It seems to me as if there is a lull in sewing book releases lately. Since I can’t seem to get my ‘fix’ of new material, I decided to turn to the internet to start making a wish list of new material. Here’s some of my upcoming favorites:
I’ve always been a fan of Wenlan Chia’s knitting – her style is cute and trendy, but my skills with the sticks were lacking so I was never able to knit any of her designs up for myself. Which is why I got so excited to see Twinkle Sews is coming out this September! The book promises 25 full size designs on CD for you to print at home – let’s just hope that this book’s first release doesn’t have as many errors as what her knitting book did.
If you’re a longtime reader of this site, then you know that I’m a complete bag junkie. So when Christopher Nejman started posting videos of his upcoming book on CD, Celebrity Bags, I immediately knew I needed this ‘book’! Unfortunately, I have to wait until January of 2010 for this one to arrive. By the way, he’s publishing this one himself, so for the time being pre-orders can only be placed through is website.
Besides leaving college with a degree, I also collected an abundance of sweatshirts. While I still wear some of them during the winter, I would love to have a way to recycle some of the ‘lesser loved’ sweatshirts into something fabulous. Chic Sweats looks like it might give me some great ideas with inspiring 22 projects from sweatpants to skirts. Plus it’s from my favorite T-Shirt Makeover authors, Sistahs of Harlem, so it’s bound to be good!
Alright, so it’s not a book, but I am definitely picking up the Sewing: 2010 Day-to-Day Calendar. I’m always seeing knitting, scrapbooking, and even cooking themes in this line of calendars and for once, I’m not going to be short changed!
I’m totally addicted to Victoria Secret – heck, I even took out a VS credit card this year! While I love their lingerie, I can’t stand their prices – especially because I know that most of their merchandise can be made for under $15. I thought a book like Sweet Nothings inspire me do so more ‘unmentionable’ sewing of my own.
Bend the Rules with Fabric comes out next month, but I’m sorry to say, it’s not one that I’m super excited about. As much as I loved (and sewed up several projects from) Bend-the-Rules Sewing, I’m not thinking that I’ll be using this title as much. However, I will probably break down and buy it anyway – I’m a sucker for fun looking books (and it definitely has a fun cover)!
One yard of fabric with over 101 projects to transform it into – that’s One-Yard Wonders! I’ve been excited about this title ever since the authors did a call for submissions last year (maybe later?) and in just a few short months (October), I’ll be able to see what fun projects made it in!
I don’t generally have a lot of lonly socks to play with, but I live the ideas behind Stray Sock Sewing, Too. I’m also super pumped that more popular Japanese titles are being translated into English. I probably won’t immediately be picking this book up when its released, but I’m keeping it on my wishlist for when I need a ‘softie’ sewing fix.
What are some of your favorite upcoming sewing titles?