Pat Sloan's
I Can't Believe I'm Sewing
I love the I Can't Believe range of books and this book lives up to the range.
This book covers everything you need to know to be able to start sewing:
- SEWING MACHINE FEATURES -Parts Of The Machine
- SEWING -
Give Her A Test Drive!, Checking The Stitch, Sewing Machine Feet,
Seam Allowance, Stitch Length, Foot Control,
Backstitching, Pinning The Project
- LET’S TALK FABRIC -
So…Where Do You Find Fabric?, How To Pick Fabric For Your Projects, Pre-washing Fabric
- LET’S TALK THREAD
- LET’S TALK NOTIONS
- PREPARING YOUR MACHINE -
Winding Bobbins, Inserting The Bobbin, Threading 101
- CLEANING AND OILING
- YOUR MACHINE
- ROTARY CUTTING
- PRESSING
- QUILTING -
Preparing The Backing
Types Of Quilting
Marking Quilting Lines
Choosing The Batting
Machine Quilting Methods
- CREATE A SEWING IDEA
- NOTEBOOK
- GLOSSARY
And what better way than using everything you can learn in the book
to make some fantastic projects!
Pat provides you with a good mix of projects with varying techniques.
The best thing is by following Pat's step by step instructions
you'll be able to make all of these projects.
I think the only way you really learn something is to start making something.
I think this book is excellent value for money.
It's got everything you need to know to sew and 18 projects!
I hope you enjoyed the look at Pat's book.
If you are wanting to learn to sew or you would like to practice
you techniques then this is a brilliant book.
It's also fantastically useful to keep around when you
need to know how to complete different sewing projects.
I Can't Believe I'm Sewing
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