Packed full of gorgeous, sewing projects this will be the answer to all your gifting problems. Use up your fabric scraps and button and bead collections with these pretty little sewing projects which make the perfect presents. The author uses an eclectic blend of materials including: felt, gingham, Liberty print, denim, ribbon, buttons, beads, wire and even decorative paper. Small hand and sewing machine projects are the ideal way to create quick gifts with lasting impact. Step-by-step instructions, needlecraft and embroidery stitch techniques are included throughout to make it fast and easy. Projects include: shabby chic hanging heart; patchwork hangings; floral felt jewellery and a cute cosmetic bag.
 Trade In this Item for up to £1.15
Trade in Fast Fabric Gifts: Scrap Fabric Style, Small Scale Sewing, Thrifty Chic: 30 Irresistible Fabric Gifts for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £1.15, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Learn more
|
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Product Description
Book Description
A collection of sewing projects using tiny amounts of fabric and embellishments to create the perfect gift for friends or family. The author uses an eclectic blend of materials including: felt, gingham, Liberty print, denim, ribbon, buttons, beads, wire and even decorative paper. Small hand and sewing machine projects are the ideal way to create quick gifts with lasting impact. Step-by-step instructions, needlecraft and embroidery stitch techniques are included throughout to make it fast and easy. Projects include: shabby chic hanging heart; patchwork hangings; floral felt jewellery and a cute cosmetic bag.
About the Author
Sally Southern works as a self-employed textile artist/designer freelancing in all areas of art and design, including fashion and furnishings. She regularly contributes to magazines, including Crafts Beautiful and has worked on several books including Sew Many Bags, Sew Little Time for D&C. Sally lives in Tyne & Wear.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
36 of 37 people found the following review helpful
By Doh
Format:Paperback|Amazon Vine™ Review
(What's this?)
The blurb for this publication says that this is the book you've been waiting for to use up those odd scraps of material, buttons, trimmings and general odds and sods. It contains 12 main projects (with some additional smaller projects giving 30 in total) ranging from a cover for a notebook and fabric covered picture frames to a fabric covered treasure chest and a fabric covered hanger. I would guess by now that you've spotted there's a bit of a theme here. Basically it gives you ideas for covering various items in fabric. Although there were also ideas such as creating felt jewelery or making a polka dot bag. I have to say that the felt jewelery did look quite good and it's certainly different.
Each chapter begins by giving you a list of materials which is then followed by a step-by-step guide. At the end of the book there are sections on stitch techniques, templates for cutting out flowers, etc and a list of suppliers. The ideas are very quaint. They remind me a lot of the fabric covered items that were every where in the 70s. I think it might suit someone with a child with an interest in art/craft/sewing who is looking for easy items to make together as the projects are all fairly straight forward. There is only a small amount of machine work involved although a sewing machine didn't seem essential.
Overall it is a well thought out book and well produced but it did seem a little quaint. Having said that I'm sure with a bit of imagination you could adapt the ideas to your own tastes.
Each chapter begins by giving you a list of materials which is then followed by a step-by-step guide. At the end of the book there are sections on stitch techniques, templates for cutting out flowers, etc and a list of suppliers. The ideas are very quaint. They remind me a lot of the fabric covered items that were every where in the 70s. I think it might suit someone with a child with an interest in art/craft/sewing who is looking for easy items to make together as the projects are all fairly straight forward. There is only a small amount of machine work involved although a sewing machine didn't seem essential.
Overall it is a well thought out book and well produced but it did seem a little quaint. Having said that I'm sure with a bit of imagination you could adapt the ideas to your own tastes.
35 of 36 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant - a cheap way to producing unusual pressies with little effort
26 July 2010
By Joanne K. Pilsworth
VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback|Amazon Vine™ Review
(What's this?)
The biggest problem with craft books is that the title will include the word 'simple', you buy it and then find that there is a ton of specialist equipment you need, or an assumption that you have all the time in the world to produce the quirky little gifts detailed therein.
NOT WITH THIS BOOK
This truly is a book which does what is says on the cover. The gifts are simple: picture frames, needle cases, pincushions etc, the sort of things I can recall making in Primary School needlework class. Such simple gifts should not be underestimated, as demonstrated by my sister using a 'fake' Mont Blanc penholder I made for her out of felt until it fell apart. But these days, it is a skill not well taught.
I liked in particular that, as a working mum, the projects in this book are the sort of thing that could be done over a weekend. The projects also truly use scrap fabric, the sort of thing you might have left over from making clothes, or equally that can be picked up from a remnant bin in John Lewis etc for a couple of pounds. Decorations are made with things like bits of felt, or buttons, again inexpensive. Stitching, what there is, can be done by hand, or some decorations are simply glued in place.
Clear instructions, templates in the back, a decent resource list all combine to make this the sort of book that would actually be used, rather than being bought and left on a shelf. I recommend this book most highly, and look forward to the reactions from the family on receipt of a set of padded picture frames (one of the first projects).
NOT WITH THIS BOOK
This truly is a book which does what is says on the cover. The gifts are simple: picture frames, needle cases, pincushions etc, the sort of things I can recall making in Primary School needlework class. Such simple gifts should not be underestimated, as demonstrated by my sister using a 'fake' Mont Blanc penholder I made for her out of felt until it fell apart. But these days, it is a skill not well taught.
I liked in particular that, as a working mum, the projects in this book are the sort of thing that could be done over a weekend. The projects also truly use scrap fabric, the sort of thing you might have left over from making clothes, or equally that can be picked up from a remnant bin in John Lewis etc for a couple of pounds. Decorations are made with things like bits of felt, or buttons, again inexpensive. Stitching, what there is, can be done by hand, or some decorations are simply glued in place.
Clear instructions, templates in the back, a decent resource list all combine to make this the sort of book that would actually be used, rather than being bought and left on a shelf. I recommend this book most highly, and look forward to the reactions from the family on receipt of a set of padded picture frames (one of the first projects).
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Lova
VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback|Amazon Vine™ Review
(What's this?)
This book has tutorials for simple and small items that only use small pieces of fabrics. The projects are cute and are suitable for beginners or teenagers. If you have more sewing experience, then you may be disappointed as you probably have already sewn most of the projects in the book, and even if you haven't you do not need a tutorial for them as they are so easy.
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
›
Go to Amazon.com to see all 3 reviews
2.7 out of 5 stars
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Birthday gift
My friend was really pleased with this item. A bit pricey but then Cath Kidston stuff always is. She has just started out so a useful gift to begin practising on.
Published 15 days ago by M. Wilkes
5.0 out of 5 stars
Inspiring for beginners
Great little book, full of fabulous easy makes for everyone. If you love 'home made' then get this and have a go, so simple to use and great instructions. Read more
Published 1 month ago by cattykins
5.0 out of 5 stars
great item
the item was just as described, perfect and just as I wanted, will use it everyday, i do recommend .
Published 2 months ago by ALUAP
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic!
Bought as a present for someone who is new to sewing..some great projects..lovely pictures..easily explained..i would recommend this book..Great Service too
Published 4 months ago by Gillian Mason
4.0 out of 5 stars
Quick gifts
A lovely book for quick and easy gifts. Very clear instructions which enabled my 13 year old step daughter to make a lovely gift for her mum in a couple of hours. Fab.
Published 6 months ago by Lorilicious
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant
Having a lot of felt in stock, thought this book would fill that gap.
Just what I had been looking for.Lot's of ideas. Will be using this lot's. Read more
Just what I had been looking for.Lot's of ideas. Will be using this lot's. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mrs. A. M. Balaam
4.0 out of 5 stars
Bust your fabric stash!
This book is full of exciting projects to use up your fabric stash. The instructions are clear and the fabrics used in the illustrations are modern and up to date. Read more
Published 13 months ago by C. A. Loughlin
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fabric Gifts
I bought this book for inspiration to help young people start to sew. It has lots of usefull ideas that I have been able to use. Read more
Published 14 months ago by tinylinedancer
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not Inspiring
Very simple projects, a little too simple for me. The two stars are for the fact that it's a pretty book and well laid out but for a child or complete beginner. Read more
Published 14 months ago by MarySH
1.0 out of 5 stars
If I could give 0 stars I would ...
Maybe a little unfair, might be worth 1 star but nothing more. No new ideas and even the glossy photos don't make the items look nice - my view is is it looks 'homemade' rather... Read more
Published 16 months ago by boxergirl
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
