Win a copy of Sewing in a Straight Line by Brett Bara

I am so excited I made my first skirt for me and love it. So I made one for my grandaughter and it turned out pretty too.

A-line skirts! Swoosh swoosh, cut cut, sew sew, zipper in and done!

I really enjoy making table runners and mats. I also whizz through microwaveable heat packs. Some of my little projects are gifted, and some are donated to my local hospice shop.

I mostly use thermal backed curtain fabric, purchased in bundles of colour co-ordinated remnants from my local “Women’s DIY shop” (that’s what they call themselves – neat name huh? I find it sits beautifully, and is very easy to work with. Some are of course are self-patterned, along with some plain, and I like to embellish the plain ones with a simple braid or ric rac.

I also enjoy making themicrowaveable calico heat packs – dried corn filling – and I make 2 washable little envelope cases with each one. I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and started making them for myself, and then my friends who saw them wanted one!!

These are two of my “instant gratifications” when I haven’t got a garment going that takes more concentration – and skills that I am still learning. This book looks like an excellent encouragement for me to learn more new skills!! Thanks for the opportunity!!

My favorite quick project is a tutorial by Brett Bara herself actually! I followed her directions to make a two ipad sleeves as gifts. They were a quick sew but look and feel awesomely personal.

Table linens! I once stitched up a tablecloth for a party the same night. Fast and easy way to decorate!

My favorite is quilted headbands. I can make one in about 30 minutes, and its fun to match fabrics to each other, and to whatever outfit I want it to go with.

I love making headbands, they are quick fun cute and make great gifts!

I love making pillows using freezer paper stenciling.

T shirts are always easy to make once you have a well fitting pattern. Quick and easy and so practical

I needed a couple of christmas gifts in a hurry so I made colourful bunting with the childs name on it. It looked fantastic and was super easy. I now have orders from a gorgeous homewares shop to make them!

Ooo! I want a copy! My favorite quick project is French Press’s felted slippers. They are wonderfully cozy house slippers that are made to fit your feet exactly, and I can spend a leisurely weekend knitting up a pair and felting them.

As a new mother, I’ve recently entered the world of sewing baby clothes and I find baby pants to be such a gratifying and quick project – cut out two pieces, sew a few seams, and you’re done!

My favorite quick and satisfying project is crocheting washcloths from dishcloth cotton. For sewing, I like making drawstring bags to use instead of wrapping paper.

At the moment my favorite simple project is sewing up a tote bag. We’ve recently gone plastic bag-free here and I’m always short of bags somehow. There are so many great free patterns floating around the net, and it’s fun to try new ones.
This book looks fantastic, btw. And it has a tote :D Awesome!!

I love making quick aprons as gifts for my friends. I’m pretty new to sewing so this book looks awesome!

Burp clothes for baby. Simple, easy, and much needed. Usually in demand after finishing the last stitch. The book looks awesome.

i am a new sewer and would absolutely love this book! right now i can crank out elastic waisted skirts like nobody’s business, but i’d love to learn some other items to make!

Bunting!

I love making simple pincushions. The ones I’m working on now look like chickens!! Thanks for the great giveaway!

I love tailoring clothes to fit me perfectly and making cute summery tops and gowns!

I love whipping up a whole bunch of key fobs. So easy and great for gifting.

my go to project is coasters or insulated produce bags. thanks!

This looks like a lovely book. Although the Colette book is now my favorite, I’d like to own this one!

The quickest project in my book would be totes and purses. Easy to put together, for gifts or for myself. Leaves you all the time to embellish to your taste.

I love making shopping bags with gorgeous fabrics and embellishing them with a few sequins or beads, also gift bags or small bags to carry my lunch in! This book looks great.

I love making clothes for the dolls of my niece.

My favorite instant gratification project isn’t people clothes- it’s dog clothes. I love making doggie bathrobes from fun, bright colored towels. Only two seams and edges bound in bias tape; it’s super simple, cute, and super helpful for dogs who love swimming.

My fave quick & easy project is a bias cut cotton &/or linen scarf. Layer 2 fabrics, make a bias cut or cuts to equal the scarf length you desire. Right sides together, leave an opening, sew, turn & topstitch. Be sure to press well all pieces before, during and after. The bias cut pieces will drape much more nicely than straight cut but you could certainly straight cut if you prefer.
Betsy in rainy Seattle ‘burbs

Favorite quick project: coasters!

My favourite quick project has to be your free download collar pattern. Ridiculously fast and easy to make, versatile enough to embellish or leave simple and let the fabric do the talking……..a firm favourite with a simple tee! xox

Pillowcases! They can change the look of your bedrom so easily and are so quick to make.

A new bag or a nice bow accessory gives me always instant satisfaction. I never thought about sewing mu own tea-towels, until recently when I saw the price of a couple of pretty tea towels I liked. They might become my new quick gratification fix, they should, since I really could use a couple of new ones!

This book looks like fun, can’t wait to try the projects, look very inviting!

I always love to make skirts they are easy and you can wear them everyday.

I like to make simple bags and purses for myself and to give as gifts.

I bought the cutest patterns for baby shoes from Little Shoes Patterns and I have whipped up several pair for new baby and baby shower gifts. So cute– and always one of a kind!

This looks like such a cool book! While I am an experienced sewist, I’ve always been a little intimidated by chiffon. The Easy Breezy blouse in the picture above looks amazing!

I am getting so much gratification from making handbags for the dear ladies in my life. My mother recently passed away and I have been making bags from some of her fabric and giving them to family and friends as a rememberance gift.

Bright Colorful pillowcases for my boys! They love having them on their beds. :)

I have recently fallen in love with drawstring bags – I have been knocking out variations from simple pouches to kids backpacks and wine bottle sized bags with straps for carrying to picnics…

Aside from that I love making little girls aprons, with a slightly dated feel – bib fronts and gathered skirst and long straps for tying in bows (just like this http://bygaenor.blogspot.com/2011/08/retrospective-i-aprons.html). Takes maybe an hour, once I have my head on straight.

Still pretty new to sewing, have been teching myself over the past year or so. For a quick project I like to make tanks for me (yes, the sorbetto pattern!) and softies or bags for my nieces!

throw pillows!

My go-to project lately has been cozy eye pillows, filled with flax seed and lightly scented. I’ve given them as gifts and made a couple combo packs of eye pillows and larger hot/cold packs for a silent auction to benefit a military function. I heard they went over very well! I just love the eye pillows! I kept one for myself and use it all the time. I made the first couple of eye pillows in the shape of a sleep mask but then decided on the rest of them to make just a rectangle, long enough to cover a face from temple to temple. This way, it can also be used on other parts of the body (a warmed up, peppermint-scented pillow feels fantastic on the back of the neck after a long day).
Thank you for the chance to win a terrific gift!

Ooh, that book looks great! I’ve been addicted to sewing little wallets with scraps of fabric…they take just a tiny bit of fabric and are super fun. I also love making log cabin squares with scraps and using them in pillows, curtains, potholders…anything I can think of!

I love making simple skirts or aprons.. so many get used so quickly!

I like sewing pillow cases in a pinch. They add dimension to your bed-spread and can be imaginative in themselves!

My instant gratification piece is a breezy skirt. I recently came across some great ruffled fabric on the cheap and whipped up a quick, cute skirt in no time. Thanks!

Zippered bags are my go-to, instant gratification project. So simple, yet really useful. You can never have too many.

A simple jersey dress on my new serger. Fast and easy!

I love the books I have collected to help me learn to sew. This new book”Sewing In a Straight Line” reminds me of my own Mother talking to me as I tried sewing prior to her death. She was great at sewing, and also a wonderful artist. I have, since her death, been trying to “Sew in a Straight Line” so I can make my granddaughters wonderful blankets, dresses, etc. like my Mom did as I grew up. She literally made 99% of my clothes. My own children, which are now boys in their twenties, love homemade long sleep pants from flannel. As I sew, which is nothing to brag about,( but they do,) I think in my head as my Mom would say,”Just sew slowly and in a straight line!” This book has intrigued me since I first saw it on one of the online bookstores and I believe that my Mom would be thrilled for me to have it, and I know that I would benefit from the knowledge it imparts. I thank you in advance for the chance to participate in this contest. Sincerely, Kathy Brinkman

My instant gratification project is little zippered pouches. So quick and easy, and a great showcase for a fabric you love.