Sewing for Boys Book Preview
Today I have an exciting announcement and I'm thrilled and honored that I get to be the bearer of this news: Shelly Figueroa and Karen LePage have written a book about sewing for BOYS with Wiley Publishing and they're here to give us a preview today! And can I say, it's about time? Those of us who sew for boys have been bemoaning the lack of good resources when it comes to sewing for boys for years (in fact, that's what gave Dana the -- may I say-- brilliant idea for Celebrate the Boy in the first place). It's always wonderful and encouraging to see the sewing world bloom in this area and who better to write a book about sewing for boys than two mothers of boys?
I love the story of Shelly and Karen's partnership: two women with small handmade businesses across the country from each other meet on Flickr and decide to team up. The result has been truly amazing. Since they began working together just over a year ago, they've released an impressive collection of print sewing patterns, authored magazine articles, done all kinds of interviews and now, written a book. As a friend I have gotten a glimpse of how much heart and soul (and toil) has gone into this project, and I'm so very proud of these two.
This book is expressly designed with home sewers in mind, who either have a young boy in their lives or who want to create garments or other kid-friendly projects to sell from their home-based business. We hope that mothers, grandmothers, crafters and those making gifts will all find this a pattern collection to turn to, time and again.
The projects span from super-simple to more time-consuming; from zero pattern pieces to many. We have taken requests for patterns over the years and bundled them up with brand new designs, including full-sized patterns to trace, which makes this book a steal for seamsters. We believe there is something for everyone who wishes to make stuff for boys in our book. The actual publish date will be in August, but you can pre-order very, very soon!