Elevate Your Scrap Sewing Projects: 20+ Beautiful Techniques Using Your Fabric Stash (Landauer) 10 Projects for Quilts, Baskets, Cushions, and Bags Made with Fabric Weaving, Fusible Appliqué, and More - Softcover

Sallieann Harrison

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1639810439 ISBN 13: 9781639810437

Publisher: Landauer, 2023

Synopsis

Don't throw away your fabric scraps! Elevate them to make impressive, out-of-the-box projects you'll love!

• Skill-building guide to teach quilters and sewing enthusiasts how to use scraps of favorite fabrics with special techniques to make unique accessories
• 10 scrappy projects with clear, step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, and expert tips
• Over 20 techniques to learn including fabric weaving, twisted pleats, fusible appliqué, faux trapunto, and more
• Make gift-worthy bags, pillows, mini quilts, pouches, and baskets
• For beginner and intermediate quilters to learn a variety of manipulation techniques that will upscale your skills while using up scraps

Every quilter, sewist, and fabric artist has piles of scraps laying around they're not sure what to do with. Learn how to elevate your scrap fabrics with fun and interesting techniques!

Filled with super cute projects like cushions, bags, pouches, baskets, and quilts, Elevate Your Scrap Sewing Projects includes step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, quilting basics, and expert tips to ensure success. Also included is a section on the tools you'll need—needles, thread, parchment squares, quilter's tape or tacking, fabric markers, and glue—along with tips and basic sewing techniques that you need to know, such as pressing, appliqué, layering, binding, piping, piecing, and more.

Inside this unique sewing project book, you'll find inspiration for using your fabric scraps while you learn and practice over 20 out-of-the-ordinary sewing techniques, including creating a flange, bias fabric manipulation, fabric wrapping, adding leather, using fusible applique on vinyl, creating 3D fabric bows, working with cork, rope sewing, and other skills to make each gift-worthy project. You can even pick your project by choosing which techniques you would like to learn. Using both hand sewing and machine sewing techniques to create unique accessories, this is a must-have guide for crafters of every skill level to make something amazing!

Projects include:

• Basket Weave Cushion or Mini Quilt
• Pleated Bucket Bag
• Summer Cushion
• Woven Cork Pouch
• Rope Basket
• Rainbow Pleat Cushion
• Sallieann Flower Quilt
• Japanese Origami Cushion
• Heart Strings Pouch
• Christmas Presents Mini Quilt

The perfect guide for beginner and intermediate quilters, Elevate Your Scrap Sewing Projects will help you use up your scraps while you learn a variety of techniques to level up your style and skill while you sew!

"Just adorable—this book has been made with love! The projects are desirable, achievable, and unique. Sallieann Harrison's designs will inspire you to create beautiful items from your scraps and stash. Each project has clear and precise step-by-step instructions—a must-have for everyone!"
—Hayley Marshallsay, Head of Sales & Programming for Sewing Street

About this title

About the Author

Sallieann Harrison started sewing at the age of 9 and has turned her love for the craft into a business. She has designed for magazines, taught sewing courses, and worked as a demonstrator and designer on Sewing Street TV. Sallieann has also developed her own website featuring her sewing patterns, Zoom workshops, and handmade gifts.

From the Back Cover

Throw Away Scraps? Never!
Elevate Them!

Find inspiration for using your fabric scraps through 10 beautiful projects that include over 20 skill-building sewing techniques, including fabric weaving, creating a flange, making twisted pleats, working with cork, adding leather tabs and hardware, and more! You can pick your project by choosing which techniques you would like to learn. Also included is a section on the tools you'll need—needles, thread, parchment squares, quilter's tape/tacking, fabric markers, and glue—along with tips and basic sewing techniques that you need to know, such as pressing, appliqué, layering, binding, piping, piecing, and more. Elevate your scrap projects with these exquisite and exciting projects!

Projects Include:

• Heart Strings Pouch
• Pleated Bucket Bag
• Summer Cushion
• Rope Basket
• Japanese Origami Cushion
• Christmas Presents Mini Quilt
• And more!

"Just adorable—this book has been made with love! The projects are desirable, achievable, and unique. Sallieann Harrison's designs will inspire you to create beautiful items from your scraps and stash. Each project has clear and precise step-by-step instructions—a must-have for everyone!"
—Hayley Marshallsay, Head of Sales & Programming for Sewing Street

"A useful addition to any collection where quilting is popular or any community with a use-it-up ethos."
—Booklist

"This book shows readers how to use sewing scrap fabrics to make impressive sewing projects that will wow."
—Simply Sewing

Edition details

• Publisher: Landauer
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1639810439
• ISBN 13: 9781639810437
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96