I have a collection of books by Ms Hinds. Because clothing for the 18"American Girl dolls is so expensive, I choose to sew these items for my grand-daughters' dolls. I was pleased to find a new pattern book for more current clothing designs. The patterns included with the book and the easy to understand, photo enhanced instructions make this book a fun and easy way to sew beautiful clothing for the popular 18" dolls. I look forward to any future books from this author.
For those who are crafty and able to sew and want to save some $ and be creative at the same time, this book is a must. There are many, many examples of clothes to make plus included are the patterns (even patterns to make shoes). American Girl Dolls are costly not to mention all the clothes to go along with them--so be creative and make a little girl very happy with a whole wardrobe of clothes! And to make a little girl even happier, make her an outfit to match her doll's. All patterns are easy to read and include a basic wardrobe so it would be very easy to pick up a basic pattern for matching girl's clothes. I will be busy between now and Christmas!