A fresh look at vintage style Bring boutique style to your home and wardrobe Learn how to mix and match today's bright, irresistible fabric prints and use them with many different sewing techniques Loads of practical advice and mini tutorials-so you will love what you make!
Add New Dimension to Your Favorite Hexagon Quilts * Your favorite One-Block Wonders authors are back with new graphic techniques using triangles, cubes, and applique * Learn how to create optical illusions with your fabrics * Bonus projects include totes, coasters and placemats for using up left-over hexagons * Create interesting shadow effects with clever fabric placement * Try new kinds of borders with uneven edges, creative shapes, and hexagon strips From the best-selling authors of the One-Block Wonders books.
Create your own beautiful fabric landscapes * Master 12 different fabric painting techniques with detailed, step-by-step photos * Build your own stunning stash of fabrics with painted landscapes, water scenes, and dreamy skies * Learn Mickey's "e;design strip"e; technique to make dynamic quilts using large, uncut sections of your fabrics * Suitable for all skill levels; 3 projects included With Mickey Lawler, the best-selling author of SKYDYES, even beginners who have never picked up a brush can learn to paint striking scenes on fabric.
Tropical Splendor in Sashiko and Applique * Hand-stitch 6 vivid quilts inspired by tropical flora and fauna * Learn the secrets of successful Sashiko and applique * Options for both turn-under and fusible applique * Create designs from your own photos * Embellish your quilts with hand embroidery These glowing quilts bring together two of quilting's best-loved traditions: Japanese Sashiko and colorful applique.
Sustainable Fashion, Migrants, Embroidery: Ateliers of 'Social Integration' tells of community-led 'solidarity ateliers' engaged in sewing and embroidery activities which, in the Global North and Global South, are providing a vital alternative to neoliberal and neo-colonial fashion paradigms.
Make a Beautiful Embroidered Garden Come to Life Imagine an idyllic garden filled with your favourite spring flowers - now you can make it come to life with this step-by-step guide to embroidering a beautiful garden scene!
A wonderful world of intricate beauty You'll be captivated by the elegance and grace of these elaborate shadow trapunto quilts-especially once you discover how easy they are to make!
Bring more beauty and balance to your quilt designs * Everything you need to know about the essentials of good design from an internationally reknowned expert * Learn about the key elements of design and how to apply strategies for success * Practice what you've learned with exercises at the end of each chapter * An inspiring gallery illustrates design concepts by many prominent quilters and artists - including Alex Anderson, Paula Nadelstern, and Ricky Tims - with over 150 images showcasing all styles of quilts and fabric art, from traditional to modern This is the design textbook for quilters.
Stitch playful projects Dive into Laura's delightful world of embroidery and learn how to create small, free-form embroidery pieces that are alive with color and texture.
Memorable spaces, reimagined in fabric Your childhood home, an old family caravan, the incredible skyscraper in your city - these are all wonderful subjects that deserve to be re-created in fabric.
Deanne Eisenman is on a mission to educate quilters on a brief history of applique, alleviate anxiety about the "e;A"e; word and celebrate the joy of making patchwork bloom.
Whip your sewing area into shape Celebrate and use your sewing skills with well-known and popular designer Aneela Hoey's 15 stylish yet functional patterns for a wide variety of sewing organizers.
Experienced sewing instructor and blogger Barbara Emodi shares her sewing wisdom to help readers get started, get started back up, or hone their existing garment-sewing skills.
