Girls Style Book: [Sewing Book, 24 Patterns]

I have over a dozen Japanese sewing books for children in various languages (including six in English) and have found them to be incredibly easy to follow, even in languages I can't read just based on the diagrams. This particular book has a lot of very pretty dress and blouse patterns, although they are almost all short sleeves or sleeveless. There is a nice bolero pattern, though. It's worth getting just for the two bubble dresses. The pattern sheets are typical Japanese pattern sheets where you have to find your piece on the overlapping diagrams and trace it out, adding a seam allowance. A good acrylic quilting ruler and/or a seam gauge ruler makes this pretty easy to do. Other books try to cram the entire book's worth of patterns on one double-sided sheet. This one has three double sided sheets in a convenient paper envelope on the inside of the back cover, so the patterns are a lot more spaced out and easy to find. The sides of these sheets are labeled "Pattern sheet 1 - 6" and each one has a guide that lists exactly which pieces are on which side, so this also helps speed along the process. If Japanese sewing books' pattern tracing makes you nervous, this is a good one to begin with. Once I got the hang of pattern tracing, I actually found this method easier than dealing with either taped together PDF patterns or flimsy tissue paper ones, and I like that I can easily change the seam allowance or hems if I want to. The diagrams are simple and easy to follow with just a little sewing experience. If you need more instructions, the same author has come out with another book going into much more detail, but I am probably about an advanced beginner and have no problem following the patterns.

Recently, I've been starting to sew for my kids, and something I love about Japanese sewing books is the cute, classic and simple designs they contain. This book is no exception! It has a great collection of patterns that are super-cute, but not difficult to sew, and you can't beat the price (seriously, 24 patterns for the price of this one book?! Fabulous!) These are typical Japanese sewing patterns (i.e. a lot of patterns per sheet, and seam allowances need to be added after the patterns are traced out), but there are several ways to accomplish this...if you don't like to trace stuff (i.e. to preserve the original pattern sheets), you could just take it somewhere and have the pattern sheets copied, add some seam allowances, and then cut out what you want from your copies. If you don't mind tracing patterns, an easy way to make a 'light box' so that you can clearly see what you're tracing is to flip a clear plastic under-bed storage box upside down over a light (flashlight, etc.), put the pattern sheet on top (i.e. the bottom side of the box), and trace away... just some ideas to make this task a little easier =) Long story short, as a mom who wants cute and easy patterns to sew for her kids, for a reasonable price, I highly recommend this book!

I am a fan of Japanese pattern books. That means I am used to tracing and adding seam allowance, so that part does not turn me off. In fact, this set of patterns is printed on 3 separate sheets so it's actually easier to see/trace because there are fewer patterns on each sheet. I have made one thing so far, dress A, and it is pretty adorable. There are several other dresses that I am excited to make too, but I find some of the patterns a little too basic/home-made looking (namely the top/shorts sets). I also think they duplicate patterns, so it doesn't feel like you have 24 distinct ones because some tops are basically a shorter version of a dress. That said, this is a nice addition to my pattern book library. I envision I will use it a lot and the patterns that are cute are VERY cute.

This has some really cute fashions. I thought I was missing some of the pattern sheets, but the seller sent a message back very quickly. I learned that the instructions are on both sides of the sheets, and in total there are 6 pages of patterns. I really appreciated their help, and believe the publisher should have indicated how the pattern sheets are numbered. It appears that only 3 sheets are included, yet with printing on both sides, a total of 6 pages in included. I am glad I ordered this, and look forward to some creative sewing.

The designs included in the books are extremely lovely, but the instructions are too short and hard to follow. At first, upon receiving the books, I felt like I couldn't wait try all the patterns included. But then come the instructions part, it is really hard to understand and I think it is not for a very beginner like me. Quite a disappointment

I sew surprise things for my nieces. There are not many patterns to choose from. I received this & it’s wonderful!!! I’m finishing a dress/jacket combination & have picked out several other things to make. It is different than usual patterns, but after the first I developed a process to sew! I love this & will continue using!!! Thank you!

Really cute patterns. Easy to follow step by step instructions. Best for those with some basic sewing experience. I use it for my 6 and 8 year old girls.

An excellent addition to Tsukiori's adult pattern books, providing simple to sew dresses and separates which you can make as casual cool or fancy-schmancy as you like depending on the fabrics and trims you choose; all my young mum students love it. Suitable with some guidance for beginner sewers, the format is the same as Tsukiori's other offerings; full size pattern sheets to copy from, beautiful photographs of the finished clothes and clear diagrams with concise instructions for putting the garments together. However, this is not a 'how to sew' book, hence my caveat that newby sewers will require help. That said, with 2 dozen patterns it's great value for money and should inspire mums, grandmas and aunts to sew up a few garments with a bit more originality than chainstore staples.

Beautiful book, simple and very enjoyable and inspirational to return to sewing . Well worth it.

This sewing book is great, the instructions are in English, and there are patterns which are not hard to sew. When I have gotten sewing books from other countries before, there was limited English instructions and the patterns were hard to cut. I love the styles of dresses. This book is well worth buying for moms and grandmas. I love to sew children's clothing and was pleased with this purchase.

Libro muy recommendable con patrones fáciles de seguir y vestidos de tiro muy limpio. He cosido ya un par de patrones y quedan muy bonitos.

This book has some great patterns. The photos are stunning and the instructions are pretty easy to follow, although one or two I had to read a couple of times. Definitely would recommend it to anyone sewing for a little girl.