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you sew you’ll invariably end up with lots of small
pieces of fabric, some of which are quite large – but
seldom more than half a yard. Here is a whole book of projects
for those leftovers so at last you can start to whittle down
that teetering pile…
I like the way you don’t need much to make the items
in this book, and if you sew you will already have everything
you need – a great start! The book is organized into
rooms, and although the bathroom gets missed out, the final
“room” is outdoors in the shape of picnic time.
The Contents page is illustrated with small pictures showing
each project, a touch that makes it easy to choose exactly
what you want to make. Decorate a tablecloth with yo yos,
make cushions, mats, decorations, bunting, napkins and rings,
boxes and baskets. If you have never done any sewing before
this is not the best place to learn but you don’t need
much know-how to make these mostly simple pieces, nor do you
need a lot of time as most are fairly small. Each project
has staged instructions with both captions and photographs,
as well as a list of what you need and a larger photo of the
finished item. The author has mostly used pretty delicate
pastels which give a cheerful summery appearance but which
would be suitable all year round. Many projects would make
great gifts, if you could bear to part with them! A lovely
and inspiring book to make your stash go further.
If you cannot find a good range of cotton fabric and sewing
materials locally try www.searchpress.com for a list of suppliers.
Reviews of other craft books by Debbie Shore
Making
Cushion Covers
Quilted
Covers and Cosies
Half
Yard Home
Half
Yard Christmas
Sewing
Room Accessories
Half
Yard Vintage
Half Yard Bags
& Purses
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