School of Sewing will become an indespensible book for beginners and teachers alike. Beginners will like her friendly approach and great directions. Teachers will love her tips and find her voice inspiring.Shea breaks down seemingly scary aspects of sewing into straightforward and easy tasks. For example, I’ve never sewn a zipper and avoided them like the plague. But with Shea’s directions and step outs I made my first zipper pouch! And no nervous breakdown. This will be my go to gift and resource when someone asks me to teach them to sew.
Cheryl Arkison
Writer, Quilter, Teacher - www.cherylarkison.com
School of Sewing is a head-over-heels love song to the whole messy, silly process of learning to sew, with an innovative approach to the teaching and learning process. The projects provide the perfect templates for beginning sewists, introducing skills without unnecessary details yet still leaving students with polished, grownup products like tote bags and tablet cases. Bottom line: If you want to learn how to sew but aren’t sure where to start, or if you know someone who wants to get into it, I can’t recommend School of Sewing enough. It’s informative, fun, and inspiring.
Lauren Wang
Writer, Quilter, Teacher - right-sides-together.com
Fantastic! You’re learning to sew! Yay, you! Once you work through School of Sewing,check out these fabulous and well-written tutorials below. These are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to great free patterns and tutorials available online, and now you have all the skills you need to make these to!
Note: The author is not responsible for any changes in content from an external site.
By Kelby Sews
By Noodlehead
By LBG Studio
By V&CO.
By The Purl Bee
By Pink Chalk Fabrics
By Oliver + S
By Oliver + S
By The Purl Bee
By Tallgrass Prairie Studio
By Tallgrass Prairie Studio
By Lolly Quiltz
By Teaginny Designs
By Cluck Cluck Sew
By Film in the Fridge
By Red Pepper Quilts
We’ve made these free class outlines for you to use. They are designed to match the projects in School of Sewing. You’ll find a list of class materials, skills taught, class prep suggestions, and teaching and troubleshooting tips.
If you are teaching in a local fabric shop, you’ll want to download the “Shops"files, they as it include suggested add on sales.
For individuals using School of Sewing to teach friends and neighbors, download the "Individuals” files.
Thank you for passing on your love of sewing! Be sure to share your photos and progress with us.
Grab a copy at these online retailers or ask for it at your favorite local fabric shop!
School of Sewing allows you to follow in the footsteps of a group of beginners who shared one goal- to learn to use their sewing machines. This book is an engaging, detailed lesson plan designed to guide you along that same journey, whether you are learning alone or as a group. It begins with easy-to-follow instructions for how to use a sewing machine and advice on buying fabric and tools and then progresses through 12 projects— one three-hour lesson a month, perfect for friends to learn together. Your own School of Sewing will be proud to show off or to gift these trendy projects, which include a pillowcase, zippered pouch, tote bag, and patchwork quilt, each with optional details for “extra credit.”
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Shea Henderson is owner of the pattern company Empty Bobbin Sewing Studio. She is a former middle school math teacher turned sewing pattern designer– two careers that are, surprisingly, not so different from each other! Her work has been published in Modern Quilts Unlimited and Quilts & More magazines and she is a contributor to the book Modern Baby. Shea is one of the founding members and former president of the Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild. When not designing, Shea can be found teaching a group of friends and neighbors the craft of sewing. She lives in Kansas City, MO with her husband and three young children.
