Luna Lapin: Making New Friends

Sarah Peel is a trained pattern cutter and ex-fashion buyer, avid stitcher, expert rice pudding maker and overall creative. She trained as a garment pattern cutter and then moved in to the fashion industry where she spent 25 years in buying and design. Under her business brand name, CoolCrafting, she runs an online shop and sewing workshops, she also attends and demonstrates at shows such as Country Living, Festival of Quilts, Handmade Fair, Knitting and Stitching Show and more. She is the author of Making Luna Lapin and Sewing Luna Lapin's Friends.

• INTRODUCTION ..................................... 4MATERIALS ............................................... 6TECHNIQUES ............................................ 8Luna Lapin Comes Home ....................... 12LUNA'S SAILOR COLLAR DRESS ......... 14Luna and the Washday Disaster .......... 20ROWAN'S WASHDAY APRON ............. 22Luna and the Windmill War ................ 26RAMSEY'S SHAWL COLLAR JUMPER .. 28RAMSEY'S CARGO PANTS ................... 31RAMSEY'S BACKPACK ........................... 35Luna Meets the Mayor ......................... 38DAISY'S TWIRLING DRESS ................... 40Luna and the Salty Seadog .................. 44HUGH'S MATELOT TOP ....................... 46HUGH'S BUTTON-FRONT TROUSERS 48HUGH'S PEACOAT ................................. 52HUGH'S BANDANA ............................... 59Luna and the Unexpected Guest .......... 60FREYA'S HALTERNECK PLAYSUIT ....... 62FREYA'S OPERA COAT .......................... 67FREYA'S MUSIC SATCHEL ..................... 72How to Sew Luna and Friends ............. 74HOW TO MAKE LUNA ......................... 76HOW TO MAKE HUGH ........................ 80HOW TO MAKE ROWAN ..................... 86HOW TO MAKE DAISY ........................ 92HOW TO MAKE RAMSEY ..................... 99HOW TO MAKE FREYA ...................... 101THE PATTERNS .................................... 106SUPPLIERS ............................................ 142ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................... 142ABOUT THE AUTHOR ........................ 142INDEX ................................................... 143