3Learn from the expert how to get up and running with a basic sewing machine, then build your skills and make 12 beautiful projects. Revised, updated, and expanded edition.

Learn from the expert how to get up and running with a basic sewing machine, then build your skills and make 12 beautiful projects. Revised, updated, and expanded edition.

Do you own a sewing machine but don't know where to start? Feeling daunted by off-putting manuals? This book will change all that. Sewing machine guru and popular author, Wendy Gardiner, has written a friendly guide to getting up and running with a basic sewing machine. She demystifies machine anatomy, threading, and how to check stitching and tension.

As you build up your skills, there are 12 stylish and practical projects to make, including:

a patchwork placemat,

a drawstring bag,

an appliquéd pillow,

a clutch bag,

a tablet cover,

tab-top curtains,

a quilted potholder,

a notebook cover

There is something for everyone. Each project is designed to teach techniques such as

sewing seams

adding buttonholes and zips

blind hems

quilting

free-motion embroidery

using an alphabet and

making pleats, trims and pockets.

There is a glossary of all the important terms, and an excellent troubleshooting guide.

Thousands of people buy a basic sewing machine but don't know where to start and are daunted by off-putting manuals. This book will change all that.

Previously published as The Very Easy Guide to Using Your Sewing Machine.