Customer Reviews

Fanciful Felties from MummySam: Sew People to Meet, Places to Go & Things to Do

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Samantha peaked my interest and had me walking away from my first project proud of the results and in no way flustered. I think this book is perfect for creating little master pieces for my craft room shelves and little towns and people for my 2.5-year-old to play with. Cute, versatile and easy to understand. An A+!

This book is great for beginners (i've never worked with felt before this book) but in no way bogged down by the first-time how-to's. You are given just the information you are needed so that you can get right to the creating. The projects were fun and interesting and like nothing I've come across. I love every project in the book and can see myself creating everyone of them.

I am a die hard quilter so there's something to be said about a book about felt catching my eye!

I first saw this book on a blog and was immediately in love with the British feel to the characters. They are both charming and quirky. I've never thought of myself as an artist, but I've always admired those who could sketch out simple line-drawing stories. mummysam managed to do just that and turn them into cute little stitched people and scenes.

After ordering the book, it sat for awhile on my side table. I was still captivated by the characters and creating something so cute and small, but scared to take the plunge. Then my family was plagued with some sort of bug and after three days of being stuck at home, I was starving for a creative outlet that didn't mean sitting upright at my sewing machine. So I gave the felties a try.

I am in love - both with the characters and the process of creating them. The instructions are just right. They are short and to the point, so it's not a huge book of text. At times I had to guess on the instructions, but everything has been manageable and I've figured it out so far.

It's safe to say I've found a new addiction, one that I can concentrate on with a smile when the sewing machine just isn't appealing.

i love sam's style of designing and the way she incorporates illustration and textiles together is such a complimentary way.

What I love about this book is that it takes felt, stuffies and sewing from 'cute' to 'art'. These are projects that, yes, you might make for children to fill doll's houses and line play mats, but that you might also make to stand proudly on mantle pieces, for wedding presents, and to treasure. With clear instructions, and many many options for customising the faces and places, this book is perfect both for the beginner in need of guidance, and the experienced sewer in need of inspiration.

The only slight disappointment I felt was in the way that some of the felties were finished. Though they have beautiful, intricate faces and clothing on the front, most of the patterns simply ask you to sew scrap fabric as the backside, meaning that while the felties look gorgeous photographed face-on, in real-life, your felties might get seen from the side or behind, and the scrap-backing will be visible. Similarly, several projects that appear to stand up on their own in the book do not have bases included in the instructions, and so will need propping up or altering. Of course, these tiny problems are overshadowing by the brilliant designs and wonderful imagination of mummysam, however, it's good to be aware of their limitations in reality, which may not be apparent from the photos.

All in all, highly recommended for those wishing to do something fancier with their felt, whatever level of experience you may have.

The dolls made out of this books are great. It was imossible for me to use the sewing machine for the faces, hence it is all hand made. I still love the result....

Gave it as a Christmas gift and thought that it was just adorable. Would make a fun book for a shut-in or something to do during the winter blahs!!

This book is great! I saw it in a fabric store, found it at Amazon, and bought one copy for my daughter and one for me. It's well-designed, fun to look at, and the projects are all cute and clever. The author writes in a chatty style, with great instructions, and even includes a recipe for scones! If you know someone who loves to make things, buy them some felt squares, some cotton fabric, a needle and thread, black embroidery thread, and this book!