorothea Hall

One-Yard Wonders - Yaker Haskins - Lap top cosy, baby bib

One-Yard Wonders, Fabric by Fabrci - Yaker Haskins

Painting and Decorating Clay Pots - Natalie and Annette Kunkel

Patterns in Polymer - Julie Picarello

Picture It In Counted Beadwork - Gillian Leeper & Christine Barker

Picture It In Cross Stitch - Jo Verso

Pretty Little Pillows

Quick and Clever Felting - Ellen Kharade  - needle felted paisley

Quilling World - Barbara Pass  - Used as a child

Quilt a Gift - Barrie Sue Gaudet  - embroidered picture frame

100 Pretty Little Projects


Raised Embroidery - Barbara & Roy Hirst


Rennie Mackintosh in Embroidery - Dorothy Woods

Scandinavian Designs in Red and White - Nadja Knab-Leers, Heike Roland & Stefanie Thomas

Scandinavian Needlecraft - Clare Youngs

Scandinavian Stitches - Kajsa Wikman

Scarves and Wraps - Jill Denton

Seed Bead Stitching - Beth Stone

Sew and Stow - Betty Oppenheimer

Sew Darn Cute - Jenny Ryan - green patchwork scarf, crochet hook case

Sew Fabulous Fabric - Alice Butcher - flower brooch

Sew Liberated - Meg McElwee - day bag

Sew Pretty Homestyle - Tone Finnanger - needle case, buttons bag

Sew Scandinavian - Nadja Knab-Leers, Stefanie Thomas, Heike Roland

Sew What! Skirts - Francesca DenHartog

Sew! - Cath Kidston - Bag and needle case(altered)

Simple Glass Beading - Dorothy Wood - beaded fringe scarf

Simple Recipes for Stylish Jewellery

Simple Sewn Gifts - Helen Philipps

Socks - Chrissie Day

Some Kind of Wonderful - Anni Downs

Spellbound Festive Beading - Julie Ashford

Stitch 'n Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker - Debbie Stoller

Stitch 'n Bitch Nation - Debbie Stoller

Stitch by Stitch: Learning to Sew, One Project at a Time  - napkins

Stitched Postcards - Christa Rolf

Stitched So Cute - Mary Engelbreit - owl applique

Stitched With Love - Mandy Shaw

Stitchopedia

Story Book Favourites in Cross Stitch - Gillian Souter

Sweet Temptation - Nicki Trench - Truffles, turkish delight, chocolate cups

Sweet Treats in Cross Stitch

Sweetwater's Simple Home - Lisa Burnett, Karla Eisenach & Susan Kendrick

The Art of Bead Embroidery - Heidi Kummli & Sherry Serafini

The Art of French Beaded Flowers - Carol Brenner Doelp

The Art of Polymer Clay - Donna Kato

The Art of Polymer Clay Millefiori Techniques - Donna Kato - heart brooch 

The Bag Making Bible - Lisa Lam and Amy Butler - Piping Hot Hobo Bag, flush zip pocket

The Beaded Edge 2 - Midori Nishida

The Beadworker's Guild Introduction to Beadwork - Bracelets

The Beatrix Potter Design Book

The Crafter's Design Library: Fairies - Sharon Bennett

The Crafter's Devotional

The Cute Book - Aranzi Aronzo - Rabbits, bird

The DMC Book of Cross Stitch and Counted Thread Work - Eleanor Van Zandt

The Embroidery Stitch Bible - Used often

The Encyclopedia of Beading Techniques - Sara Withers & Stephanie Burnham

The Encyclopedia of Wire Jewellery Techniques - Sara Withers


The Glass Painting Book - Jane Dunstenille


The Handbook of Silk Ribbon Embroidery - Ann Cox

The Knitter's Bible Baby Knits - Laura Long

The New Anchor Book of Blackwork Embroidery Stitches - Carnation

The New Anchor Book of Canvaswork Stitches and Patterns

The New Anchor Book of Freestyle Embroidery Stitches - Joan Gordon

The New Anchor Book of Hardanger

The New Crewel - Katherine Shaughnessy

The Perfect Handmade Bag - Clare Youngs

The Ultimate Crafts Companion

The World of Beads - Mitsuko Muto and Tomoko Ishizauka

Thrilling Quilling - Elizabeth Moad

Tilda's Studio - Tone Finnanger

Tilda's Winter Ideas - Tone Finnanger

Toilet Roll Covers - Pat Ashforth and Steve Plummer

Victorian Country Lace - Chris Rankin

Vintage Hearts and Flowers - Kate Haxell

Wedding Favours (20 to Make) - Michelle Powell

Whitework - Jane Dew & Viv Watkins

Whitework Techniques and 188 Designs - Carter Houck

Wire Knits - Heather Kingsley-Heath - Knitted bracelet, wire heart

Wool Pets - Laurie Sharp - felted butterfly

Zakka Sewing - Therese Laskey and Chika Mori

Zakka Style - Zig-Zag Tote Bag, house bag, pincushion, sewing kit, pencil case, quilt block magnets, stem messenger bag, travel organiser, patchwork potholder, elephant bookmark, linen bag, bread basket, sweet sugar cookie sack, little pocket pillow case, picture frame, pleated frame pouch, memo board, nesting box 

7 comments:

Nancy Lee said...

Hey!
We have many of the same books. I have never seen Mary Englebreit's Stitched Sew Cute -- even though I am a huge fan! Must look for it!
I love your blog. It is really entertaining. I have subscribed and I will be visiting often!
Have a wonderful day! (well, evening...)

Linda said...

wow. I met my match here on craft books. :) I have many of these but you win! You have more. ha ahaha 100 flowers to knit and crochet and 100 blocks to crochet...got lots of those kinds of books. Quilting books up the wazoo, also. Linda

hungryhippie said...

You've inspired me to count my craft books and see how many I've actually used! hahahaha
I'm in Chippenham, CAMBS...small world!
THanks for stopping by hungry hippie :o)
xoxo
natalie

TheStylishHome said...

I'm having mixed feelings....

I love that you have counted your books and that you are tracking which ones you actually use....I'm tempted to do the same, but entirely too afraid to count and then track how many I (don't) use.

What the heck! Maybe it will convince me to pass some along!

Thank you for the gentle nudge

Anna said...

I only have one book of crochet and one of knit and their are about stiches not pattern ! Lucky you !
Why don't you do a giveaway ? For the books you don't use...
Have a nice weekend.
Hug
Anna

Elizabeth Braun said...

We own 6 of the same crafting books (3.75%)!!!=)

Indianna said...

Oh my, you have a serious book addiction. I can recommend making a Tomte, from the Scandinavian Stitches book, they are easy....and very cute!