This book would be a fantastic addition to my library of sewing books. I am beginning to sew more outfits for my small granddaughter and I have another one on the way. I spend a lot of time reading through your eLetters and seeing if I can create elegant garments as presented here. I also tailor all my husband's shirts. This means I have to disassemble a store bought shirt that fits his neck size, cut it down in the sleeve length, shoulder length, and sometimes the total length of the shirt and I have to take in the sides of these shirts. I do this because my husband's neck size does not equate to the rest of his body structure. It is a very time consuming process and I sometimes have trouble re-creating the flat-fell seam. I have been asked by my older granddaughter to help her create a medieval style dress with boning. When I was much younger I created some pretty dresses for my daughter to wear to dances that contained boning, but it really did not look too professional. I know the techniques in this book would assist me greatly. I want to be ready to make dance dresses for my youngest granddaughters when they reach that age and possibly prom dresses. I love to sew and create beautiful things. I would thoroughly enjoy having this new book.

I planted the seed to begin sewing with my oldest granddaughter when she was 9 years old. I presented her with her first sewing machine when she was 13. I have purchased little sewing kits for her and sent her books on sewing. I am also working with my other grandchildren by showing them how to make puppets, use sewing cards and use their imagination. I have even tried to interest my daughter-in-law with sewing. She has completed a few simple curtains for her home and helped my oldest granddaughter complete curtains for her room as well. My mother did not know how to sew until I showed her when I was about 12. My mother made beautiful hand sewn quilts, but she could not put together a blouse. She did learn how to make simple sun dresses for her granddaughters. I have been sewing and crafting for over 50 years and I think this book would greatly aid me in teaching more young sewers, both boys and girls.

I have a large variety of sewing threads and a very small room to use for my sewing and crafting. My threads were packed away out-of-sight until I saw these fishing tackle boxes (with handles) at Walmart. These boxes were already divided into small compartments and had storage on both sides. I purchased two of these box. I place all my specialty embroidery thread in one box and all my general sewing thread in another box. Now I have all my thread in one place and because the cases are see through, I can find the color that I need. If you wanted, you could also store the bobbins in these boxes.

Now I don't end up buying more thread because I couldn't find it in my stash. I know exactly what colors I have.

I have a large and varied collection of sewing thread. I purchased two large fishing tackle containers that open on both sides. Normally, fishermen use these to store their flys, weights, hooks, etc., but I found that the compartments in these containers are just the right size to put spools of thread. I separate my threads by functionality, decorative embroidery and metallic threads go into one container and everyday thread goes into another container. The sides are clear so I can see exactly what color I am looking for. These cases are also very portable and can be easily moved from one room to another.

I used to have two rooms dedicated to my sewing and crafts, but then the grandchildren arrived and now I am using only one small room for all my sewing and craft projects so everything has to have a place.

I have enjoyed the many articles on sewing techniques.