Simple-to-Sew Slipcovers & Cover-Ups

“Refurbish a sofa for the new season, transform folding chairs into superb party seating...and brighten any room with a splash of color...just a few of the bright ideas in this beautifully photographed collection.”—Vogue Patterns. “This practical project book features simple covers for fashioning a different mood or concealing storage space.”—SewNews

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Hastings, Pamela

Crafts & Hobbies

Sterling/Sewing Info Resources

Sewing Shortcuts: Tips, Tricks & Techniques

Sew it easy, sew it quick, sew it using clever shortcuts! Zip through every stitching job--from hems to seams to piping to inserting lapped and invisible zippers, collars, and necklines. Sew perfect unlined patched pockets, and elastics in swimwear. Tack and tailor, and edge and topstitch. Filigree, quilt, and work with stripes. "What Hastings promises in her title is truly delivered--an encyclopedia of tricks of the trade...the dozens of illustrated ideas will prove to be timesavers. Most of the techniques involve dressmaking and tailoring details that will make the difference between a professional and an amateur job."--&gt;Booklist. 128 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 10. NEW IN PAPERBACK.

Sterling

Serger Shortcuts: Tips, Tricks & Techniques

Make the most out of your serger with the essential hints, top technical advice, and cleverest design ideas ever from the greatest experts in the field. Sew professional-looking clothes with beautiful rolled hems on sheer materials; circular ribbing on necklines or cuffs; sharp, crisp points on a jacket or collar; and lapped and topstitched zippers. If you're out to do a little home decorating, there are plenty of fabulous suggestions here, from edging curtains with a mock-mitered band to serging flatlock hems on valances or bed skirts. Or turn out easy, tiny tucks that lend linens a classic touch. And don't miss key facts on the hardware, including picking equipment, selecting the right foot or attachment for the job, checking for bent needles, maintaining blades, and adjusting tension. You'll never run out of inspiration and solutions for any design problem again. Pugh-Gannon lives in St. Charles, IL, and Hastings resides in Wall, NJ. 128 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 10. NEW IN PAPERBACK.

Pugh-Gannon, JoAnn

Make this nifty machine do even more for you—no matter which type you own—with these invaluable tips. “Close-up, large color photos...are worth studying. They show, for example, coverstitch topstitching both in close-up color and with how-to drawings....covers parts of the serger...thread, garment construction, feet, stitches, and notions. Educators from most major companies...contribute techniques.”—The Creative Machine.

Home Decorating Basics: A Comprehensive Guide for Home Sewing

Nothing beats the pleasure of sewing plump pillows, beautiful curtains, stunning bedding, and other soft furnishing for your own home. It's easy to choose the fabrics you want and create the style you need when you have an expert's guidance to sewing basics, design techniques, and a variety of attractive treatments for every room. Any of these projects, shown in full-color, would look fantastic: a Bishop's Sleeve Curtain; a Mock Cornice Valance; Ruffled Bedskirts and Shams; Duvet Cover with Tie Closure; a Reversible Tablecloth with Contrasting Border hand-stitched decorative pillows, and more. 128 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 10. NEW IN PAPERBACK

Home Decorating Basics: A Comprehensive Guide For Home Sewing

Pamela Hastings, world-renowned doll maker, artist, writer, and teacher guides the reader through a Transformative Process using paper and cloth doll making, with lots of patterns and examples to create fast and simple dolls for fun and life change.

Doll Making as a Transformative Process

Pamela

Independently published

Forty-four patterns with an infinite variety of interpretation. Pamela's commercial dolls including Hot Flash (two versions), Wild Woman and Button Face; Transformative Dolls, including Dammit Doll, Message Woman, and Double Doll; New Patterns, just for fun. Apply your own creative fabric and color selections, body part adjustments, and embellishments. Hours of play with fabric and form, beginner to advanced. Many color photos. Sewing Machine Helpful.

Pamela's Patterns

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Graphic Novel 2: Covid

Comics & Graphic Novels

Graphic Novels

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Books by Hastings, Pamela

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Simple-to-Sew Slipcovers & Cover-Ups

Sewing Shortcuts: Tips, Tricks & Techniques

Serger Shortcuts: Tips, Tricks & Techniques

Serger Shortcuts: Tips, Tricks & Techniques

Home Decorating Basics: A Comprehensive Guide For Home Sewing

Doll Making as a Transformative Process

Doll Making as a Transformative Process

Simple-to-Sew Slipcovers & Cover-Ups

Pamela's Patterns

Graphic Novel 2: Covid