Stitched Sewing Organizers: Pretty Cases, Boxes, Pouches, Pincushions & More

by Aneela Hoey

Overview

Whip your sewing area into shape Celebrate and use your sewing skills with well-known and popular designer Aneela Hoey's 15 stylish yet functional patterns for a wide variety of sewing organizers. Designed to work together, many of the smaller projects fit into larger ones and can be made into a coordinating set. Showcase trendy fat quarters and half-yards or use up odds and ends of your favorite fabric as you make cute containers for yourself, to give to your friends, or to bring to swaps! Even the more challenging patterns can be sewn in less than a day—perfect for when you need a break from those more time-consuming projects. • Bring order to your sewing supplies, whether you’re working at home or on the go • Easily adapt these cute and useful containers to organize knitting projects, scrapbooking supplies, stationery, travel necessities, and more • Learn how to install zippers, sew with vinyl, make three-dimensional shapes, and give your project the structure it needs with the proper interfacing

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781617455117
Publisher:	C & T Publishing
Publication date:	06/01/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	228
Sales rank:	467,199
File size:	44 MB
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About the Author

Aneela Hoey studied textile design and has created fabric lines for both Cloud 9 Fabrics and Moda, as well as her own sewing and quilt patterns. She is the author of embroidery book Little Stitches. Aneela lives in Berkshire, England.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Pouch Sewing Basics
Materials and Supplies • Tools
Basic Sewing Techniques
Sewing Machine Settings • Sewing Machine Free Arm • Installing Zippers • Sewing Together Fabric • Using Fusible Tape
Making the Projects
Templates • Project Notes

Projects
Small Things
Needle Book Plus
Handy Fold Up Pouch
Covered Tape Measure
Green Tomato Pincushion

Sewing Cases
Fold Up Sewing Pouch
Framed Needle Case
Two In One Pouch
Craft Book Pouch

Pouches
See It All Pouch
Drawstring Pouch
Treble Pouch
Boxy Pocket Pouch
Super Size Pouch

Boxes and Totes
Fabric Boxes
Sliding Boxes
Project Tote

About The Author

Editorial Reviews

Being surrounded by pretty things makes any job much more pleasant and even sweeter if they are handmade. Each of these storage items are so useful that you will want to make them all. Select your most favourite fabrics, choose one of the 15 projects, and start making! There is an informative section at the beginning that covers all the various materials used, the closures an the tools. Techniques are also explained, so that even the most hesitant sewer will find guidance to produce a lovely finished product. Instructions are detailed with easy-to-follow, labelled diagrams clearly showing the construction of each project. All you really have to worry about is gathering supplies to fill your finished organiser.

181 Down Under Quilts

We love Aneela Hoey's style and attention to detail, which is apparent in her latest book, Stitched Sewing Organizers. It features 15 adorable projects that'll keep your sewing space in great shape, or would make the perfect gift for your quilting bestie or a project swap. There are projects for your sewing studio, including needlebooks, tape measure covers and fabric boxes; but there are also a heap of pouches, totes and folios that will help you keep portable projects and your hand sewing kit organized. Aneela includes lots of know-how when talking about the specific materials and supplies, which of course include interfacing and fleece, needed for the projects. The basic techniques section is comprehensive, so there's no need to be daunted by the detailed finishes on the projects. The only problem with this book is deciding which projects to make first!

17 Make Modern

The answer to the non-sewer's question—'How many sewing organisers do you need?'—is 15. These quick and adaptable projects are designed to fit inside one another to bring order to your unruly supplies, while teaching new skills!

August 2017 Sew Magazine

06/15/2017
Artist and fabric designer Hoey (Little Stitches) is known in the sewing world for her cute, quirky designs. In this project collection, she provides patterns and instructions for organizers in a variety of styles, from simple needlebooks and pincushions to zippered pouches and totes. Some of the projects will be familiar to sewists with experience in bag making, while others, such as the triple pouch, present a new spin on storage. Though the organizers are designed to store sewing supplies, they're not limited to that purpose, making them useful gift projects as well. VERDICT Sewists looking for clever ways to use up their stash and organize their supplies will find numerous options here.

Library Journal