Sew Fun for Girls & Dolls Review

Sew Fun for Girls & Dolls
Gifted by Design Originals
Reviewed by Sari Lesk, editor of AllFreeSewing.com

Young girls always form a special connection with their dolls. They love to dress their dolls up, make believe with their dolls, and even somewhat befriend their dolls. With some easy sewing projects for clothes and accessories, you can encourage your daughter's love for her favorite friend. The sewing projects in Ana Araujo's Sew Fun for Girls & Dolls are just what you need to further inspire your little girl's creativity and help her feel even more affection for her dolly.

This book is perfect for the mother of any daughter who has a wild and creative imagination. The sewing projects in Sew Fun for Girls & Dolls will show you how to create coordinating outfits that are sized just right for your daughter and her doll. The tutorials are written for a doll 18 inches in height, and you can always adjust for a doll of another size. From beginning to end, this book is teeming with artsy and crafty ideas to make your daughter's time with her doll as fun as can be.

Whether your little girl likes to play dress-up or wants to coordinate outfits with her doll for everyday occasions, Araujo has you covered. From flowery fairies to a day at the beach to accessories and more, you'll find everything you need to sew coordinating outfits for your daughter and her dolly friend. If your daughter wants to play dress-up as a beauty queen, you can sew a crown, sash, and bouquet of flowers in her size and her doll's size. Perhaps your daughter wants to spend some time in the kitchen. You can sew her and her doll matching bandana aprons so they can cook up a storm together.

No matter your skill level as a sewist, this book provides you with the tips, techniques, and knowledge you need to take full advantage of all the sewing tutorials. Right off the bat, Araujo defines the many terms she uses in her book and gives you a run-down on how to create iron-on adhesives. You can use all of this information to simplify your sewing experience and as a quick reference to look back on if you ever need a refresher.

Araujo really goes the extra mile in this book to prepare you to sew your heart out. Not only does she fill the book with step-by-step photo tutorials, she even provides you with templates for many of the pieces her projects feature. The templates are labeled with resizing instructions so you can be sure the outfits and accessories you sew are measured perfectly for your daughter and her doll.

If you're ready to get started sewing stylish coordinating outfits for your daughter and her favorite dolly, get yourself a copy of Sew Fun for Girls & Dolls today.