Machine Magic

Learn how to use your sewing machine to apply gorgeous applique stitches to your quilts with this guide featuring four projects and twenty-two designs. Take advantage of everything your sewing machine has to offer! Decorative quilt artist Deborah Louie teaches how to use the stitch options on your machine and incorporate them into gorgeous applique pieces. Follow her step-by-step process of building and adding decorative stitches to individual flowers, then applying them to the background with free-motion decorative stitching. Also, learn how to combine stitches and adjust stitch widths and lengths to create your unique stitch garden. Gain confidence in using your machine while also creating bright and bold floral creations! Make the most of your sewing machine and learn to use decorative stitching Step-by-step instructions for building and applying decorative stitches to individual flowers, leaves, and clamshells Includes four projects and patterns for twenty-two flowers plus leaves and clamshells that can be combined for an endless variety of artwork in bloom