Scrappy Patchwork Mats: 2016

Give yourself the gift of sewing, with the freedom to pick up a pattern and just get on with it.Sewing is in, there is no getting away from it, and there are sewing patterns everywhere showing WHAT to sew. But what if you need to know HOW to sew? Not so much around. The I Wish I Could Sew! series leads you gently through the maze of techniques. Book One: Scrappy Patchwork Mats illustrates each new skill with a cute little mat for your home. Starting with threading the needle for the first time and joining fabrics together, we go right up to an introduction to quilting. Best of all, there are videos that you can watch again and again - it's not so easy to rewind a real teacher!Book Two of the series will build on these first skills by showing you how to create dimension and shape with gussets, zips and closures, opening up the world of ...handbags! See more