November 2011
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Hardcover cover for The Colette Sewing Handbook. (Interior spreads included after the click-through.)
Sarai Mitnick’s The Colette Sewing Handbook teaches the 5 fundamentals to completing a perfect sewing project: a great plan, a great pattern, a great fit, a great fabric and a great finish. The book also includes 5 original Colette Patterns designs in sizes 0–18.
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October 2011
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Hardcover cover for Sew Serendipity Bags. (Photos from book’s interior are included after the click-through.)
A follow-up to Kay Whitt’s successful Sew Serendipity, Sew Serendipity Bags: Fresh + Pretty Projects to Sew and Love features easy-to-make patterns and sewing instructions for this whimsical designer’s bags.
Photo Art Direction & Cover Design: Michelle Thompson. Photography:...
September 2010
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Hardcover cover for Sew Serendipity. (Interior spreads included after the click-through.)
Kay Whitt’s Sew Serendipity: Fresh and Pretty Designs to Make and Wear features easy-to-make patterns and sewing instructions for this whimsical designer’s skirts, tunics, dresses, and jackets. Design & Art Direction: Michelle Thompson. Photography: Ric Deliantoni. Photo Styling: Monica Skrzelowski....
June 2010
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Paperback cover for Joel Dewberry’s Sewn Spaces. (Interior spreads included after the click-through)
In Joel Dewberry’s Sewn Spaces: Fresh and Modern Projects for Your Life and Home the acclaimed fabric designer shares 25 sewing projects to bring his Eclectic Modern style into the spaces where we live, play, and work. Design & Art Direction: Michelle Thompson. Photography: Ric...
May 2010
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Paperback cover for Hobo Quilts. (Interior spreads included after the click-through.)
In Debra Henninger’s Hobo Quilts: 55+ Original Blocks Based on the Secret Language of Riding the Rails the reader learns about hobo life and recreates depression-era hobo quilts.
Design & Art Direction: Michelle Thompson. Photography: Ric Deliantoni. Photo Styling: Jan Nickum.
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Paperback cover for The Sewing Machine Attachment Book. (Interior spreads included after the click-through.)
The Sewing Machine Attachment Handbook by Charlene Phillips provides sewers of all levels the information and instruction needed to find and use the right attachment for any sewing project.
Design & Art Direction: Michelle Thompson. Photography: Al Parrish and Tim Grondin.
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Paperback cover for Orphan Block Quilts.In Orphan Block Quilts: Making a Home for Antique, Vintage, Collectible and Leftover Quilt Blocks Tricia Lynn Maloney teaches how to care for orphaned quilt blocks and incorporate them into traditional and modern quilt designs.
Design & Art Direction: Michelle Thompson.
December 2009
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Paperback cover for The Yarn Garden. From traditional favorites like cotton and linen to more exotic choices such as nettle and hemp, plant-based yarns are are explored in The Yarn Garden: 30 Knits Using Plant-Based Fibers by J. Marsha Michler.
Design & Art Direction: Michelle Thompson. Photography: Ric Deliantoni. Photo Styling: Megan Strasser. Hair & Make-Up: Cass Brake.
November 2009
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Paperback cover for Beyond Beading Basics.
In Beyond Beading Basics jewelry designer Carole Rodgers teaches some of the more complex aspects of beading that go beyond basic techniques and introductory weaving stitches.
Design & Art Direction: Michelle Thompson. Photography: Ric Deliantoni.
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Paperback cover for Sweet Nursery Chic. (Interior spreads included after the click-through.)
In Susan Cousineau’s Sweet Nursery Chic: Sew 50 Adorable Projects in 10 Charming Themes quilters are shown how to combine cozy textures and playful prints, whimsical motifs, embroidered details and charming embellishments.
Design & Art Direction: Michelle Thompson. Photography: Al Parrish....
October 2009
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Paperback cover for Twist & Twine.
Bobbie Irwin’s Twist and Twine: 18 Ideas for Rag Rugs and Home Décor introduces the techniques of fabric twining, a traditional craft around since the 1800’s. Projects run the gamut from making basic rugs to revamping vintage furniture for a modern, green approach.
Design & Art Direction: Michelle Thompson. Photography: Al Parrish. Photo Styling:...
January 2007
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Paperback cover for Furnishing Forward.
Sheila Bridges shares both professional and personal anecdotes in Furnishing Forward: A Practical Guide to Furnishing for a Lifetime, as well as lots of solid information to help home and apartment dwellers make the transition from Ikea to eclectic.
Design: Michelle Thompson. Photography: Anna Williams.
April 2006
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Paperback cover of The Southern Garden.
In The Southern Garden Lydia Longshore (and editors of Southern Accents) explore how different types of gardens prosper in the various southern climates and offer essential guidance on designing with flowers.
Design: Michelle Thompson.
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Paperback cover for Exile in Guyville.
Exile in Guyville: How a Punk Rock Redneck Faggot Texan Moved to West Hollywood and Refused to Be Shiny and Happy is Dave White’s hilarious tale of finding himself uprooted and dumped into West Hollywood.
Design & Art Direction: Michelle Thompson.
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Hardcover jacket cover for Ever After.
Ever After: The Last Years of Musical Theatre and Beyond by Barry Singer.
Design & Art Direction: Michelle Thompson.
September 2003
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Paperback cover for Forbidden Acts.
Forbidden Acts: Pioneering Gay & Lesbian Plays of the 20th Century by Ben Hodges.
Design & Art Direction: Michelle Thompson.
October 2002
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Hardcover jacket cover for Ridiculous!
Ridiculous!: The Theatrical Life and Times of Charles Ludlam by David Kaufman.
Design & Art Direction: Michelle Thompson.