Paper Piece a Flower Garden: Blocks and Projects to Mix and Match [Paperback] Review

I absolutely love this book. The patterns are beautiful and very unique. I am a beginner and I never thought that I could make quilts like these as my first projects! Jodie describes everything you need to know to make a quilt, in her delightful easygoing way, with words and drawings. This makes it very easy to follow the instructions. There are over 36 patterns of flowers, butterflies, birds and more.The patterns are very beautiful and the colors are fantastic. I love the pictures ofthe patterns and the quilts they really motivated me!I am sure that both beginners and advanced Quilters will enjoy this book as much as I have and have fun making the quilts. It may even inspire you to design your own quilt with these patterns.What a wonderful book, thank you Jodie!

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Paper Piece a Flower GardenBlocks and Projects to Mix and MatchJodie Davis
Create a picture-perfect garden that you can enjoy all year long with paper piecing! Thirty-six garden-inspired blocks and eight step-by-step quilt plans feature beautiful roses, tulips, daffodils, and daisies, just to name a few favorites. Simply choose the blocks you like best, paper piece them in a snap, and watch your indoor garden come to life.
· Delightful block designs include more than a dozen different flowers, as well as bees, birds, butterflies, dragonflies, and ladybugs
· A comprehensive paper-piecing primer is provided for beginners, along with full-size patterns and piecing keys for each block
· BONUS--Learn Jodie Davis's signature technique for paper piecing curves--it will add a new dimension to all of your blocks and quilts
From a cheerful garden sampler to a quilted picture window complete with lace curtains and a garden view, you'll love making these charming quilts.

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Ruth B. McDowell's Piecing Workshop: Step-by-Step Visual Guide Indispensable Reference for Quilters Bonus Projects [Paperback] Review

Unfortunately I missed out on a live workshop with Ruth and sent my best buddy in my place instead. She LOVED it!!! Even though I tried to practice her techniques in her other books, I never quite 'got it'. I guess I'm just more of a 'show me what you do' kind of person.
This book changed all that and I made her sugar maple quilt quickly and easily and I'm thrilled with the outcome! Also, with her guidance on inset seams, I finished a difficult navajo quilt that had had me stumped because I couldn't get the seams set in just right. But with her latest book, it was like having this amazingly talented and wonderful lady right there with me! She is such inspiration, her quilts are outstanding and absolutely fabulous! Thanks Ruth, -can't wait for the next one!!!

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This step-by-step visual guide teaches 5 of Ruth's unique piecing techniques that virtually guarantee the ability to piece almost anything!

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Color Harmony for Quilts: A Quiltmaker's Guide to Exploring Color [Paperback] Review

Read the book through once, then go back and really read it!
Not only do the authors show us their own quilts, they have showcased some of the best known, and unknown quilters intenationally. Every quilt is broken down as to which colors, values and proportions were chosen by the quilter...even the amount of black used in each quilt is represented on a scale. If youdon't like the colors the quilter chose, they give you at least 3-4 other colorways and designs to choose from for every quilt shown! I only wish I had this information when I began quilting.Now I know I can break out of the box and create quilts that are really mine.
Thank you Weeks and Bill.

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The key element in putting a quilt design together is colour, yet many people do not have a good grasp of colour theory - from what colours best complement others to what type of mood each colour evokes. Quilting expert Barbara Albright leads readers through a clear explanation of colour theory and how it relates to quilting, complete with tips on how to combine the right colours to get the look you want. From there, she presents 15 colour adjectives chosen to represent different moods - whether dynamic, romantic or natural - and illustrates each with two actual quilt patterns that best illustrate each colour concept, along with 8 colour variations for each quilt. Covering the historical relevance as well as the patterns and techniques used for each quilt, Wright illustrates how variations in colour, size and placement affect the mood of the finished piece.

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Color Magic for Quilters: Absolutely the Easiest, Most Successful Method for Choosing Colors and Fabrics to Create Quilts You'll Love [Paperback] Review

This book lays out a method of choosing color combinations based on a color wheel. As a quilter, you have probably been doing this all along without realizing it. I've usually found a calico I like, and then choosethe complimentary fabrics. That has worked for me because I was choosingcalicoes that had a definite harmony in them.
This book will help youbecome even bolder in your choices, and you will see harmonies where youdon't expect them. Also helpful is the "color workshop" at theback of the book that can help you decide what colors to choose based onthe mood you are looking for.
All in all, a fun and enlightening read.

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Color Magic for Quilters is the ultimate resource for anyone who has ever felt unsure about choosing and combining colors and fabrics. This goof-proof approach guarantees color success. Your color creativity will grow by leaps and bounds with the help of these quilter-friendly features:

* 24 easy-to-understand color formulas for combining colors and fabrics
* Over 250 quilt blocks with exciting color and fabric combinations--a never-ending source of inspiration for all your projects
* Simple color terms that are easy to remember and use
* Block makeovers that show how to make good quilts even better

Plus! Use your color confidence in 12 terrific quilt projects with clear and simple directions.


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Passionate Patchwork: Over 20 Original Quilt Designs [Hardcover] Review

If you're a color junkie, if the sight of a newly-opened six-row box of Crayolas leaves you breathless, and if you walk through fabric stores just for the color hit, then "Passionate Patchwork" is a book for you. Without a doubt, the projects in this book are made up in the most sophisticated and exciting palettes ever seen in a quilt book. And the quilts--all of which look eminently doable, even by a rank beginner--are photographed in such lush, visually sumptuous settings that you can happily spend hours simply "reading" the photos. The other thing I like about this book is that these quilts are quite possible. We are not talking about quilts with 75 differently shaped chunks of fabric that must be pieced into each block. These quilts are not exercises in perfectionistic anality, but are made of simple geometric shapes that let the fabric do the talking, and leave the quiltmaker with sanity intact. Admittedly, one of the authors does have a signature line of fabric, and many quilts photographed make extensive use of that line. But any quilter's fabric stash already contains many comparable textiles that could be put to more sophisticated use, in exciting new combinations shown in this book. Several of the quilts in this book make use of "orphan" blocks that are showcased by being re-set with imaginative new uses of color and fabric pattern. This seems a respectful use and transformation of handwork from earlier times: the newly-made quilts look fresh and exciting, even when they used segements of old cliche patterns such as wedding ring and grandmother's flower garden. But you don't have to be a quilter to love this book. Although it has simple, easy-to-follow diagrams and directions for each product, the book could just as well appeal to knitters, painters, weavers, decorators or anyone else with a love of and appetite for color used creatively. I have already picked out my next few quilting projects inspired by this book. (The "rice bowl" and "hatbox" quilts are particularly compelling). That I would use quilts in this book as a model is certainly something I could not say for nine out of every ten other quilting books published. But ``Passionate Patchwork" has sophistication and verve, appealing to both the traditional quilter and and the fans of the cutting-edge contemporary. Bottom line? I love this book.

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French Braid Obsession: New Ideas for the Imaginative Quilter [Paperback] Review

I have the first book by this author and have made two quilts from it. They are fun and impressive in their construction. I was hoping for many more new ideas with her second book and was disappointed to find that the first 37 pages repeat methods from the first book. So if you don't own the first book, you really can get away with buying just this second book. And if you already own the first book, just be forewarned that the second one repeats a LOT of the first one!

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Take your French braid quilts in dramatic new directions with bold new shapes and sizes, techniques, and colors. 8 projects.

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Scrap Quilt Sensation [Paperback] Review

These are the same designs I've seen with regular calico and plain fabrics over and over again.The only difference are the batik fabrics.Maybe I've read too many quilting books in my day, but there's nothing fresh and exciting about these patterns.The projects are as follows:simple squares; squares and diamonds; Jacob's ladder; strictly triangles; triangle dynamics; galaxy of stars and scraps; dark stars; splashes of color; sampler quilt; cropped pinwheels; stars, pinwheels and color blocks; snail trail, and triptych wall hanging.

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*Using up fabric scraps is a priority for quilters and patchworkers
*Shares contemporary quilts based on traditional designs, a trend in the quilt-making world
Featuring master quilter Katharine Guerrier's unique contemporary twist on traditional designs, Scrap Quilt Sensation! includes eleven step-by-step projects that utilize scraps for stunning results. With advice on selecting the right fabrics from the quilting stash and how to combine them for the best effect, as well as guidance on how to experiment and create small-scale quilts for maximum inspiration, this guide will inspire quilters everywhere to take a second look at their stash bag and to start quilting.

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Quick Star Quilts & Beyond: 20 Dazzling Projects Classroom-Tested Techniques Galaxy of Inspiration [Paperback] Review

I am a novice at creating stars so I needed very clear, basic steps I could use to create the stars using diamond shapes. Quick Star Quilts has
great variations on an old shape.The directions are very clear and the
photos are especially appropriate to the steps taken to create the product.

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20 simply spectacular star quilts feature 10 different types of pieced stars, in large, easy-to-assemble sizes.

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Q Is for Quilt [Bargain Price] [Paperback] Review

A cheerful book which lives up to the promise of its cover, while it could be used by an absolute beginner.The projects are repetitve of a few simple ideas.What lifts this from the ordinary is the inspiring advice/instruction to make a few extra blocks and use a design wall to pick and arrange for maximum effect.Each of the complete projects include color harmony suggestions that are fresh and inviting.Also, here is a gallery of quilts completed by students, using the patterns from this book.What fabulous ideas !Each is shown as a whole, and with enlarged details.I think it's a great way to envision what you might accomplish working through one (or more) of the patterns in the book.

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Here's your own private quilting class! In Q is for Quilt, popular quilters Diana McClun and Laura Nownes show readers how to sharpen their quiltmaking skills with the help of 19 cheery quilt projects. Step by step, quilters progress from the basics to more challenging designs as they practice strip piecing, half-square triangles, applique, and more, using traditional blocks such as Nine Patch, Rail Fence, and Houses.They'll also find ready-to-use checklists for selecting the right fabrics and supplies with confidence, as well as a magnificent full-color gallery of quilts sure to inspire the creative genius of every crafter!--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Design and Make Your Own Contemporary Sampler Quilt (Dover Needlework Series) [Paperback] Review

I make large quilts based on single block themes,something about which this book talks about.I learned alot of pointers,and I have to say if I wrote a "how to" book,I would aspire to write something clear and uncomplicated as this author manages to descibe her techniques and ideas.
Its a smart purchase,if you want direct, yet a different understanding of how to design your own work.Even measurements for fabrics are simple to understand,and very easilly understood for someone who wants to try designing their own work.The Author gives many examples of how certain 4,5,9 patch designs can be elaborated into a lage bed spread.Very nice diagrams too!On the whole,I would say to another quilter,if you have made 4 or 5 quilts,and are looking for a next step up in your techniques,this book might be enough to keep you happy in your work for another couple of years.I wish I wrote it.

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With over 130 different block plans, with templates for cutting out patterns, this unique, how-to guidebook provides expert advice on how to design and puttogether a contemporary sampler quilt.

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All Quilt Blocks Are Not Square: Innovative Piecing and Quilting of Hexagons, Triangles, Curves, and More (Contemporary Quilting) [Paperback] Review

Well, hard to describe a book that has so much more than a catchy title!The section of machine quilting deserves the purchase of the book alone--the rest is a bonus!Outstanding resource to add to any collections, as well as a great idea book.

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Shows quilters and patchworkers how to use their sewing machines to piece patterns that many people would think could be achieved only by hand. Step-by-step colour diagrams demonstrate advanced piecing and quilting skills to produce designs that are graphic, sculptural and occasionally 3D.

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Stitch 'n Flip Quilts: 14 Fantastic Projects [Paperback] Review

Here are some excerpts from my review of this book. You can see the complete review on the Quilter's Review website.
"Every once in a while I read a book that inspires me to put aside all my works in progress to start something completely new. This is one of those books....
"Stitch 'n Flip combines techniques of paper piecing and log cabin. But it is easier than paper piecing in several ways. Instead of paper, Stitch 'n Flip uses a muslin foundation that becomes a permanent part of the quilt, so you don't have to tear out all the paper after sewing and assembly....
"Like the log cabin block, the center piece determines the next piece to be attached, so the pieces are assembled clockwise or counterclockwise around the center piece. The difference is that the center piece is not always square. Because of this difference, each quilt you make using this technique can look completely different....
"If you want to try something different, try this new, easy method and produce a quilt that looks much harder to make than it is. Check out Valori Wells' Stitch 'n Flip!"

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technique and bring new flexibility to a popular quilting style.Fourteen appealing projects include quilts, pillows, placemats, and a table runner, each with fully illustrated steps that lead to dramatic results, yet are quite easy to follow. Both modern and traditional designs are shown, many inspired by nature, featuring flowers, wedges, stars, and diamonds.

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Amish Wall Quilts: 15 Brilliant and Beautiful Quilts (That Patchwork Place) [Paperback] Review

Rachel Pellman is a Mennonite dealer in amish quilts and she gives a very dutiful account of the Amish lifestyle as a n introduction.She then goes into the quilts breaking them up into geographic location and laying out the colour, piecework patterns and then quilting motifs for you to make an authentic Amish legacy wall-hanging quillt.
I have another one of Pellman's books and the big difference here is one of course the size, most are 47x47 inches and two the use of colour.Most of Pellman's books are black and white but this one is in full colour which is rather funny because once you see these quilts in colour you realise why the cheaper black and white can be used.But still seeing the colour spectrum as the Amish use it is very helpful and cannot be discounted.It's a good reference there just on the colour motifs and how to build or identify an Authentic Amish quilt (Center diamond should be in what colours and what quilting style for example).
Because everything is in the authentic mode, Pellman does not mention anything about machine piecing or quilting, but then you should have Hargreave's book, the definitive source, so you'll never have to care.The instructions are fine, I used them to make 2 quilts, but in the end it's rather plain being Amish all the time (remember no patterns :-).
Still it seems to be comprehensive and answer all of your questions except that I think it should have had some of the quilts as samples so we could see how the various pieces do fit together and look.It's a workmanlike book, not very inspired.

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Have you always loved the striking beauty of Amish quilts but couldn't find the time to make one? Unlike any other book out today, Amish Wall Quilts shows you how to make authentic replicas of Amish quilts on a reduced scale. Historian and quilter Rachel Thomas Pellman--a noted expert and author of many books on the Amish--shares her first-hand knowledge in this collection of glorious designs you can enjoy in today's modern settings.
· Choose from 15 projects that capture the stunning patterns and vibrant, solid colors historically used by the Amish
· Discover the distinct quiltmaking characteristics in three Amish communities, such as the free use of color in the Midwest and the emphasis on elaborate quilting in Lancaster County
· Learn fascinating details about Amish culture, language, dress, education, and the ways in which Amish women use quilting as a source of creative expression
Make your next quilt a vivid tribute to the true spirit of the Amish.

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Visual Coloring: A Foolproof Approach to Color-Rich Quilts [Paperback] Review

This is well produced book with lots of colour photos illustrating Joen's excellent colour sense. It is rather limited in scope, however.
After the introductory chapters on the usual analyses of good design features (fairly brief), the rest of the book illustrates basically one point. That is, you can analyse all the range of colour and value in a source photo to produce a quilt that resonates with the same colours and balance of contrast. Some of the quilts are stunning, particularly one of a bull, using mainly browns. It was seeing that in the 'excerpt'on amazon, that made me buy the book.

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Color expert Joen Wolfrom takes the mystery out of choosing just-right colors and fabrics with her visual coloring technique.

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Rose of Sharon New Quilts from an Old Favorite [Illustrated] [Paperback] Review

Read the Editorial Review first, to know what to expect.
Many great variations of the pattern, some very imaginative, some are every complicated and obviously more time consuming. I love most all the books from this series - I find them very inspirational! The patterns of the finalists' quilts are also in the book, so you can try to re-create the featured quilts.

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A rose is more than a rose in these stunning interpretations of a beloved classic design! Presented here are original designs from 18 inventive quilters. The designs feature a variety of construction methods, embellishment ideas, and creative fabric selections. For the first time, contestants were challenged with an applique design as a starting point. These imaginative quilters showcase their skills with a fresh take on the beloved Rose of Sharon traditional block pattern. Originality of design and excellence in execution are the hallmarks of these quilts. These talented contest winners and finalists take you through their design processes, helping you to visualize new possibilities for your own winning quilts. The Museum of the American Quilter s Society (MAQS) in Paducah, Kentucky, sponsors the yearly 'New Quilts from an Old Favorite' contest in its continuing mission to honor today's quilters. MAQS is the only national museum devoted to contemporary quilting. Other titles in its popular contest series include Kaleidoscope, Storm at Sea, Bear's Paw, Mariner's Compass, Tumbling Blocks, Pineapple Quilts, Feathered Star, Monkey Wrench, Seven Sisters, and Dresden Plate.

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Radiant New York Beauties: 14 Paper-Pieced Quilt Projects [Paperback] Review

Valori Wells is a woman of many talents, a photographer as well as a quilter, and with a keen eye for color and line. The designs and colors of her new book featuring the New York Beauty block are absolutely luscious - deep and rich and complex, with a new surprise and delight on every page. This demanding block, like its sister the Mariner's Compass, presents difficulties in construction (matching points and all that nonsense), but Wells has the answer - paper piecing - and the book provides foundations for the quilt projects and gives permission for their reproduction. The book is sprinkled with "mini-lessons" on specific techniques, and with the author's photographs, especially of plants, from which she gets many of her inspirations. All I can say after drinking in the beauty in this book is "Wow!"

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14 New York Beauty projects range from precise traditional blocks to freewheeling contemporary designs - all paper pieced for accuracy. Quilter-friendly for all skill levels.

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One-Block Wonders Encore!: New Shapes, Multiple Fabrics, Out-of-this-World Quilts [Paperback] Review

Great book, but if you already own the first book of one-block wonders there's not a lot more information. If you were to buy just one then this is the one to get.

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This bold new spin on one-block quilts offers 6 new projects, more fabrics, and dramatic new design effects.

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Freddy & Gwen Collaborate Again: Freewheeling Twists on Traditional Quilt Designs [Paperback] Review

Gwen Marston and Freddy Moran have produced another wonderful, inspirational quilt book.Suggestions and possibilities are offered rather than straight, how to instructions.Gwen reminds us of how we can learn so much from looking at older quilts and Freddy serves up her usual saturated color blast.This book is a real feast for the eyes,and the mind as well.It is filled with wonderful photos and personal stories from Gwen and Freddy both.This is a fine companion to their Collaborative Quilts.

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Award-winning authors Freddy Moran and Gwen Marston reunite for a follow-up to their successful Collaborative Quilting. This time the duo uses historical quilts for inspiration and collectively gives them their own modern interpretations. Separately, Gwen offers unique insights about historical formats, while Freddy imparts her extensive knowledge about color and pattern. Then the two join forces, often using well-recognized historical quilts as inspiration for new, bold, and modern interpretations. Each author shares 20 of her own creations, along with an additional 30 collaborative quilts-and every project comes complete with patterns for shapes, pieces and blocks.



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Black & White and Pieced all Over: Stress-free Foundation Quilts [Paperback] Review

This book claims to offer stress-free foundation quilts, and just looking at this beautiful book takes stress away.From the whimsical lines of the patterns to the elegant photography, this book is a joy to have. I have the author's first two books as well and have enjoyed broadening my quilting experiences.

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A black-and-white approach to easy paper-piecing--with a splash of color.
If you love the crisp, precise results of paper-piecing but stress over all the ripping and stitching, this book's for you! Black & White and Pieced All Over shows you how to use foundation piecing to stitch perfect quilts every time. Even if you've never tried this breakthrough technique, you'll pick it up right away following full-color photos and numbered steps that detail every stitch.
Open this guide and see for yourself. It's got everything you need to create an array of gorgeous quilts, including:

16 step-by-step quilting projects ranging from "easiest" to "not hard"
Clear patterns that take the guesswork out of color combinations and matching fabrics
A full-color "Getting Started" section that covers everything from choosing materials and tracing designs to stitching and finishing blocks
A CD containing printable templates for every project

Best of all, there are NO MISTAKES! A special "Opportunities" section at the end of the book shows you how to take an "oops"--like when you might have cut a strip too narrow--and transform it into a creative success. It's really that simple!
Black & White and Pieced All Over is the fun and easy approach to quilting you've been looking for. Put foundation piecing to work for you, and see how great (and stress-free) your quilts can become.

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Blended Quilt Backgrounds [Illustrated] [Paperback] Review

I've taken classes w/Jean.Her book is very informative, easy to follow and has detailed instructions.

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Quilt block patterns are transformed by Jean Biddick's new background piecing method. Watch blocks float, blend, and reshape themselves as the newly formed backgrounds become an integral part of the quilt s design. These appealing quilts glow on the page as the traditional block designs come alive when enhanced with the author s unique background technique. Her method of eliminating block seam lines allows you to shade and color the background of any quilt instead of using just one fabric. This award-winning quilter leads you through the process with her step-by-step, clear instructions, helping you create a new look for those beloved traditional block designs. Included are many tips that will help both new and experienced quilters refine their piecing skills. This method is easily adapted to an unlimited number of block designs. Multiple patterns for a variety of skill levels are provided, along with a gallery of quilts to inspire your own creativity. Jean has making quilts for more than 30 years and teaching machine piecing for 25. Her quilts have received awards in national competitions and have been exhibited throughout the United States.

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