Made By Me

A friend of mine had this book at a knitting group our daughters attended together. Once I looked through it that day, I knew I HAD to get it for my daughter! It's perfect for girls age 6-7 on up. It has given me lots of ideas for crafts I can do with all of my children (boys too!). And all of the projects don't really require expensive materials to make. In fact, the book encourages girls to be thrifty and find bits of materials, buttons, ribbon, etc around the house and collect them for making the crafts.The instructions for needlepoint, which I had always thought was too intimidating, were VERY easy and broken down so well that a small child could do it easily. I'm buying several of these to keep on hand to give as birthday gifts for young girls.My only complaint about this book is that it isn't longer!

This is a beautifully designed book with lots of beautiful creative ideas - not lists of instructions but close ups of examples and illustrations of basic procedures, like brief instructions to draw your own design on fabric with colored pencils and then fill them in with embroidery stitches. Or a close-up of a girl wearing a t-shirt decorated with embroidery, ribbons, buttons, etc, and the tip to draw out your design on paper before drawing it on your t-shirt.I gave it to a 7-year-old granddaughter who was enraptured by it. Her 11-year-old sister spent equal time pouring over it and getting ideas for things she wants to make. Their 16-year-old sister who is into professional apps for publishing and animation has even been reading it, and says that if she were to ever write a book this is exactly the way she'd want to do it. The layout and design really is brilliant. Every page has a fabric (photo) background, with divisions on the page marked out in white outline designs, lots of photographs, basic instructions simplified, such as enlarged photos of common embroidery stitches. It's really a masterpiece - has an underlying structure that gives it cohesion and predictability, and yet every page is an artistic masterpiece all its own.

I bought Made by Me as a companion book to Crafty Creatures by Jane Bull. The pictures and projects really appeal to the ‘little girl’ in me. Although it is clearly geared toward little girls, older children and/or adults could easily complete many of the projects. Colorful embroidered pouches, lavender or dried herb bags, pocket lockets are a few of the projects that would make great gifts. Very basic embroidery, sewing and knitting instructions are included with clear pictures and directions. This is not a book for anyone looking for advanced skills or projects, probably including children. It’s perfect children who are beginners, and for adults whose ‘inner child’ is looking for a sweet treat.

The photos are descriptive and show step by step photo instructions on how to create the projects as well as a photo of the completed projects. Everything about the book is cheerful and fun. I purchased it for my daughter and the subsequently for several friends daughters for birthday gifts along with some of the project elements so they could get started. It makes a GREAT gift. Super fun for those rainy summer days when there's nothing to do. FIVE STARS!

This was the cutest little book. It is full of simple & adorable ideas for a beginning crafter. Even us older crafters said we might have to get us a book like this. It shows many types of different crafts. For example sewing, crocheting & many other types of things. It is a good place for a beginner to start & see what sparks their interest before you invest in multiple books & projects.

My 14-year-old daughter checked this book out of the library and liked it so much, she purchased her own copy the next day. She has already made several items for herself and as gifts. One of my favorites is the cupcake pin cushion. It is cute, easy to make, and very practical. I recommend "Made by Me" for tweens and teens, but adults will find projects they enjoy, too.

Our granddaughter found this book at the library, and she liked it so much, i ordered it for her. She is almost 8 years old, and very fashion minded, and is learning to sew. She's very proud of her button sewing skills, and she's made 2 skirts with elastic waists that she wears all the time. This little pink book has lots of basic information on sewing and even knitting. The projects are very interesting for a young person...i'd say it's a girlie book, but a boy would find interesting projects as well. It's PINK.The templates are tucked in the covers, easy to trace. She can't wait to make the fabric flowers, and the dolls.Her 10-year-old cousin was equally taken with the book, so i'll probably be ordering another.

I bought this for Christmas for my eleven year old daughter and she loved it! It has beautiful pictures of every project and simple step by step instructions. It's such a cheerful, happy book to look through. I would have enjoyed this myself when I was a girl.

granddaughters happy to own

I was really impressed by this hard back book, it's really good quality and full of good ideas for beginners. It shows you step by step guides on how to embroider, sew and knit. It gives you ideas on what to make and includes patterns to trace to help you. It also lists what you will need for each project. I bought this book for myself and my nine year old granddaughter and we are both looking forward to sitting down and having a go at all the different things in this book and spending quality time together. It certainly beats sitting around watching telly or playing on computers.

Great book for young daughters!

I purchased this book as a present for my daughter's 7th birthday.The book is delightful, with a wide selection of projects to embroider, sew and knit. The instructions are clear, easy to follow and quite inspiring.If you would like to introduce your child to the joys of crafting then this book is for you. I would have absolutely loved to have owned this as a child, and am sure that my daughter will be refering to it for years to come.

Good for ideas for lots of little fun small products, however would recommend more to kids as some are very basic.Clear layout and easy to understand/follow though.