The Happy Bicycle
Make 15 Stylish Bike Accessories with Hemma Design
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Add stylish flare to your bicycle with these 15 fashionable—and durable—sewing projects.
For cyclists who want to take their style into high gear, The Happy Bicycle, by Kathy McGee of Hemma Designs, comprises a collection of 15 bicycle accessories that are functional and fun. Irresistibly charming, this book offers full-size patterns and step-by-step instructions for helmet covers, totes, embellished bells, baskets, and more. After all, shouldn't a bike look as good as it rides?
"An astounding variety of DIY goodies to spruce up our two-wheelers. There's a great mix of functional and fun, practical and pretty to get us pimping our rides in no time!"—Generation Q Magazine
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The author has hit upon a new twist in craft books, creating a collection of sewable bags and decorations for crafty ladies who are also committed bicyclists. The bag designs, which are well-diagrammed in step-by-step illustrations, are charming, from the Olga Bicycle Tote (big enough for a farmer's market haul) to the Magdelena Quilted Panniers, which turn a bike into a mule. The other items up for crafting aren't as successful; only those deeply in touch with their inner child will want to make handle streamers or a hand-knit helmet cover. It must be noted that the book's 15 patterns not only seem skimpy for the price, but are oddly split between the quite difficult in construction (the bags) and those that look amateurish, even within the book's professionally done photos, such as the decorated bicycle bells. McGee's patterns will meet the needs of a specific market, and crafty cyclists will be very happy to have them. Full color photos and pattern pullouts.
