Fat Quarter: Celebrations: 25 Projects to Make from Short Lengths of Fabric

by Susie Johns

Overview

Fat Quarter: Celebrations features 25 simple sewing projects for special occasions, from birthdays to weddings to festivals. 

Create a wide variety of practical and pretty items for celebrating in style, including love tokens, garlands, wedding favors, party hats, party bags, bunting, bags, table settings, birthday rosettes, birth announcement cards, crowns, wands, decorative pumpkins and Christmas decorations.

Each project has easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions as well as beautiful photographs of the finished pieces. A comprehensive techniques section covers all the essentials, making it suitable for sewing enthusiast at all levels, from basic beginners to advanced sewers.  The perfect project book for using up the last of a favorite fabric or to make quick projects in just a few hours of crafting.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781784946913
Publisher:	Guild of Master Craftsman
Publication date:	04/08/2025
Series:	Fat Quarter
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.80(h) x (d)

About the Author

Susie Johns is an artist and designer who has written more than 30 craft books. Her patterns and designs appear regularly in consumer craft magazines in the UK, and she has written numerous patterns for suppliers such as DMC. Susie studied Fine Art at the Slade School, London and is a qualified teacher who runs workshops in drawing and painting, knitting and crochet, embroidery, and 3D design.  Susie lives in London.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

THE BASICS
Materials and equipment 10
Techniques 12

SPRINGTIME
Heart love tokens 20
Pin the tail on the bunny 24
Easter baskets 30
Fabric tulips 34
Pompom garland 38

FAMILY GATHERINGS
Wedding favours 44
Celebration bunting 48
Floral chandelier 52
Party badges 56
Table settings 60

BIRTHDAYS
Birthday medal 68
Party hats 72
Cake band 76
Party bags 80
Gift wrapping 84

BABIES AND CHILDREN
Birth announcement cards 90
Baby shower bunting 94
Fabric crown 98
Fairy wand 102
Lucky dip 106

WINTER FESTIVITIES
Fabric pumpkins 112
Trick or treat buckets 116
Countdown calendar 120
Hanging Christmas trees 126
Patchwork wreath 130

Templates 134
Resources 156
Acknowledgements 156
Index 158