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Sewing guru Wendy Gardiner brings you this comprehensive guide to sewing with fat quarters. Delve into a brilliant techniques section, guiding you through a variety of essential techniques, from inserting a zip and sewing buttonholes to creating patchwork. Each is fully explained and combined with easy-to-follow step-by-step photography.
Once you have brushed up on your sewing skills it's time to get sewing. Choose from 15 inspiring projects: from doorstops and drawstring bags to tablemats, aprons and cushions. Each fun fat-quarter project contains colourful photographs, instructive hand-drawn illustrations and a stash of handy hints and tips. Whether you have treated yourself to a fat quarter bundle or are using up leftover fabric, there is a project for you. Full-size traceable templates are supplied at the back of the book.
Previously published in 2015 (ISBN: 9781782211464).
Introduction 6 What is a fat quarter? 8 Materials 10 Tools 12 Techniques 16
PROJECTS 40 Fabulous flowers 42 Drawstring bags 46 Reversible bag 48 Quilted Cosmetic bag 50 Doorstop 54 Party clutch 58 Retro mini-pinny 62 Diamond-star mat 66 Al fresco placemat 68 Tucked and stitched pillow 72 Disappearing nine-patch bag 76 Draught excluder 80 Pillow with piping 82 Baby playmat 86 Pretty pinafore 90
Templates 94 Index 96
Wendy Gardiner is a writer, teacher and author. She has been editor of several leading sewing magazines and written 22 books including The Great British Sewing Bee: From Stitch to Style, Take Two Fat Quarters: Home, Take Two Fat Quarters: Gifts and most recently The Sewing Machine Manual. Wendy has made several YouTube videos for leading haberdashery and pattern companies. She runs regular residential Creative Sewing Weekends, teaches a weekly class and writes articles for various magazines and her own website. Wendy organizes the extensive workshop programmes for the Festival of Quilts and the Knitting & Stitching Shows. She has a strong reputation and fan base because of her enthusiastic and friendly approach to sharing her passion for dressmaking and machine sewing. Wendy lives in Hampshire, UK.
Visit her website: www.wendygardiner.co.uk
By Wendy Gardiner
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