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conversations.value: Provide a description for a book titled Present Perfect about Alison, Charleston, Winthrop with the genre: Romance, Contemporary.
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conversations.value: Alison was born and raised in Charleston, SC. As a child she used her imagination to write additional scenes to TV shows and movies that she watched. She attended Winthrop University and graduating with a BA in Theater. While at Winthrop she began writing one act plays which she later produced. Throughout the years she continued writing and producing several one act plays, but then life got in the way and she hung up her pen for a while. On the advice of a friend, she started writing again. In January 2013, Alison sat down at her computer and began writing her first novel, Present Perfect. Alison lives in Charleston, South Carolina with her husband, Jef, and their two furry children (dogs). Shes addicted to Diet Pepsi and anything with sugar.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Swap the first and the last sentence.
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conversations.value: Shes addicted to Diet Pepsi and anything with sugar. As a child she used her imagination to write additional scenes to TV shows and movies that she watched. She attended Winthrop University and graduating with a BA in Theater. While at Winthrop she began writing one act plays which she later produced. Throughout the years she continued writing and producing several one act plays, but then life got in the way and she hung up her pen for a while. On the advice of a friend, she started writing again. In January 2013, Alison sat down at her computer and began writing her first novel, Present Perfect. Alison lives in Charleston, South Carolina with her husband, Jef, and their two furry children (dogs).Alison was born and raised in Charleston, SC.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Provide the first two paragraphs for this book.
conversations.from: assistant
conversations.value: Present Perfect
  When I was a child, my mother sewed many of my clothes, from tops and shorts to matching dresses for me and my doll to Halloween costumes. While at the time I never considered any of these items to be gifts, being sewn for by my mother made me feel special and cared for. She took the time to consider my tastes and to find fabrics and styles that I would love to wear. She showed me that beautiful things can be made rather than bought. Not only that, they were unique and unlike what my friends were wearing. When I became interested in sewing, she taught me how to use her old featherweight machine. Her eagerness to create, be resourceful, and help me learn to sew became a part of who I am.
  The New and Little chapter focuses on babies and kids, offering simple projects for a last-minute shower present, such as the Bib, Rattle & Burp Baby Set, as well as more elaborate projects with keepsake quality, like the Patchwork Bears Baby Quilt. Kids are always enjoyable to sew for because there are so many soft fabrics and playful prints available today. Whether you have kids or not, there's a perpetual need for baby gifts.
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conversations.value: Provide three more paragraphs.
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conversations.value: With the wrong side facing up, trim the seam allowance points at the seam intersections to reduce bulk, especially at the center of the turtle shell pillow top.
  Sandwich the batting between the wrong side of the pillow top and the muslin. Baste with quilting safety pins or hand-baste with a needle and thread to keep the layers from shifting. Stitch through all layers, quilting as desired.
  The sample shown below is quilted in two directions at a 60-degree angle, 2" (5 cm) apart, to create a diamond pattern.
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conversations.value: Provide the last five paragraphs.
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conversations.value: When you've sewn the binding to the last side, end the seam 4" to 6" (10 cm to 15 cm) from the original starting point and backstitch. Trim excess binding, leaving a tail that's long enough to overlap the first unsewn tail by about 4" (10 cm) (figure 14a).
  Unfold and make a 45-degree cut at the end of the beginning tail of quilt binding. Lay the unfolded ending tail under the angled beginning tail. Mark a line on the ending tail alongside the angled cut, then add a 1⁄2" (1.3 cm) seam allowance past the line and trim. Place the angled tails right sides together, offsetting their angled ends by 1⁄4" (6 mm). Sew the binding ends together with a 1⁄4" (6 mm) seam allowance (figure 14b). Refold the quilt binding, then pin and sew the remainder to the quilt.
  After the binding is sewn to the front of the quilt (or other project), fold the binding to the back of the quilt. Pin the binding to overlap the stitching line made when sewing the binding to the front. Using a bobbin thread that matches the binding and a top thread that blends well with the quilt top, stitch directly on top of the binding seam line—the ditch—on the quilt top. As you sew, your stitches will catch the outer edge of the binding at the back of the quilt (figure 15).
  Some of the following companies offer organic fabrics exclusively and some carry both organic and conventional cotton fabrics.
  To Melissa Averinos for her amazing long-arm quilting skills, adding the perfect touch to the Dream Home Quilt and Patchwork Bears Baby Quilt, and to Lucie Summers for her fabulous "porthole" quilt appliqué technique used in the Patchwork Bears Baby Quilt.