Fun with Fat Quarters: 15 step-by-step projects with essential techniques to kick-start your sewing

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).

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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! Projects include:

Reversible bag

Make this pretty and petite handbag as a gift or to hold essentials on a dressing table.

Quilted cosmetic bag

Make this boxy make-up bag with quilted sides and a zip fastening – it’s easier than it looks.

Diamond-star mat

Make a pretty table centrepiece in fabrics to match your home décor. Not only does it look lovely, it will protect the surface of your table.

Tucked and stitched pillow

Use decorative stitching and creative tucks to make a beautiful pillow cover with textured detail.

Baby playmat

This pretty playmat makes a perfect gift and gives you the chance to try out your patchworking, quilting and appliqué skills.

Pretty pinafore

Make your little one this pretty pinafore, which can be worn in summer with a T-shirt or bare arms, or in winter with a sweater underneath.

Draught excluder

Use up fabric and trimming scraps to make a draught excluder that’s practical as well as eye-catchingly pretty.

Disappearing nine-patch bag

This design looks a lot of hard work, but really it is

deceptively simple, and makes a stylish, practical bag.

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.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Search Press; Reprint edition (24 Mar. 2023)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 96 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1800920547
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1800920545
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 21.74 x 0.76 x 28.09 cm