Amy Butler’s Little Stitches
Like all Amy Butler’s patterns, this book is full of gorgeous designs, with detailed instructions. Not for the absolute beginner sewer, although some projects might fall under that category. There are some challenging projects to stretch your sewing skills.
Amy has included hand drawn illustrations this time around – which is lovely, I do find the designy patterns underneath the photos and illustrations and text a little busy and distracting though. The photos and styling as usual is outstanding, however the projects are very text heavy with project instructions often running on from each other without clear definition between one and the next.
The projects themselves are for the most part pretty cool. Some gorgeous practical stuff, I think this is Amy’s strength – household practical designs. A crib set with pockets, a wrap blanket with hood, a baby kimono and slippers. I love the everything bag – a tool kit for mums – really all women need one of these. And I wish I had had the change tabletop with pockets when my babies were babies.
Some of the more whimsical projects are more successful than others, I really love the cuddle kitty toy and the imagination book and the cheeky monkey laundry bag – very very cute. I thought the sleepy snail with the spiral ruffle, and the baby butterfly hat just a bit too fussy though.
Overall though a terrific book with a range of patterns to suit most new mothers who like to sew.
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I just got this book last month and love it! This week I *happily* discovered our local quilt shop carries some of Amy Butler’s fabrics! How great is that?! I really like the Kimono wrap and little shoes – very cute.