5 tracks (home decor, handbags, kids' items, quilting and clothing), with 5 projects each which start simple and build up your skills. Cross-referenced techniques allow you to skip around and explore certain skills. (You loved the box pleats in the Sashiko curtains? Check out the A-line skirt with the peek-a-boo pleat! So customize your sewing education! --Work your way through all the Home Decor projects--from simple to more advanced. --Want to ease...

Presents a guide to basic sewing techniques and equipment and provides solutions for common sewing problems involving patterns, seams, trims, bias tape, fitting, hems, zippers, and buttonholes.

"Guides you step-by-step through the ins and outs of mastering your overlock machine. Its 25 fast and useful projects, perfect for any skill level, will have you coming back to your serger again and again."--Back cover.

Step-by-step instructions provide sewing techniques based on a user's equipment, available time and materials, and level of skill