Between Thimble and Thumb Author:Shirley Botsford Here is an inventive sewing book for the beginner or the expert. Between Thimble & Thumb demonstrates fourteen sewing techniques and fourteen corresponding projects that are made with one or more fourteen-by-fourteen-inch interchangable blocks. This versatile use of a simple base gives the book a special and very useful appeal. — The techniques i... more »nclude contemporary variations on the traditional quilting, patchwork, and applique methods. The projects, all beautifully pratical and imaginative, range from An Ace of an Apron, incorporating only one block, to a twelve-block Questioning Quilt, which visually asks the question, "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" There are projects to accent a room, such as a pillow or tablecloth; portable projects, such as a tote bag or backpack; some innovative tie-together containers like the picnic pack and a beach blanket bundle.
The projects are arranged so you can progress from simple to advanced sewing. In presenting the sample blocks and the projects, Shirley Botsford gives clear, step-by-step instructions that are illustrated with line drawings. In addition, she has devoted a large part of the book to the basics: the tools, terms, stitches, and those sewing tips and detailed pointers that will save time and get you off to the right start.« less