Sew It!: Make 17 Projects with Yummy Precut Fabric-Jelly Rolls, Layer Cakes, Charm Packs & Fat Quarters

by Allison Nicoll

Overview

Get your budding quilter sewing with 16 easy and fun projects made mostly from precuts. With the time they’ll save on cutting, they’ll be able to get down to the business of creating right away. From an earphones pouch to a pillow to, of course, quilts, and even a sleepover set—Sew It! presents kids with a broad range of projects for all skill levels that will teach them quiltmaking basics while challenging them to build their skill sets. All the projects are designed to be sewn on a domestic machine and can be completed without adult assistance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781607058748
Publisher:	C&T Publishing / Funstitch Studio
Publication date:	07/01/2014
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	8 - 13 Years

About the Author

Allison Nicoll, known as Ally, the blogger behind the popular Quilting Mumma, is also a respected teacher. Allison teaches kids and young adults in her local quilt shop, and she’s a Riley Blake Cutting Corners instructor. Allison lives near Sydney, Australia.

Table of Contents

Title Legal/Ded/Ack Message to Parents Let Me Introduce Myself Sewing with Precuts How to Use this Book Getting Started—Tools and Supplies Skill Building Turn Your Quilt Top into a Quilt Quick Review Jelly Roll Opener Headphone Pouch Chevron Pillow Concrete Jungle Quilt Rainbow Quilt charm Pack Opener Pin Cushion Sewing Machine Mat Wall Organizer Retro Moments Quilt Layer Cake Opener Pencil Roll Sweet Little Pouch Love Hearts Pillow Tropicana Quilt Fat Quarter Opener Sleepover Set-Tote Bag Sleepover Set-Pillow Messenger Bag Tote Bag Seaside Quilt Sources

Editorial Reviews

It’s our goal at GenQ to inspire and educate our kids and our neighbors’ kids (and heck, any kids!) to pick up fabric and thread and create. And here’s an excellent tool to further those plans of sewist world domination, one Jelly Roll at a time! Author Allison Nicoll is an experienced sewing teacher of kids and young adults, and she’s totally onboard with our play. Her book is conveniently divided into chapters for pre-cuts (Jelly Rolls, Charm Packs, Layer Cakes, and fat quarters), which makes it easy for beginners to choose a project and start sewing. She offers plenty of basic sewing instruction, and project-filled chapters. We love the basic advice and sewing term definitions she gives throughout each project, and there’s a huge variety of designs – wall hangings, bags, cuddly quilts! The fabrics are bright and modern too. We’re thinking we’ll sew up some Sleepover Set pillowcases and totes for our next retreat!

October 2014 Generation Q Magazine

Written for new, young sewists, Sew It! Make 17 Projects with Yummy Precut Fabrics by Allison Nicoll is chock-full of great projects for beginners. A variety of projects are included - pincushion, tote bag, wall organizer, quilt and more - making it a good place to look for projects for your children's classes. Nicoll begins by sharing the necessary tools and supplies required, then ventures into basic skills before carefully explaining the steps of quilting. For each project, she walks through each step wtih clear, simple language. All the projects are made with precuts, including five-inch squares, ten-inch squares, 2 1/2 inch strips and fat quarters.

July 2014 American Quilt Retailer