Fat Quarter: Toys: 25 Projects to Make From Short Lengths of Fabric

by Susie Johns

Overview

Fat Quarter: Toys is the latest addition to a fabulous series of stash-busting sewing books. There are 25 cute and colorful toys and games to make for young children, all from fat quarters or fabric scraps. Each project has clear step-by-step instructions and beautiful accompanying photography, and there's a useful tools and techniques section for those who are new to sewing.

• Ideal for using up leftover remnants of fabric, and the projects make great gifts.
• Projects include: tiger rattle, rabbit cuddle blanket, teddy bear, fox in sleeping bag, fishing set, bean bags, stacking rings, memory game, alphabet letters, number cubes, rag doll, picnic.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781784945138
Publisher:	Guild of Master Craftsman
Publication date:	07/09/2019
Pages:	152
Sales rank:	1,045,639
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Susie Johns is an artist and designer. She has written dozens of instructional books on a range of different topics. She studied Fine Art at Ravensbourne College, went on complete an MA at the prestigious Slade School in London, and later gained a post-graduate teaching qualification (PGCE) at the University of Greenwich.

As well as teaching drawing and painting at a local community college, Susie has years of experience running life-drawing classes and leading workshops focussing on pen and ink, mixed media, artists’ sketchbooks, drawing for health and wellbeing, and family art. She also teaches classes online on various platforms including YouTube.

Table of Contents

Introduction 8

The Basics

Materials & Equipment 12

Techniques 14

Baby's First Toys

Segmented ball 22

Tiger-cub rattle 26

Octopus 30

Rabbit cuddle blanket 34

Animal Friends

Mouse 40

Owl 44

Tortoise 48

Teddy bear 52

Giraffe 56

Fox in sleeping bag 60

Games

Skittles 66

Fishing set 70

Bean bags 74

Stacking rings 78

Memory game 82

Learning Through Play

Alphabet in a bag 88

Number cubes 92

Sun pillow 96

Rag book 100

Imaginative Play

Monkey hand puppet 108

Rag doll 112

Fruits 116

Vegetables 120

Picnic 124

Toy bag 128

Templates 132

Resources 150

Acknowledgements 150

Index 151