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Pretty Birds: 18 Simple Projects to Sew and Love
A step-by-step, illustrated craft book for bird enthusiasts and devoted crafters whatever your skill level.
- GenresCraftsSewingNonfiction
128 pages, Paperback
First published March 3, 2015
About the author
Virginia Lindsay
7 books6 followersVirginia Lindsay is a self taught sewer and lover all things fabric. She is the author of the popular sewing blog, Gingercake and designer behind the PDF pattern shop, Gingercake Patterns and Design. She has designed 16 sewing patterns and has several published by Simplicity. She has done many craft shows and sews for her online shop, gingercakesews.etsy.com
Virginia is the mother of 4 and is happily married to her husband, Travis. She lives outside of Pittsburgh in Freeport, PA. Her kids inspire her everyday and she spends lots of time playing cards, watching soccer, throwing the baseball and listening to piano practicing. When she is not taking care of her big family, you will find her taking walks outside, vegetable gardening and sewing away in her home sewing studio.
Learn more about Virginia at gingercake.org.
Virginia is the mother of 4 and is happily married to her husband, Travis. She lives outside of Pittsburgh in Freeport, PA. Her kids inspire her everyday and she spends lots of time playing cards, watching soccer, throwing the baseball and listening to piano practicing. When she is not taking care of her big family, you will find her taking walks outside, vegetable gardening and sewing away in her home sewing studio.
Learn more about Virginia at gingercake.org.
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May 7, 2025
Ho realizzato solo tre progetti, ma penso di poter dare una valutazione effettiva al libro senza terminarli tutti. Anche perché non penso che li finirò entro l'anno, sono lenta.
La veste grafica e l'impaginazione sono buone, anche se ad ogni passaggio avrei inserito una foto effettiva invece di una grafica indicativa.
È un ottimo libro per chi è già pratico di cucito, ma non lo consiglierei ad un principiante. Le indicazioni sono scritte bene, ma non sono proprio chiare. Per questo un'occhio esperto non avrebbe problemi perché va ad intuito, ma un principiante si perderebbe sicuro su alcuni passaggi.
E i cartamodelli sono proprio contro intuitivi, nonostante siano tutti nominati e descritti sul libro, nel file stampabile ci sono solo le frecce per il dritto filo, e non sono già impostati alla grandezza effettiva.
Ho dovuto cambiare ogni volta le impostazioni di stampa per evitare che uscissero dai bordi del foglio o risultassero troppo piccoli per lavorarci.
E per i nomi, se era per un problema di traduzione, li avrei semplicemente numerati con dei codici. Ho passato fin troppo tempo a ritagliarli e nominarli.
La veste grafica e l'impaginazione sono buone, anche se ad ogni passaggio avrei inserito una foto effettiva invece di una grafica indicativa.
È un ottimo libro per chi è già pratico di cucito, ma non lo consiglierei ad un principiante. Le indicazioni sono scritte bene, ma non sono proprio chiare. Per questo un'occhio esperto non avrebbe problemi perché va ad intuito, ma un principiante si perderebbe sicuro su alcuni passaggi.
E i cartamodelli sono proprio contro intuitivi, nonostante siano tutti nominati e descritti sul libro, nel file stampabile ci sono solo le frecce per il dritto filo, e non sono già impostati alla grandezza effettiva.
Ho dovuto cambiare ogni volta le impostazioni di stampa per evitare che uscissero dai bordi del foglio o risultassero troppo piccoli per lavorarci.
E per i nomi, se era per un problema di traduzione, li avrei semplicemente numerati con dei codici. Ho passato fin troppo tempo a ritagliarli e nominarli.
January 15, 2020
Cute but tedious pattern download process
The birds are sweet and there are additional ideas for using the patterns beyond the little stuffed birds. However, the process for downloading the patterns using your Kindle is ridiculous! Each pattern has a url that must be entered into the browser. You're not able to copy and paste from the book, but instead, must type the url and download each file. Has no one at this publishing firm heard of Pdf files?
The birds are sweet and there are additional ideas for using the patterns beyond the little stuffed birds. However, the process for downloading the patterns using your Kindle is ridiculous! Each pattern has a url that must be entered into the browser. You're not able to copy and paste from the book, but instead, must type the url and download each file. Has no one at this publishing firm heard of Pdf files?
December 14, 2018
Some cute little birdies I’d like to sew here.
Clear photos and illustrations, achievable projects.
Clear photos and illustrations, achievable projects.
January 12, 2016
I really enjoy Virginia Lindsay's books, blog (Gingercake), and sewing patterns (Gingercake Patterns).
This book is filled with fun 'bird' projects. As always, the author's writing style in this 2015 book is warm, encouraging, and fun. Her instructions are excellent, and she offers many helpful tips and project options throughout this book. The photography and illustrations in this book are well-done.
Highly recommended for home sewers!
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I borrowed this book through the inter-library loan system of our local public library.
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This book is filled with fun 'bird' projects. As always, the author's writing style in this 2015 book is warm, encouraging, and fun. Her instructions are excellent, and she offers many helpful tips and project options throughout this book. The photography and illustrations in this book are well-done.
Highly recommended for home sewers!
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I borrowed this book through the inter-library loan system of our local public library.
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June 9, 2015
The birds to sew in this book are absolutely adorable! I can't wait to try some of the patterns. I also love how you can get the patterns online by either scanning the QR Code or typing in the site information!
February 5, 2016
I received this book as a Christmas gift and love it! I've already dug into my heap of material pieces and tried several of the projects. The actual pattern needs to be downloaded and printed but that is easy to do. Instructions are easy to follow.
May 16, 2015
This is adorable, and the patterns are really easy to follow! I'm going to start with the owl, but there are 6 that I just have to make. My daughter is really excited to help, too!
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