My First Sewing Machine Book: Learn To Sew: Kids

This is an excellent book which I much prefer to a DVD;I bought it to go along with the new Brother Sewing Machine which I purchased for my granddaughter for Christmas. She reads very well, and has been wanting to sew on my machine since last summer. She is only six, but we will take it slowly, step by step. I purchased material, thread, etc. for her as well. I also plan to cut out some felt hand puppets for her to sew at first. This book explains the parts of a sewing machine, and has simple projects to begin with. As a retired teacher, I highly recommend this book.

Purchased for my 6 year old daughter last Christmas to go along with her first sewing machine. This first half of the book includes some sewing basics which we totally needed! I have a little sewing experience from lessons as a child with my grandmother but don't remember much. The "things to make" section has several very basic projects which are the perfect level of difficultly for us. I like that the projects are things we will actually use - we've made totes for library books, halloween candy bags, a make-up bag and door draft guards for winter.

Daughter received this along with a new sewing machine this Christmas. She's already reviewed all the parts listed in the book (I had to show her the differences between the books labeling of the machine with her new machine). There are pages in the book that you are to copy and have them practice with sewing on the machine -- straight stitch, lock stitching, curves, and pivot turns. She finished all the sheets this evening and feels confident about knowing how to sew basic stuff. I had to run through with her how to thread the needle and insert the bobbin, but that's something that will have to be individualized to the specific machine. After all the practice, I'm comfortable with her working on a project now. They have a few simple projects (pillow, tote bag, ipod case, etc.) that she's excited to try. The only thing I would have liked is for them to stress the importance of measuring, and using proper tools to make and prepare a pattern (ruler, flat surface, good scissors, etc.) before embarking on a project. They do list those tools at the beginning of the book, but they don't really talk about it when you get to the projects, and what you should be doing. They just tell you to cut this length of fabric how many inches. My daughter is 8-years-old and is pretty crafty and an advanced reader. She has a pretty good attention span. This was perfect for her.

This is a great book for beginners. It is very informative and easy to read. My daughter is ten years old and just received her first sewing machine. This book explained all the basics of the machine and was filled with sewing steps in language that she could relate to. She practiced for two days with the paper exercises in this book. We simply made copies and she set there for hours learning how to control her foot pedal, raise and lower her presser foot and pivot properly. I would highly recommend it for any beginner.

I bought this for my 10 yo granddaughter in Texas along with a sewing machine. It helps her to understand the machine and enjoy sewing. It did accompany "My First Sewing Book" and between the two, she is having lots of fun creating her own items. She is learning that you can make gifts for friends that they will love rather than going to the store and buying something. Helps instill a sense of accomplishment and pride.

The book was visually cute. I gave it 3 stars because it boosted my daughter's confidence so that she would start using her machine. We were finished with this book in 30 minutes (my daughter is 10). The guides for learning to sew were the most helpful part of this book. There are a few project ideas in the back that we might do later. Overall, it was a good book, but not worth the amount charged for it. The book is such a good idea and it could be SO much better with more content. There is still so much we don't know about sewing... like how to use a pattern or select stitch types/tension or button holes. I feel like we need something else now.

This is a very nice little book. It teaches the young reader the names of the different parts of the sewing machine. How to use the sewing machine. Very nice for the child who wants to learn to use a sewing machine. I bought it for one of my great granddaughters. She is 8 and wants to sew on her own sewing machine which she will be getting soon. She reminds me of myself when I was her age I loved to sew scraps of fabric together by hand. I'm still sewing some 70 plus years later.

I am using this book to teach a 9 year old how to sew. I like the book because of the pictures and illustrations. I like the projects because each week my student learned new sewing skills and then had the chance to make a project and take it home. The projects are keeping her interested. Her goal is to learn how to make doll clothes but the skills that she is learning will help her to do other types of sewing as she matures.

Aunque es un libro para niños y sólo tiene 40 páginas, ninguna de ellas es un desperdicio: hay muchos ejercicios para practicar con la máquina de coser si no se ha utilizado antes. Es un libro muy bonito y muy ilustrado. Es ideal no sólo para niños, también para adultos que todavía tienen mucho miedo a la máquina de coser o se sienten torpes pero que de todas maneras quieren aprender a utilizar una máquina de coser

I think some of the lower star reviews here are unfair. For starters, the product description tells you accurately how many patterns are included, so complaining about that after you buy the item really only makes it look like you didn't properly read the given info before you purchased- The title of the book is 'Learn to Sew' not 'Sewing pattern book'. This is a lovely little book. I've bought my 9 year old daughter a sewing machine for christmas and since I'm completely clueless in that area, I wanted something that will explain things to her from a very basic starting point, whilst giving her some simple projects to work on in order to build up her confidence. The book, in my opinion, is very informative. It starts by explaining to the reader how to set up and use their sewing machine, and contains several pages for you to photocopy in order to practice different patterns and stitches. It explains about 'wrong and right' sides of fabric and how to use them, and provides a list of what to have in your starter sewing kit (I found this list very useful as I'm also putting together a kit for her). It's bright and colourful and written in a way that children will understand and appreciate and be able to follow with no difficulty. It's more of an instruction book than a pattern book, but I knew that when I bought it and I bought it for that reason. The patterns it does have are very nice, simple, easy and basic, they are the perfect starting patterns for a child who is just learning. I'm very pleased with it.

Very expensive for a magazine like publication

Very easy to read and understand the the illustrations were very helpful. Used it this past weekend to introduce my 9 yr old great granddaughter to her new sewing machine.

Good little beginners book. Concise and easy to follow, with simple and straight forward projects.recommended for young children or an absolute beginner.