{"id":20519,"date":"2015-09-23T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-23T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/?p=20519"},"modified":"2015-12-30T22:31:13","modified_gmt":"2015-12-31T03:31:13","slug":"just-for-you-selfish-sewing-book-review-and-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/just-for-you-selfish-sewing-book-review-and-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Just for You – Selfish Sewing book review and project"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Do you know the Sew Can She<\/a> site? The lovely Caroline is one of my sewing bloggy buddies so when she wrote a book about sewing, and collected together some great tutorials and patterns from other awesome sewing bloggers – I knew you might be interested in it. \u00a0She asked me if I would like to try out one of the patterns, and of course I said yes. \u00a0A chance to sew a nice easy project without having to design my own pattern first – you bet!<\/p>\n

Read down to the bottom for a chance to win your own copy<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

JUST FOR YOU – SELFISH SEWING WITH YOUR FAVORITE SEWCANSHE BLOGGERS<\/h2>\n

We all need a little sewing time for us. \u00a0I'm lucky, I just sew for me, but I know many of you sew for others and only occasionally\u00a0or even rarely for you. \u00a0So this book was written with YOU in mind – a little selfish sewing time with projects you can make and enjoy yourself.<\/p>\n

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I've completed one of the September sewing projects – the Painters Clutch Bag. It's oh-so-simple to sew and the perfect pattern to show case a special fabric print or a large scale print that you can center on the plain bag panels.<\/p>\n

I'm a big Sci-Fi fan and love anything Dr Who, Star Wars etc so when I saw this bag, I knew it was just what I needed to use that very splendid Dr Who fabric I had in my stash. \u00a0The simple shape shows off the Tardis, the Weeping Angels, the Cybermen and Daleks to perfection. \u00a0OK, so this isn't my everyday bag, and my husband just doesn't get it at all – but I am going to take this all over town! \u00a0I bet I'm not alone in wanting a geeky sci-fi bag from time to time.<\/p>\n

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This bag has simple wooden handles (paint sticks are recommended but I can't get those here so substituted wooden dowels. \u00a0It has a center fabric divider, french seams and a bias bound bottom seam. \u00a0All very neat, quick to sew and easy enough to add all and any variations you want to make this style your own. \u00a0I added a bright and funky lining – just because I can and it makes me smile!<\/p>\n

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If you love this Dr Who fabric, or would like to look at some other Dr Who fabric options, then I got this from Fabric.com HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Here's more about the book.<\/p>\n

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Nurture yourself by sewing something that\u2019s just for you<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>

You spend all day doing things for everyone else. It\u2019s time to renew your creative energy by sewing something just for yourself. This chic collection of apparel and accessories from the bloggers at sewcanshe.com gives you the perfect way to relax, replenish, and experience the joy of doing what you love. The projects in this book are organized into 12\u00a0chapters for the 12\u00a0months of the year, so you can sew sweet little projects all year long. Join us in taking the selfish sewing challenge: Sew one thing just for yourself every month.\u00a0<\/span>

\u2022 Spoil yourself with 24\u00a0hip, modern purses, totes, skirts, tops, scarves, and other cute clothing and accessories\u00a0<\/span>
\u2022 Contributors include some of Sew Can She\u2019s most popular bloggers: Delia Randall of Delia Creates, Disney Powless of Ruffles and Stuff, Jessica Christian of Craftiness is Not Optional, Katy Dill of No Big Dill\u00a0<\/span>
\u2022 Blog tutorial-style photo instructions make the sewing easy for sewists of all levels<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There are 12 chapters, one for each month and 2 projects per chapter for 24 in all. \u00a0Here are just a few you might like.<\/p>\n

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If you think you might like this book, you can get it:<\/p>\n

At CT Publishing<\/a> – Hardcopy and E-book download<\/p>\n

On Amazon US<\/a><\/p>\n

On Amazon UK<\/a><\/p>\n

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Or you might be lucky…<\/h2>\n

and win your own copy! \u00a0I have one copy of the book to give away. \u00a0If the winner is in the USA you'll get a hard copy, if you are in another country, you'll get the e-book. \u00a0Entry is easy, just fill out the entry options below by 30th September.<\/p>\n

Something a bit different and fun for this one. \u00a0You can enter once yourself, and then you can share the giveaway with your friends. \u00a0For everyone of them that enters with your link, you get another entry too. \u00a0So the more you share, the more entries you get, and the greater the chance that you or one of your friends will be the lucky winner.<\/p>\n

Selfish Sewing Book giveaway<\/a><\/p>\n

Can't see the entry form? \u00a0You can also find it HERE<\/a>.