I would like to give this book 3 1/2 stars. I love AMH's fabrics so much! But the projects in this book range from lovely and inspiring to lame and silly. The instructions are not great, the diagrams are very poor. I feel like much of the important nitty-gritty has been omitted in favour of artsy-fartsy pictures that are attractive but unhelpful. That said, I have made a couple of things and they turned out really well. Some the instructions had to be interpreted, and if I was not an experienced sewer I don't think I could have managed it. I do like the book. I like the fact that it has patterns with it, with a pocket in the back of the book to hold them. I like that the book opens and lies flat. The beginning of the book has a lot of good detail in it. However, the instructions are not always clear when making a project, and occasionally leave out a detail that a new sewer might not be able to figure out. I did like this book good enough to buy it for myself and a friend.
Lots of advice and really cute projects. I love the vintage frame button pictures!! Patterns too!
—Haynee
Very good advice and interesting things to make and it comes complete with patterns
—eirameleda
LOVE this! Great patterns, easy to follow, very inspiring.
—SophieSucks
There are lots of beautiful ideas in here.
—961372