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By DeBBie MaCoMBer, Port orCHarD, WaSHington

The basics o yarn-work became li e lessonsor this novelist and knitter.

S i ch by S i ch

Was only 12 years old wh i c h iw k . i m m h h km h c , h i b gh -

k . F w g h g c h h , i k m g m

w w wh ch i g m m h . i w w hm w k, . s c h i h m w , c ,gh , b k , c Ch m ck g . F i

k g m . B wh h g ch g, w , m k g k .

K g g, m , m . i w k h , h m h m c , g h k b , h m k g c , -m g m

k g w h m b g ( c ch ck bb m c mb .c m).th i k m k g w wh m

h b , W , i k w ch tv g h . i k j b wh h m , g f gh h c . i h b h h k g h k c m m c , w h k g b g g m

ch c g h .r c i w g m h p m , h h h m

c m h w G k m g h m m h w mb. th m g mw h w h c C k h g ch ch

wh ! i m m h w h h g i m m -f c m k g.

s g w h h w c c i k h g ch ,c m h c : Wh g k g g g.

g h d. Wh im w g m b k i g c i c b

w g w k. s m h g m k g m h m m i j-c h ch. e m i w h g k , i

A regular on every major bestseller list with more than 75 million copieso her books sold, Debbie Macomber is popular worldwide with her bookstranslated into 23 languages.



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k C c mb ). Wh im h i g h w h, K w h l b G m p ck . th k w wh m h w

h m h k w h w m ch h .s wh wh . i m .

w p . th k wh c w w h c b h g . n m . i w h m k

. G m g , g h . i i k w wh i w , h i c g h w g h .

i m c m i h w k g . o c , J , i k , g h w h W , w g h .

s m m h ch b g g h m m b chb i h mw . M b h h , b .

n g g i w c g w i b h i h w b ck 1992. i h c m b g h . Wh i w h m , i w . e g g h c h

c m !

t s ch by s ch. im w m z h i mwh h b k g , h k c . th h h

-c c k h g m c m c . Wh h z h k g j c b h m b c ch .M k g c . th j c c g , k b g

h w g b k. y h c , b b , c b c , b h w m ch c cc m h. im i h h m h c ,h c . W g h , ch m .

D w y v v y s h d. n , ch m k w -c g m ; ch h gh k b ch

ch h w , w h gh w h b g h h m wh h h b ! W m k m k , b j m - m mb c g .

i m mb wh m gh J w 12 m g c . sh w h g c w h . th h w c g . i w ch h g g w h . sh

h g w m , h m m k . a c k . sh . a h c g .B h h c , wh b h h h , i k h g

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j c . i c h h h w k g w h ih w w k b . Wh m w h , c jh w m ch h h .

e w W i m h m W h g w w h m F . i w g, h 3,323 m . W

b zz , b k w h w wh h b gg h g Ms w h c w h.

p k wh w w ch h . th w m :i ch c b g h wh w k w h . i m z g h w m ch w h c . e ch h g m h m h m w w h ch h g . i k g h , , g m m c ch m m j c !

g v w y. o h j k g g g h . Wh m ig g w h h w ? i c w m k h m m . i w g h m w h i , ch cc h w wh m w b h c .

t b , h b g g c m m h h . Wh m b , t d ,w b h c g , h w gg g w h wh b h g

Ch m c b h w h m . th wh h h m hm h w h c g h h w h gh Ch m . Hc g , wh ch h m. th g t d h . i gh b m , b h h w k w . e b h,

k gh w gh . M b m w h h h w h m b h h b ck. i w h b g m

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i w 12. i w w m , b h j w w . W , h j w g . G wh ? sh h h h m , - - c b m -

w h- w w .



By SuSie eCkStein MauDe, MaDiSon, georgia

The old quilt she bought online proved to be muchmore than a window on history.

Bid o Heirloom

uiltinG is a laBor oF love. im g m q m , g

q c c g m . p - h c c h 1800 , h w - c h q b c h w m g wh w m g w . n m

w ch m g h c c h q m mb c m wh b b h . th q w c

h . o i c g g m h w ch g h gh B .

i b : c q , m wh w , b , b m t . i w t h

c m G g . th h c ch , i m h b .th h q m . i m b . th b g c gh .W i w ch h c m c h c ckw . th , h m g c w :

C g ! y w !o c i ! i W . th q m c wh

. t ch g m m k i b g h m h cw m . i w 62 b 72 ch , w h - ch b ck m c -

m ck . i b ck h 1900 . F - c -c g w mb h b ck . H , i h gh m . i w h g c h m h . a h cc m : j h . th m w , m h m b

!im ch, i w m . i w c w b-

c h h m q c b c t b

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k w. d b h q w m ?oh, W . i . i w h ch mb c mm c . C

h q w m k . th w h m i w b ckh m .



Bid o Heirloomi w m z g -m m c m c , c

wh i h g q . im J s , h m g . i F C m . s m m m m h q .

i w wh m .J mb m h q , i w w g g . W -

g? y b ! i c ck b ck F C . a h m -c m g w g h c h s m , t , wh Jw k . im w m c b , w h m w h g q h w c m . th h h b c m m

h . th chw k c m m . i w -b h i w m h m .



By JeSSiCa C. kra t, San ranCiSCo, Cali ornia

Follow these 10 steps to fnd your innercreative genius.

Cul iv e Your Cre ivi y

ear tHe Word c b bh k , c m -c wh w k c m w h w, . B c c h m g . C -

c h b , w ch h w g h h c g h h ch h

g , b w g h j m .y m b p c , B ch H m gw , b c b m c -

g m c . H 10 g c .

1. th h m m d. e m h h w h hc c m m ch q w c h mb w h c m w h. th k b c m c - m . l m w k k wh c . C c ch h h B : h B , h

B h b h B , c wh b ch h c .

2. Wh w s y ? p g h c h hc b c m m h c h ch h g . Wh m w ? Wh g? W w h h ?W h c m b ckg m c? i c b

c c , h c c c h c m , w g m g c h . e c M , h b k c , h h c m c w w

c gh w h c w j h bc h m m .

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, h m k g c c ch g g k c c :i c w w m wh i m . th , i h b hm ; w c . th , c c m b ck.

4. s h s f s . C g h h g hm g h m m m , b c h j m g m j -

g .d c h g h m g, b m

, b c h wh w h h m b , M . s wh h b c b m m m-

b h h c , m k g gh.sc h u l b ck G m c h w k

m wh reM , h w b m g. d g h h c c , h h k g h ch c c w . a m h m c

w b g m h b m , m c w b m g c , w w b w k g c . imm m g m ,

b h m h h gh c c . p m g m g h m m b c h c b g

c gh .

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H g a , m h z h m c m g. Wh m c c m m m k , m z g wh c m h

w wh h j b , w c mm c h h , w -, m ch c c k h gh b m ,

h . W h m, h k g b c m m c b c g m m w m b w k w h h m w c gh c h .

6. W d - . C k g m w b . d h h b w k g q c-

c g m h g c . Wh c , g b h gh , w Wh ? Wh ? H w ? i b-m, b . s pC c h ; h w m gh g w k ? o w f c m c :

t k bj c k m g m h w c .



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7. r h h m . B k . y c - c b k j b h g m h g b h ch, k g

w w k, g g c w g b wc . Wh m h g h , m m b g -

h gh w , . n bw c c , k g b g h h .

8. ev yd y xp ss s. y h g m .p c mm c h c b c g g

h m . th c g w h ch , c k-g, g g, c m g c w , h g (b b c

c m h c !).

9. D wh y v . th h w k h - b g. M m h g c : C ,

. W m g ch w h wh w , h . i c k g, g g h w z g h wh m m h k ch . a c h g g m

wh ch k b .

10. C b . s g m w h wh c wc b c c b . v J h -s ,ph.d., h u n w M c h C C b , h c z b g c w k g h .Wh g g h b c h , h c -

m g .th m h h g h m, b c c w k

q h m b , h b .i q c c , m k m-

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By koHl CreCeliuS, Seattle WaSHington

From surfng to crocheting, these riendstook their new hobby global.

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m h k .s wh h c m h m m c g

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a b ch c ch g ch . y h ; . i w h gh h g m b h w c . M b h

w m h g i g .s b p c gh m h w m k b m b m c

w . i ck g ch k g. B k wwh ? a i b h gh w k , i w h k !

a i w c i m b . i w g b m t H s w r m c gh m h c . l k p c,

w h . W g w w k b g g wh wh h ch c .

n w i w c ch g, b i w w wh h h k. i h g h g h k . G , ch ck h w h i m , i

. y g h . th m k c , w c .B g h h h g m b m , c ch g, ch g

z b . Wh w g g w h h ? i k .l k h m ch h m, t . th c m

h ! o c m q b . W h k w q ck bb h K ch K .

a g , h h w ch . i h hu W h g t s w v g C . Ww k h c ch g h g? i w .

o c g w c ch w h , b k b ck c . W c mm b k h w . i h d m c r b c ch e g h m h, th h g B s w w k ug .



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ch g m . e c s w. W m h m w s k .G , h m ch am c , s w. t i g .th m gh c z , h c , b i h k w h ch w m ug c ch .

ug , s w , w g h 20- c w . Mw m h h b w g ch . th

m j b h m, h . s w g c m . i w ch h m c ch g w g h m m k b k h

h m .t i g w g . W c m g h w w m k

h , h gh. i w wh m g. i k w h c g k g h k g h c m k m c w h c ch .B h m w h w h m h c m . i

j k m h g w m , i . W G g c k h h bb w . B i w , Can three sur -loving

guys use crocheting to change lives hal way around the world?a w m h w c h h c . W w

b w k g K ch K i (w m k ) . W h ch ug w m c ch

b h m w g h w k h w w h m h m , c g c .

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. W w k w.l J , h 12 G , ug h

h b h w . W h b g , h k h. a i m mw w h , i w ck b b h h w h h . e wh w w w m .i w w m .

a m g w h c , w w h c mm c m w m w w ch c ch . th w g , c b

h c g z h g . M w g m m . th w -g m h w g m - c c m . M w k q b . i c b w h , i t . Hh m m .

th w m g , m g g , b zz wh h - k g g m h u.s. w g h g g h g . e ch w w h w m .


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By rona Berg, neW York, neW York

Her mom didnt want to let gobut collegewas right around the corner.

a Quil for Sophie

ne niGHt, m g gh , s h , i w w ch-g G m G . i h m h - gh

tv m , r , h gh , h j b m bh b . sh w h g gh m . W w,

m m l . l m , c b ch zz , g b ck j m , w w. r , c,

, b b h h h w, h w c h c ch w h b B & J .

a h c , s h i g h k ch h . r c , . W w w. Wh h g g g gh, h gh g b . a m ,

h g g w b g gh. i w m h , m ch w g g c g .

W h m ch b h b . th gh h c c w g gsat , c , , w , m , h g h s hw h i l g c g . sh g ch h ,

h w m h m h c m c . W h gw b h s h , b i w w ck.

Will she be happy? i w . Will it be a good ft? What will it be like or my husbandand me as empty nesters? i k w i h m h g h m c h gh hmm h .

e h h w g w h . s m g . s m g . s m . i g c . i m gh b c m -a n w y k , bi b c m b w h h q c m k g m h g w h m h ,h gh g m k h k q b c. Wh m c , wh w wh c b wh ? Wh

k ? Wh ck g ck? F m , c g . i c m m m k m c c g w m b m wh h h

h h w . i m c c . e , i b -, i h m h g h w .F , m s h i w h gh h c , g wh k

wh g w , h w b m ck c t- h w h c -g h c . i w g h , M m, b i k w i w w h m m , s h . n b m, i . i h h m

. i q h m w h b ck h c g w h w g ,



a Quil for Sophiel a h b c m , g J k m q . i k w h c m h , m . J k m wh h w.

l J , i m h g g g . s m , i ch h b ck h c k h t- h . i h m q , h m mb , g h m, h m b ck, wh w h h m.

o m g, m b h c c w b k j c , ib m M g n c , g w m wh h j h h b k, c g c Generation T . i w c w c , c h t- h . n M g ch , , i w q m c c t-h , h m .

p c ! i w m k k k q , s h b c g . a i h w h wh w h ch s mb .

i g h m w w k gh w . i c h g , m cch q , ch h m g h w . th q , h hm h ch w m . i i w g h m , g gh w g b . i c m g . M hb ckg i h ch b b c m h , g h m m b h .Q , wh ch wh i h m.

th W s s cc l g q m m z g c s m -g h , ch g h m. th w g m h h-g, m h s h h h g . a t m h j wh

h k b b ck kw . a c m a k . a u b o g g p m , i ,

m g m g gh .

any eveninGs tHat suMMer i b m w h h h , ch g. i w s h

h c w h h . i k c ck k ck h. i h c m , h w w i b b h

ch m j c h .i w k h q wh s h w h m wh ch b -

. sh w b w h h . a wh h w , h w hm h , . occ , h w h q : M m, wh h c ? F k , i b h . a , w h h m ch m g h-

b h b h g c g . i w m g h , h h ! o c k h . H h m j s h c w h c ck , ck h h k b h c ,

b w , h m .a h mm w w , m ch g w , m . th gh

b w k s h ch , i , c c g h b ck h . F , m c b k w h . J m .



a Quil for Sophiei w h gh h h h g b b g g g . J wh

h k h h h g h b ck, ,H , i c h ! ch h . a k ch g g gh

g w h h , h h b ck, b h . i b c , h g, h g h - - h hm m

h 17 .n w w m ch m gh h w . i m mb zz g h

b b h h ch g g b , w h h g k w gh h g c b w h m m . B c , j k g gb . n w i w g .

Fter several Hours drive, w ch m g b - -b k w m m c m . a w c mb h h w

m , w m c m . i h b ck. B s h w m c . sh ch hgh b g k b g, b b k. i m h

, M m, h . sh h m , h i k w wh h m chm b h c h mm . s h h b g g h b m h g h h c m h m h 17 .

th h h c h b g b h m h gh g c , m wh ch h k . W m c b b m ,

g , g b k, m. th i c h . th w m b k . iw m m s h w . sm w h g hg . B h w j . Wh i w wh h m , i k w h c c-

w m w h . W w b b b h g h ,h h w ch h q h m b m.

th m g, w s h m h h . M h . i h q h b . F m m , h w ch . th

h h w h m m . M m, b , h . M h b hck w m b . i ck m b k . a f m g w c ,

. s h w k h . i , M m. l , d . shg m h g. W h h w c g h w h h .

s h . a i h g .



By Jen MaCneil, neW York, neW York

Give little handsand mindsa way tounnel their creativity.

new kids ( dCr f s) o he Bloc

Hat Would you do h k ghb h , m b ? Ch

h m w ? t h m h h m h g b ? o w

b g b h m g w w h ,ch k b ? th wh C m r cc h b g h

g ghb n w H , C c c , mm h 14 .K c , h . th j m h w h m wh .

a C m h . sh h b ckg j w -m k g h h c .C m h g m, C h B ck, m h w

ck . sh k h h g g (wh ch h k c-c w !). th g g h c mm m

c b . th k j c g m h c .M h c g . th g c b g g h b m k g. th , h c g m h g h m k , C m .

C h B ck h h g c c ch , whh g h . C m , th c , hc m m .

F h h k , h g m w h mm . th c , b c k h m b . th b h g -

g h k g w , C m . s m h c m b ck j h

. o ch g h m n w o h h m H cK . y h C c c h .Wh h h k h k C m m h g w h c ,

c h h m w h h . th m k h g - h c , h. th b gg ch g h g gh g h m. Wh C m h

g h m, h gh, c : h c mm m .


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By alina larSon, neW York, neW York

A woman overcomes seemingly insurmountable obstaclesto ulfll her dream o becoming an artist.

the Cre ive Drive

oMe people Find h m h h hm h- - . o h c h g h -m c c m c , J l F z s d g

1998. i w m w c , J . B ckh , h gh h h w w , h

c -w . H b m h , c g wh h b h gh.H h b , d , b m 1992, g h m b

k, w . J w h k b m . th w g h ghh g h . sh h g , c g, j b m k g c -

ch c m, h b c m h c wh d w c .

B w h j b k g c h h b , J h m ch m h . B k h k g w g c . i w m ch , hg c w c . J m h g h c c h w : h. sh h w w g, g c g m h g , h -, m h .M b h wh h w g b h w h g 1998, w k

b h -w m h w: H m w g h . J c k b ck b . sh c h - m .

t , J w c , m m w k q , g h b g h w , c g h h

B i j F , wh ch h d . J w ch ch h gh h u s . a h h

h m g . a h g w k m g c h .

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