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Add a gorgeous finishing touch to any outfit!
This mouthwateringly colourful book contains 20 beautiful bags to sew from popular designer Debbie von Grabler-Crozier. It includes a huge variety of different styles and sizes, from totes and bucket bags to backpacks, clutches and shoulder bags, and Debbie makes each one easy. The book contains a complete guide to all the techniques needed, shown using easy-to-follow step-by-step photography. Also included is a section on creating beautiful finishing touches, including embroidery, appliqué, crocheted flowers, beaded charms and labelling. All the templates required are included on a handy pull-out sheet.
Introduction 6 Materials 8 Fabrics 8 Felts 9 Threads 10 Trims and shop-bought embellishments 11 Haberdashery and hardware 12 Equipment 16 Techniques 18 Seaming 18 Finishing seams and lining 19 Binding edges 20 Patchworking 21 Inserting a zip 22 Making box corners 25 Clipping, notching and cutting across corners 26 Making bias binding 27 Applying bias binding 28 Piping 29 Inserting patch pockets 31 Straps, handles and tabs 32 Embellishment 35 Embroidery 35 Appliqué 39 Crocheted flowers 41 Adapting charms to make brooches 42 Beaded charms 43 Making labels 44 Projects 46 Lorle 48 Liesl 52 Shirley 56 Tilde 62 Hannah 66 Claudia 70 Lotte 74 Minna 78 Anna Lena 84 Margaret 88 Christa 94 Ingrid 100 Ina 106 Gertrude 112 Trixie 116 Sylvia 120 Dörte 124 Kirsten 128 Helge 132 Karin 138 Index 144
Debbie von Grabler-Crozier has been involved in writing and the craft world for pretty much all of her life but in 1997 she made it into a profession. Now, besides regularly designing projects and writing columns for magazines and websites such as Love Patchwork & Quilting, Love Sewing, AllFreeSewing and FaveQuilts, she runs her popular blog where she shares her designs for sewing and quilts, as well as papercraft, scrapbooking, card making, beading, jewellery and mixed media projects. Her first sewing book with Search Press, The Bag Boutique, was a global success, and she has since written three more books with Search Press Love to Sew: Lagom-style Accessories, Learn to Sew in 30 Minutes: Machine Sewing and Take Two Fat Quarters: Bags & Purses. Debbie lives in Lower Saxony, Germany.
For inspiration crafting and more visit her blog: thefolkartfactory.com
Visit Debbie's online pattern shop, TheFolkArtFactory, via etsy.com
Delve into this wonderfully colourful read by renowned designer Debbie von Grabler-Crozier! Debbie's clear step-by-step instructions make creating each one a breeze for sewers of all abilities.
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Von Crozier-Grabler provides clear instructions for crafting deceptively simple bags so even beginners will be inserting pockets and zippers like a pro. The author of a craft blog, Pretty Things, she has assembled patterns for 20 bags using many pieces, which is perfect for using scraps or fat quarters, while also opening up infinite options for color- and pattern-mixing, even though she includes the specific fabrics she used for each bag so that crafters can, if they wish, follow her vibrant examples. In addition to a list of supplies and tools needed to create each bag and its accompanying embellishments, von Crozier- Grabler includes directions for inserting a zipper or tackling free-motion embroidery. All of her instructions are precise and specific, making the assembly of a multi-pocketed, zippered diaper bag with a removable strap totally doable. And there are also patterns for simpler bags. Other project include a wristlet, several totes, purses, a backpack, and a weekender bag. Large, copyable patterns and templates are included, ensuring that this is a colorful addition to any craft collection.
Issue 51
Popular international writer, designer and creator Debbie von Grabler-Crozier's latest foray into the world of crafting is all about sewing your own bags -totes, backpacks, clutches and shoulder bags, to name a few - all from leftover fabrics and a few extra ingredients. Comprehensive information, tips and advice on materials, techniques and equipment and embellishments (such as embroidery applique, charms, labels and brooches) are provided along with easy step-by-step instructions and photographs explaining each of the 20 stylish projects. A handy pull-out hseet of templates is also included to help you create and adorn your own fabulous designs.
December 2017
You can never have too many bags, so make all of the 20 lovely designs by Sew designer Debbie Von Grabler-Crozier, from cute little clutches to voluminous shopping totes. Each comes with in depth step-by-step instruction, plus illustrated guides for all of the key techniques from construction to embellishments such as embroidery applique, crocheted flowers and beaded charms.
Accessorize your outfits with a wardrobe of twenty bags. All types are covered here, from shopping totes to dressy clutch purses, casual shoulder bags and backpacks for exploring the great outdoors.
This is a great book for those who want to make a range of bags and try their hand at a number of different decoration options. Embroidery, appliqué, beaded charms, decorative labels and more all dress up the creations and are fun to do. There are also sections on basic techniques such as making binding, piping, patch pockets, various finishing methods and more. The book starts with a good look at various items that will be used in making the bags, from interfacings to buttons, threads, zips and sewing box basics. She shares anecdotes and tips on topics like buying thread and using antique buttons that had me smiling, always a good thing in a primer. All the techniques, embellishment styles and projects are well laid out with staged photographs aplenty for the first two and just words for the last. This is mostly because you learn the methods first and then put them into action after some practice when making up the bags. There are lots of opportunities here to use up leftovers from other projects with methods like patchwork and appliqué, and I loved the fact that some of the bags had a very German appearance with folk embroidery. The simple stitches are well covered and the pocket at the back of the book contains patterns and templates for both bags and their decorations. Check out an appliqué owl, Alpine style colorful folk art bags with felt charms and pretty floral embroidery, denim bags to match jeans and many others. Recommended for improver level and up who want to expand on their skills and have fun in the process. A lovely book I cant wait to use.
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