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The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Sewing Illustrated Giveaway

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The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Sewing Illustrated
ISBN-10: 1592571549
COMPLETELY ILLUSTRATED … Sew easy!

With hundreds of black-and-white photos and line drawings and step-by-step instructions, readers will be sewing in no time. Features everything from hand-sew and “no sew” projects without patterns to easy home decorating projects such as pillows and table runners, placemats and simple drapes, to a basic wardrobe consisting of tops, skirts, pants, and a three-hour dress.

• Illustrated format will turn novices into seamstresses in no time
• A home economics class in a book—just what beginners and re-learners need
• Features no-pattern projects to give readers the feel of hand and machine sewing
• Includes a sewing machine trouble-shooting chart, tear-out table sizes, window measurements pages, and more.
• Great tips and information on stitches, seams, hems, and zippers

About the Author

Carole Ann Camp started sewing costumes for her grandmother’s costume shop when she was in middle school. Three of her academic degrees are in science education, and her hobbies include all the fiber and fabric arts. In addition to sewing and quilting, she knits, crochets, needlepoints, embroiders, and tap dances.

WIN WIN WIN

We are giving you the chance to win 1 of 2 copies of this great book. For your chance to win simply enter here.

Competition Open  – Worldwide

Competition Closes – September 1st

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Comments

  1. Looks like a great competition … except it’s already August 15 and it ends August 1st? I’m assuming typo…?

    Reply

    • Jen, This was a typo. You are correct – the competition closes September 1. The post has been edited for the correct date. Thank you for letting me know!!
      –Anne

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Have you read?

Learn All About Sewing Velvet Fabric

 

I’m always tempted by the pretty velvets at the fabric store.  So much texture!  And the way the fibers catch the light!  But sewing on velvet is trickier than you’d think.  That nap that lends beautiful texture also likes to slip and crawl.  That nap can also spell disaster if you cut a piece the wrong direction.  That isn’t to say you shouldn’t use buy that velvet and sew it into something gorgeous, you just need to go into your velvet sewing project prepared.  And Melissa at Melly Sews has a post that takes you step by step through sewing on velvet. 

Velvet is such a luscious fabric, especially for winter sewing projects.  Of course there are velvet Christmas sewing projects – stockings, tree skirts, santa hats – but velvet is beautiful for all winter.  Think of all the gorgeous velvet dresses, evening bags, hair accessories, even pillows and other home décor that you see all winter long. 

Melly Sews’ post gives you the tips and tricks you need to know in order for your velvet sewing project to end up a success.  There are types of projects better suited for velvets, and kinds of projects to avoid.  She describes the different types of velvet available.  And she also tells the best way to lay out and cut your pattern pieces from velvet fabric.  Her tutorial also covers marking, pressing, and of course sewing that beautiful fabric.  There’s also a video included in case that’s your preferred method for learning.

Head over to Melly Sews to learn how to sew on velvet fabric. 

And if you want to learn more about that lovely blue velvet dress shown, she has a post that tells more about it including 2 ways to style it depending on if you want to be more dressy or more casual.

[photo credit: Melly Sews]

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