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50 Fat Quarter Makes: Fifty Sewing Projects Made Using Fat Quarters
Fat quarters aren't just for quilters! All sewers love these inexpensive pieces of fabric and this book shows you how to create 50 fabulous projects from your stash!
This unique collection of 50 quick-and-easy sewing projects includes contemporary ideas for DIY home decor, accessories, gifts and more--all made using fat quarters. Projects range from instant fixes like coin purses needing just one fat quarter, to quilts and wall hangings that need up to ten fat quarters which will really bust your fabric stash!
Ten talented designers from across the blogosphere contribute their patterns--including cases and cosies, bags and baskets, pillows and playmats, quilts and clothes--bloggers featured include Kaye Prince, Kevin Kosab and Cynthia Shaffer from the US.
This unique collection of 50 quick-and-easy sewing projects includes contemporary ideas for DIY home decor, accessories, gifts and more--all made using fat quarters. Projects range from instant fixes like coin purses needing just one fat quarter, to quilts and wall hangings that need up to ten fat quarters which will really bust your fabric stash!
Ten talented designers from across the blogosphere contribute their patterns--including cases and cosies, bags and baskets, pillows and playmats, quilts and clothes--bloggers featured include Kaye Prince, Kevin Kosab and Cynthia Shaffer from the US.
290 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 1, 2015
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January 6, 2025
The link given for the templates is defunct. They are now on bookmarked hub (can't link due to Goodreads rules, sorry!) I really feel that where ebooks link to digital content, authors/publishers ought to update any links as they change. I wouldn't be pleased if I had seen a project I liked only to find the templates lost behind a broken link.
50 projects in one book was ambitious but largely works. The instructions are necessarily concise but sufficient, even for the more complex options. As with any such book, some projects will appeal more than others and only a few were of interest to me. Several projects herein are probably most relevant to someone sewing for a young child. Most could technically be done by hand but really require confident use of a sewing machine and... I have a sewing machine, but confident is not the word I would use! Perhaps reluctant. Or scared, even!
Surprisingly, the pictures for each project were included after, not before, the instructions. This seems an odd choice - surely the image is what piques your interest? Otherwise, no real complaints.
50 projects in one book was ambitious but largely works. The instructions are necessarily concise but sufficient, even for the more complex options. As with any such book, some projects will appeal more than others and only a few were of interest to me. Several projects herein are probably most relevant to someone sewing for a young child. Most could technically be done by hand but really require confident use of a sewing machine and... I have a sewing machine, but confident is not the word I would use! Perhaps reluctant. Or scared, even!
Surprisingly, the pictures for each project were included after, not before, the instructions. This seems an odd choice - surely the image is what piques your interest? Otherwise, no real complaints.
July 11, 2018
Soooo many ideas in one book! This is by far one of my favorites and I cannot wait to create!
Mug rug, eyeglass case, gift bag, tissue holders, Christmas stocking, sewing machine cover, etc.
Mug rug, eyeglass case, gift bag, tissue holders, Christmas stocking, sewing machine cover, etc.
January 26, 2024
I looked at in libby as an ebook, i am unsure if layout made more sense in physical copies.
In ebook, i got pages about the details of instructions and text, and only after everything the example images of what the instructions were actually for creating. So basically if i wanted to see what interested me before reading how many sections to cut fabric into, going backwards through the book made more sense.
In ebook, i got pages about the details of instructions and text, and only after everything the example images of what the instructions were actually for creating. So basically if i wanted to see what interested me before reading how many sections to cut fabric into, going backwards through the book made more sense.
January 1, 2025
Yes, there are a lot of books like this. It’s got some fresh ideas I’d not seen before though, and is nicely produced - the photos are joyful. Reading the instructions, it’s perhaps not one for absolute newbies - I suspect they’ll require some nouse. I like that the ideas include ones to blend multiple (sometimes quite a few) fabrics.
September 23, 2018
Still worried about using it to create things .. But it inspired me
December 18, 2020
Cute projects.
December 15, 2022
119,58, several gift ideas too!
December 29, 2022
Great pictures, and the directions look pretty clear. Fun to flip through at the library, but none of the projects jumped out at me, so I'm not planning to make anything from it.
December 3, 2023
nice if you have girls!
Nice book, some repeats from other books but new ideas if you have girls.
Nice summer dresses but could have done shorts and t shirts.
Nice book, some repeats from other books but new ideas if you have girls.
Nice summer dresses but could have done shorts and t shirts.
February 3, 2024
No pictures on ebook version
I may be able to make something based on materials lists, but no pictures in the ebook version I'm looking at.
I may be able to make something based on materials lists, but no pictures in the ebook version I'm looking at.
November 11, 2025
awesome fun
🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩great ideas , fun ,artistic, useful,items, just wish there were actual patterns but other than that fantastic read thank you
🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩great ideas , fun ,artistic, useful,items, just wish there were actual patterns but other than that fantastic read thank you
June 1, 2016
First off, I'm not a master at sewing. I can hold my own well enough (and my stitches are straight), but I am not a master at this craft. Secondly, my sewing machines are ancient by today's standards, so I have to send them in for services on a regular basis. This reason brings me to why I couldn't make anything to show for my review of 50 Fat Quarter Makes. My one machine went all kinds of crazy just before I received this book for review from the wonderful folks at Penguin Random House SA, and my other machine malfunctioned just as I was about to make a crochet holder out of the book (sometimes my luck is laughable). Nevertheless, even without my tools to create some of the glorious projects inside this book, I still read the patterns and thought about what I would come up with when I was in the mood to sew again.
50 Fat Quarter Makes isn't perfect, though. The patterns in 50 Quarter Makes, might fall a bit short for some who aren't as versed in sewing. Now, there are patterns in the book (not all of them, only a select few), but the entirety of the patterns are downloadable from a link (provided in the book). I found it a bit of a schlep to figure out, because if my brain functions correctly (highly debatable), then this is what's happening with the patterns: 1.) In order to create one project you will have to print out pretty much all of the patterns found at the link (they're a bit of a mix-match); and 2.) only a few of the patterns are in the book (I wanted to make a crochet hook holder, for obvious reasons, and it wasn't in the book).
Furthermore, trying to explain to my local fabric stores about fat quarters was... interesting. This is for most a completely foreign concept. Furthermore, they don't sell fat quarters in bundles anywhere in Pretoria as far as I know (and online stores are not only bloody expensive but bloody mad if they think I'm going to pay those prices for fabric), so I had to take the long road. This means, pick a pretty fabric on a roll, drag that (apparently always heavy) roll over to the lady with the scissors and ask for half a meter. Repeat for best results. This process can become lengthy at times, so my advise is to try not to get on the scissor lady's nerves.
Those things aside, I can honestly say that this book is chock full of great ideas that will inspire you to create something fabulous. The projects are really pretty and they will come out uniquely you, however you make them. 50 Fat Quarter Makes certainly makes a fine addition to any lifestyle bookshelf. So, if you're into DIY and crafting, you should definitely check it out on your next excursion to the bookshop.
50 Fat Quarter Makes isn't perfect, though. The patterns in 50 Quarter Makes, might fall a bit short for some who aren't as versed in sewing. Now, there are patterns in the book (not all of them, only a select few), but the entirety of the patterns are downloadable from a link (provided in the book). I found it a bit of a schlep to figure out, because if my brain functions correctly (highly debatable), then this is what's happening with the patterns: 1.) In order to create one project you will have to print out pretty much all of the patterns found at the link (they're a bit of a mix-match); and 2.) only a few of the patterns are in the book (I wanted to make a crochet hook holder, for obvious reasons, and it wasn't in the book).
Furthermore, trying to explain to my local fabric stores about fat quarters was... interesting. This is for most a completely foreign concept. Furthermore, they don't sell fat quarters in bundles anywhere in Pretoria as far as I know (and online stores are not only bloody expensive but bloody mad if they think I'm going to pay those prices for fabric), so I had to take the long road. This means, pick a pretty fabric on a roll, drag that (apparently always heavy) roll over to the lady with the scissors and ask for half a meter. Repeat for best results. This process can become lengthy at times, so my advise is to try not to get on the scissor lady's nerves.
Those things aside, I can honestly say that this book is chock full of great ideas that will inspire you to create something fabulous. The projects are really pretty and they will come out uniquely you, however you make them. 50 Fat Quarter Makes certainly makes a fine addition to any lifestyle bookshelf. So, if you're into DIY and crafting, you should definitely check it out on your next excursion to the bookshop.
October 11, 2017
I absolutely loved this book! I have a ton of small pieces of fabrics in about a fat quarter size. Plus I also have tons of actual fat quarters. The instructions and photos were really helpful as I am a visual learner. Pictures are always a plus when describing details. I made a few of the items for gifts and even made some stuff for myself! I wish my camera would have been working so I could post photos of my completed projects, but even someone new to sewing can figure out the process of these patterns!
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