Sewing School — Book Layout and Design (sample pages)

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

JUSTIN FOX BURKSJUSTIN FOX BURKS

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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

HoldHold-My-Stuff Bag • Wonder Wallet • Draw-It-Up Tote • Just-Right PouchGet-to-Work Apron

GiveCute Coasters • Quiet Mouse • Eye-See-You Case • Too-Hot Holder

WearSweet Dreams Mask • Hat Attack! • Super Hero Cuff • My Doll’s Very Own Skirt • My Very Own Skirt • My Very Own Apron • Up, Up, and Away Cape!

RecycleSave My T-Shirt Pillow • Scrappy Art Pin

MendPatch It Up • Where Oh Where Is My Button? • My Hem Is Falling!Close Those Holes • Repair That Rip

Vet Clinic Holey Moley! • Have You Seen My Leg? • I Can’t See!

Sewing School Dictionary • Sewing School Resource Guide

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“This is a great purse. I can use

it to hold my phone, my wallet, a

pen, and my house keys.”

— MALLORY, 13

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A NOTE FOR GROWN-UPSThis practical project is ideal for

both beginner and advanced

sewers. Whipstitching around

the top edges is optional;

some young sewers may have

trouble with this step. Placing

the handles at the seam can be

tricky too.

LET’S REVIEWBefore you begin, you’ll need to know how to:

whipstitch (See page 24)

sew a running stitch (See page 22)

What You NeedPattern for Hold-My-Stuff Bag ×

Cotton fabric, ¼ yard ×

Ribbon for a handle ×

Chalk ×

Scissors ×

Pins ×

Sewing needle ×

Thread ×

Hold-My -Stuff Bag

Find the pattern piece in the back of the book, and use chalk to trace it onto the fabric two times.

1Cut out the two fabric pieces.2

Put the fabric together with the good sides out. Tip: Use pins to hold the fabric together.

3Sew the fabric together along the sides and bottom. Use a whipstitch. Leave the top of the bag open. Remove the pins.

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Put GOOD STUFF

in here

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LOVE ME!

I’m yours!

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Your Little Friend

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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AvailableOctober 2010!

ßStorey Publishing210 MASS MoCA Way | North Adams, MA 01247www.storey.com

Storey books are distributed in the gift and book trade by Workman Publishing. To order, please see your sales representative or call (800) 722-7202. Storey books are distributed in Canada by Thomas Allen & Son, LTD, (800) 387-4333.

Publicity Contact: Amy Greeman (413) 346-2113 or [email protected]

• Feature pitch to parenting and craft magazines

• Mommy blogs and homeschooling blogs giveaways

• Book trailer coming this summer

• After school and summer camp programs pitch

• National review mailing

• Author appearance at Quilt Market, Houston

THE AUTHORS

Sewing SchoolFull-color; photographs throughout, full-sized

cut-out patterns in a front pocket

144 pages; 9 x 9½

Paper with partially concealed wire-o and fl aps:$16.95 US / $21.50 CAN

ISBN: 978-1-60342-578-0

No. 62578

GET SEWING!

Amie Plumley 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 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.

Justin Fox Burks is a professional photographer living and working in

Memphis.

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