Book Review: Sweet and Simple Handmade

Picture from TinyHappy

When I got home at lunchtime I found my copy in the post of Melissa's new book.

(I pre-ordered the book as soon as I knew Melissa wrote it

because I read her blog and love what she does.)

I immediately opened it up and flicked through it while I was making some lunch

and before our eggs had cooked I had decided what to make.

I want to make lots of things from the book, 

so I grabbed a nighty off the top of my refashion for Annie pile.

.I brought this years ago from Ezibuy and it was a bit small for me

so I put it in a clothing swap and someone took it and wore it as a dress on their holiday overseas.

Then this weekend they put it back in another clothing swap

and I got it back! The well travelled nighty.

The Easy Wrap Dress looked perfect for the amount of fabric in the nighty

and it was cut out in no time.

I didn't have any bias binding handy, so I just used some left-over quilt binding I had sitting there

and I hemmed the arm holes instead of binding them.

And before you knew it, Annie had a new dress.

The instructions are logical and easy to follow.

I don't believe I've ever used a book I brought so quickly.

It's a dear little dress that she can wear over a merino in the winter

or a t-shirt or singlet in the summer.

And best of all she likes it and my book has paid for itself.

Now I need to find my stash of corduroy and whip up some winter pants for her.

If you have small children in your life,

this is a great book. I give it five out of five unreservedly!

Thanks Melissa, it's perfect.