The Best of Sewing Machine: Fun For Kids

Excellent resource for any beginner to sewing or a teacher of sewing. This second edition is colorful, fun, paced for various ages and includes tons of necessary instruction. I highly recommend this book.

Good detailed pic of different parts of a machine with explanations. Love all the practice sewing pics to have you work on following a line, pivoting, reversing, etc. so many cute projects as well. I particularly love the cards the kids can easily sew and then useful to send lots of cute games and jokes but also help with the learning process. Well worth the price. Got this for a 7 year old

I'm enjoying the projects in this book with my 10 year old granddaughter.

I don't write review often, but felt compelled to write this one. We gave our daughter this book and a sewing machine (Janome Mystical Mint) for her 11th birthday. She was excited, but intimidated. Frankly, I was too in how to teach her to sew with a machine. She is very comfortable hand sewing, but a machine is a different beast. I asked her if she would like to watch some YouTubes about her machine. Her face sunk. I asked her if she would like to look through the book at some projects she might want to do and she did. We sat together thinking it would be a collection of things we might want to sew once we had learned how to work the new machine (I have an inherited Pfaff, so some things are different on her new machine). I was wrong. This book took both of us by the hand and walked us through the important parts on machines, how to be safe, and then had us start sewing in a straight line on paper without any thread to worry about. IT WAS FABULOUS. In 20 minutes, my daughter knew the parts of her machine and could work the petal at a steady speed and could sew in a straight line on lined paper. But best of all, we are so excited and now are confident that we can do this together, happily, safely, and with no tears. She is so excited for our next sewing machine session. Thank you so much to the authors and illustrators of this book! You changed what was intimidating for both of us to something exciting!

I have beenlooking for a good book to teach young kids to sew on a machine! this one is great! lots of great pictures, sewing safety guides. quizes on safety things. also lots of fun practice sheets. there is also a link provided so you can print all the patterns and practice sheets so you aren't ruining the book! it makes learning to sew fun! there are different mazes to sew through and puzzles to work out and then ends with different but simple project patterns. I am currently going through this book with a 6 year old. I probably wouldn't recommend it for any younger than that.

The book gives really good instructions for kids probably 8+. There is a link for downloads to practice sewing the paper, you can only get 4 pages, there were a lot more a few years ago and in the book.

This book was amazing. It made my granddaughter feel so much more at ease with her new sewing machine. I highly recommend this for kids. She found the mazes so much fun!! Thank you!!

using this to teach a roomful of 6th and 7th graders, this is a wonderful book to start little ones off on a machine! Great diagrams, exercises, and tips that make them want to sew more! Would recommend this to anyone trying to teach someone the first steps on a sewing machine!

Received just in time and great complimentary gift to a sewing machine..

Lots of learning to sew info and ideas!

Well structured from basics to finishing a project.

lots of things to make and do great christmas present for my 7yr old grand-daughter

Plain instructions with good pictures and diagrams. Very pleased with it.