This is such a beautiful book, written and demonstrated in such a lovely way. Get it for the pictures alone, or give to a patron who is a maker looking for a push in a new direction. Having followed Jen Hewett for years, I'm so happy to see this book in print!

Print, Pattern, Sew is a great introduction for anyone interested in block printing, creating patterns, and sewing. Although the sewing portion of the book is best for those with at least basic sewing skills, the step by step directions are easy to follow. Patterns are included.

What an adorable instructional book about - you guessed it - prints, patterns, and sewing. this book intrigued me because i think it would amazing to amazing to not only wear clothing that you have sewn, but also a printed pattern that you envisioned yourself. This book was easy to follow and understand, and I can see it being a super fun read for a few of my thrift shopping friends.

A huge thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for sending me a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I truly appreciate it!

Here's what I love most about this book: Even if you have precisely zero experience with any part of printing your own fabric patterns, you'll get everything you need to get started. From sketching out patterns to carving the blocks, all the way to deciding what pattern to print them in (even rows, bricked patterns, etc.). There's advanced techniques like two-color printing, as well, all easily explained.

It's a bonus, then, that the second half of the book actually uses the textiles you've created in part one. The patterns are mostly accessories and clothing items, with clear cutting diagrams and such. I'm not sure if the final book will have those patterns in the book itself (the digital preview copy I got from netgalley did *not* have the clothing pattern pieces included, but that may not be true for the final book), but if so, the pieces included are simple and multifunctional, and there are a few even I'd make. (And I'm not a seamstress of clothing.)

I've done a lot of block printing on paper. Even with my experience, I learned quite a bit from Jen Hewitt's experience and feel like I might just branch out a bit into fiber now. I know I'll have the tools I need because of this book. :)

They say not to judge a book by its cover, but in this case the cover certainly piqued my interest. Fabric, bold prints, sewing, and, believe it or not, a non-white author on the cover! It seems like sewing and craft books in the US are nearly always by middle-aged white women, so I was pleased to see that this book would add some diversity to my crafting.

The book has two complementary parts: one on how to print fabrics with block printing techniques, and one containing patterns for clothes using the fabrics you've printed. The first part is the most interesting to me since it's teaching me something new. The sewing patterns don't appeal to me very much. I love the author's printmaking style but not the shapes she chooses for her clothes.

The first part covers preparing your fabric for printing, carving and preparing blocks, inks, applying the ink to your fabric with the block, common problems and how to fix them, and info on design and layout with prints (different types of repeating patterns, etc.).

The second part has sewing patterns for women's clothing & accessories to use up all the pretty fabrics you've learned how to make in part 1. Unfortunately, the sewing patterns aren't really to my taste or flattering for my body shape, but I do appreciate that she's chosen them to showcase the fabrics. Also, as a beginner to sewing, the garment patterns are quite difficult for me because they come in only one size and have no measurements on them whatsoever. That's right - no measurements for the sewing patterns! The physical edition of the book is supposed to include pattern sheets, though, so perhaps that will be more useful. There's no indication in the text, however, that the pattern sheets include more than one size. I'll update my review if I find out that they do.

I learned a lot about printing fabrics from this book and I'm eager to give a try! I want to try some bold colors instead of the pastels the author seems to prefer. I'm glad there are templates in the back of the book, too, because I don't have the drawing talent the author has. The sewing patterns don't add much to this book, in my opinion, but it's still a great book for its thorough handling of printmaking techniques for fabric.

I love this book! It shows a step by step tutorial of how to create your own unique textiles. It will support you every step on the way to finishing your creation. The book includes printing techniques, templates as well as sewing tutorials. Colourful floral prints suggestes by Jen Hewett will brighten up your life! Great book for all crafters out there!

Firstly, this is a fabulous book, well written, beautifully photographed and very creative.
Like the author, I travelled from screenprinting, to paper printing and tried fabric block printing, but my journey in this realm started late in life, so I am still experimenting.
This book explains a great deal about printing onto fabric and the fact that the fabric can be made into beautiful garments which are unique and stylish. There are patterns in the book but the idea is to create a article of clothing that is your own, and there is information on doing this.
A great book both for a beginner or experienced person.