Learn Easy Sewing Skills: Simple Steps for 11 Sunny Projects (Annie's Sewing) - Softcover

Mason, Lorine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1573675768 ISBN 13: 9781573675765

Verlag: ANNIES ATTIC LLC, 2014

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Want to watch something wonderful take shape? Grab a front row seat at your sewing machine and observe as clever pot holders and stylish totes nearly magically appear at your fingertips. Having fun and learning to sew go hand in hand thanks to Lorine Mason&;s Learn Easy Sewing Skills. Start at the very beginning with basic explanations and easy practice exercises. Then conjure up any of 11 show-stopping kitchen projects. Your family and friends will be amazed at your enchanting sleight of hand.

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Lorine Mason is an author, a project designer, and a regular columnist. She is the author of Boutique Slippers, Dressing Up 18" Dolly, Lots to Love Babies on the Go!, Love to Dress Up 18" Doll Clothes, Love to Dress for Work & Play, and Scrubs & More. She lives in Herndon, Virginia.

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Learn Easy Sewing Skills

Simple Steps for 11 Sunny Projects

By Lorine Mason

Annie's

Copyright © 2014 Annie's
All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-1-57367-576-5

Contents

Can-Do Dishcloth, 
Blue Ribbon Tea Towel, 
Sitting Pretty Shelf & Drawer Liners, 
Short & Sweet Apron, 
Smart Cookie Pot Holder, 
Eat-Dessert-First Place Mat, 
Runway Table Runner, 
Dirndl Skirt Kitchen Towel, 
To Market, to Market Produce Bag, 
Soft Spot Drying Mat, 
Baker's Dozen Tote Bag, 
The Basics of Sewing, 

CHAPTER 1

Can-Do Dishcloth

One side works while the other side cheers! By backing merry prints with hardworking textures, all kitchen tasks are made brighter, from picking up spills to polishing glass.

Finished Size

11 x 11 inches

Materials

• 1 fat quarter or 3/8 yard cotton print

• 3/8 yard monk's cloth

• Coordinating thread

• Basic sewing supplies and equipment

Fabric Choices

Substitute any of these utility fabrics for monk's cloth:

• Waffle weave

• Huck toweling

• Terry cloth

• Diaper cloth

Cutting

From cotton print:

• Cut 1 (12-inch) square.

From monk's cloth:

• Cut 1 (12-inch) square.

Sewing Techniques

Machine stitching:

Straight stitching

Topstitching

Zigzag stitching

Assembly

Use a ½-inch seam allowance and stitch right sides together unless otherwise indicated.

1. Finish all edges of the monk's cloth square with a zigzag stitch to prevent edges from fraying during construction.

2. Layer and pin print and monk's cloth squares right sides together, matching outside edges.

3. Stitch around the outside edges, pivoting at corners. Leave a 3-inch opening along one side for turning (Figure 1).

4. Clip corners at an angle referring to Figure 2.

5. Turn dishcloth right side out through opening. Turn opening seam allowances to inside and pin in place. Press edges flat.

6. Topstitch around dishcloth ¼ inch from edge and again ¼ inch from first stitching to complete the dishcloth (Figure 3).

CHAPTER 2

Blue Ribbon Tea Towel

If a kitchen towel is for work, and a tea towel is for display, this easy-to-make beauty will certainly steal the show.

Finished Size

20 x 26 inches

Materials

• 1 fat quarter or 1/8 yard orange tonal

• 1 fat quarter or ¼ yard each orange floral and yellow print

• 1 fat quarter or ½ yard yellow floral

• Coordinating thread

• Basic sewing supplies and equipment

Cutting

From orange tonal:

• Cut 1 (3 x 22-inch) rectangle.

From orange floral:

• Cut 1 (6 x 22-inch) rectangle.

From yellow print:

• Cut 1 (6 x 22-inch) rectangle.

From yellow floral:

• Cut 1 (16 x 22-inch) rectangle.

Sewing Techniques

Machine stitching:

Straight stitching

Topstitching

French seam

Double-turned hem

Assembly

Use a ½-inch seam allowance and stitch right sides together unless otherwise indicated. Note that the first step of a French seam uses a ¼" seam allowance.

1. Referring to Figure 1 for order, stitch the orange and yellow floral rectangles together using a French seam.

2. Press the seam toward the yellow floral rectangle and topstitch ¼ inch from the seam through all layers (Figure 2).

3. Repeat to stitch and topstitch all rectangles together pressing seam allowances, referring to arrows in Figure 3.

4. Stitch a ½-inch double-turned hem on both long sides of the towel and then on the top and bottom (Figure 4).

CHAPTER 3

Sitting Pretty Shelf & Drawer Liners

Illuminate every nook and cranny in your kitchen with colorful cotton liners. The perfect pairing of pretty (flowered fabric) and practical (nonskid backing), they will stay in place while protecting work and storage surfaces.

Finished Size

Shelf or drawer measurements

Determining Shelf/Drawer Size & Yardage

Measure the interior width and depth of either the shelf or drawer referring to Figure 1.

Add 1 inch to each measurement to determine the size rectangle or square needed to make the liner. Purchase enough fabric and nonskid backing yardage to cut the determined size.

For example, if the drawer's inside measurements are 15 inches wide x 22 inches long, you will cut 16 x 23-inch rectangles. This means you will need to purchase ½ yard each of fabric and nonskid backing.

Materials

• Yardage determined for cotton print and nonskid backing referring to Determining Shelf/Drawer Size & Yardage

• Coordinating thread

• Basic sewing supplies and equipment

Cutting

• Cut 1 rectangle the determined size from the cotton print and nonskid backing referring to Determining Shelf/Drawer Size & Yardage.

Sewing Techniques

Machine stitching:

Straight stitching

Topstitching

Hand stitching:

Slip stitch

Assembly

Use a ½-inch seam allowance and stitch right sides together unless otherwise indicated.

1. Layer and pin print and nonskid backing rectangles right sides together matching outside edges.

2. Stitch around outside edges pivoting at corners. Leave a 3-inch opening along one side for turning (Figure 2).

3. Clip corners at an angle referring again to Figure 2.

4. Turn liner right side out through opening. Turn opening seam allowances to inside and pin in place. Press edges flat.

5. Topstitch around liner ¼ inch from edge to complete the liner (Figure 3).

CHAPTER 4

Short & Sweet Apron

This apron is small on coverage but big on pockets. Add three decorative buttons to the ribbon waistband and move from island, to oven to fridge in style.

Finished Size

15 x 21 inches (not including ties)

Materials

• 1/3 yard orange print

• 5/8 yard green floral

• 2½ yards 1-inch-wide coordinating grosgrain ribbon

• 3 (5/8-inch-diameter) coordinating buttons

• Coordinating thread

• ¼-inch-wide basting tape

• Basic sewing supplies and equipment

Cutting

From orange print:

• Cut 1 (10½ x 22-inch) rectangle for pocket.

From green floral:

• Cut 1 (18 x 22-inch) rectangle for apron.

Sewing Techniques

Machine stitching:

Straight stitching

Topstitching

Edgestitching

Double-turned hems

Assembly

Use a ½-inch seam allowance and stitch right sides together unless otherwise indicated.

1. Apply basting tape to wrong side of one 22-inch-wide end of pocket. Fold edge ¼ inch to wrong side (Figure 1).

2. Turn and press folded edge 1¼ inch to wrong side and edgestitch along first fold (Figure 2).

3. Layer and pin pocket right side down on wrong side of apron rectangle matching raw 22-inch bottom edges; stitch together (Figure...

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: ANNIES ATTIC LLC
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1573675768
• ISBN 13: 9781573675765
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 48
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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