Sew Illustrated - 35 Charming Fabric & Thread Designs: 16 Zakka Projects

I rarely give a craft book 5 stars so I am super picky. I held off on buying it for almost a year after it came out. There are so many cute amigurumi (aka small sewing projects, with a Japanese look to them), the instructions are great. and if you feel intimidated about using your sewing machine to draw with on a very tiny scale, don't worry, there are several large scale projects in the book too. The author is very sweet and active on social media so you can see a lot of her makes on her blog, on her instagram account etc.

I love everything about this book. Some people complained about the iron on transfer sheets, mine were perfect. I can’t wait to make these projects.

The only word I can describe this book is "cute." It is a beautiful book with lots of ideas. It's inspirational and really makes you think out-of-the-box as a person who sews or embroiders. It really puts a modern, chic twist on your grandmother's embroidery!

Lovely book with a lot of new ideas....

This book explains each project step by step. Makes it so easy and stress-free to complete the projects. Gave me the confidence to try them!

I absolutely love Minki's illustrations on Instagram and was so excited to get a whole book full of her fun designs. So many cute ideas to try and I love that the publisher is fixing the printing problem and sending us new pages for the iron-on transfers. I'm not sure I can pick one design as my favorite but her bag section is full of the most adorable bags and the typewriter design is just so good. I love all the photographs that show step by step since I'm a visual leaner. Great book - perfect addition for your sewing library!

Not as many ideas as I was hoping for.

My first completed project from the Sew Illustrated book! I changed things a bit, but well, I always do ' LOVED making all these little houses, cutting the small fabric pieces, and finally "illustrating" them. If you have been wanting to get this book but feel a little intimidated because of the complex appearance of the projects, don't worry! Minki and Kristin walk you through every step and give you all the tips and tricks to master this in no time! I can tell you, it's been a real joy for me! '