 Trade In this Item for up to £1.70
Get an extra £5 when you trade in books worth £10 or more until June 30, 2012. Trade in Seams to Me: 24 New Reasons to Love Sewing for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £1.70, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Find more products eligible for trade-in.
|
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
More About the Author
Product Description
Review
"Another of those great little sewing books...This is a good introduction to modern style sewing." (KarenPlatt.co.uk, April 19th 2009)
Product Description
Admired fabric designer Anna Maria Horner draws on her passion for art, sewing, and textiles to inspire one–of–a–kind projects
Anna Maria Horner′s signature style combines the techniques of a seasoned sewer with the vision of an artist. In Seams to Me: 24 New Reasons to Love Sewing, she walks you through the fundamentals, offering practical advice on everything from fabric selection to color choices to choosing and buying a sewing machine. Simple step–by–step instructions show you how to turn her designs into fanciful creations:
- Sideways Squares Skirt
- Prairie Blouse
- Full Contact Cooking Apron
- PlayingAlong Quilt
- Doggie Dreams Bed
- And so much more!
Vivid full–color photographs and designs will invite you into the creative process. Whether you′re a beginner or a veteran, the twenty–four projects in this beautiful book will transform your home and wardrobe into a collection of unique treasures.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
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
58 of 58 people found the following review helpful
Format:Spiral-bound
What I liked about the book:
* The spiral format of the book makes it easy to use. There are 24 projects, most of them are fresh (not a rehash of projects already in other books or readily available online), there are 10 paper patterns (ready to be cut as they are printed on one side only). The projects are varied: for your sewing room, bags, home deco projects, women clothing, kids clothing, quilt, wall hanging art, baby toy, even one project for your pet etc. The book is a visual feast, very enjoyable to browse through with lots of bright and cheerful colours.
* The book is very comprehensive. You will learn how to set up your sewing space, what tools are really worth having, she offers useful tips that I have not seen in other similar books, there is even a lesson on colour combination based on saturation. I love this book because Anna Maria somehow, through what she is generously sharing in this book, has inspired me to be more creative in my sewing process. She is inspiring me to think/act/create as a designer/artist and not just a seamstress.
* I like the fact that she used other designers' fabrics in addition to her own, so the book is not a marketing book for her fabric lines.
* The tutorials are very well explained, and for each project she add a litte "color notes" where she explains why she chose that print and colour (it's like an insider tip on how designers select fabrics for their projects).
What I didn't like:
* A very few projects are already familiar to me (like the cozy cube)
* I would have loved to see full pictures of her studio
To recap, it's a very good book, worth having even if you already have all the other fabric designers books (Amy Butler etc).
* The spiral format of the book makes it easy to use. There are 24 projects, most of them are fresh (not a rehash of projects already in other books or readily available online), there are 10 paper patterns (ready to be cut as they are printed on one side only). The projects are varied: for your sewing room, bags, home deco projects, women clothing, kids clothing, quilt, wall hanging art, baby toy, even one project for your pet etc. The book is a visual feast, very enjoyable to browse through with lots of bright and cheerful colours.
* The book is very comprehensive. You will learn how to set up your sewing space, what tools are really worth having, she offers useful tips that I have not seen in other similar books, there is even a lesson on colour combination based on saturation. I love this book because Anna Maria somehow, through what she is generously sharing in this book, has inspired me to be more creative in my sewing process. She is inspiring me to think/act/create as a designer/artist and not just a seamstress.
* I like the fact that she used other designers' fabrics in addition to her own, so the book is not a marketing book for her fabric lines.
* The tutorials are very well explained, and for each project she add a litte "color notes" where she explains why she chose that print and colour (it's like an insider tip on how designers select fabrics for their projects).
What I didn't like:
* A very few projects are already familiar to me (like the cozy cube)
* I would have loved to see full pictures of her studio
To recap, it's a very good book, worth having even if you already have all the other fabric designers books (Amy Butler etc).
35 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Spiral-bound
I found about this book through one of my blogs and decided I had to have it. I am an intermediate sewer and this is just great for me. The sections are laid out nicely, it's spiral bound which is a must and comes with full size patterns to use which I love. You won't be dissapointed, a great book with great tips.
32 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:Spiral-bound|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a beautifully produced book - very readable - with lots of interesting projects and is very instructive. The patterns are in a separate envelope attached at the back of the book - all beautifully made. Lots of things you would like to have a go at ranging from easy upwards, but all well described and do-able.
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Buy actual book not Kindle version
I bought this book thinking that there would be some attachment for the patterns other reviewers mentioned, there are no patterns in the Kindle edition. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Isis
An Introduction to Sewing
This is the first sewing book I have purchased, on the advice of friends. It has proven a fantastic resource, giving me the inspiration to get out my new sewing machine and give it... Read more
Published 15 months ago by E. Standing
Seams to me
Purchased this book a while ago and whilst I do like it there are some projects which seem a little pointless. Read more
Published on 31 Mar 2010 by kerryo231
Seams to me
A nice book with envelope at the back with all the patterns for the projects. A little old fashioned with some of the clothing styles, but a nice book to have.
Published on 11 Mar 2010 by K. M. Naunton
Delighted
Ordered this at the same time as Bend the Rules Sewing, and what different books! Seams to Me is lush and colourful with projects that look well designed and made. Read more
Published on 3 Sep 2009 by AnaBea
seams to me
Anna Maria Horner's first book, Seams to Me, is extremely well written. Her projects, do not have mistakes in them (unlike some books) and the quality of the pattern pieces is... Read more
Published on 9 July 2009 by Crafty Claire
A waist of money
I am sorry to say but I wished that I never spend my money on this book.In the whole book there is nothing what I wish to make. I was very disappointed. Read more
Published on 29 May 2009 by Nicole Thijs
I LOVE this book.
I'm new to sewing and i somehow stumbled across Anna Maria Horner. I love her style and her eye for colour. I'm really happy with this book. Read more
Published on 10 Nov 2008 by D. Walker
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
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.
|
