My First Sewing Machine - by Coralie Bijasson (Paperback)

About the Book

Contains 30 sewing projects including bags, keyrings, cushions, and pencil cases, all easy to customize and can be made independently or with an adult.

Book Synopsis

If you love to sew, and want to share your joy of the craft with a young person, this book is for you!

Kids can sew - this book shows you how! Step by step guides and 30 fun projects for kids 7 and up.

Make 30 fun projects using your sewing machine!
For age 7+, this practical sewing guide is jam-packed with great sewing ideas, clear diagrams and simple text to follow.
Choose between projects for your bedroom, your wardrobe, your rucksack and more:

• Bags
• Pincushion
• Keyring
• Cushion
• Earphone case
• Scarf
• T-shirt
• Pencil case
• Beach towel
• Oven gloves and more

Wow your friends with your creations, then make gifts for them too.
Girls and boys will love this introduction to machine sewing and the projects they can make and be proud of. Why let adults have all the fun? Let's start machine sewing!

Review Quotes

Booklist (American Library Association)

The sewing machine and its accompanying home economics classes were once something to be feared, with many complicated moving parts and instructions. Today, the instrument and its directions have been simplified and streamlined, as Bijasson's guide, translated from French, demonstrates.
Labeled for ages seven and up, the guide focuses on Bijasson's 30 projects while ignoring some basics of the machine (there are no details about sewing machine parts, diagrams, and troubleshooting, for example). The projects, though, are easy-to-make home and kitchen items (tissue box cover, apron) and wearables (skirt, scarf, T-shirt revamp). Patterns feature a color photograph of the finished item, with some cutting and overall diagrams and short instructions. With some parental guidance recommended, this will excite sewing-obsessed kids.-- Barbara Jacobs

LIBRARY JOURNAL

Fashion and pattern designer Bijasson's book is a beginner's guide to using a sewing machine, for children ages seven and up (with the help of an adult). The well-chosen designs enable sewists of all ages to make a variety of bags and purses; bedroom, classroom, and kitchen accessories; and simple pieces of clothing (all of which are modeled here by girls). Bijasson gives clear instructions for different sewing machine techniques, illustrated with step-by-step line drawings. The patterns advance from simple straight seams in early projects to sewing curved seams, inserting zippers, topstitching, gathering, and adding elastic and drawstrings. All the patterns require measuring and drawing cutting lines on the fabric, and most are simple enough to execute in this manner. Note that the measurements are listed in only metric, so readers will need to make the unit conversions themselves. VERDICT This machine-sewing book is easy enough for beginners of all ages to follow, as long as they're comfortable with metric measurements.

About the Author

Coralie Bijasson is a fashion designer who trained at the Académie Internationale de coupe de Paris. Her patterns are designed and made in France. She has developed patterns in a very wide range of sizes, all available in English and French.

Visit her website: coralie-bijasson.com and her Insta: @coraliebijasson (24K followers), YouTube - @CoralieBijasson (14K subscribers)