This book contains the best hands-on insider sewing tips from the popular sewing website PatternReview.com, a community of more than 170,000 members. The entries are collected from the website's enormous database of members' shared comments and advice, rated by hits and reviews. Also included are five special how-to features by PatternReview.com's master teachers and pattern designers, who regularly conduct online chats and workshops (including Kenneth...

Sew a month of skirts using four classic styles-- wrap, straight, flared, and high-waisted-- as your starting point. Draft custom-fit patterns for all four styles (complete instructions included), and then play with seven variations for each skirt silhouette. Before you know, it, you'll have 28 unique skirts, more than enough for every day and every occasion.

Learn how to make cloth bowls with this easy-to-follow guide with patterns for a fast, fun sewing craft that's perfect for gifting. Make one tonight and use it tomorrow! Who says there's nothing new under the sun? Try Linda Johansen's innovative techniques for creating delightful fabric bowls and decide for yourself! Use your bowls for serving, storage, or display, but be careful-we bet you can't stop with just one! Five versatile bowl designs to...

A house becomes a home with handmade touches added to every room. With inspiring designs from the mother-daughter trio behind Sweetwater, it's easy to add expressive touches everywhere, from the dining room to the bedroom to the laundry room. Keep it simple and surround yourself with things you absolutely love. • 35 beginner-friendly projects, including quilts, pillows, table linens, and accessories, many can be made in a day or less • Fresh,...

"DIY Thrift Flip teaches how to shop and sew sustainably by providing how-tos for finding, upcycling, and customizing secondhand clothing with basic sewing instructions." -- Provided by publisher.

Features 51 mix-and-match quilt blocks and an innovative quilt-as-you-go technique to make timeless, vintage-style quilts.

Contains instructions for over one hundred sewing projects made with one yard of fabric, including clothing, aprons, bags and totes, organizers, toys, and other items, and provides pattern pieces and a review of basic sewing techniques.

5 tracks (home decor, handbags, kids' items, quilting and clothing), with 5 projects each which start simple and build up your skills. Cross-referenced techniques allow you to skip around and explore certain skills. (You loved the box pleats in the Sashiko curtains? Check out the A-line skirt with the peek-a-boo pleat! So customize your sewing education! --Work your way through all the Home Decor projects--from simple to more advanced. --Want to ease...