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One-Yard Wonders: 101 Sewing Fabric Projects; Look How Much You Can Make with Just One Yard of Fabric!
With more than 200,000 copies in print, Storey's One-Skein Wonders series is an unqualified success. Now, for the first time in the series, fabric takes center stage! And the timing couldn't be better. Sewing machine sales have doubled over the past 10 years, and crafters are discovering the joy of another kind of stitching.
One-Yard Wonders will delight anyone who has ever...more
One-Yard Wonders will delight anyone who has ever...more
Spiral-bound, 304 pages
Published
October 28th 2009
by Storey Publishing, LLC
(first published 2009)
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I love this book. I am so glad that I bought it, because it has served me very well.
One-Yard Wonders is a book of sewing projects that require only 1 yard of fabric (or less). This idea was terribly appealling to me, because I always find fabrics that I absolutely love, but have no idea what I might do with them. I now buy a yard of it, come home, and open this book to find out what my fabirc will become. To be sure, I usually have to run back to the fabric store to pick up some interfacing or...more
One-Yard Wonders is a book of sewing projects that require only 1 yard of fabric (or less). This idea was terribly appealling to me, because I always find fabrics that I absolutely love, but have no idea what I might do with them. I now buy a yard of it, come home, and open this book to find out what my fabirc will become. To be sure, I usually have to run back to the fabric store to pick up some interfacing or...more
I was not quite sure just what I would think of this book when I first saw. I think I was leery of the title - only because I tend to dislike titles like ' fast, fun easy' or fun & quick'. Don't get me wrong we all need a quick fix at times and more or less instant result can be a very good thing sometimes too...I am just one of those people who stills likes real letters and finds more comfort in slow cloth than quick and easy.
The first thing I noticed about this book is it's quality. It's a...more
The first thing I noticed about this book is it's quality. It's a...more
I have been looking through sewing books at the library since it may be out new household hobby. I like the theory of this book - making something without tons of fabric since I would prefer this not to be an expensive hobby.
While there are a lot of cute things in this book, for the most part these are not things I would make. I am not super interested in creating a lot of household things that just end up being fairly useless "stuff". We also don't need a whole slew of bags - we have so many f...more
While there are a lot of cute things in this book, for the most part these are not things I would make. I am not super interested in creating a lot of household things that just end up being fairly useless "stuff". We also don't need a whole slew of bags - we have so many f...more
I heard about Rebecca Yaker and her book, One Yard Wonders, from Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood of CraftSanity. Jennifer did a podcast interview with Rebecca and I ended up with the book from the Library!
First, I love the look of this book. It is lay flat spiralbound with a hard cover. It is well designed in terms of color. Each page has a bit of fabric on the edge to add interest. I wasn't that excited about the fabric chosen for the projects. It simply is not my style, however I found that the fabr...more
First, I love the look of this book. It is lay flat spiralbound with a hard cover. It is well designed in terms of color. Each page has a bit of fabric on the edge to add interest. I wasn't that excited about the fabric chosen for the projects. It simply is not my style, however I found that the fabr...more
Sep 03, 2010
Jill
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Recommends it for:
members of the denver sewing collective
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Ah, One Yard Wonders where have you been all my life. I am not the most widely creative person. I need help, inspiration, a burly muse that will nudge me (shove me) in the creative direction. I have a ton of one yard or less pieces of fabric. What seamstress or crafter doesn't? This book has a many ideas for those one yard or less scraps that are taking up precious space. I really enjoyed this book, it offered many ideas for those leftover scraps. The book is sprial bound which I like, lays nice...more
This book has an excellent introduction with a useful list of sewing essentials, fabric information, tips on cutting, fabric preparation, good sewing practices and a bit of terminology to get you started, not to mention the glossary at the back of the book. The instructions themselves are clear and easy to follow with excellent illustrations and diagrams for how to layout the patter for maximum and efficient fabric use and how to bring the pieces together. Each project also has tips on the best...more
I'm pretty familiar with this series from the massively popular one-skein wonder knitting books. They tend to be more about quantity of patterns rather than quality, and this book is no exception -- there is a fanny pack pattern, I kid you not. But because there are a ton of patterns, there's something for everyone (due to the one-yard limitation, especially if you sew for kids), and I have to give kudos to the spiral-bound format which I will forever blather about LOVING for craft and cookbooks...more
Great book! This book has all sorts of projects, from a smocked pillow to pajamas to a baby jacket to a pet bed. There should be something here for everyone.
Patterns are included. The more complicated pieces are in there; for simple rectangle pieces, you need to measure and cut yourself.
There are several projects in this book I'd like to try; there's a lunch bag and a stuffed dinosaur and a children's jumper. But the first project I tried was a pinafore:
It turned out well. The instructions wer...more
Patterns are included. The more complicated pieces are in there; for simple rectangle pieces, you need to measure and cut yourself.
There are several projects in this book I'd like to try; there's a lunch bag and a stuffed dinosaur and a children's jumper. But the first project I tried was a pinafore:
It turned out well. The instructions wer...more
I enjoyed the nice balance of instruction, inspiration and idea spurring. And the book design is fun, functional and approachable. There are many pictures and even patterns. The addition of the patterns makes the cost of the book a steal! I am an intermediate level sewer, give or take, and I found it easy to follow the directions for the 3 things that I have made from this book. I even picked up some new tips and was able to work from the ideas in the book to make my own modified design.
This is a pretty cute book. It's filled with instructions and patterns for making a variety of small projects, each requiring only a yard of fabric to finish (notions notwithstanding).
Sadly, as I checked it out from the library, a few of the pattern pieces were missing. However, the instructions seemed clear and easy to follow. There are full-color images throughout. It would be a nice addition to the collection of (or make a good gift for) any sewing hobbyist.
Sadly, as I checked it out from the library, a few of the pattern pieces were missing. However, the instructions seemed clear and easy to follow. There are full-color images throughout. It would be a nice addition to the collection of (or make a good gift for) any sewing hobbyist.
What a fun book! 101 cute projects to try and the patterns are included. Unlike many years ago, it is unfortunate that nowadays it is probably cheaper to buy your clothes, home decor items, or accessories. This book has a variety of projects you can do with just one yard of fabric so it won't break the bank! I am new to sewing and these projects are great for beginners. The book has nice pictures, great layout, and is easy to follow.
Sewing is kind of my new obsession. I checked this book out from the library (on the new arrivals shelf, my fave), took it home, looked through it twice and decided that borrowing this book was not going to be enough. I had to own it. And now I do. There are so many fun projects and ideas; I can't wait to start planning my next projects. The instructions seem fairly easy to follow and nothing all that over complicated and some direction on techniques that I haven't learned yet. Yea!
this book is great, really inspired me to get sewing again. there are a few different sections with patterns for household, clothing and accessories, and kids-i thought the best ones were the household ones. the beginning of the book has tons of info helpful to beginner seamsters and seamstresses, which i thought was a thoughtful addition. not only that, there are patterns included with the book! good deal for sure.
A hodgepodge of things, most of which you'd expect to find in a low-yardage pattern book. Some are really cute, some quite hideous. I finished it feeling that it wasn't a good book but I went through and marked the patterns I was considering making and found that there were quite a few. So although overall I though the book mediocre, there were enough to make the book a keeper.
I used one pattern from this last night, the pinafore (page 201 I think), with a few minor tweaks. It came out great and was super easy to follow. Have owned it about a year before finally finding a use for one of the patterns. I'm counting it "finished" because I finally used something out of it. Will add a link to my blog if/when I finally blog about what I sewed.
This book is exactly what the title implies. Most of the projects didn't appeal to me personally. However, I may get it from the library at some point for the following projects:
Petite Diaper Tote
Toddler Pinafore Smock Top
Child's Messenger Bag
Go Fly a Kite (I find the idea of sewing a kite particularly intriguing.)
Petite Diaper Tote
Toddler Pinafore Smock Top
Child's Messenger Bag
Go Fly a Kite (I find the idea of sewing a kite particularly intriguing.)
This book contains various projects that use one yard of fabric or less. A great stash buster book. However, many of the projects are simple. Many can be found for free on the internet. Some of the directions would be very difficult for a new sewer to follow along with.
A great book full of fun sewing projects using only one yard of fabric. The only thing I would change would be to add a difficulty rating for each pattern. I'm a very beginner sewer (?) and sone of the projects were a bit above my level- and it was frustrating.
I kept picking up this book and putting it back down, but I finally convinced myself that it was worth the purchase and it has been. This book is chock full of ideas and inspiration! I love the fact that it is spiral-bound too - that is an extra bonus.
Great project ideas for a variety of skill levels. I'm glad I have this one on my book shelf for handy reference and inspiration! As a new sewer this book isn't too daunting and demonstrates some great techniques that a newbie can understand.
Some of the projects seem....not very fashionable (the legwarmers? a cape?) but the basic grocery bag "pattern" and instructions are worth it...and the dinosaur I made turned out...funny, I'd say, but super cute.
The pictures are beautiful, the instructions and accompanying drawings are clear, precise and well written. However, since there isn't a project in here that interests me, I'm giving it only one star.
this book has a TON of super cute, fast, easy projects, but I really wanted to remind myself that this book has a pattern for a firefighter's hat. hmm.... next year's addition to the dress-up boxes, perhaps?
Excellent book! What sew-er doesn't have one yard of different fabrics laying around?!! I need to purchase this book for the great ideas and wonderful patterns. Loved it. Very practical.
So glad I purchased this book, I think it will be a great skill builder and a way to use up my overwhelming fabric stash. Directions seem really straight forward. Looking forward to working my way through this.
There are quite a few items you can make with one yard of fabric. I loved some of the ideas. I checked it out from the library, but will have to buy this because there is so much from it that I liked! I used bookmarks to mark the pages of things I liked and there were about 25. It has great ideas for bags, childrens clothes, handy items around the house, organization, and toys for kids.
This is pretty interesting. I haven't done any projects from the book, but I hope to remedy that this week. All of the photos are great and the instructions seem very clear.
Had some good ideas, but certainly not for beginners. Only a few items that I haven't seen somewhere else, but if you want to use some of your 1 yard pieces lots of ways to do so.
Very specific and dense instructions...but a great variety of projects you can make and only buy a yard of fabric! Great for a fabric collector such as myself. :)
I am an advanced sewer, but loved this book. Simply designs, but very cute. I have made many things out of it and my daughter is attempting a purse. I am happy to see that it inspired her to sew.
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