Sew & Stow by Betty Oppenheimer, softback published by D&C, price 9.99. ISBN 978-0-7153-3151-4 available from www.davidandcharles.co.uk
This small compact book is filled with ideas for sewing your own bags, tidies and aprons for a wide variety of uses in the home that enable you to get organised. Thirty one projects for all skill levels, from beginner to experienced stitcher will replace environmentally unfriendly plastic bags.
The book begins with a colour photograph of each project, it then switches to two colour for the instructions section, which is illustrated with line drawings. Instructions are clear with size diagrams where necessary. Projects include a shoe, tidy, numerous bags, a gardening apron, passport holder, tool or brush roll and a dog basket. The projects are fun and functional. There is a resources list.