Best of Stitch. Beautiful Bedrooms Beautiful bedrooms

Brighten up your boudoir with twenty sewing projects! Stitch magazine readers can't get enough of pillows and other home-decor accessories. Perhaps it's because home-decor items are among the most accessible of sewing projects: quick to make, no fitting required, and fun to show off. And what better place to use and showcase these items than where you lay your head? Best of Stitch: Beautiful Bedrooms brings together a colorful, sensory feast of favorite and fresh projects that are easy on the eye and just a little bit sultry. You will learn new skills and find creative ways to make your sleeping quarters a showplace for handmade items. The book includes twenty projects as well as tips and sidebars on special techniques and troubleshooting advice for construction, handstitching, working with fabrics, and embellishing. A "Sewing Basics" reference section at the back of the book covers the skills necessary for creating each project. Express your unique style with 20 fun and fabulous bags to stitch!

Welcome to a selection of the best bags from the popular Stitch magazine, plus 5 brand-new projects, curated by its editors. The book features designs from Malka Dubrawsky, Ayumi Takahashi, Kevin Kosbab, Carol Zentgraf, and many more.

Techniques include patchwork, applique, pleating, creating dimension with fabric, and embroidery. Bags of a variety of shapes and sizes were selected, including coin purses, gadget bags, clutches, slouch bags, and messenger bags, so you are sure to find something to make for yourself or give to your friends and family.

Inside you will find all of the best bags from Stitch magazine in one place, plus 5 brand-new designs- there's something for everyone!

Half-moon rising hobo bag Odekake tote Patchwork Bermuda bag Corduroy patchwork handbag Checkerboard bag Dimensional flower handbag Tips for sewing with ultrasuede Little stitches coin purse Sewn by hand East meets West wallet Dahlia purse DIY felting Pretty petals clutch Appliqué linen drawstring handbag Zippy pouches Appliqué basics Faux-leather slouch bag - Tips for sewing with faux leather Charming checkbook cover Drop-top messenger bag Sewing with wool Weekend travel ensemble Choosing batting Side-slung handbag Gadget messenger bag Pleats please bag Bag construction tips + tricks Guide to interfacing Sewing basics. Includes a selection of the best bags from Stitch magazine in a variety of shapes and sizes, coin purses, gadget bags, clutches, slouch bags, messenger bags, and totes. Techniques include patchwork, applique, pleating, creating dimension with fabric, and embroidery.