Contains 22 projects to sew and give away, each made using less than half a yard of fabric. The book contains gifts for all your family and friends: the projects range from pincushions, bags and paperweights to aprons for budding chefs, kneeling pads for gardeners and tool belts for DIY-enthusiasts. The projects are made in a range of prints and styles and use a range of techniques: either follow each project closely, or adapt the size and fabric...

At the break of dawn, Caroline Shelby rolls into Oysterville, Washington, a tiny hamlet at the edge of the raging Pacific. She's come home. Home to a place she thought she'd left forever, home of her heart and memories, but not her future. Ten years ago, Caroline launched a career in the glamorous fashion world of Manhattan. But her success in New York imploded on a wave of scandal and tragedy, forcing her to flee to the only safe place she knows....

Provides twenty simple sewing projects, from skirts and scarves to handbags and towels.

Teaches basic sewing skills, covering such topics as tools, hand sewing stitches, seams, and pleating, and features step-by-step, illustrated instructions for over thirty sewing projects, including clothes, bags, toys, and table linens.

Includes index.

With only basic skills required and a complete sewing primer included in this book, six patterns can be altered to make 36 different outfits.

Includes instructions and patterns to make many useful sewing projects that require only one yard of fabric.