Let's Get Creative!

I have been sewing since I was a little girl. My Mom and Grandma were excellent seamstresses...Mother was the perfectionist, Grandma the speed demon. Just get it done was her motto. I remember when I would stay with her and it would be time for my afternoon nap...Grandma would sit down and start to sew and my how the windows and floor would rattle. J I thought she could do anything! When my life of sewing began, I had just a basic machine as most of us do when we start out. It was amazing the things I could make that little machine do. Then someone named JoAnn Beach introduced me to cutwork, applique, quilting, monogramming and free motion embroidery. Oh My! Somebody opened the doors of my cage and set me free. There wasn't anything I didn't think I could do! The more I did the more I wanted to do. The one thing that has always remained constant, was how much you can really do with just a basic machine. I'm not saying that I don't enjoy all the fantastic features on all the machines that I now own, but a person shouldn't think that just because their machine isn't the top of the line, that they can't create wonderful works of art. In this book we will learn the basics of machine art. You will learn how to do...Applique while you are creating a cute parrot pillow, Couching on a evening bag, Bobbin Work on a sweater, Crochet Lace Edges with your decorative stitches, Cutwork on a lingerie case, Sewing on some cute fuzzy slippers, Patchwork while creating a pillow with or without a Scottie dog embroidery, Landscape Art embroidery using decorative stitches while creating two beautiful cards, Antique Embroidery on a hankie and lots more! And...for those of you who have a hoop embroidery machine, there are beautiful embroidery designs on the enclosed multi-format CD ROM to create each and every one of these wonderful projects.So you see, what ever the methods are that you like to use to create using your sewing or embroidery machine are included here for your creating pleasure. I'm sure you will have trouble picking just one thing to start on...Come on...let's create something beautiful!Losekamp, Cindy is the author of 'Let's Get Creative!', published 2003 under ISBN 9781932445114 and ISBN 1932445110.