Introduction 6
Understanding the template 8
Materials 12
Tools 14
Hardware 16
Techniques 17
Debbie’s top tips 24
Oops! 25
The Projects 26
Twist lock satchel 28
Back pocket satchel 34
Big bow satchel 38
Mini satchel 44
Button snap satchel 48
Patch pocket satchel 52
Simply square satchel 56
Slim satchel 60
Zipped bag 64
Hidden pocket satchel 68
Double buckle satchel 72
Supersized satchel 76
Side pocket satchel 80
Quilted flap satchel 84
Drawstring satchel 88
A little extra something 92
Glossary 94
Index 96
Debbie Shore is a bestselling and award-winning author and
all-round sewing superstar. She began her career as a children's
television presenter and since then has appeared regularly as an
actress in various popular dramas and as a presenter on shopping
channels. Debbie has also hosted live fashion shows for a major
clothing brand, developed her own range of fabrics and writes for
several popular sewing magazines. Debbie has written over 20 books
for Search Press with several more underway. In 2018, Debbie
launched her Half Yard Sewing Club, a monthly subscription service
based on the megaselling Half Yard™ series, and won the 2019 IPG
Digital Publishing Award. For more details about the club visit
www.halfyardsewingclub.com.
Debbie lives in Lincolnshire. Visit her website
www.debbieshoresewing.com.
There is more inside this book than paper pages! The cover
sports a ruler in imperial and metric and the whole is held
together by an elastic strap. Why? Because inside the
cover is a pocket of reusable plastic templates for making fifteen
different satchels, plus as many variations as you can imagine.
Whatever your own views about plastic I think that having a
template made from it is a good idea, because it is something you
can use many times without it getting dirty or tatty. Search
Press is adept at coming up with innovative ideas for their art and
craft books, and this is a particularly good one. Satchels
tend to be associated with school but have come of age with an
array of pretty and practical designs that can be customized with
the help of the template. This does not require pins as it is
semi-transparent so you can see where to draw, and you can mix and
match the various options once the basics have been mastered.
There are instructions with staged photographic steps for fifteen
bags and these include bags with various pocket types, straps for
hand or shoulder wear, a variety of fastenings plus extra details
like bows, different shaped straps and ideas for using more than
one fabric. At the front there are pages showing how to use
the template, plus tips for working with laminates and faux
leathers, what fabric supports, threads, tools and hardware you
will need plus how to make your own bias strips, make straps, pipe
seams, make a zippered pocket and put in several modern types of
clasp. There is a page of tips plus a useful Oops!
troubleshooting page. Turn to the back for a glossary, index
plus how to make a shoulder pad to slip onto the strap to make it
more comfortable. This is definitely a book destined for my
keeper shelf and one I heartily recommend to anybody who wants to
make bags that are modern, attractive and useful. Also new
out in this series is a book on making backpacks. This
contains a plastic template too plus fifteen different ways of
making backpacks, rucksacks and drawstring bags. Make one
with a teddy head, a useful bag for shoes or storing hair tools,
bags with shaped corners and more. Finally at the back is a
project for a cosmetic purse; another winner that adds a less
featured type of bag to the sewist’s repertoire.
*MyShelf.com*
Fabulous book, easy to understand and use, to make a wide range of
satchels, of shapes and sizes, with different shape pockets. The
options are limitless. Like the plastic template which is very
durable. Pictures are very clear and informative. Shall enjoy
making several satchels. Once again Debbie Shore has produced a
superb book.
*Customer review*
The book is clearly printed with good photos and instructions.
I have made Debbie Shores bag patterns previously but have never
made a satchel, by the look of the instructions and with the use of
the template I feel it will be easily achievable. Very suitable
book for all levels of sewing abilities.
*Customer review*
The wonderful Debbie Shore is back with her ingenius Build a
Bag series.
Satchels is just as brilliant as the other pattern books, and once
again with a reusable template and 15 designs, this is a book that
is highly recommended.
I love Debbie Shore designs,simple because they are easy to make,
with instructions that are simple to follow, but the finished
design always looks professional and not handmade at all.
With handy hints and tips, this book is just like a private lesson
with the lady herself. She has made this series easy for beginners
and technical enough for advanced sewists.
Recommend fabrics are given, how to attach hardware and the 'Oops'
page gives advice on what to do when things don't quite turn out
right.
The pattern templates are amazing. The pattern gives an image where
each piece needed is highlighted. This makes your sewing a stress
free experience. The language used in describing the patterns are
jargon free and each step by step is numbered and once again
includes a visual image.
Recommended for every stitcher and I for one will use mine again
and again.
*Postcard Reviews*
These two stunning brand-new titles from Debbie cover on-trend
satchels and backpacks. Each book comes in an attractive hard-back
folder which also encloses a wallet containing durable plastic
templates, from which, by following Debbie’s impeccable
instructions, it is possible to construct fifteen different bags
from each book. There is a bag for every taste and occasion, each
beautifully presented in full colour, showing Debbie’s inspiring
fabric choices. All techniques including zipped pockets, magnetic
closures and piping are covered in detail, making these projects
suitable for every level of sewing expertise. Debbie also includes
inspiring suggestions on adapting the templates to expand the
design possibilities and create even more bags! Outstanding value
for money, these books are a definite must-have for every
bag-loving sewer.
*East Kent Embroiderers' Guild*
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