Hand-Sewing Projects Kids Will Love to Make Now I know how to MAKE COOL STUFF MAKE COOL STUFF for ME & MY FRIENDS! or ME M & MY FRIENDS! ME & MY FRIENDS! AMIE PLUMLEY AMIE PLUMLEY & ANDRIA LISLE ANDRIA LISLE Photography by Photography by JUSTIN FOX BURKS JUSTIN FOX BURKS
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Kids everywhere are in stitches . . . sewing stitches, that is. They are discovering the wonder and joy found in simple needle and thread. And while sewing offers an array of benefits for children — it nurtures creativity and cognitive ability, refines coordination, boosts confidence, and is a skill they’ll use their whole lives — kids know that it’s just plain fun.
Sewing School authors Amie Plumley and Andria Lisle teach a sewing camp in Memphis, Tennessee, which has earned accolades from delighted children and parents. When families clamored for more, Plumley and Lisle launched a blog, sewingschool.blogspot.com, to rave reviews. Now, they’ve channeled the best of their children’s sewing projects into this lively, how-to-sew book for ages five and up.
Featuring 21 inspired projects for young sewers, Sewing School allows kids to create fabric masterpieces with minimal supervision. All projects have been kid-tested, most can be made using simple hand stitches, and all can be embellished with a personal touch, making them a terrific outlet for kids’ creativity. To further inspire young needle-crafters, the book is peppered with photos and quotes from real boys and girls who have participated in the authors’ sewing camp.
Projects include items that children can hug (pillows, doll, blanket), hold (wallet, tote, drawstring pouch), give as gifts (coasters, glasses case, pot holder), and wear (sleep mask, hat, cuffs). Each project features step-by-step instructions written at a second-grade reading level, a close-up photo of every step, and a photo of the finished project. The book includes full-sized cut-out patterns in a front pocket and instructions for how grownups can help.
There are only a few sewing books written specifically for children, and none have the fresh look, fun voice, and contemporary feel of Sewing School. This book is sure to be a hit in homes everywhere as children discover that they can make enchanting, useful items using nothing but simple needle and thread!
The Authors: Amie Plumley (left) is a kindergarten teacher in Memphis, Tennessee. Together with coauthor Andria Lisle, she created the popular Sewing School day camp and the accompanying blog. She is the mother of two small children and lives in Tennessee. Andria Lisle (center) is a freelance journalist and public programs manager for the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. She is an avid sewer and co-creator of the Sewing School day camp. She lives in Memphis.
The Photographer: Justin Fox Burks (right) is a professional photographer living and working in Memphis.
Available October 2010 Paper with concealed wire-o and flaps ISBN: 978-1-60342-578-0
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Hand-Sewing Projects Kids Will Love to Make
Now I know how to MAKE COOL STUFF
MAKE COOL STUFF for ME & MY FRIENDS!
for MEM && MY YYY FRIENDS!S
ME & MYY FRIENDS!
AMIE PLUMLEY AMIE PLUMLEY &
ANDRIA LISLEANDRIA LISLEPhotography by Photography by
ContentsAbout This Book: An Introduction for Adults The Patterns (in special envelope)
Welcome to Sewing SchoolLesson One: How To Use This BookLesson Two: In Your Sewing KitLesson Three: Finding Out About FabricLesson Four: Sewing School RulesLesson Five: Ready, Set, ThreadLesson Six: Get Your Stitch OnLesson Seven: Patterns Down PatLesson Eight: Button UpLesson Nine: Bringing Your Project to LifeLesson Ten: Stuff ItLesson Eleven: Making CasingsLesson Twelve: Pop Quiz
HugSo-Soft Pillow • Stuffies • Your Little Friend • Take-It-with-You Blanket
A NOTE FOR GROWN-UPSAfter making a few pillows, kids will be ready to hand stitch
a friend to hug (machine sewing is not recommended for
this project). Oftentimes when dolls and stuffed animals are
made, the legs and arms end up too skinny to sew or stuff. The
proportions on this pattern work well. Advise sewers to decorate
the face and body before sewing the sides together. You may also
need to help when it comes to stuffi ng the arms, legs, and ears.
LET’S REVIEWBefore you begin, you’ll need to know how to
whipstitch (See page 24)
sew on a button (See page 34)
stuff a pillow (See page 38)
What You NeedPattern for Your Little Friend ×
Cotton fabric, 2 pieces as ×big as a sheet of paperStuffi ng ×
Notions ×
Chalk ×
Scissors ×
Pins ×
Sewing needle ×
Thread ×
You can use two different kinds of fabric for the front and back.
Find the pattern piece in the back of the book, and use chalk to trace it onto one of the pieces of fabric. Now, trace the pattern again onto the other piece of fabric.
1Cut out both pieces of fabric. Tip: Cut out both fabric pieces together so they will match best.
2Decorate the pieces before you sew them together. Use buttons or other notions to add a face, tail, clothes, and anything else to make it yours!
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This little friend wants to be whatever you can dream up.
Close your eyes and imagine your little friend. What will it look like? Does it have a name? Now, go make it!
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