Now， I love Barbara Emodi: her book SEW and her monthly newsletters。 So when she announced her new book Stress-Free sewing solutions I couldn‘t wait to read it。 I wrote her and begged to have an advanced copy。 Well it is fantastic and I recommend it to anyone who sometimes feels unhappy about their results and doesn‘t know what to do except try HARDER next time。 （We‘ve all been there， right？） The book is clear， well illustrated and super practical。 Each section begins with a photograph of a F。A。 Now， I love Barbara Emodi: her book SEW and her monthly newsletters。 So when she announced her new book Stress-Free sewing solutions I couldn‘t wait to read it。 I wrote her and begged to have an advanced copy。 Well it is fantastic and I recommend it to anyone who sometimes feels unhappy about their results and doesn‘t know what to do except try HARDER next time。 （We‘ve all been there， right？） The book is clear， well illustrated and super practical。 Each section begins with a photograph of a F。A。I。L （Followed-All-Instructions-Letdown）。 Followed by an 1。 possible reasons why it went wrong （And no， it wasn’t you。） 2。 a quick fix suggestion and 3。 explains， clearly with photographs and drawings， alternatives she has used to avoid the F。A。I。L。s。 The last chapter „50 Ways to Relax Your Sewing“ is pure Barbara: informative， entertaining and well， comforting。 Barbara will help us all get through these rough patches。 I shall treasure this and refer to it before I proceed。 Who knows， I may even overcome my fear and loathing of facings。 。。。more