How to Sew: With Over 80 Techniques and 20 Easy Projects (Mollie Makes)

by Mollie Makes

Overview

Sewing is the perfect hobby – it’s relaxing, creative and useful! Now the team behind Mollie Makes magazine have brought together all their favourite designers to share their tips, stories and beautiful sewing projects.

Featuring 20 fun and stylish makes, this book will appeal to all skill levels, but the step-by-by step instructions and comprehensive techniques section make it perfect for complete beginners – building their confidence from the basics of hand-stitching, through utility and decorative stitching to machine sewing and beyond!

Make great gifts like a dapper bear pyjama case or hedgehog sewing set; run up cute wedding favours, a foxy sleep mask or a beautiful make-up brush case; cosy up your home with fruity floor cushions, an easy peasy patchwork quilt or Christmas stockings; or makeover your wardrobe with an on-trend A-line skirt, embellished t-shirt or the picture perfect trapeze sundress.

This book has everything to inspire readers to clear their kitchen tables and get sewing!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781911216681
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	08/03/2017
Series:	Mollie Makes
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	1,127,835
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Mollie Makes is the UK's most successful lifestyle and craft magazine, bringing you the best of contemporary craft. The Mollie Makes team have hand-picked projects from their favourite international designers.

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

Projects

Wedding charms 6

Fancy fabric flowers 10

Tassel-fringed kimono top 14

Bird-shaped cushion 18

Bird appliqué peg bag 21

Shrews in a shoe 24

Easy peasy patchwork quilt 30

True love cushions 34

Make-up brush roll 38

Hedgehog sewing set 42

Trapeze sundress 46

Take three tees 53

Badger pillow 58

Trimmed Christmas stocking 61

Dapper bear pyjama case 64

Foxy sleep mask 69

Fruity floor cushions 72

Hot water bottle covers 77

Photo album cover 80

Button-up A-line skirt 84

Techniques

Sewing equipment 92

Stitching by hand 97

Using a sewing machine 105

Working with fabric 114

Seams and hems 118

Zips and buttons 130

Trimming and binding 134

Machine embellishing 141

A few tips for making clothes 144

Templates 148

Index 159