Learn quilting basics from a YouTube sensation and practice your skills with 12 fun projects suitable for all skill levels. Her instructional videos have inspired thousands to start sewing. Now for the first time, sew-lebrity Laura Coia shares written patterns for the most loved video tutorials on her “Sew Very Easy” YouTube channel! Learn the basics of quilt making, from cutting and pressing to borders and finishing. Then practice your skills with a dozen beautiful projects—quilts you’ll come back to time and time again—all suitable for beginners and beyond.
A Sewing Project Planner thoughtfully designed to help you increase your productivity and keep your ideas and projects organized. This planner is full of resources to keep you organized, streamline your sewing and catalog your beautiful makes. It's is the ideal size at 8 x 10"- large enough for detailed notes, yet compact enough to carry with you. It includes: Detailed Project Note Pages: two page spreads with space for 42 projects. Includes fields for swatches, illustration/ pattern photo, pattern cutting notes, fabric type and quantity needed, fabric care, notions and trims needed, machine settings & needles used and space for construction notes. Never forget where you are in a project again- just refer to your construction notes to see what your next steps are! Log any needed pattern alterations in the notes space. Set forth your sewing intentions by utilizing the Sewing Goals Pages included in the beginning of the planner. Brainstorm possible new projects on the To-Do List Pages or use as a shopping list. Catalog your Works in Progress on the W.I.P. Pages and add important details like priority ratings and completion deadlines. Measurements Pages ensure that you always know what size to cut on a pattern no matter the company. Space for your own measurements (and for changes if needed) and for select family members or friends as well. Was using up that towering stack of fabric a sewing goal? Log your progress in the Stash Busting Worksheet Pages. Keep track of your accomplishments and work towards your stash busting goal! Keep track of fabric, pattern and notions purchases in the Expense Tracker Pages. Take notes on new construction methods or just have fun sketching new designs for a capsule wardrobe in the Bullet Journal Notes Pages in the back of the planner. Don't waste time being unorganized that you could be using to sew something amazing! Too busy to sew? Sew beautiful things in only 15 minutes a day using our planner! Prioritize your projects, and keep track of next steps needed so that you can immediately take advantage of little snippets of time that may pop up from time to time. Mindful Sewing- Plan what you want to make next and sew with intention. Love what you make. Treat yourself to a planner that helps to catalog all your sewing accomplishments! Add pictures of the clothes modeled to the project pages when complete. This Sewing Project Planner is the perfect gift for the fashion sewist. Different cover designs also available! ~Happy Sewing
One of the world’s leading creative artists, choreographers, and creator of the smash-hit Broadway show, Movin’ Out, shares her secrets for developing and honing your creative talents—at once prescriptive and inspirational, a book to stand alongside The Artist’s Way and Bird by Bird. All it takes to make creativity a part of your life is the willingness to make it a habit. It is the product of preparation and effort, and is within reach of everyone. Whether you are a painter, musician, businessperson, or simply an individual yearning to put your creativity to use, The Creative Habit provides you with thirty-two practical exercises based on the lessons Twyla Tharp has learned in her remarkable thirty-five-year career. In "Where's Your Pencil?" Tharp reminds you to observe the world -- and get it down on paper. In "Coins and Chaos," she gives you an easy way to restore order and peace. In "Do a Verb," she turns your mind and body into coworkers. In "Build a Bridge to the Next Day," she shows you how to clean the clutter from your mind overnight. Tharp leads you through the painful first steps of scratching for ideas, finding the spine of your work, and getting out of ruts and into productive grooves. The wide-open realm of possibilities can be energizing, and Twyla Tharp explains how to take a deep breath and begin...
With her "choose-your-own-adventure" approach to sewing, Tanya Whelan offers an invaluable collection of patterns that empowers sewers to become designers. The trick is a set of patterns for 6 skirts and 8 bodices that line up perfectly at the waist, plus an additional 4 sleeve styles and 4 necklines. Tanya gives readers clear instructions and easy-to-follow step-by-step diagrams that allow them to use the enclosed pattern pieces to create up to 219 fitted dresses, including simple strapless designs, sheaths, and halter gowns. The book covers basic dress construction and altering techniques for women of all shapes and sizes.
This how-to guide and personal memoir features 20 meditative sewing projects and inspiring stories that promote creativity, happiness, and fulfillment When Sanae Ishida was diagnosed with a chronic illness and lost her corporate job, she felt like her whole life was falling apart. Inspired to succeed at just one thing, Ishida vowed to sew all of her daughter’s clothes—and most of her own—for one full year. In Sewing Happiness, Ishida recounts her incredible journey, reflecting on how sewing helped her survive such a difficult time in her life. Sewing Happiness features twenty simple sewing projects (with variations) organized by season and tied together with a thread of memoir that tells the story Ishida’s unexpected transformation and how sewing brought her profound happiness. Each seasonal project—from Japanese-inspired home goods to children’s and women’s clothing—is specially designed to promote health, creativity, and relationships and to provide gentle inspiration to live your best life. Complete with photos and easy-to-follow steps, Sewing Happiness is at once a guide to the craft of sewing and a guide to enjoying life in all its beautiful imperfections.
The Cross Stitch Journal allows you to record details, such as pattern, designer, time spent, floss and cloth used, for 50 projects, as well as keep inventory of all your thread.
