Turn fabric scraps into holiday treasures with this guide featuring more than 30 sewing projects by the creator of the Half Yard Sewing Club. In Half Yard Christmas, Debbie Shore shares charming holiday creations that are fun and easy to make. Best of all, each one requires only a half-yard of fabric! With six themed chapters—Rustic, Traditional, Contemporary, Monochrome, Scandinavian, and Kids—you can select your favorite Christmas style or mix and match throughout your home. These simple yet stylish projects include everything from stockings and Santa hats to fabric wreaths, ornaments, figurines, and more. Debbie’s friendly guidance, and easy-to-follow photography make this guide ideal for beginners as well as more experienced sewers looking for quick and easy holiday projects.

Transform your fabric scraps into beautiful gifts for friends and family with this easy-to-follow guide from an award-winning sewing guru. In Half Yard Gifts, you’ll find 22 projects to sew and give away, each made using less than half a yard of fabric. The book contains gifts for all your family and friends: the projects range from pincushions, bags, and paperweights to aprons for budding chefs, kneeling pads for gardeners, and tool belts for DIY-enthusiasts. The projects are made in a range of prints and styles and use a range of techniques: either follow each project closely, or adapt the size and fabric to suit the recipient. Debbie gives advice on how to customise the projects, so that you can create the perfect gift for your loved one. This book is perfect for those who are new to sewing and need some guidance with the basic techniques and key information, as Debbie’s friendly advice and clear step-by-step photography make it a doddle. But it’s also packed with fresh ideas and designs that will inspire you even if you’re an experienced sewer and are looking for a way to use up your stash and create meaningful gifts that your loved ones will treasure.

Bring a touch of elegance to your home with this easy sewing guide featuring 23 vintage-style projects that only require a half-yard of fabric each. In Half Yard Vintage, Debbie Shore teaches you how to turn leftover fabric into beautiful accessories and home décor items. Featured projects include a lacy pillow cover, a bucket-style wash bag, and cones for displaying posies of dried flowers. You can elevate your afternoon tea with a tea cosy, made-to-measure tray cover, and a cake frill. Half Yard Vintage also includes vintage-style Christmas decorations, including stockings, an advent calendar, and a wreath. With Debbie’s friendly advice and step-by-step instructions, vintage style has never looked better!

In this volume of the popular Love to Sew series, Debbie Shore shares 15 practical and stylish projects every sewer will love to make—and use! Make your way to a superior sewing space with this collection of hand-crafted sewing accessories and storage solutions. This volume includes everything from pincushions and bobbins to tool rolls, carry cases, and cutting mat carriers. It also features innovative ways to keep a sewing space tidy, such as an armchair storage device and an ironing station with board cover and pouch for storing a mini-iron and attachments. You’ll also find perfect gift items, including a sewing room diary cover and sewing case. Author Debbie Shore begins with a comprehensive overview of the materials and techniques you’ll need to get started. With beautiful photography and step-by-step instructions, even beginners will find these projects easy to tackle.

The crafting superstar and author of Love to Sew shares 12 customizable bag projects plus tips and techniques for creating your own designs. It can be difficult to find just the right bag design: you might want the shape and pockets of one combined with the size and handles of another. But how do you put all these different elements together to create your perfect bag? Debbie Shore teaches you how in Sew Brilliant Bags. Her friendly advice and step-by-step instructions make it easy to create these designs or mix and match the techniques, ideas, or fabrics to make your own creation. Debbie offers a wide variety of projects, including a large, square-bottomed beach bag, a zipped, curved-top shoulder bag, an oilcloth tote, a pleated cosmetic bag, and a three-pocket cross-body bag with a magnetic fastener. She also covers a range of techniques, from adding piping and making eyelets to inserting zips, adding handles and straps, and creating a square bag base.

Essential tips and ten quilting projects to build your skills and confidence—from the beloved sewing teacher and British television personality. This book is packed with hints and tips for successful quilting and will walk you through every aspect of your sewing journey. It begins with a section on Sewing Room Essentials: a peek in Debbie’s sewing room, a guide to all the tools and materials you might need, a labelled diagram of a sewing machine, and in-depth sections covering various types of wadding/batting and interfacing, fabrics, and threads. The book contains a comprehensive trouble-shooting section to reassure and guide beginner sewists when they encounter problems, along with a glossary to demystify any unfamiliar terms. The second section, Sewing Room Techniques, covers all the skills you need to know, such as pressing, chain piecing, English paper piecing, different quilting styles, and binding, and explains them step by step. The book features ten projects that build up in difficulty, incorporating the techniques you learn as you go. Start simple with a place mat and then build up your skills as you create an English paper-pieced tote, a baby quilt, and a clutch bag. This is the ideal book for the beginner sewist looking for in-depth and helpful guidance, or for the more experienced sewist looking to brush up on their skills—from the woman named “Sewing Designer of the Year” in the Immediate Media British Craft Awards.

Bring up baby in style with this inspiring guide full of delightful sewing projects by the author of Love to Sew and the Half Yard series. Bursting with 20 gorgeous projects for babies, moms and dads, this book contains a mix of fun play items and must-have practical projects. Sew Baby includes everyday necessities, such as bibs, burp cloths, a hooded towel, a portable highchair, a baby nest, and nursery storage. You’ll also find items for playtime, like a balloon mobile, a playmat, and a quiet cube. These are perfect projects for new parents or for anyone who wants to make a memorable baby gift. Author Debbie Shore offers illustrated, step-by-step instructions that make these projects easy. This eBook edition also includes links to templates and videos in which Debbie demonstrates some key techniques from the book.

Discover how to use traditional embroidery techniques from simple cross stitch to pulled thread embroidery—even if you’ve never embroidered before. The book introduces the reader to many different stitchery techniques from simple cross stitch to intricate pulled threadwork. Some of the techniques are useful for making decorative borders, while others are good for adding spot designs, monograms and lettering, and applying beads and sequins. There are twenty designs to choose from including motifs for attractive home accessories and a wide range of fashionable garments. Readers will also find out how the simplest of sewing machines can create embroidered pieces in a fraction of the time it takes to do it by hand. Everything is explained with clear, step-by-step photography and no-nonsense, easy-to-follow text.

In this first book in her new Sewing Room Secrets series, Debbie Shore walks you through every aspect of machine sewing, revealing her top tips and providing in-depth and helpful guidance every step of the way. Starting by looking at sewing room essentials, Debbie then guides you around your sewing machine and explains all the tools and materials you might need, including wadding/batting, interfacing, fabrics and threads. There’s a handy troubleshooting section to reassure and guide you when you encounter problems. Debbie covers the key techniques you need to know, including inserting zips and piping, using shirring elastic, free-motion embroidery and appliqué. Debbie’s focus is on craft and home items, but she also includes some dressmaking and quilting tips for those looking to explore other areas. The ten beautiful projects help you learn the techniques as you progress through the book, beginning with a simple pincushion before moving on to a pillow cover, a tablet case, a drawstring bag, a sewing machine mat and more.