Sewing the Seasons: 23 Projects to Celebrate the Seasons

by Sandi Henderson

Overview

23 seasonal sewing and craft projects

Sandi Henderson's readers love her look, her patterns, and her descriptions of home, family life, and holidays. Her fans respond equally enthusiastically to her anecdotes of picking cherries with her family as they do to her new fabric collections or her recipe for Creme Brulee French toast. This brand-new offering gives readers the best of what they crave from Sandi—and builds on the excitement of both her first book and her work as a fabric designer.

Sewing the Seasons is a collection of 23 sewing patterns for adult and children's wear, home decor, and accessories, all beautifully paired with the ideal season for use. From a vintage cloche to a scallop scarf, from a farmers' market tote to a poinsettia stocking, the sewing and craft projects presented here celebrate the best of nature's seasons and the holidays. In addition to gorgeous project to sew, Sandi offers up her favorite recipes for each season and beautiful photography that captures the essence of each passing season.

• Complemented with full-color photos and a beautiful interior design
• Full patterns are conveniently located online, where they can be printed as needed and will never be lost
• Sandi offers up the best of the season around her with gorgeous lifestyle photos of her and her family as they celebrate the seasons, seasonally appropriate favorite recipes, and anecdotes
• Includes low-sew/no-sew crafts that add a special sparkle to each season

Beginning to intermediate seamstresses and fans of Sandi's fabric and pattern lines will be drawn to this year-round collection of patterns, recipes, and inspiration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781118261538
Publisher:	Trade Paper Press
Publication date:	03/25/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	26 MB
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About the Author

SANDI HENDERSON is a fabric and pattern designer whose bold and stylish pattern collection, Portabellopixie, has gained her international attention. Her designs have been featured in several magazines, and her blog, www.portabellopixie.typepad.com, is read by thousands daily. She is the author of Sewing Bits & Pieces. Visit her website at www.sandihendersondesign.com.

Table of Contents

Seasons Change 6

Spring 8

Rain or Shine Umbrella 10

Patchwork Easter Dress 15

Two Sizes Tie 22

Wind Rider Kite 28

Peeka Bloomers 34

Vintage Cloche 39

Petticoat Sass 43

Mandarin Orange Almond Salad 48

Cucumber, Basil, and Heirloom Tomato Salad 49

Summer 50

Ruffle Lounge Pants 52

Ice Cream Sundress or Top 59

Farmers Market Tote 66

Tee Pee Tent 72

Lunchtime Laminate Quilt 78

Lemonade Swing Top or Dress 82

Strawberry Shortcake 88

Berry Lemonade 89

Fall 90

Sassy and Sweet Reversible Apron 92

Shabby Pumpkins 98

Monster Trick or Treat Bag 104

Apple Lunch Sack 110

Reversible Pencil and Storage Bags 118

Wassail 123

Sour Cream Apple Pie 124

Winter 126

Quilted Scallop Scarf 128

Twice-as-Nice Poinsettia Stocking 133

Christmas Eve Pls 139

Velvet Gift Wrap 147

Easy Fingerless Gloves 151

Perfect Hot Chocolate 155

Peppermint Marshmallows 156

Appendix 158

Index 160