Needles & Notions: Paper-Pieced Patterns With a Sewing-Room Theme
Create paper-pieced quilts for yourself or a favorite stitching pal and showcase a subject you both love--sewing! Delightful pictorial sewing-room blocks in both 4" and 6" sizes are provided, along with a larger block depicting a traditional Sunbonnet Sue busy at work on her latest quilt. Turn blocks into small wall quilts with multiple borders, or make a sewing room sampler quilt using all 13 block designs.
Sewing for Plus Sizes: Creating Clothes that Fit and Flatter
The goal of all plus-size design is to emphasize your positive attributes and modify or distract from those you feel are less desirable." Deckert is herself a plus-sized woman and a custom clothier with more than 30 years of sewing experience. Given that most clothing manufacturers have never learned to design attractive, well-fitting clothes for women who wear a size 14 or larger, the woman who wants to achieve style beyond size must sew her own clothes.The goal of all plus-size design is to emphasize your positive attributes and modify or distract from those you feel are less desirable." Deckert is herself a plus-sized.
Starting with hand sewing - the basis for every haute couture garment - expert Claire Shaeffer guides the reader through the steps to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary. She presents the sewing techniques practiced in the studios of such legendary designers as Dior, Chanel, Givenchy, and Balenciaga. Detailed instructions and illustrations make high style a snap.
Solve the mysteries of pattern drafting with this instructional book. Simple and easy step-by-step instructions with clear understandable line drawings.
Sewing for Beginners: Learn to Sew with Free Sewing Patterns
Free sewing patterns are a great resource for those learning how to sew, especially easy patterns with uncomplicated stitches and minimal measuring. This sewing eBook includes 20 different free sewing patterns from super-simple to intermediate, including pillows, clothing and bags. Because every sewer needs a pincushion or two, we start off this collection with three unique pincushion crafts. Pincushions are a great way to use up scrap fabric and add a little color to your sewing room.
