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Fast, Fun, & Easy Fabric Critter Bags

About.com Rating five out of Five

By Sherri Osborn, About.com

The Bottom Line

I fell in love with this book when I looked at the cover, and when I finally got a chance to open it, I was not disappointed. I love sewing, and one of my favorite things to sew are bags. The bags in this book are so creative, unique, and simple I wanted to make all of them immediately!
Pros
  • Unlimited, creative possibilities
  • They really are fast, fun, and easy
Cons
  • None

Description

  • Directions to help you make 7 specific bags plus many more variations.
  • Softcover book with 48 jam-packed pages.
  • Easy to understand directions and helpful colored photos.
  • These projects make great personal projects or fabulous gifts.

Guide Review - Fast, Fun, & Easy Fabric Critter Bags

This book is packed full of fun projects that are so easy you can complete most of them in one afternoon. They are simple enough for beginners and kids, yet unique enough seasoned sewing enthusiasts will enjoy making them. The basic construction techniques and supplies needed are pretty much the same for all the projects in this book, so after you make the first one, any others should be a breeze. You might even become comfortable enough to create your own unique creatures.

The projects in this book are not only fun but also practical. You can start out by making a pillowcase that looks like a rabbit, lion, lizard or cow. Then, move onto a large beach bag that resembles a shark, lizard, or fish. Learn how to work with zippers by making a fun pouch disguised as a cat, pig, bird, or zebra. Besides all of this, you can create pouches to be used as lunch bags, gift bags, and so much more. I think my favorite bags have got to be a little fleece duckling bag and the circle-based bat bag.

Keeping with the format of the Fast, Fun & Easy series of books (more listed below), this book has great tips and hints scattered throughout it. These highlighted boxes offer fast hints, fun alternatives, and easy suggestions. These features, along with the easy-to-follow, step-by-step directions and colored photos, make your bag crafting experience more pleasurable and creative!

Like I said before, once you create one or two of these projects you will start creating your own critters. I look forward to making a variety of these bags to give as gifts. The best part is, as a sewer, I have everything I need already laying around my house.

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