Learn from the expert how to get up and running with a basic sewing
machine, then build your skills and make 12 beautiful projects. Revised,
updated, and expanded edition.
Learn from the expert how to get up and running with a basic sewing
machine, then build your skills and make 12 beautiful projects. Revised,
updated, and expanded edition.
Do you own a sewing machine but don't know where to start? Feeling
daunted by off-putting manuals? This book will change all that. Sewing
machine guru and popular author, Wendy Gardiner, has written a friendly
guide to getting up and running with a basic sewing machine. She
demystifies machine anatomy, threading, and how to check stitching and
tension.
As you build up your skills, there are 12 stylish and practical projects
to make, including:
a patchwork placemat,
a drawstring bag,
an appliquéd pillow,
a clutch bag,
a tablet cover,
tab-top curtains,
a quilted potholder,
a notebook cover
There is something for everyone. Each project is designed to teach
techniques such as
sewing seams
adding buttonholes and zips
blind hems
quilting
free-motion embroidery
using an alphabet and
making pleats, trims and pockets.
There is a glossary of all the important terms, and an excellent
troubleshooting guide.
Thousands of people buy a basic sewing machine but don't know where to
start and are daunted by off-putting manuals. This book will change all
that.
Previously published as The Very Easy Guide to Using Your Sewing
Machine.
