A guide to using colored pencils to create the look of intricate appliqué.

This step-by-step technique reference introduces and thoroughly explores several methods of fabric embellishment that can be used to adorn clothes, home décor items, or even quilts. With Embellishments for Adventurous Sewing, you'll delve into various methods of appliqué, learn the nuances of free-motion embroidery and thread sketching, and learn to maximize the decorative stitches and embroidery capabilities of your sewing machine. Explore the world of trims and learn creative or tried and true ways to apply them. Try some fabric manipulation techniques to give fabric exciting texture. Each section includes easy-to-follow, illustrated instructions and ends with three to five small projects. Enhance your skills and develop your craft with Embellishments for Adventurous Sewing!

The bestselling author of Festive Fall Quilts shares 52 appliqué pot holders to cheer up your cooking and to give as gifts all year long. If you can’t stand the heat, get out the pot holders! Bestselling author Kim Schaefer shares fifty-two darling hot pad designs to appliqué, one for every week of the year. Pick one of three fully bound shapes—square, round, and oval—and create your own festive kitchen set. With more than four dozen seasonal, holiday, and kitchen-themed motifs, each with full-size appliqué patterns, you’ll want to make these pretty and useful gifts for everyone you know; they’re perfect for housewarmings, weddings, bridal showers, and more! Includes links to printable, full-size patterns

Hundreds of quilt blocks from today's top designers! From innovative to traditional, whimsical to sophisticated, classic to unique, Quilter's 1,000 Blocks is filled with ideas for your next project! This comprehensive guide covers every block-making approach including applique, foundation-pieced, mixed techniques and pieced. It also features settings and yardages for turning your blocks into beautiful quilts, and quilt-making techniques for easy reference. This extensive block collection is sure to be a quilter's best friend!

Learn to bring flare and sophistication to your clothes and accessories with this guide to machine embroidery by an award-winning designer. Bobbi Bullard is known for her unique and elegantly crafted embroidery designs. Now she shares her tips and techniques for turning hand-sewn or store-bought clothing into wearable art that you can really wear. Bobbi shows you how to use basic design principles to get professional-looking results with any home embroidery machine. Artful Machine Embroidery includes a complete supply guide to ensure your work is successful. Whether you’re embellishing hand-sewn or store-bought clothing, you’ll learn how to add sophisticated designer style that is uniquely you. This eBook edition includes a link to 20 downloadable designs for borders, motifs, applique, Richelieu, and lace.

Your Complete Reference For All Things Appliqué. A comprehensive workbook on the most popular appliqué techniques. Plenty of photos and illustrations to help you along the way, plus a gorgeous gallery of quilts and other projects. Learn how to choose appliqué techniques with confidence for the perfect quilt, every time. Give new life to your quilts with design principles that engage the eye.

Make beautiful stained glass quilts the simple way...by fusing! Step-by-step photos accompany the easy-to-follow instructions. All the gorgeous patterns are presented full sized. Pattern pieces are colored the same as the quilts to aid in fabric selection and placement. Learn how to applique the pieces, finish the raw edges, and quilt the layers, all at the same time. This is a real time-saver, and it looks great. The beautiful stained-glass patterns are the result of a collaboration between popular quilting teacher and author Brenda Brayfield and well-known stained-glass artist turned quilter Lise Merchant. The result is a delightful collection of patterns that range from simple to sophisticated.