Sewing Made Easy

Now more than ever, sewing in the home is easier, quicker, and often a better way to make your clothes and your home reflect your own ideas. The beginner will get detailed yet easy-to-follow instructions material making it easy to work along with any pattern selected. In no time, beginners will be mastering all the fundamental steps in sewing, altering, or restyling a garment. The experienced sewer will welcome the short cuts and new tips and techniques that give that custom look to your sewing.<P>Over 85 new or redrawn illustrations cover the pertinent steps of how to understand, use, and alter your pattern to suit your figure. Special adjustments that may be needed in a number of areas — bodice, shoulder line, etc. — are explained, as well as the tailoring steps to makes pants fit correctly.<P>The latest information on the "new-kid-on-the-block", the serger, is included along with all you need to know on multiple-size patterns. Also included: twelve rules to achieve a good fit; an analysis of the various types of sewing machines, and how to recognize common machine problems and correct them; information on color and how to use it effectively; working with Ultrasuede; fusible interfacing, and much more. Chapters on sewing children's clothes, accessories and gifts to make, and sewing for the home contribute to making Sewing Made Easy a complete sewing library in one volume, an indispensable book for anyone who sews or is eager to learn.<P>All dimensions in this book are given in yards or inches along with the metric equivalents.

A reference to sewing offers beginners step-by-step illustrated instructions on everything from altering a pantsuit to making slipcovers.