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you cannot resist purchasing fat quarters whenever you are
in a fabric store, then you will probably have more fabric
then you know what to do with! Use up some of it by making
these fifteen fun stash busting projects.
This book is also great for people like me who always buy
more fabric than they need when making clothes so they can
make accessories. There are several of those in here, from
simple flowers for corsages and trims to various bags, a cosmetic
purse and aprons. You will also find a baby play mat, draught
excluder, door stop and more than one mat. This is a good
book too for those who don't have a lot of sewing experience,
as many of the techniques are explained in some detail in
the second chapter. The first is devoted to introducing the
tools and materials you are going to be using, so any beginners
out there will get a good grounding in the contents of their
sewing box. In here you can learn the basics of quilting and
patchwork, but you can also learn how to put in a zip, make
buttonholes, work with a twin needle, attach piping, trims
and appliqué, and even use any fancy stitches your
machine does. These lessons all come with staged photographs
as do the projects, although here there are fewer (since you
have already had the basics) and there is more print and less
picture. Each project has a large photo of the finished item
plus several diagrams in most cases. None of the projects
are too large or ambitious, and all templates are given where
necessary at actual size, always a good thing. Most projects
don't use more than one fat quarter of each type, so if you
have bought one of those mixed packs you can still use it.
This is a great book for beginners and anybody else with too
many smallish pieces of fabric!
If you cannot find a good range of sewing materials locally
try www.searchpress.com
for a list of suppliers.
Review
of other titles by this author
The
Very Easy Guide To Using Your Sewing Machine
The
Sewing Machine Accessory Bible
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