Sew & Go Baby: A Collection of Practical Baby Gear Projects/With Pattern

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Summary: The best book on baby stuff!
Review: Bought this book last night after sitting in the store to read. Have three babies to sew for, none of them mine, two unborn. I don't even WANT babies, but I will be making quite a few of these things. The sling and the towel bib look to be the easiest and probably the most useful. For my Aussie friend expecting in early December, I have some time to make the backpack diaper bag with the fold-out changing pad. I hope I can make her the traveling bassinet, too. I haven't bought any baby-shower stuff in some time, but I've never seen things like this before. Shower things are included as well. If you are planning to become pregnant, BUY THE BOOK NOW and get started on it before you start to show, because you will want every last thing in this book. I can't wait to start making these little things, they look like a lot of fun. And I'm NOT going to be a Mommy!

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Summary: Frustrating to say the least.
Review: I am a very experienced sewer - have tackled some extremely difficult projects but have never seen such sloppy patterns and directions as those contained in this book. It took at least three times as long as it should have to make the Travel High Chair and matching bib.

I was very enthused when I saw this item and decided to make it as a shower gift for the pregnant daughter of a dear friend. I purchased all the listed materials and sat down to cut out the pattern. What a mess! The bib pattern itself is in two pieces which are to be taped together - the problem is they overlap each other so you have to trace them.
Then when I tried to put the pocket on the bib, the bib was over an inch wider than the pocket - I checked the pattern and sure enough, the bib pattern was wider than the pocket pattern. That was only the beginning. There are no indications of seam allowances, the directions instruct you to pin the bias tape around the high chair, then go on to do something else, you are never instructed to sew the bias tape on. As I got further into the high chair, I discovered that I could not finish it because I needed another item that I had to go back to the fabric store for because it was not included in the materials list. I could go on and on but my advice is to find some other book - the instructions for sewing and assembling the projects are so poorly written, it is a complete waste of money and time unless you are happy making just the very simple items.

I will say that the Travel High Chair is a very clever idea and everyone I have shown it to thought it was terrific. I was able to overcome the lack of adequate directions and mistakes and create a very nice gift but I will not go thru the frustration of trying to make anything else from this book. I tried to locate the author but I couldn't even locate a web page to see if she had posted corrections to her directions. I know this person has written a lot of other books and I have to say I would never buy another of her publications.

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Summary: Interesting Ideas, But....
Review: I found Sew and Go Baby to have wonderful ideas. The problem is that the projects are not so simple for a beginner, or someone new to zippers and gromets, etc. The patterns are included (which is a nice idea!) but the pattern pages have no rhyme or reason--so to search for one you may end up unfolding all the pages. And re-folding pattern pages is a pain! The book did have cute shower ideas, and some easy projects such as fleece booties and hats and a neck pillow I made for my 8-month old. I think it will take quite a bit of practice and material to make a go at some of the more difficult projects in this book

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Summary: Interesting Ideas, But....
Review: I got this book when my son was five months old and wish I had gotten it earlier! However, there are plenty of items for any size baby. Just today we used the highchair and play quilt. The play quilt will be used for MANY years (probably by me after baby is grown up! ). The clothes patterns look great - I've not tried any, but plan to make most of his summer t-shirt/shorts from the patterns. For any sewing mom, relative or friend, this book is a must have!

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Summary: Great book!
Review: I got this book when my son was five months old and wish I had gotten it earlier! However, there are plenty of items for any size baby. Just today we used the highchair and play quilt. The play quilt will be used for MANY years (probably by me after baby is grown up! ). The clothes patterns look great - I've not tried any, but plan to make most of his summer t-shirt/shorts from the patterns. For any sewing mom, relative or friend, this book is a must have!

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Summary: Great ideas, hard to use some patterns
Review: I have made so many of the fingertip towel bibs, and everyone loves them. The few who got the baby slings loved them too. I can't seem to get past the easiest projects, but this is a complete collection of baby gear to start on when the test is positive (and the rabbit is still warm!) I will never be without a great baby shower gift again, thanks to this book.

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Summary: One baby book with everything you need
Review: I have made so many of the fingertip towel bibs, and everyone loves them. The few who got the baby slings loved them too. I can't seem to get past the easiest projects, but this is a complete collection of baby gear to start on when the test is positive (and the rabbit is still warm!) I will never be without a great baby shower gift again, thanks to this book.

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Summary: Great ideas, hard to use some patterns
Review: I loved this book -- an absolute five stars...until I tried to use the patterns. They seem to be laid out at random over four large tissue sheets. Some pattern pieces aren't labeled as to which project they belong to. There's no index to the pattern pages to tell you where to find the pieces of the pattern you want, and the pieces for a single project could appear on several different pages. To cram more in on one sheet, pattern sections sometimes overlap. The overalls are one of the worst pattern examples. A single pattern piece to be cut on a fold shows cut lines for short and long versions, front and back, and four sizes. That's 16 different pattern pieces. The intersecting and poorly labeled cut lines make it impossible to find the outlines for the version you need. Or maybe next to impossible. I haven't given up yet. But for the simpler projects, patterns are clearer, and the ideas in the book really are great.

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Summary: really great ideas, some for more experienced sewers
Review: I really like this book, it is nice to find patterns for things like slings and snugli's. However, some of the projects are definitly for more experienced sewers, though plenty for novices. The patterns are a mess, and some of the patterns don't seem to be well planned but I am going to recommend the book anyway. Either way, it is fun to have a pattern for a portable high chair. Where else are you going to find that?

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Summary: really great ideas, some for more experienced sewers
Review: I really like this book, it is nice to find patterns for things like slings and snugli's. However, some of the projects are definitly for more experienced sewers, though plenty for novices. The patterns are a mess, and some of the patterns don't seem to be well planned but I am going to recommend the book anyway. Either way, it is fun to have a pattern for a portable high chair. Where else are you going to find that?