Deborah MoebesStitch by Stitch: Learning to Sew, One Project at a Time

This is a lovely book and a valuable resource for novice sewers. The author says at the beginning that the book is suitable for beginners but that there is also something in it for the more experienced sewers especially if they have never learned how to achieve some techniques themselves. I've been sewing since I was a kid so honestly there wasn't anything new in this book for me however, I have enjoyed reading it and the author has a very nice style. The idea of the book is that you start at the beginning and work your way through the projects, learning as you go and working your way up to the more advanced projects at the back - skirt, blouse - and by the time you have done that you will have all the skills needed. There is also a CD included with the book which has the patterns and appliqué on it. The author has a second book coming out this year, and yes I will be buying that too as it looks lovely.  Stitch Savvy: Sew Your Way to New Knowledge

The first thing that grabbed me was the beautiful presentation of the book. The binder makes it easy to keep the book open at a certain page and work on a project while looking at the book. Lots of nice illustrations and pretty photographs.Second was the passion and excitement that the author gives off when she talks about sewing. Granted maybe a bit American type of over-enthusiam, but I do think an enthusiastic teacher helps a lot.Third was the fact that it literally starts from the basics, down to a shopping list of basic tools like a pair of good scissors and a heavy iron, which is great for absolute beginners like me.I've been looking around quite a bit for my first sewing book to start, and this one was the one that I chose and so far I'm pretty happy with it.

This book is fantastic and does exactly what it promises. It's inspired and inspiring for beginners who have never sewed. Its approach is to learn by sewing projects that start with very easy projects and graduate from there. As an absolute beginner, I am really enjoying the projects and the book hasn't let me down so far. It's very understandably written, the pictures are good and it is easy to follow. It's great for beginners and if you don't want to go to a course I can only recommend this book. I wouldn't recommend it for advanced sewers/sewists but it's a great gift to get people around you started as well.

It's a good book but don't expect to be able to use the CD, it won't even stay in my player. So no access to the patterns. . .

Wonderful book full of knowledge

Love the author of this book. Subscribed to her lessons on the Craftsy website and that inspired me to buy the book. You forget you're actually being taught a skill, her style of teaching is so entertaining.

The content as well as the appearence of the book are just fine. Thanks a lot ! :)Katharina ,nsd,f

A great book, but the Kindle edition is £5 more expensive than the hardback edition, and the 'bonus CD' of pattern designs - referred to in the text - is only supplied with the hardback edition. Unfortunately, this makes the Kindle edition a rotten deal.