Applique for Little Ones by Sylvie Blondeau, softback published by D&C. ISBN 978-0-7153-3209-2, price 14.99 from www.davidandcharles.co.uk

This super book is a big hit with me. It contains forty projects designed for children. Learn how to customize clothes and give personal gifts. Detailed instructions are included for machine and hand applique and this book is aimed at all skill levels. 

There is information on getting started and techniques plus templates at the back of the book. The projects are great fun – colourful and happy – just what children want. This is a book full of delicious surprises – every project is worth its salt. This is not one of those books where half the projects are things you don’t want or cannot see a need for, you’ll want to make each and every project in this book. For that reason, it really is worth buying and it makes a great present for any Mum or Dad for that matter.