Previous to doing my book research, I was always a little apprehensive to purchase a sewing book without having a good look inside though. I had made some not so good purchases and forked out money for a book I thought was going to be lovely and full of lots of great things to make, only to be disappointed when it arrived when I realised that the only decent project in the book was the one featured on the front cover!!
With little ones in tow, I do most of my book shopping online…I don’t have as much time as I would like to stand in the aisles of a bookstore flicking through pages – usually I’ve got children in hand or under careful, watchful eye making sure they don’t escape/destroy anything or make a spectacle of us all!!!
Inspired by one of my Facebook followers I’m going to start a regular (but not committing to weekly!) “BOOK SHELF” feature on the blog – each Book Shelf post will give you a detailed look into a sewing book from my ever growing collection with lots of information about the kinds of projects the book holds and a little review on the book to help you make purchases that you will be happy with!
Coolies? I’ll be back later in the week with my first review! In the meantime…if you’ve got a book that you are particularly interested in (whether in my photographs here or not) let me know and I’ll pop those ones at the beginning of the list 🙂
