Introduction
Templates
Patchwork Dog
Bookmark & Book Cover
Little Drawstring Bag
Thread Pot
Mini Bunting
Hanging Fish
Flower Hair Snap
Stacked Pincushions
Hair Scrunchy
Plastic Bag Dispenser
Russian Dolls
Needle Book
Buttoned-up Cushion
Itsy Bitsy Bag
Tissue Pouch
Sunshine Pot Mat
Patchwork Placemat
Pincushion Scissor Keeper
Tabby Cat Cushion
Coin Pouch
Tips & Techniques
Carolyn Forster is a best-selling author on quilting. She started
making quilts when she was a teenager and went on to study Textiles
at the University of Bath. Since graduating, Carolyn has taught
patchwork and quilting both in the UK and the USA and has had her
quilts featured in a number of books and magazines, including
Fabrications, Popular Patchwork and Patchwork and Quilting. Carolyn
lives in Tunbridge Wells, UK with her husband and son.
Visit Carolyn's website www.carolynforster.co.uk
May 2016 This book has been around for a couple of years but we
still thoroughly recommend it. It contains twenty excellent ideas
for using up all your scraps of fabric as well as Jelly Roll scraps
and Mini Charm packs. All the projects are designed to be easy to
stitch and fun to work on, using basic sewing, patchwork and
quilting techniques. A great little book for transforming those
scraps you might otherwise have discarded into something beautiful
for a gift or for your home. Projects include bags, pincushions,
placemats, hair accessories and fabric pots plus much more.
*Love to Make*
Jan/Feb 14 Quilters and patchworkers are familiar with jelly rolls
– bundles of coordinating fabrics manufactured by Moda, pre-cut
into useful 2½inch (6.5cm) strips. But what should be done with all
those leftover pieces from making a patchwork quilt? Instead of
throwing them away, this book presents twenty projects which show
the sewer how to create cushions, bags and handy pincushions using
simple sewing, quilting and patchwork techniques. Leftover scraps
of fabric can be used instead of jelly rolls. Fabric can be cut to
size and used in the same way. All the templates are provided as
well as some basic tips and techniques, and each project is
accompanied by a list of materials and tools needed, as well as
clear step-by-step instructions.
*Craft Business*
Feb 14 This book is from their series of Twenty to Make and is very
well priced at £4.99 - that's pretty much the same price as buying
a magazine at the moment. A 'jelly roll' is the name given to a
roll of pre-cut strips of fabric designed by Moda, an American
fabric manufacturer which I hadn't heard of before, but any strips
of fabric remnants will do perfectly well for any of these tasks.
It's an excellent idea for using up those scraps of fabric we all
hold on to - just in case! Inside there are tons of ideas, here are
just a few of them: Patchwork dog
Tissue Pouch
Mini Bunting
Tabby Cat Cushion
Thread Pot
Needle Book The instructions are clear and concise and the
photographs are set out so you can see both the finished project,
and a close-up of some of the detail. I think this book would make
a great gift, or project book as I think most people would want to
make most, if not all, of the things in here, which unfortunately
is not always the case with some craft books.
http://craftingnotcleaning.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/jelly-roll-scraps.html
*craftingnotcleaning.blogspot.co.uk*
Apr 14 Compact and yet perfectly formed, this latest title by
Carolyn Forster has some super-cute projects for using up your
scraps. A perfect companion to her recent Sew Jelly Roll Quilts and
Gifts title, it's an excellent little A5-sized book for starters in
patchwork, quilting and stitching, and for scrap-friendly
mini-projects if you hate waste. It may only be 48 pages long but
the projects are packed in – twenty of them in total. The templates
are near the beginning of the book but sadly, due to the size of
the book, are not produced at 100%, so make sure you have access to
a print shop or enlarging photocopier. The projects are simple but
useful little objects, and are confined to one page of instructions
and one beautifully styled photograph to make the most of the
space. I love the Russian Dolls, the Patchwork Dog, the Hanging
Fish and the Plastic Bag Dispenser. This is great-value by anyone's
standards and is perfect if your time and/or experience are
limited.
*Popular Patchwork*
Jan 14 In the Twenty To Make series, this book features quick
and easy projects to use jelly roll scraps and mini charms. There
is a one page tips and techniques section and two pages of
templates to enlarge. The remainder of the book shows the twenty
projects. Each project is shown over two pages. The description and
techniques are clear and there is a superb photo of every project.
Make hanging fish, a patchwork dog, drawstring bag, pin cushion,
tissue pouch and other useful items. An excellent little book.
*Yarnsandfabrics.co.uk/crafts*
July 2015 Carolyn's gorgeous book shows you how to transform those
jumbled 2.5in jelly roll scraps (which if you're like us, you'll
have lying around your craft room) into stunning little quilts and
patchwork gifts. Packed with twenty colourful and inventive
projects, and all the techniques needed to create them, this book
contains an abundance of advice and inspiration for quilters and
patchworkers of all levels. We love a bit of thrifty thinking!
*Make it Today*
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