Download or read book 180 Doodle Quilting Designs written by Karen M. Burns and published by Martingale. This book was released on 2016-07-12 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you're done piecing a quilt, do you often wonder how to finish it with free-motion quilting? Discover how to fill setting triangles, blocks, and borders with a variety of traditional and modern quilting designs, divided into chapters by style: Lines and Squiggles, Curves and Pebbles, Swirls and Feathers, and Just for Fun. This is a must-have book and lifelong reference for any quilter's library. Gain confidence as you follow the arrows and see how to fill a confined space with continuous-line quilting motifs that are adaptable to blocks, triangles, and borders Discover which designs will work best before you sew by practicing your quilting; trace the designs with your finger or on tracing paper Whether you use a long-arm or home sewing machine, you'll enjoy quilting the wide variety of designs

Download or read book Doodle Stitching Embroidery Art written by Aimée Ray and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to use floss like a boss with these twenty original embroidery art projects, from the bestselling author of Doodle Stitching and Patchwork Embroidery. Create one-of-a-kind embroidery art using simple techniques! Bestselling author Aimee Ray of Doodle Stitching fame is back with the fresh motifs and contemporary inspiration her fans have come to love. With Aimee’s help, you'll move beyond the pattern to reflect your artistic self?making hoop framed embroidery art, decorative keepsakes, pillows, patches, charms, and fabric scrapbooks. Create artwork you'll display in every room of the house! Mix and match motifs and personalize wall art with lettering and numbers. With twenty projects to personalize, Doodle Stitching Embroidery Art will intrigue both beginners and seasoned embroiderers. Sew 20 original embroidery art projects with bestselling author Aimee Ray Express your individuality with exciting ideas for beginners and skilled stitchers Personalize your projects with fun embroidery motifs, words, and dates

Download or read book Thread Doodling written by Carina Envoldsen-Harris and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Calmness and creativity couldn't be more easily fun. With 1 needle, 15 stitches and 2 hoops, embroider over 20 different designs, fitting either a 5in or 3in hoop, to discover your creativity in your calmness. Containing 32 pages of transfers. Over 20 different contemporary embroideries to transfer and stitch, plus 11 extra transfer designs to get your creative juices flowing! With just a needle and selection of threads, you can gently create a stunning collection of stitcheries while relaxing after a long working day in the home or office. In Carina's latest book, she shows you how to 'doodle' embroider - lose yourself in your stitches and floss, and unconsciously form embroideries not only full of colour but your personality too. To help you start your journey to original, personal doodle work, Carina has shared a variety of designs, ranging from formal patterns - such as geometrics, mandalas, labyrinths and knots gardens - to more experimental, free-form shapes that will encourage you to explore your skills and creativity. These feature more abstract designs, maps and sketch-style scenes. Finally, Carina takes you step by step through her own creative process in her 'Garden' embroidery sample, to show you how to start, work and finish a design, so you can see how to forge a unique embroidery yourself. Each of Carina's designs includes photographs of the finished embroidery, a thread key, a stitch diagram and suggestions of how to work the design. In addition, Carina will give advice on how to rework her embroidery, to encourage your own creativity. At the back of the book, a corresponding transfer can be found so that you can easily draw the design outline onto your own fabric. Essential materials and easy-to-follow techniques chapters can be found at the beginning of the book, along with step-by-step diagrams for the 15 embroidery stitches used to make all the designs in the book - providing you with a fuss-free, colourful crash-course on how to start your embroideries. Finally, 32 pages (16 sheets) of transfers are included, offering variations and ideas for you to dive into and work up your own unique stitcheries! Calmness and creativity couldn't be more easily fun.

Download or read book Doodle stitching written by Aimee Ray and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to embroidering hand drawn designs onto clothing, accessories and home accents. Also, shows how to transfer your own doodles onto fabric.

Download or read book Improv Sewing written by Nicole Blum and published by Storey Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05-08 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Add charm and personal style to your crafting. Nicole Blum and Debra Immergut offer 101 fun project ideas that will have you incorporating decorative touches and texturally interesting patterns into your sewing repertoire. Each project is designed to take less than a day, meaning that before you know it you’ll be whipping out dozens of dazzlingly high-style creations that showcase techniques like pattern-making, appliqué, doodle-stitching, and more. Get inspired and turn old T-shirts into fashion statements and forgotten pillowcases into works of art.

Download or read book Doodles Unleashed written by Traci Bautista and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-01-05 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doodle, draw, paint and play! With Doodles Unleashed, you'll discover wildly new ways to bring doodling center-stage! Traci Bautista teaches you how to use doodling as a meditative exercise, a raw form of expression and a vehicle for telling your personal story. Work with an arsenal of creative tools, from markers, pencils and pens to stamps, stencils, inks and paints, to find unique, intuitive ways to make your mark. Inside Doodles Unleashed, you'll learn how to: • Doodle spontaneous marks, repetitive patterns, stylistic scrawls and more • Create textured and doodled backgrounds for your mixed-media art • Use photographs, vintage fabric and typography as inspirations for doodling • Work with unusual tools--skewers, toothpicks, sequin waste and more--to create surprising and unique marks • Develop a doodling style that's all your own And if that isn't enough, you'll find links for additional downloads and video tutorials sprinkled throughout the pages, for even more doodle insight. With over 60 doodling techniques and exercises, you'll find plenty of ways to unleash your creative spirit and make your mark!

Download or read book Doodling for Papercrafters written by Leisure Arts and published by Leisure Arts. This book was released on 2007-07 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ideas for how to incorporate handwriting and drawing into your paper crafts.

Download or read book The Hand Stitched Surface written by Lynn Krawczyk and published by Creative Publishing International. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hand-Stitched Surface offers inspiring techniques and beautiful projects for creating richly layered mixed-media surfaces on paper and fabric to encourage stitchers to slow down and savor their handiwork.

Download or read book Anna Maria s Needleworks Notebook written by Anna Maria Horner and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Come embroider alongside admired fabric designer Anna Maria Horner Admired for her luminous palette and innovative patterns, Anna Maria's brand means color and inspiration in the form of fabric, sewing patterns, needlework patterns, books, and friendly instruction. Now, her legion of fans will thrill to the publication of a brand-new addition to her growing library. Anna Maria's Needleworks Notebook gives readers 24 original motifs in a variety of embroidery types, from gridwork to crewel and fine detailed handwork. Readers will long to make projects to embellish their homes and wardrobes. Anna Maria presents each motif in a warm personal notebook-style with inspiration adn advice to turn each motif into a treasured finished piece Offers practical instruction in gridwork, traditional embroidery and crewel, and precise instruction to complete fine detail work Vivid full-color photographs invite you into the creative process Whether you're a beginner or a veteran, the 24 needlework motifs in this beautiful book will transform your home and wardrobe into a collection of unique treasures.

Download or read book Math with Bad Drawings written by Ben Orlin and published by Black Dog & Leventhal. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hilarious reeducation in mathematics-full of joy, jokes, and stick figures-that sheds light on the countless practical and wonderful ways that math structures and shapes our world. In Math With Bad Drawings, Ben Orlin reveals to us what math actually is; its myriad uses, its strange symbols, and the wild leaps of logic and faith that define the usually impenetrable work of the mathematician. Truth and knowledge come in multiple forms: colorful drawings, encouraging jokes, and the stories and insights of an empathetic teacher who believes that math should belong to everyone. Orlin shows us how to think like a mathematician by teaching us a brand-new game of tic-tac-toe, how to understand an economic crises by rolling a pair of dice, and the mathematical headache that ensues when attempting to build a spherical Death Star. Every discussion in the book is illustrated with Orlin's trademark "bad drawings," which convey his message and insights with perfect pitch and clarity. With 24 chapters covering topics from the electoral college to human genetics to the reasons not to trust statistics, Math with Bad Drawings is a life-changing book for the math-estranged and math-enamored alike.

Download or read book Thread of Love written by Kabir Sehgal and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three siblings enjoy the Indian festival of Raksha Bandhan—a celebration of the special relationship between brothers and sisters—in this vibrant reinterpretation of the classic song Frère Jacques (Are You Sleeping) from New York Times bestselling mother/son duo Surishtha Sehgal and Kabir Sehgal. It’s time for the Indian festival of Raksha Bandhan, the celebration of the special lifelong relationship shared by brothers and sisters everywhere. Join two sisters as they lovingly make rakhi—thread bracelets adorned with beads, sequins, sparkles, and tassels—for their brother. And then see their brother present them with toys and sweets and special gifts! New York Times bestselling authors Surishtha and Kabir Sehgals’ irresistible text, set to the tune of the classic song Frère Jacques (Are You Sleeping), will have little ones singing along while they learn about Indian culture. And the vibrant illustrations by Zara Gonzalez Hoang will have readers wishing they could step right into the characters’ colorful crafting world. This enchanting picture book includes instructions for making rakhi!

Download or read book 25 Days to Better Machine Quilting written by Lori Kennedy and published by Martingale. This book was released on 2020-06-01 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Machine-quilting pro Lori Kennedy has taught hundreds of quilters how to start and, more importantly, how to improve their machine quilting. Now she's packed her vast knowledge, and more than 150 up-close photos, into 25 hands-on lessons you can turn to anytime you need guidance. Each lesson has a practice session and questions to help you evaluate what worked and where you may need a bit more practice. Whether you stitch your way through a lesson a day or save them for weekend quilting time, you'll soon be building skills and confidence, and quilting your projects with ease. You'll learn: Why it's important to start doodling (page 19) How to prevent drag or resistance when quilting a big quilt (page 44) When to mark, and ways to avoid marking pitfalls (page 72) How to create focal points and contrast with your quilting (page 116)

Download or read book Journal With Thread written by Jessie Chorley and published by David and Charles. This book was released on 2024-09-24 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the art of slow stitch fabric journaling with this practical guide to creating a fabric journal from textile artist, Jessie Chorley. Learn how to stitch your own stories in fabric and thread to create a hand-stitched journal. Jessie encourages readers to collect special pieces of fabric, threads and other ‘treasure’ and explains how to combine these precious items with techniques including simple patchwork, hand embroidery and applique, to create a unique, hand-stitched book to treasure forever. There are step-by-step instructions for how to make the fabric journal measuring 20cm x 20cm (7.8in x 7.8in). Jessie explains how to create your own seasonal story throughout the book so you can chart your year and mark any memorable occasions or events that you want to include, making it a wonderful memory book for a loved one or a family heirloom to be passed from generation to generation. The central theme of the project is the four seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, and there are four seasonal hand drawn motifs on iron-on transfer paper that can be used as the basis of the designs. The four seasonal motifs are accompanied by four further motifs which are intended for the inside and outside covers. Jessie then explains how to fill in and embellish these designs using a variety of her favourite stitches, threads, special notions, treasures, and keepsakes. As well as sewing techniques including scattered applique as a form of drawing and simple patchwork. In addition to the full-page templates there is a large selection of smaller motifs for readers to use throughout their books. These include Jessie’s signature alphabet and number motifs which can be used to mark people, places, and dates. Journal With Thread is suitable for all skill-levels – if you are a beginner you can follow the instructions very closely to make a beautiful book, however, if you an experienced maker, you can use it is as an inspirational guide to creating your own fabric journal, packed with Jessie’s beautiful artwork templates. This guide is about having fun with mark making with needle and thread and creating your own unique fabric journal.

Download or read book Wise Craft Quilts written by Blair Stocker and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Infuse your quilts with love--how to add your personal story and more meaning to your handmade quilts. In Wise Craft Quilts, celebrated quilt designer and crafter Blair Stocker shares ways to use cherished fabrics to make quilts with more meaning. Each of the twenty-one quilts featured here gathers a special collection of fabric, outlines a new technique, and spins a story. By using special fabrics as the starting point for each project—from a wedding dress to baby’s first clothes, worn denim, Tyvek race numbers, and more—the finished quilt is made even more special. Create quilts that have a story to tell and you’ll find a whole new level of appreciation for what they represent in your life and the lives of the ones you love.

Download or read book Threads Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 1192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Transfer Stitch Romantic Motifs written by Envoldsen-Harris and published by Search Press Limited. This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Arts and Crafts from A to Z written by Kathleen Glavich and published by Twenty-Third Publications. This book was released on 2013 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From accordion crafts and Advent wreaths to windsocks and yarn art, these activities can reinforce any faith lesson for any age group. There are simple crafts anyone can do in minutes, along with more advanced projects suitable for budding Rembrandts and Picassos. You'll find new twists on old crafting standbys, plus unique new ways to express faith. This go-to resource is perfect for teachers, catechists, and anyone who wants to supplement faith formation with art projects that students can enjoy and remember for years.