The Japanese word 'kanzashi' originally referred to decorative pins as part of the traditional female hairstyles. These pins were often works of art in themselves, holding in place elaborate floral arrangements made with natural or silk flowers.
Today, kanzashi encompasses flowers made from regular fabrics. Sylvie Blondeau shows you how to make 65 of these simply stunning designs. The projects are so easy and fun to make that you will soon be making them for every occasion. Perfect as accessories on clothing, jewellery, home decorations or table adornments for special occasions.

Table décor is such a wonderful subject for a sewing book! We all gather around the table for our most important occasions and making an effort to dress up the table shows the care and affection we have for our family and guests. Table decor is a great way to make our everyday meals seem like special occasions. This book has themed sets that reflect the four seasons and Christmas. The designs are fat quarter friendly and are quick and fun to stitch up for your own table or as treasured gift.

Dress up your home in something fresh for the holidays! These quilts and holiday decorations from designer/blogger Amanda Murphy take Christmas in a bright new direction that updates the traditional reds and greens with blues, pinks, and whites. 18 festive projects include 9 quilts and 9 home decorations: seasonal pillows, a tree skirt, advent calendar, Christmas stocking, and more. Create modern looks with favorite blocks like Flying Geese, Dresden Plate, and Hexagon. Use all your skills: piecing, appliqué, and hand embellishment. Make many of the quilts for any season with a simple change of fabrics.

In this fun addition to the successful Twenty to Make series, Kate Haxell shows how to make twenty gorgeous flower designs in a range of stunning fabrics and finishes. Perfect sewing projects to adorn the home, clothes and accessories, these flower designs are also fabulous for parties or weddings, or simply displayed in a vase. The projects can be made into corsages and brooches, sewn on to bags, cushions, scarves and cardigans, or glued to Alice bands and shoes. Full sewing patterns/templates are included, as are full instructions for each flower project.

This delightful collection of 30 easy-to-make bags to suit every outfit and occasion is now made available again in paperback. The collection includes sewing projects suitable for experienced crafters and newcomers alike. The bags range from bright and cheery beach bags and functional yet styling shoppers to classic evening clutches and stylish wrist bags. Every project is explained using easy-to- follow instructions so that even a notice could create a stunning, bespoke bag in no time at all. Hand-made bags are not only a fabulous way to accessorise and express your own style, they also make personal and unique gifts for friends and loved ones. With such a variety of techniques and styles, there really is something here for everyone.

Use the beautiful designs in this book to give your home a contemporary Scandinavian feel. An ideal book for the modern home-maker, the gorgeous photographs and pretty designs will make you want to pick up a needle and thread a get sewing straight away, even if you are a complete beginner. There's a huge range of items to choose from for every room in the house, including the bedroom, dining room, kitchen, bathroom and children's rooms, all with a complete list of the materials needed to make them, a clear set of instructions, and patterns, templates and diagrams where needed. Make pretty tablecloths and napkins, bags, slippers soft toys and lampshades, to name but a few of the items in this book. Match your own style by simply changing the colours and fabrics - there are endless possibilities for making your home a comfortable and stylish place for all the family, filled with unique pieces that you have made yourself.

Aimed at anyone who has ever wanted to create their own garment from scratch or just fix a hem. Covers machine and hand sewing techniques.
All techniques are meticulously demonstrated with step-by-step photographs to achieve a professional outcome. Readers are encouraged to develop their own creativity with plenty of hints and tips used by professional sewers.

If "You can never have too many bags" is your motto, M'Liss Rae Hawley has just what you need: every kind of bag, from cute little children's purses, to handy pouches that make packing for vacation a breeze, and elegant evening bags for hitting the town in style. Add your own personal touch with handles and embellishments: appliqué, quilting, embroidery, buttons, beads, ribbons, and trims.

Celebrated designer Amy Butler brings her fresh, modern style to the timeless craft of sewing. In this lavishly illustrated collection of patterns, she presents more than 25 charming projects ranging from cushy floor cushions to smart aprons to stylish handbags. Our innovative packaging makes for easy usepattern sheets are neatly tucked into a folder on the inside cover of this full-color, lay-flat spiralbound book. Lush photographs inspire, while how-to illustrations and straightforward text (minus the confusing sewing lingo) make it a cinch to achieve beautifully finished projects. In addition, Amy offers thoughtful tips on finding and treating new or vintage fabrics, an easy-to-navigate techniques section, and a glossary and resource guide at back. Whether it's chic placemats and napkins for the kitchen, a luxurious kimono-style robe for the bath, or handy organizer baskets for the home office Amy Butler's In Stitches makes it easy to create beautiful accessories for every room and every mood.