The Ultimate Illustrated Guide to Sewing Clothes is a must-have resource on everything you need to know on how to sew clothes. Filled with valuable insight on sewing, tailoring, and making alterations, you’ll learn how to get a good fit for every body type out of any sewing pattern, install a zipper, use notions, and more. Whether you’re new to sewing or have experience, expand your skillset and build confidence so you can sew like a pro!
Book Synopsis
A comprehensive manual on everything you need to know on how to sew clothes! The Ultimate Illustrated Guide to Sewing Clothes is a must-have resource filled with valuable insight on sewing, tailoring, making alterations, and more. Learn how to take a pattern you already have and adjust it to your unique needs, install a zipper, use notions, and get a good fit out of any sewing pattern for any body type! Whether you’re new to sewing or have experience, expand your skill set and build confidence so you can sew like a pro! Also included is a bonus tutorial on making pants and fitting material, as well as finishing your garments and instructions on detailing to make one-of-a-kind clothes.
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REVIEW QUOTES
A comprehensive book, packed full of Joi’s wisdom and designed specifically to help every sewist develop in their art. For the novice to the accomplished, this is a MUST have!!
– Lori M., Student and Perfect Fit and Pattern Club member
This guide is beautiful, easy to read and understand, and allows you to learn from one of the best. Before you know it, you’ll be creating amazing works of wearable art, just like Joi.
– Cassie Thompson, Client
Ultimate Illustrated Guide to Sewing Clothes” by the talented Joi Mahon is THE must-have handbook when it comes to perfectly fitted garment construction. The descriptive and practical imagery of this book helps creative minds to create new projects and achieve better results, we love it!
– C. Bauer, Head of BU Consumer, Mettler (manufacturer of high-quality sewing threads since 1883)
With this book, Joi covers all bases when it comes to sewing garments. Her clear, concise explanations and valuable reference guides are a jackpot for sewing enthusiasts everywhere!
– Gini Denninger, Intermediate Level Seamstress, Rochester, NY
A Quote from Joi
I am so excited about the debut of my latest book! It was an honor to have been asked to work on this title and to share my sewing knowledge. I am so passionate about sharing the love of sewing and encouraging those who love to sew of all skill levels to embrace the love of sewing and grow in their skills. Sewing is not only about the technical skills, but there is a bigger picture. Sewing is a wonderful pastime, it’s a great outlet for stress relief, it’s a skill that you can give back to others including charity sewing, as well as a viable career choice to name a few. One thing I embrace about sewing is continual learning. There is no limit to the skills you can master. With new fabrics, threads and notions combined with individual ideas and aesthetics you can truly customize sewing to your lifestyle. I hope I can be your “sewing coach or cheerleader” and inspire you throughout your entire journey.
– Designer Joi
Free Lessons & Using as Workbook
This book also doubles as a wonderful workbook and resource for refreshing, mastering or beginning your skills. Joi will be featuring techniques from this book all year on her Free Designer Joi Sewing Time Live Facebook Live every Thursday at 1 pm CST on the Designer Joi Mahon Facebook Page. Watch live or view at your convenience. Joi also does a weekly prize giveaway. For more in-depth study join Joi in Perfect Pattern and Fit Club. This is her paid learning community. More info is available in this website store.
Blog Tour
During the month of February, bloggers and media from all over the industry will be blogging and sharing their thoughts about the book after viewing an advance copy. It’s a small world and many bloggers and others in the industry know Designer Joi from working with her as a peer, supplier, mentor, and sewing friend so they may share how they know Joi as well as include an interview with Joi. Each blogger will have their own copy of the book to give away and some will have their own prized to give away. Additionally, Joi will be hosting a Designer Joi Sewing Factory Grand Prize Give-Away on March 1 and bloggers will be referring their readers here to the Blog Tour Home Page for participation. See below how to participate.
Give Away
How to Participate:
It’s easy to participate in our Ultimate Illustrated Guide to Sewing Clothes Ultimate Give Away. There are three ways to win:
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- For the Grand Prize, post a comment on this blog between Feb 1- March 1 to be entered in a drawing for our grand prize. We are looking for a genuine post. Include something you’d like to learn, share a sewing memory, if you’ve seen the book share a comment, if you have a sewing skill you’d like to master share that and more. Make your entry memorable. We want to inspire others to sew and build a love of sewing. Keep comments on topic. Please post your full name on the entry.
- For an added opportunity, sign up for the Designer Joi Newsletter by clicking the newsletter button at the top of the website and opt-in. We will draw an additional prize from our newsletter list. Plus, you won’t want to miss all the exciting studio news.
- Post Card Contest: If you follow Joi on her Free FaceBook Live you know she does a postcard drawing weekly. Send a postcard to the studio address stating it is for the Ultimate Give Away and you will be added to a special giveaway different than the weekly prize. Make sure to include your name and mailing address. Mail Post Cards to: Sewing Factory, 4011 Floyd Blvd., Sioux City, Iowa 51108
- For the Grand Prize, post a comment on this blog between Feb 1- March 1 to be entered in a drawing for our grand prize. We are looking for a genuine post. Include something you’d like to learn, share a sewing memory, if you’ve seen the book share a comment, if you have a sewing skill you’d like to master share that and more. Make your entry memorable. We want to inspire others to sew and build a love of sewing. Keep comments on topic. Please post your full name on the entry.
Winners will be announced on Designer Joi Sewing Time Live on Facebook Thursday, March 4th at 1 pm CST on her Designer Joi Mahon Facebook Page!
THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED.
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