1, 2, 3 Sew Build Your Skills with 33 Simple Sewing Projects

1-2-3 Sew takes a building block approach to sewing, making it a cinch for crafters to improve their skills. The projects are presented in groups of three, each one building on the skills and techniques used in the project before. With 36 projects in all (ranging from clothing and accessories to bedding and decor accents), how-to illustrations, 10 pattern pages in a pocket at front, and instructions for various finishing and embellishing techniques, this book is an essential toolbox of sewing basics.

Ellen Luckett Baker is the founder of Thelongthread.com, which receives 75,000 unique visitors monthly. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Laura Malek is a photographer and artist living in Atlanta, Georgia.