Sewing in No Time: 50 Step-By-Step Weekend Projects Made Easy

By Emma Hardy

Book Overview

Store-bought soft furnishings can be expensive and the choice is often limited--but with so many gorgeous designer fabrics on sale, there's never been a better time to make your own. "Sewing in No... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1906094268
• ISBN13: 9781906094263
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Cico
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.1" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Sewing In No Time......time is always the issue

There are some really nice ideas in this book with templates. Probably things you have seen before but this book illustrates multiple retro and dainty fabrics. Very pleasing on the eye. I especially like the ribbon and yo-yo throw pillows, tea cozy, pot holder, recipe book cover (which could also be a journal cover), ribbon trim your bed sheet, duvet cover, fabric padded bed headboard, drawstring toy bag, fabric lined basket pattern, fabric covered storage box, fabric awning, and children's play fabric tent. If you like sewing, this is a nice book.

Simple, yet Attractive and Professional

This is one of my favorite sewing books; I've made several items out of it already (table runner, valances, tea cozies, drawstring gift bags (super cute, by the way; the ribbon and flower embellishments make the bag)) and plan to make several more (Pillow sham covers, ironing board cover, bathmat... all on the agenda!). What I like about the book is that the projects are all appealing and can be used by most anyone (nothing weird or too "unique" in here). The instructions are reasonably clear, the finished products are professional in their craftsmanship and appearance, the supplies required are basic, and the fabrics pictured are classic looks that are relatively easy to approximate with any basic fabric store. The projects are simple, but don't cut corners in the craftsmanship area; directions are given to make things the right way. Hardy gives terrific ideas for embellishing projects with ribbon, felt "flowers," yo-yo's, contrasting trim, and so forth. I've made a . One last note: the projects really can be completed in a weekend.