Sewing for Kids: Easy Projects to Sew at Home Paperback – March 31, 2013

It has a lot of cute simple ideas for beginners, but I think I might like to try some of the things.

Best sewing book for kids! Amazing projects and great instructions

I teach very young children to sew, 10 years and under, this book will not work without one on one help from me. Some of the projects, like the Springtime Bunnies embroidery project, is way too advanced. Looking through the book I did not see anything that I thought the kids would be super excited to make, but I have not let them look at it yet...hopefully they find something that they would like to tackle. For me, I liked the first few pages of the book. It's all review, tips, what basic supplies are needed and why, and then sewing machine basics...good reminder for me to always review these things when teaching the young.

I was looking for a book for teaching kids to sew on the sewing machine. This is mostly hand sewing - maybe 2 machine projects. It didn't fit my needs.

Not what I expected, plan on teaching on eight year old. Saw nothing in it that would appeal to her, I was looking for simple totes, purses, and clothing. Maybe this would be excellent for a much younger child.

This book is how to sew FOR children, not WITH children. Although the layout is meant to appeal to the younger set, the instructions are written for a three to four spool sewer. I have made three projects with my child and they have been close to disasters. 1) the pentagon patchwork ball requires approx. 15 hours of tedious hand stitching. For the end result, it was not worth it. 2) Sylky the sewing mate was a super-cute idea that included basically no instructions. Ex. "Attach a popper." How? "Use overstitches." What the heck is an overstitch? No pictures of the three hand stitches they recommend. 3) Hippie Handbag- it requires sewing on a curve, an advanced skill. Children need to sew on straight lines. Then, the lining is attached with hand stitches. There is a method of making a reasonably professional bag with a lining and attaching handles that does not require hand stitching and tacking on a handle. The book's instructions mean this bag is not seriously meant to be used, as the handles will pop right off. I am an advanced sewer and we managed to trick each project so the result was fine, but you will not get any insight from this book. If you want your child to learn to sew, and aim to sew alone, get The Best of Sewing Machine Fun for Kids.

I wish it had more real photos of the project step by step, instead of cartoonish drawings. I did like the project ideas.

Pretty good tips, not sure what I was expecting, but it is useful

Love the over all style - the illustrations are appealing, engaging and very helpful.The introductions to the basics, even the use of the sewing machine, are clear and easy to follow and make it very easy for an adult to assist the young seamstress / tailor.Really fun projects - would actually be a really good gift for anyone who wants to get started at sewing or help little fingers to be creative away from electronic devices.We love it!

It was pretty disappointing.

9 year old granddaughter loved the book so much that she was up at 6am making things before school! Well presented for children and easy to understand with clear instructions. I'd certainly recommend this book for budding sewers!

Full of great, fun ideas for things to make, complete with templates and clear instructions. Perfect for my 8 year old daughter.