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 ...
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Dec 03, 2009
Marie Z.
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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.
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Dec 30, 2010
Heather
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Wonderfully clever book which does what it says on the tin. Or the cover. It provides some really creative and simple ideas which can be made with only one metre of fabric - just what many of us have been looking for. I never leave the fabric shop without a metre of Liberty print fabric, even when I have no idea what to do with it, so this book should help me put all of those great patterns to good use.
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Apr 09, 2010
JayeL
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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 t 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 t More...
Sep 03, 2010
Jill
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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, la
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Jun 24, 2011
Dianna
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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:
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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:
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Feb 05, 2010
Missy
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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.
Jun 22, 2010
Marjanne
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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!
May 06, 2010
Jen
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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.
Oct 19, 2010
Kelly
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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.
Jun 20, 2011
Peggy
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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.
Jun 02, 2011
Tina
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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.)
Apr 26, 2010
Lindsey Jane
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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.
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Mar 21, 2011
Gina
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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.
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Jan 15, 2011
April
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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.
Jan 04, 2011
Melissa
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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.
Jan 26, 2011
Patricia
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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.
Jan 13, 2011
Carissa
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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?
Sep 10, 2010
Aliza
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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.
Jan 02, 2010
Heather
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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.
Nov 21, 2010
Melissa
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The only thing I saw that I thought I'd like to make was a fabric-covered cork board -- all of the other stuff was too young, too short, or for little girls.
Feb 05, 2010
Mo
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I'm definitely going to buy this book. The range of projects is wonderful--everything from oven mitts to cute sundresses--and I'm amazed at how many things can be made from one yard!
Feb 03, 2010
Lisa
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LOVED this one. So many cute things to do with only 1 yard of fabric. Patterns and instructions are included and seem relatively straight-forward.
Jul 11, 2010
Holly
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I love that there are so many functional ideas in this book that require so little fabric. It's perfect for me, the beginning seamstress.
Jan 26, 2010
Erika
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This is such a great book for beginners or those who are trying to get back into sewing after a long dry spell. Cute and easy projects!
Oct 21, 2011
SwissMaedel
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This is a cute book. I didn't sew anything out of it. There's nothing in there I can't live without...but, if I do have some random yards I don't have any use for, I will check this book out again to make something. They have some cute little girls dresses, as well as things for the home, and other things.
Jan 18, 2012
Some of the projects in this book are awful, but there are also some that look great. Patterns are included.
Jan 07, 2011
Tammy
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One Yard Wonders is a beautifully photographed book, with engaging and fun projects. I liked the fabrics used, the intro to fabric at the beginning, and the overall tone of the book. The look and feel of the cover implies the book is for beginners and yet the instructions are lacking the detail a beginner would need. For example, in some projects it's not clear whether a step should be sewed by hand or by machine. The wording in some of the instructions was unclear to me as a beginner. So I'd re
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Jan 14, 2010
Heidi
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About 4 items I would like to make...messenger bags, doll house, etc.
Not enough to warrant buying the book.
Not enough to warrant buying the book.
