Bücher von Teresa Peschel

Care to match wits with Hercule Poirot? Take tea and gossip with Miss Marple? Chase spies with Tommy and Tuppence? Agatha Christie, She Watched will introduce you to must-see movies (and must-avoid dogs) that depict the hopeful and dark sides of human nature. These movies will tantalize you, mystify you, and make you laugh at the folly of humanity. For more than a century, Agatha Christie has been thrilling readers with her classic mystery stories as well as dark thrillers that explore the heart of evil such as And Then There Were None and Endless Night. Christie has also been a huge part of the world's movie and television culture with more than 200 adaptations made from her stories. Teresa Peschel watched and reviewed 201 adaptations, from the German silent movie Adventures, Inc. (1929) to See How They Run and Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (2022). Each one was rated for fidelity to the original material and its overall quality. Each review takes up two pages and is accompanied by a banner image, six cast photos, a list of the major actors, the locations where they were filmed. Foreign movies with English subtitles from India, France, Russia, China, Japan, and Germany are also represented. Finally, there are eight movies in which the fictional Agatha Christie appears. Watch her debate Hercule Poirot about killing him in Curtain, battle a space wasp with Doctor Who, and plot to kill her husband's mistress. Agatha Christie, She Watched is the only comprehensive collection of reviews about Agatha Christie adaptations. Use it to find the movies made from the novels and stories you love, fill in your movie collection, or hold an Agatha Christie festival of your own. Learn why Christie's stories of passion and pain still grip the imaginations of her readers.

No pattern required!Detailed instruction with photos and illustrationsMore than 30 charts to help you lay out panels with minimal waste.Use scraps from your stash or repurposed drapes or tablecloths!Choose from two designs: the easy “boxed” bag and the elegant tailored bag. Plastic grocery bags are on their way out. They’re a littering hazard and a terrible use of limited resources. Many communities have passed laws banning them, and stores have taken to charging you for them. The solution: Make your own tough, high-quality bags from cloth. Cloth bags can be washed, repaired, and will last you a lifetime. They are also not hard to make if you have a sewing machine and basic sewing skills.  You also need “Sew Cloth Grocery Bags,” the one-stop solution where you can learn to make dozens of bags using either the efficient “boxed” bag or the intuitive tailored bag.  Teresa Peschel, an experienced home sewer who has made hundreds of these bags for her Peschel Press publishing business, sits down with you and describes in detail and with shortcuts how you can turn new or salvaged fabric into sturdy and sellable cloth grocery bags. * How to source your material from fabric stores and thrift shops* How to prepare it for sewing* How to cut the panels with minimal waste fabric* What to use for the straps* How to sew six or even a dozen bags at a time without losing your mind. Peschel  also provides you with expert advice for unusual situations such as piecing together bags from scraps, fabric that bunches up while sewing, and dealing with fabric that has a clear direction. There are even chapters on setting up your own business selling bags at craft shows and art fairs. “Sew Cloth Grocery Bags” is an easy-to-understand guide to making market bags that helps you make a more sustainable future for you and your family.