Author:
Shinnie, SU Chef Baby, Chen Hui-ru, Buy Fabric Toys, Meow Handmade (Lin Yan-jun & Ruiyu)
Publisher: Yashu Tang
Publication Date:
December 2, 2024
Format: Paperback / 184 pages / 21 x 26 x 1.44 cm / Standard Grade / Full-color Printing / First Edition
Book Description:
A Dream Team of Experts Collaborates on Appliqué Sewing
Featuring five renowned teachers: Shinnie, Su Chef Baby, Yasewu, Buy Fabric Toys, and Meow Handmade (Lin Yan-jun & Ruiyu)
Five Creative Themes Come Together
A Practical Appliqué Sewing Textbook for Beginners
✔️ Start practicing with larger patterns to get familiar with stitching techniques, then challenge yourself with smaller appliqué blocks. This book combines the skills of five teachers, helping you find the method that suits you best. Believe me, you'll develop solid basic appliqué skills! — Shinnie
✔️ Choose simpler shapes from various characters to try creating your own characters. Exploring and inventing new characters is a fun process! — Su Chef Baby
✔️ Simplify your favorite plant lines and sew patiently to create warm, meaningful, and stylish works. — Chen Hui-ru
✔️ To perfectly express appliqué patterns, continuous practice is key. Use your needle and fingers to make gradual adjustments. With enough practice, you'll become excellent at appliqué! — Buy Fabric Toys
✔️ Learn from shapes like squares, triangles, circles, hearts, simple leaf shapes, and large-curvature flower shapes. Find joy and perseverance in the process, and you'll be able to create works in your preferred style. — Meow Handmade (Lin Yan-jun & Ruiyu)
◎ Includes two full-size paper templates
● Five adorable creative themes:
Features 20 signature appliqué works by master designers
◎ Bonus Appendix
Jointly taught by five master teachers:
● Basic appliqué sewing mini-class for five themes:
● Expert tips and tricks for appliqué sewing
● Design insights into the theme-based appliqué works by the masters
● Q&A for beginners on — answers to common questions about design and techniques, organized by theme
This collaboration marks the first dream team project, creating a collection of appliqué works titled . It features five experienced craft teachers—Shinnie, Su Chef Baby, Chen Hui-ru, Buy Fabric Toys, and Meow Handmade (Lin Yan-jun & Ruiyu)—who present adorable creations based on five themes: . Each artist showcases their expertise by designing 20 distinctive appliqué pieces.
Shinnie, known for her themed appliqué designs, depicts everyday small scenes of girls, creating a cute themed shoulder bag set.
Su Chef Baby, famous for creative ideas, introduces new doll characters, crafting whimsical handmade accessories.
Chen Hui-ru, passionate about gardening, draws inspiration from plants to produce practical and beautiful home décor and portable items.
Buy Fabric Toys excels at transforming small animal figures into adorable three-dimensional crafts, creating anthropomorphized "bears," "pigs," and "rabbits" in makeup bags and small tote sets.
Meow Handmade (Lin Yan-jun & Ruiyu), using illustrations as pattern sources, combines pet cats and food shapes to depict amusing daily scenes of cats in a cinema setting.
This book is thoughtfully designed as a set of two volumes, including detailed instructions for each project, with two full-size paper templates included. The bonus appendix features a joint by five masters, demonstrating the fundamental processes for the five themes, along with tips for perfecting your appliqué work and key points for production. It’s suitable for self-study by beginners.
Additionally, the book offers in-depth analysis of the design inspiration behind each artist’s work, along with a curated Q&A section addressing common beginner questions about basic appliqué sewing.
This comprehensive guide is an essential resource for anyone interested in creating appliqué works, offering both inspiration and practical techniques—perfect for beginners and experienced crafters alike.
Table of Contents:
Episode 1:
Shinnie Girls’ Day
A glimpse into girls’ daily life scenes
Plant Observation Diary — P8
The Joy of Fruit Picking — P10
Relaxed Cooking Moments — P12
My Daily Life with Pets — P14
How to Make — P16
Episode 2:
Chef Baby’s Cute Dolls
Making Sorrow Turn Cute
Unhappy Bear Ba — P24
Unique Chef Baby Characters — P26
Bear Ba’s Parallel Universe — P28
Mr. Bear Ba & Mrs. Bear Ba — P30
How to Make — P32
Episode 3:
Ecolors Secret Garden
Colorful Stories in the Garden
Cactus Fairy Tale Cottage — P44
Imagination Flowers — P46
Plant Rhapsody — P48
Lavender with Ribbons — P50
How to Make — P52
Episode 4:
Buy Fabric Toys’ Cozy Animal Homes
Nap Time for Small Animals
Lazy Bear — P64
Kissing Bunny — P66
Squinting Pig — P68
Contemplative Bear — P70
How to Make — P72
Episode 5:
Meow Handmade’s Foodie Cats
Gourmet Cat Cinema
Popcorn Song — P82
Cola Rock — P84
Fast Food Party — P86
Date Dilemma Donuts — P88
How to Make — P90
★ Special Appendix:
Jointly taught by five master teachers:
★ Two full-size paper templates
