Sew Advent Calendars Count down to Christmas with 20 stylish designs to fill with festive treats

Count down to Christmas with Debbie Shore. Sew unique, personalised advent calendars for your loved ones, and fill them with their favourite festive treats and handpicked goodies that theyll really treasure. There are 20 designs included, from traditional flat-pocket calendars to hanging cones and festive pouches, for both adults and children alike, along with a treat-filled calendar for the family dog! The book contains all the techniques needed to make the calendars, and every project is shown clearly step-by-step, with helpful tips and advice throughout. Using Debbies friendly and easy-to-follow instructions, its time to get crafty and create a new festive family tradition!

Debbie Shore started her career as a children's television presenter and since then has appeared regularly on television both as an actress and selling products on a shopping channel. Debbie has also hosted live fashion shows with a major fashion store, produces her own range of instructional DVDs and writes for several popular sewing magazines. She is now a bestselling author and has written 12 books for Search Press, with several more underway. Debbie was voted Sewing Designer of the Year in the Immediate Media British Craft Awards 2017. She lives in Castle Bytham, Lincs. Visit her website at: debbieshore.co.uk

Introduction 6
Sewing Essentials 8
Sewing know-how 12
Adding treats 15
Counting down 16
The Calendars 18
Triangle Pockets 18
12 Days of Christmas 22
Christmas Cottages 26
25 Steps to Christmas 30
Felt Pyramids 34
Twig Pouches 36
Lace Pocket Calendar 40
Pleated Pockets 44
Calendar Girl 48
Snowman Calendar 52
Quick Cones 56
Calendar Cubes 60
Advent Bunting 62
Treat Bags 66
Four-week Calendar 70
Santa Express 74
Snowball Calendar 80
Promise Tree 84
Canine Calendar 88
Hanging Mittens 92
Templates 95
Index 96