Half Yard# Kids: Sew 20 colourful toys and accessories from leftover pieces of fabric

by Debbie Shore

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781782212553
Publisher:	Search Press
Publication date:	06/20/2016
Series:	Half Yard
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	8.06(w) x 10.25(h) x 0.31(d)

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

Table of Contents

Introduction 8
Sewing kit 10
Before you start 12

The projects 16
Craft easel 16
Fish for fish, ditch the crab! 22
Foxy drawing folder 28
Halloween bunting 34
Crafty kids' backpack 36
Monkey skittles 44
Hot water bottle 48
Patchwork ball 52
Witch's hat 54
Pillow mate 58
Cube tidy 64
Chair pockets 66
Porthole curtains 70
Pyjama eater 72
Shoe bag 76
Roaring storing! 78
Kite wall hanging 82
Caravan caddy 84
Miss Monster bookend 90
Coin purse 94

Templates and index 96

Editorial Reviews

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

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