Prairie Girl's Guide to Life, The: How to Sew a Sampler Quilt and 49 Other Pioneer Projects for the Modern Girl

Prairie Girl's Guide to Life, The: How to Sew a Sampler Quilt and 49 Other Pioneer Projects for the Modern Girl

by JenniferWorick (Author)

Synopsis

This is for the legions of Laura Ingalls Wilder fans who have dreamed of what a pioneer life out on the prairie would be like. Combining step-by-step how-to on crafts ranging from sewing a quilt to candle-making to making bread-and-butter pickles, with tongue-in-cheek instructions on prairie slang, winning a spelling bee, and singing a lullaby, The Prairie Girl's Guide to Life allows fans to finally act out their childhood dreams or to simply enjoy the vicarious thrill of reading about it one more time. This is a book that will pull at the heart strings of every childhood Laura and also teach us a few prairie-time crafts along the way.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: Taunton
Published: 01 Dec 2007

ISBN 10: 1561589861
ISBN 13: 9781561589869

Media Reviews
If you're looking for a fun read, pick up a copy of The Prairie Girl's Guide to Life for a nostalgic look at prairie life and how to re-create assorted home-spun projects. -- Nancy Soriano, Country Living
Author Bio
Jennifer Worick is the author of more than 15 books, including the New York Times bestselling The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Dating & Sex (Chronicle Books, 9780811832410). As a native of rural Michigan, Jennifer's mastered such prairie-time handicrafts as knitting, chopping wood, roasting a turkey, concocting lip balm in a double boiler, and laying a fire!