Its a Wrap: Sewing Fabric Purses, Baskets, and Bowls

The instructions were easy to follow. I appreciate the step by step instructions for the bowls featured in the book.

Love the ideas and instructions.

Good book on basket making

Our local quilt guild had a group of ladies who wanted to try this new craft, a few of us purchased the book and gave it a try on one of our get togethers. You can master a basket in no time at all. I was able to make some really beautiful baskets.

this is a good instruction book

love it as an art form

This is one of my favorite books of all times. Use it to teach classes on basket making and recommend it for all wishing to explore clothesline crafting.

with absolutely NO experience, I was able to read this and am now addicted. unfortunately, I have to take a break due to carpal tunnel in my right hand. Be careful what you wish for! the book is great and I keep going back to learn more. Its a real keeper!

This is the first time Ive reviewed a craft book, though I have a history of buying many and never really using them. I had to write to add my recommendation for this book to those others have written. The directions in this book are so clear and the project pictures so inspirational that I immediately went to work to make my first bowl. That was followed in the same day by another. I had a full box of fabric I considered too ugly to use for any quilts, but I dug into it and found it had new life as bowl material. In fact, the ugliest fabric I used looked fantastic when cut into strips and wrapped around the clothesline into the bowls coils. (Note: finding the clothesline in a local store is the hardest part of making these bowls. Be sure to do some comparison shopping before purchasing your clothesline. I found mine at Wal-Mart for less than a quarter of the price it was at the hardware store). You do not need a fancy sewing machine to make these bowls. Any machine that does a zig-zag stitch will work. I decided to use my Berninas walking foot after some experimentation, but it certainly isnt necessary to be successful. I am already thinking about my next bowls and the great gifts they will make for birthdays and Christmas. The possibilities for embellishment are endless. I am already imagining how I can twist funky yarns or metallic floss around with the fabric to create a whole new surface texture. Also, dont feel like you are limited to using 100 percent cotton on these bowls. On my second bowl I used a metallic-looking lame and some thin velvet strips and they were gorgeous. I plan to do some beading to really make this bowl zing. You are only limited by your imagination in making these bowls your own individual creations. I dont consider myself an artist. I usually need clear instructions to get a project going. But on these bowls I really felt like I created something special right from the get-go. I recommend this book and the bowls very highly.

This book has all the good instructions written in easy-to-follow language with accompanying pictures. It has upped my game as an amateur bowl maker.