Sewing Machine Magic: Make the Most of Your Machine--Demystify Presser Feet and Other Accessories * Tips and Tricks for Smooth Sewing * 10 Easy, Creative Projects Paperback – Illustrated, 14 Dec. 2017

Just what I needed to learn about all the feet for my machine

I have been sewing for some years - mostly kites. Like many others during this COVID19 Pandemic, I made some masks and took a notion to have a go at patchwork and Quilting. This book was purchased on recommendation.What an eye opener. I was familiar with a number of presser feet but Stefani made me aware of many more options. I will certainly sew some of the projects but the female attire will not suit a 69 year old bearded man 😀

Great book which shows you what each of all the main feet look like be it snap on, low Shank or high shank etc. you can see the feet and the range of styles of the same foot and then see how they are used. Book also includes a really useful fabric table so you can see at a glance which fabrics work best for which products. There is a basic needle guide and also a thread guide. There are some basics on bobbin use etc. I bought it to help me with foot selection and I was pleased. A good resource for my shelf.

Although I’ve been sewing basic items for many years, I’ve never really understood the different feet. This book makes it all clear and other interesting information as well. I highly recommend this book.

What a great book it shows machine feet for achieving many different styles using your sewing machine also a few patterns for you to try out I'm so pleased I bought this book I could highly recommend buying one

How did I manage to make my daughters wedding dress without this wonderful little book? I've learnt so many tips from it, let alone mastering some of the presser feet from the vast array I have. I am fairly experienced, but there is always something new to learn. Highly recommended.

The book is Informative, not used it much yet but had a quick look through all section, will use more in the coming months

Thank you to Netgalley, the author and the Publisher for this review copy given in exchange for an honest review.I was interested in this book as although I have used a sewing machine before, I don’t really know what I’m doing with one! I can thread one and sew a straight line, but that’s about it! I thought this book would be really interested to find out how a sewing machine worked!When I first opened the book, bearing in mind that I was reading a digital copy, only part of the pictures loaded. This is obviously only a problem with the downloaded copy (I hope anyway!), but it did mean I wasn’t able to see any of the pictures, so can’t comment on the quality of the photos in the book.The book gave good instructions for setting up the sewing machine, explaining what all the functions were and how to thread it. It also has a good explanation of sewing terminology, but bear in mind that this book is a US copy and some terminology may differ in the UK.As the book moves on, there are different chapters for different functions and there are some projects to try for each one. The projects look interesting, but again they are written with US terminology so the pattern may have to be converted first.I’m not sure if the book is aimed at a beginner level. Personally, looking through the book I think I would struggle to do some of the patterns as I don’t really understand some of the instructions, but it may suit someone with a little bit more experience better. I did think it would be more of a ‘sewing machine for dummies’ but it looks like it is more advanced than that.A good book for someone who can already work their way around a sewing machine but wants more experience and understanding! Not so good for a complete beginner like me!