Machine Magic: Get the Most from the Decorative Stitches on Your Sewing Machine; 22 Fun Flowers to Sew

by Deborah Louie

Overview

Blossom into a decorative quilt artist

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 appliqué 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 4 projects and patterns for 22 flowers plus leaves and clamshells that can be combined for an endless variety of artwork in bloom

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781644030752
Publisher:	C & T Publishing
Publication date:	02/25/2022
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	652,472
Product dimensions:	8.53(w) x 11.09(h) x 0.37(d)

About the Author

Deborah Louie is an award-winning quilter based in Australia. Deborah started her own domestic machine-quilting business and has quilted more than 600 quilts for clients. She is a passionate decorative quilt art teacher and has taught thousands over the years. She lives in Sydney, Australia with her family. deborahlouie.com.au

Table of Contents

Welcome to a Garden of Decorative-Stitch Appliqué 6

Planning Your Decorative-Stitch Project 7

Exploring the Beauty of Machine Appliqué 8

Choosing Fabric Colors 12

Supplies 14

Preparing Appliqué Shapes for Stitching 17

Flower Construction Basics 18

Preparing Fusible Shapes 21

Building the Appliqué Shapes 23

Decorative Stitching, One Shape at a Time 27

Understanding Perfect Stitch-Pattern Placement 28

Learning the Stitches on Your Machine 31

Practical Decorative Stitches 32

Centerline Decorative Stitches 33

Side-Line Decorative Stitches 36

The Wonderful Blanket Stitch 37

My Favorite: Satin Stitch Patterns 41

Flowers, Leaves, and All Pretty Stitches 43

Designing Your Own Decorative Stitches 45

Learning to Stitch the Appliqué Shapes 46

Stitching Stacked Flowers 47

Stitching Layered Flowers 51

A Garden Full of Inspiration 56

Stitching Inside Leaves 58

Stitching Clamshells 60

Stabilizer Removal 62

Project Assembly and Edge Stitching 63

Layout of Your Project 64

Preparing and Stitching the Vines 66

Placing Appliqué Shapes on the Background 71

Stitching the Appliqué Edges 73

Edge Basting Appliqué 73

Sketch-Edge Appliqué 76

Dramatic Key-Line Stitching 78

Completing the Clamshells 80

More Stabilizer Removal 81

Quilting Your Project 82

Getting Ready to Machine Quilt 83

Walking-Foot Quilting 85

Free-Motion Ditch Quilting 86

Background Quilting: Pebbles, Teardrops, and More 88

Finishing Touches 92

Finishes with Personality 93

Projects 95

A Note from Deborah 96

Patterns 127

About the Author 143