Love Sewing — Issue 45 2017

Tell us what inspired the book

Making things from small pieces of fabric is

something I do almost all the time. I write

craft books and contribute to magazines,

showing readers how to make things,

writing up instructions and taking step-

by-step photographs as I go. I love fi nding

uses for small and precious pieces of fabric

I've secreted away and kept in drawers and

boxes, grouped in colours.

What’s your favourite project inside?

One of my favourite projects in the book

are the fairy lampshades – you’d be

surprised how quick and simple it is to

make use of the smallest of fabric scraps.

Another favourite is the kindling bag

• this makes a really great Christmas gift!

How early do you start making your

Christmas presents and decorations?

Don’t tell us we’re too late!

It may sound a bit mad, but I usually

make my Christmas cards during the

autumn half term – around the last week

of October. I make tree decorations that

I send out to friends and family as a

Christmas card. I set myself up years ago

actually, because kind friends now expect

one every year and I feel I can’t let them

down! As for presents, I have to admit

that I do have a ‘present cupboard’ I fi ll

throughout the year. Any fresh makes

and presents I usually settle down to in

December – it’s a great way to get into

the mood for Christmas.

What are your favourite quick-make

Christmas gifts to sew?

I think that the best gift for anyone is

Fat Quarter

Christmas

Fat Quarter

BOOK OF

THE MONTH

by Jemima Schlee, £12.99 GMC

Brush up on your

stitches with

Embroidery, A Maker’s

Guide. Inspired by

V&A collections and

techniques from

around the world, it's

available from

http://www.thamesand

hudson.com at £16.95.

Becky Goldsmith

guides you through

every step of making a

standout psychedelic

quilt with her latest

book, The Magical

Unicorn Quilt. Pick

up your copy for

£16.99 from http://www.

searchpress.com

Tea dresses, tailored

trousers and everything

in between. If you’ve

got a passion for

vintage fashion, check

out Making Vintage

1940s Clothes for

Women by Sarah

Magill. £25 from

http://www.crowood.com

STITCHER'S DELIGHT COLOUR US HAPPY SEW IT VINTAGE

Our pick of this month’s new

sewing and dressmaking books

a bag; a tote bag, drawstring bag, little

sponge and make-up bags, clutch bags,

camera bags and purses. Some are

quite complicated, but tote bags and

drawstring bags are fairly simple.

Choosing the fabric and colour means

that you can tailor the projects to a

specifi c person too.

What can we expect from you over

the next year?

I'm working on three book ideas at the

moment, but they are still at an early stage

and mostly ‘in my head’. And I’m travelling

to New York for a month of planning and

research – what a lucky person!

BOOKS

IN THE GOOD

Jemima

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