Containing 25 projects for making all sorts of useful travel accessories - from holdalls and insulated water bottle carriers to travel journals - this book delivers instructions to sewers and non-sewers alike. Ideas include such ingenious items as a hip pack which converts to a rain poncho, a child's cap that doubles as a bag, a backpack that zips into a shoulder bag, and a beach bag that unfolds as a blanket. There are also packing tips, tips to make travel easier, and various money and labour-saving ideas.
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Author Jasmine Hubble believes we'd all have more fun if we could be ready to take a jaunt at a moment's notice, and to that end she's filled her book with clever, lighthearted designs for extremely useful items that are often dual-purpose. More than 20 projects include beach towels and picnic blankets that double as carry sacks; a kid's cap that becomes a little pouch; a fanny pack that transforms into a full-size rain poncho; and a travel pillow that converts into a rest mat. There are also loads of tips on smart packing and on assembling "convenience kits" for traveling (filled with hand-laundry supplies or car-trip stuff, for instance). All the sewing is very easy, and patterns and templates are included. Hubble's credentials say it all: she designs and sells "practical patterns with as few pieces as possible." --Amy Handy
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38 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
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By Abbie Lynn Juett (enfield, new york) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sew and Go: Easy Convertible Projects for the Active Life-Style (Creative Machine Arts) (Paperback)
I really enjoy the projects in this book. I have made many of the projects. When I made the travelling pillow that rolls out to a rest mat for my daughter and her friend I used flat sheets that I didn't have fitted shees to match any more. The girls love them. They have taken the pillows on vacation, on over nights and to summer camps. In using the flat sheets, I was able to recycle and save money. The sheets are more durable that some of the fabrics too because they are made that way. I encourage every sewer to buy and use this book. Use your imagination throughout too. The projects and gifts made from this book are originals because you make them. Many people like the personal gift and the thought and time put into it. So go and sew!
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Easiest of all her books to understand.,
This review is from: Sew and Go: Easy Convertible Projects for the Active Life-Style (Creative Machine Arts) (Paperback)
Ms. Hubble has lots of great travel packing tips in this book, including how to tie a sarong. The patterns are intriguing--however, the directions are very sparse, for the most part. If you are not an expert seamstress, you will need help trying to figure out some of the directions. That said, several of the projects in this book can be sewn by the beginner.
Her other books have good patterns too, but even worse directions. Look at this book first before going to the others.
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