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Half Yard# Kids: Sew 20 colourful toys and accessories from leftover pieces of fabric
Author(s): Debbie Shore (Author)
- Publisher: Search Press
- Publication Date: June 20, 2016
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 96 pages
- ISBN-10: 1782212558
- ISBN-13: 9781782212553
Book Description
The latest title from sewing guru Debbie Shore has arrived and its her most fun yet! Packed with 20 colourful, inventive projects, it contains something for children of all ages. It contains a fold-away easel for a budding artist, a magnetic fishing game for an intrepid naturalist, and a colourful backpack for the young explorer. Why not make some spooky Halloween bunting to get ready for trick-or-treating, make a pirate cuddle pillow for a swashbuckling bedroom, or line up some funky monkey skittles for a game or two? The book contains all the guidance a beginner sewer will need containing useful tools and techniques sections at the beginning, and plenty of tips throughout while its fresh, exciting designs will also inspire experienced sewers.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Most folks who sew end up with a wealth of scraps left over and are often looking for small projects so those scraps don’t go to waste. Most of the projects in this book use the ubiquitous 100-percent-cotton fabric preferred by quilters, but a few use wool felt. The techniques are for the most part standard and not overly complicated, but there are brief instructions for a handful of the most common. The projects range from practical and useful to purely fun. Unlike some books of projects for children, these are not too heavily stylized and leave plenty of room for interpretation and embellishment to suit any individual child’s taste. Included are a craft easel, drawing folder, Halloween bunting, hot-water bottle, ball, witch’s hat, kite wall hanging, coin purse, a few creatures, two games, several bags, and more. Each set of instructions is illustrated with crisp photographs, though the instructions themselves are brief. Those with some sewing experience will find them sufficient, but a beginner may wish for more detail.
— Anne Heidemann Booklist 2016
— Anne Heidemann Booklist 2016
About the Author
Debbie Shore started her career as a children’s television presenter and since then has appeared regularly on television both as an actress and selling products on a shopping channel. Debbie has also hosted live fashion shows with a major fashion store, produces her own range of instructional DVDs and writes for several popular sewing magazines. She is now a bestselling author and has written 12 books for Search Press, with several more underway. Debbie was voted Sewing Designer of the Year in the Immediate Media British Craft Awards 2017. She lives in Castle Bytham, Lincs. Visit her website at: debbieshore.co.uk
