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Pack it up Perfectly!
Make over 30 projects designed to simplify your life.
All you need is a basic sewing machine to create fabulous, functional items that will make your hobbies and household chores easier and more enjoyable. Betty Oppenheimer has been sewing handy fabric items from scratch for years, and this collection contains step-by-step, illustrated instructions for thirty of her favorite patterns including:
For the Home
* Hanging Shoe Rack
* Laundry Bag
* Vegetable Keeper
* Apron
For the Garden
* Harvest / Log Tote
* Seed Packet Roll
* Bucket Caddy
For the Workshop
* Carpenter's Half-Apron
* Saw Blade Holder
* Tool Roll
For the Camp
* Hammock
* Insulated Lunch Bag
* Summertime Bedroll
* Hinged Stadium Seat
You'll also find ideas for finishing and embellishing your projects with a variety of decorative techniques.
Synopsis
Illustrated, step-by-step sewing patterns for 30 fabulously functional items for the home, garden, workshop, and camp.
Synopsis
Pack it up Perfectly!
Make over 30 projects designed to simplify your life.
All you need is a basic sewing machine to create fabulous, functional items that will make your hobbies and household chores easier and more enjoyable. Betty Oppenheimer has been sewing handy fabric items from scratch for years, and this collection contains step-by-step, illustrated instructions for thirty of her favorite patterns including:
For the Home
* Hanging Shoe Rack
* Laundry Bag
* Vegetable Keeper
* Apron
For the Garden
* Harvest / Log Tote
* Seed Packet Roll
* Bucket Caddy
For the Workshop
* Carpenter's Half-Apron
* Saw Blade Holder
* Tool Roll
For the Camp
* Hammock
* Insulated Lunch Bag
* Summertime Bedroll
* Hinged Stadium Seat
You'll also find ideas for finishing and embellishing your projects with a variety of decorative techniques.
About the Author
Betty Oppenheimer is an experienced crafter and seamstress who studied textile science at the Fashion Institute of Technology and has worked as textile quality assurance manager and engineer for several sportswear companies. Betty is the author of The Candlemaker's Companion and Growing Lavender and Community on the Sequim Prairie. She lives on the Olympic Penninsula in rural Washington state.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction to Practical Sewing
Chapter 1: Selecting the Right Equipment and Fabric
Chapter 2: Techniques and Tools for Cutting, Sewing, and Finishing
Chapter 3: Sew Simple: Flat and Functional Items
Chapter 4: Practical Pockets: Custom Containers
Chapter 5: Basic Bags: Shapes that Hold Things
Chapter 6: Sew Storage: Three-Dimensional Pockets
Chapter 7: Padded Practicality: More than Just Pillows
Chapter 8: Customized Patterns and Technical Design
Source List
Suggested Reading
List of Projects by Degree of Difficulty