Sew a Story: the Nutcracker: Create Timeless Tale with Story Telling Quilting, Sewing and Doll Making Projects

Bring the magic of The Nutcracker to life through sewing and quilting projects designed to inspire storytelling, connection, and creativity across generations. Sew a Story: The Nutcracker offers a warm invitation into a world of holiday wonder, where readers don't just enjoy a story but they can stitch it into reality. Perfect for families, educators, and creative makers, this book is filled with joyful projects that use fabric, thread, and imagination to turn the beloved Christmas tale into a handmade heirloom tradition. With patterns for a Nutcracker-themed quilt, soft felt dolls such as Clara and the Mouse King, whimsical story-filled stockings, and simple yet enchanting fabric projects, every chapter is rooted in storytelling and guided by detailed instructions. Projects are accessible for beginners, with optional layers of complexity for experienced quilters and sewists. Techniques include machine piecing, doll making, raw-edge applique and hand embroidery. Author Jennifer Long, an experienced quilt and doll designer, illustrator, fabric designer and founder of Sew A Story, combines her expertise in early childhood education and fabric to offer projects that are not only beautiful, they are meaningful, memorable, and made to be shared. - Includes quilt patterns, soft dolls, and keepsake sewing ideas- Offers full-size printable templates- Designed to suit all skill levels, with guidance for involving children- Ideal for holiday storytelling, homeschool enrichment, and gift-making Rediscover The Nutcracker and Sew A Story together this Holiday Season!

Pagina's: 160, Paperback, David & Charles