Creative Machine Stitching: Special Effects for Quilts and More

by Patricia Nelson

Book Overview

Create shimmering waves with silver thread. Make flowers out of fluffy yarns. Stitch delicate leaves, stars, vines, and more -- no fancy sewing machine required! A world of ideas for easy machine... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564774627
• ISBN13: 9781564774620
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: That Patchwork Place
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.6" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Machine Art

Love this book. It gives new opportunities to use your sewing machine in a different way. Can be used with you regular sewing or as a separate picture. This is free motion quilting at it finest. I learned this easily and you can too. It is a fun challenge.

Go a step beyond "good average" with this book

My wife is a professional-level heirloom seamstress. She's sold dresses in excess of $300 multiple times, and has taught classes at a university summer sewing seminar. And she learned from the book. There are a number of things that are useful to her, and enabled her to go beyond what she was already capable of. It's not a book for someone at a basic to intermediate level of skill, but high intermediate to advanced people should find it very useful.

simple techniques for stunning results

This book details some stunning embroidery and embellishment techniques that even a beginner can accomplish. Each section includes a project with very clear instructions and diagrams. A complete supply list (including thread weight, needle type/size, what kind of stabilizer to use, which presser foot, how to adjust the bobbin/machine tension, etc.) is provided with each project. I higly recommend this book to anyone who has always wanted an embroidery machine but can't afford it.