Posts tagged Books We Love

I’m working on a new pattern based on pattern pieces from Simple Modern Sewing, a Japanese apparel sewing book translated (very well) into English. The bodice doesn’t call for a lining, but I wanted the bodice portion to be a bit more substantial, and I... [+]

Just in: the fabulous new book by Amanda Jean Nyberg and Cheryl Arkison, Sunday Morning Quilts. Overwhelmed by your overflowing stash of scrap? Fear not, CityCrafter. Sunday Morning Quilts is full of great quilt project ideas for using up those scraps that haunt your dreams.... [+]

We love sewing books here at CityCraft. Books are great. Sewing is great. Books about sewing? FABULOUS. Modern Minimal by Alissa Haight Carlton, the founder of the Modern Quilt Guild, just arrived here in the shop. It’s a visually stunning book with plenty of fresh,... [+]

Take a peek inside “I Am Cute Dresses”… I Am Cute Dresses

Come visit us this week and check out these highly-anticipated new books:

Not only is this one of the cutest new apparel pattern books to come along in a while, it’s the brainchild of super-talented LOCAL designer Kay Whitt from Grand Prairie. The force behind Sew Serendipity Studios, Kay is as darling as her patterns and her book.... [+]