School of Sewing: Learn it. Teach it. Sew Together. By Shea Anderson.
This is an excellent learn-to-sew book. My favorites are the first two projects and the last one (French seamed pillowcase, drawstring bag, and the quilt). I have not only made mutliples of these three projects, but I've taught people of all ages how to do these! The pillowcase is a great project to teach to children. Every child that I've helped has immediately wanted to put their pillowcase on their bed (I have to remind them to wash it first though!).
Stitched Sewing Organizers: Pretty Cases, Boxes, Pouches, Pincushions & More. By Aneela Hoey.
This is a great little book of bags and pouch patterns. While I disagree about the use of interfacing and vinyl, you can easily avoid these patterns or swap out interfacing with quilting the parts. My favorite bag is the Triple Pouch. Here, I quilted the two exterior pieces and just used regular quilting cotton for the rest of the bag without interfacing. I've made multiple pouches using this method without any problems.
The Bag Making Bible: The Complete Guide to Sewing and Customizing Your Own Unique Bags. By Lisa Lam.
This is an excellent book of bag making techniques. Again, I avoid some supplies but this covers a wide variety of techniques and is a great reference tool.
Fussy Cutters Club: A Boot Camp for Mastering Fabric Play - 14 Projects. By Angie Wilson.
This book is a wonderful guide into the world of fussy cutting for patchwork. Fussing cutting is the process of cutting your fabric with respect to the print images on it. This is how you can center that cute animal in the middle of a square. I seem to always fussy cut since image placement is important to me. If you want to get started fussy cutting, this is an excellent place to start!
Adventures in Paper Piecing & Design: A Quilter’s Guide with Design Exercises, Step-by-Step Instructions & Patterns to Get You Sewing. By Sarah Elizabeth Sharp.
Paper piecing is an advanced patchwork technique that gives amazing results. You can create extremely detailed images using this method. I have referenced Fandom in Stitches before and these patterns are all paper pieced. If you want a book that goes into detail about paper piecing, this is the one!
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