Creature Camp: Make Your Own 18 Softies to Draw, Sew & Stuff
by Wendi Gratz and Jo Gratz
C&T Publishing / FunStitch Studio | November 2013 | ISBN-10: 1607057840 | True PDF | 144 pages | 48.1 mb
http://www.amazon.com/Creature-Camp-Make-Softies-Stuff/dp/1607057840
This collection of 18 skill-building projects teaches children with no sewing experience how to sew their very own cuddly pals. From sewing on buttons to putting in zippers, this guide walks kids step-by-step through various skill levels. They will learn to embroider, turn corners, and make curves with these fun designs. Multiple examples of each project encourage them to explore ideas. Featuring shapes, critters, and monsters that appeal to kids’ imagination, the projects build on skills and develop creativity.
Creature Camp is a book that is written for children by Wendi and her daughter Jo. It's a book of sewing basics focusing on creating fun stuffed creatures, and it's suitable for new or experienced sewists ages 9 and up. It's kid-tested and approved, because all of the sewing was done by 11-year-old Jo and her friends.
About the Author
Wendi Gratz spends her time designing sewing, quilting, and embroidery patterns especially for beginners. Her daughter, Jo, got her first sewing machine when she was four and has been sewing toys and clothes for herself and her dolls ever since. They reside in North Carolina.
CONTENTS
Dedication/Acknowledgments 4
About This Book 4
Chapter 1: Getting Started 5
Chapter 2: Basic Skills 12
Chapter 3: Straighten Up and Stuff It 18
PROJECT: MR. ROBOTO 25
Chapter 4: The Eyes Have It 30
PROJECT: THE SPOOKY CREW 36
Chapter 5: Stitchy Situations 40
PROJECT: TALL PAUL 45
Chapter 6: Growing Things Out the Seams 50
PROJECT: SILLY BEAN PEOPLE 55
Chapter 7: Getting Curvy 60
PROJECT: CLYDE THE CURVY MONSTER 64
Chapter 8: Tails, Fairy Wings, and Things 70
PROJECT: GUS THE GRINNING GATOR 72
Chapter 9: Getting More Curvy 78
PROJECT: HARRY THE ROUND-BELLIED BEAR 79
Chapter 10: Having a Ball 86
PROJECT: PERCY THE ROUND PIGGY 88
Chapter 11: Get to the Point 94
PROJECT: PEABODY THE PENGUIN 95
Chapter 12: What a Bunch of Squares! 100
PROJECT: ROLAND THE DIE 101
Chapter 13: Fat Is Good: Adding a Gusset 106
PROJECT: HENRIETTA THE HEN 108
Chapter 14: Fancy Stuffing 112
PROJECT: WALLACE THE WHALE 113
Chapter 15: Sewing Tricky Curves 120
PROJECT: JAKE THE JESTER 121
Chapter 16: You’ve Been Fleeced! 128
PROJECT: LEIF THE HUGGABLE TREE 129
Chapter 17: Fur-tastic! 136
PROJECT: BALTHAZAR 138
Chapter 18: Make It Reversible! 142
PROJECT: BELLE THE CATERPILLAR/BUTTERFLY 143
Chapter 19: Zip It 152
PROJECT: ZEKE 153
Chapter 20: Design Your Own 160
PROJECT: ANYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE! 163
Resources 167
About the Authors 168