Sewing School: Fashion Design: Make Your Own Wardrobe with Mix-And-Match Projects Including Tops, Skirts & Shorts, Hardcover/Amie Petronis Plumley

Description Crafty kids love to show off what they make, and what better way to do that than to wear their own one-of-a-kind handmade clothes The authors of the best-selling and much-acclaimed Sewing School(R) series are back with a complete course in sewing clothes, specially designed for kids aged 8 to 12. Starting with the basics, Sewing School(R) Fashion Design teaches kids how to make three essential garments: a top, a pair of shorts, and a skirt, and then encourages them to build their skills and customize each piece with options for changing the neckline or sleeve length and adding their own decorative touches. With step-by-step photos and actual kid-created examples, the approach is friendly and forgiving -- no fussy fitting or difficult techniques. All the necessary pattern pieces are included for a wide range of sizes and body types, along with guidance on selecting fabric, cutting accurately, and adjusting the fit. With a wardrobe of their own making, kids will feel great about what they wear About the Author Amie Petronis Plumley and Andria Lisle are the authors of Sewing School (R) , Sewing School (R) 2 , Sewing School (R) Quilts, and Sewing School (R) Fashion Design . Plumley is an elementary school teacher in Memphis, Tennessee, where she inspires students to sew in the classroom, in an after-school sewing club, and at a wildly popular summer sewing camp. Lisle is cultural curator at Fourth Bluff in downtown Memphis, part of the national initiative Reimagining the Civic Commons. They blog together at sewingschool.blogspot.com.