Whimsical Machine Embroidery


Book Description

Award winning designer Ursula Michael brings her popular and heart-warming designs to machine embroidery. Now, you can fill your home with her colorful, fun and imaginative designs in projects created for every season! &break;&break;In this new book, Ursula gives you: &break;&break;38 delightful projects perfect for gift-giving as well as home decorations &break;&break;Bonus CD with 42 charming original designs for machine embroidery &break;&break;Friendly instruction, complete materials and tools lists, spectacular color combination ideas and full-color photos for each project. &break;&break;Whimsical Machine Embroidery will show you how to use your sewing skills to create fun and festive handmade accessories for every season. See how easy it is to embroider a spooky witch's hat banner, ghostly treat bags, chilly penguin ornaments, snuggly snowmen (and snowbabies!), gingerbread boy and girl towels and much more. &break;&break;Sew your way through the year with these happy, colorful seasonal designs. Start stitching today!




Enchanting Embroidery Designs


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Enchanting Embroidery Designs invites you to create your own world using bright thread colors and imaginative stitches. Full of motifs that are both simple and playful, from zany crocodiles, and cuddly cats to big-eared bats and stealthy ravens. This book invites you to be creative with its whimsical designs and step-by-step instructions--whether you use these projects as visible mending techniques or simply to add interest to a piece. The sweet scenes and cute characters are full of life and texture, making them at home on your favorite clothing, home accessories or wall hangings. The unusual and versatile designs in this book include: Cheery flowers on a broach Pretty pine trees on hanging ornaments A colorful curly sheep Fluffy and stormy clouds Bushy-tailed foxes Moss on stone and microorganisms in Petri dishes And more! Simple how-tos take you through every recommended stitch, while a section on combining colors will inspire you to try mixing and matching to create something new. There's also a section on turning your stitchery into embellishments you can use, wear and share. Put your imagination and hands to work with the help of this inspiring embroidery book.




Snow Happy


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Simple to stitch and so much fun, these whimsical hand-embroidery projects feature winter's most charismatic characters--snowmen. You won't be able to get enough of these roly-poly snowmen as they cook, sew, quilt, and frolic in a winter wonderland created by you! Charming snowman patterns let you showcase your handwork while creating adorable decor Easy, portable projects make great gifts and festive holiday decorations--including a table runner, pillow, ornaments, and more Mix-and-match motifs let you customize your embroidery with just a few simple suppliesVideo




Whimsical Cross-Stitch


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A Book of the Month Club's Crafter's Choice! Cross-stitch is a traditional hobby — but your designs don't have to be! These more than 130 patterns reflect a modern sensibility, with motifs ranging from trendy to vintage to kitschy, so there's something here for everyone. All are designed to fit into a 6-inch or smaller embroidery hoop, making them quick projects that can be finished in an evening or weekend. If you're feeling ambitious, the small designs can be assembled to form a larger piece. Patterns are organized according to theme: animals; designs, including flowers and snowflakes; home and hearth, consisting of more than 40 patterns that range from a patchwork heart and an antique sewing machine to teapots, a watering can, and variations on "home sweet home"; nature; and charming patterns for special occasions. A brief introductory section offers advice on getting started, tools and supplies, and stitching. "A treat! Cross-stitchers will love this book." — Christian Fiction and More




Teeny Tiny Menagerie


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Let your imagination run wild with this book, Teeny Time Menagerie by Noriko Komurata, featuring 380 enchanting animal embroidery motifs. Using traditional embroidery, cross stitch, and appliqué techniques, you can create motifs, borders, and alphabets unlike any you've seen before. Each stitched motif is accompanied by detailed instructions for fuss-free execution. The collection also includes an embroidery how-to tutorial and adorable photo gallery to inspire you to use these designs in the most innovative ways!




Butterfly Stitches


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Beautify with butterflies! Appliqué and embroidery designs for nature lovers Let your creativity take flight with a rainbow of embroidered butterflies! Internationally recognized teacher Catherine Redford shares her passion for embroidery and embellished wool appliqué. Embroidery, appliqué, or a combination of both? The choice is yours, as you customize 12 designs for 36 unique looks! With delicate details, these winged beauties will inspire you to start your next sampler quilt, pillow, or small project. With an overview of materials, basic stitches, and a robust gallery of ideas, you'll be ready to unwind and enjoy the soothing practice of hand stitching! Embroider and appliqué butterflies with renowned teacher Catherine Redford Inspiring projects! A gallery of electrifying ideas to ignite your creativity Relax with pretty, portable hand-stitching projects and meditative stitches




The Art of Whimsical Stitching


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Paint, Stitch, Play! In The Art of Whimsical Stitching, bestselling author and teacher Joanne Sharpe shares her favorite, go-to methods for creating exuberant stitch art. If you're a sewer or quilter, you'll take your stitching in a new direction with paints, markers, and dyes. If you're a mixed-media artist, you'll learn to embellish your work with stitching. Follow step-by-step instructions and photos demonstrating a dozen inspiring techniques, including collage, stenciling, free-motion stitching, fused applique lettering, needle felting, doodle machine and hand embroidery, and more! Then, transform your custom fabric into playful pillows and bags, art quilts, journals, and other fun and funk-tional projects. Joanne's whimsical artwork and a "sketchbook" of designs you can adapt for your own work round out this colorful, inspirational guide.




501 Enchanting Embroidery Designs


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"""If you have never embroidered before, no worries, for there are detailed instructions of what you need + all the techniques and stitches you need to know for the patterns in the book."" --Japanese Sewing Books blog This fun embroidery book contains hundreds of creative needlework designs you can use to personalize all sorts of things! From a little hand-sewn gift, to monogrammed linens and cushions, to a well-worn and well-loved pair of jeans. 501 Enchanting Embroidery Designs offers simple hand embroidered motifs that highlight life's small pleasures: Motifs from the kitchen or garden (teacups, fruits and cozy reminders of home) Sweet feminine embellishments for your household zakka projects (flowers, pets, fashion elements) Designs for your child's clothing, drawn in a kid-friendly style Traditional designs such as monogrammed initials and elegant borders These freestyle designs are doable even for embroidery beginners and will always add that special touch--from an apron for your best friend to the neckline of your favorite top. No matter what you choose to leave your mark on, you are sure to find inspirational designs perfect for any occasion. "




My Whimsical Quilt Garden


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Brighten Your Day with Playful New Designs from Piece O' Cake. Use just one block or all twenty to make pretty garden quilts. Have fun with these light-hearted designs. Includes ideas for using these blocks in other ways, such as a smaller twelve-block quilt, a purse, or a table topper. Patterns are great for solids and small prints in any color way. Blocks also look beautiful in bigger sizes and are easy to enlarge. Bring cheery flowers and cute, chirping birds indoors with Piece O' Cake's newest appliqué blocks. Mix and match up to twenty blocks to create unlimited quilt variations.




Whimsical Wool Appliqué


Book Description

Cozy up to wool appliqué with fifty colorful garden blocks to mix and match! Best-selling author Kim Schaefer shares seven easy wool appliqué projects to teach you embroidery basics or to bring your hand stitching to the next level. Layer luscious flowers, birds, and butterflies of wool on top of cotton fabric, then add the embroidered finishing touches to fusible appliqué wall quilts, table toppers, and pillows. It's the perfect primer for every skill level.