Modern Prairie Sewing: 20 Handmade Projects for You & Your Friends

by Abigail A. Long

Overview

Gone are the days of confusing instructions and difficult patterns. With this book, Modern Prairie Sewing, you’ll discover that sewing doesn’t have to be complicated at all. The 20 cleverly thought-out projects develop technical skills and include the author’s secret sewing tricks to guarantee success. Some designs add design details that are cute and clever and, as a bonus, raise your skill level. A box pleat or gusset may seem fancy and complicated, but with this guide, they are totally doable.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781607058793
Publisher:	C & T Publishing
Publication date:	07/30/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	32 MB
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About the Author

Abigail A. Long is a twenty-something, hands-on sewist and crafter. She has published several sewing tutorials for her family blog, mariemadelinestudio.typepad.com. Abigail lives in Seneca, Missouri.

Table of Contents

Dedication
Special Thanks
Hello, New Friends

Chapter 1: Let's Talk! (And Reviews)
Fabric
-Yardages
-Washing your fabric
-Puzzle it out
-Playing with color
My Secrets
-Sewing down those buttons
-Turning things out
-Threading through things
-By hand?
-Use for leftovers
-Sew me a pocket (or 2!)
-Loopie loops
-Handles
Necessities
Techniques You'll Need To Know

Chapter 2: Bags
Maggie
Amy
Mia
Belle
Jael
KittyJo
Betty pouch
Chapter 3: Our Style, Your Style
Holiday jumper (with optional belt)
Cakewalk skirt
Simple wrap scarf
Sunny Day skirt
It's a Cinch belt
Flower in your hair
Riverwalk skirt
Turnabout blouse
Chapter 4: Home
Leeway apron
Oven towel
Pass.the.hand.towel, please!
Pieces and letters pillowcase
Memory quilt
Resources

Editorial Reviews

06/02/2014
For sewists who find themselves daydreaming about picnics and splashing through a creek this summer, Long’s book will scratch that yearning itch. Her first collection of 20 patterns are all presented in a cheerfully vintage, farm-girl style, for which her book title perfectly captures the mood. There are plenty of simple, approachable patterns, all aimed at women, focusing on bags, skirts, and a few home goods projects. Just a glance at the “It’s a Cinch” obi-style belt will have readers scrounging through their fabric for an Amy Butler print or two. A duo of two simple skirts, the Cakewalk and the Sunny Day Skirt, make use of bright, cheery prints and an elastic waistband. In general, everything should be achievable by sewists with basic skills and might provide a brief break for skilled sewists who want to whip out, say, a few kitchen towels for friends. The guidelines section, which serves as introduction, is very basic, and the diagrams and pattern pieces provided aren’t very detailed. But nothing requires much in the way of precise skills, making this a great summer sewing volume. Full-color photos, pattern pieces. (July)

Publishers Weekly

Written by a 20-something hands-on seamstress and crafter, the projects in this book are modern but with a nostalgic vibe. The projects are designed to develop technical skills; some have bonus details to further raise sewing skills.

Fall 2014 American Sewing Guild Notions Magazine

Oh, just look at the cover! We can feel the wildflower-scented breeze as we are frolicking with these happy-go-lucky ladies, strolling the gorgeous prairie. For us Little House on the Prairie fans, this book evokes a feeling of contentment and playfulness. (And the great news is we can get our hot little hands on this historic charm without foregoing our mod cons, such as central heating!)
Abigail Long's book features a fine chapter on sewing basics and some of her secrets. Subsequent chapters are filled with bag, clothing, and home projects. The photos are lovely, but for those of us who are - ahem - challenged by written-only instructions, there are detailed full-color diagrams, too.
There are seven (!) bag patterns we can't wait to try with sweet girly names like Belle and KittyJo. The Maggie bag is nice and roomy, and features a fun, floppy flower. Clothing projects range from skirts to shirts to belts, and are perfect for a new garment sewist (not to mention they're breezy and very country-chic.) The Leeway Apron is sweet and simple, too. Definitely a book we want to stash in our log cabin!

November/December 2014 Generation Q Magazine