Sewing School (R) 2 - by Andria Lisle & Amie Petronis Plumley (Spiral Bound)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

For kids who have mastered hand sewing, machine sewing opens up exciting new possibilities! Sewing School (R)2 offers 20 creative projects designed for children ages 7 and up, including cloth pencil cases, purses, wall pockets, and even a fabric guitar. Illustrated step-by-step instructions show kids how to thread a sewing machine, select an appropriate stitch, and choose fabrics and patterns that evoke their own unique style. Suggestions for creative variations open up endless possibilities for kids to imaginatively personalize their fabric creations.

Also available in this series: Sewing School (R), Sewing School (R) Fashion Design, Sewing School (R) Quilts, and Sewing School (R) Box Set.

From the Back Cover

Graduate from hand-sewing to the endless possibilities of sewing with a machine. Learn the basics -- threading the machine, feeding the fabric -- and then work your way through twenty fun projects that will carry your stuff, keep you warm, and decorate your room.

About the Author

Andria Lisle is coauthor of Sewing School(R), Sewing School 2(R), Sewing School Quilts, and Sewing School(R) Fashion Design. She is Curator of Strategic Engagement at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.

Amie Petronis Plumley is coauthor of Sewing School(R), Sewing School(R) 2, Sewing School(R) Quilts, and Sewing School(R) Fashion Design. She is an elementary school teacher at Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal School in Memphis, Tennessee, where she inspires students to sew in the classroom, in an after-school sewing club, and at a wildly popular summer sewing camp.