Dressmaking, Machine Sewing, Tailoring.

Every quilter with an embroidery machine needs this book! 6 classic projects.

Combine your love of quilting with the precision of machine embroidery. Turn your embroidery machine into a block-piecing machine! With Larisa's designs, you can piece in the hoop™! All you have to do is add fabric and flip—the embroidery machine does all the sewing for you. This method results in fast, precise blocks every time! With Piece in the Hoop™, you'll get: Step-by-step instructions for creating 20 projects from the 6 most-cherished quilt blocks 40 design files for the embroidery machine in 9 of the most commonly used formats Great bonus tips and advice throughout the book from sewing expert Nancy Zieman, as well as an exclusive DVD hosted by Nancy showing you Larisa's Piece in the Hoop™ techniques in action! Combining quilting and machine embroidery, this fourth book in the "Create with Nancy" series will help you get the most out of that embroidery machine!

This title provides everything sewing machine users need to know, from the types and formats of embroidery design available, how to get them off the internet and into their machine, how to stabilise fabric, which threads and needles to use, and how to use these designs creatively for beautiful results.

Quilters want to finish their quilts--and that means doing their own machine quilting. In Free-Motion Quilting 101, teacher and quilter Ashley Nickels provides in-depth instruction on learning the technique of free-motion quilting, combined with simple small projects that reinforce the technique. Quilters will have fun while learning the necessary steps to complete a quilting project. Free-Motion Quilting 101 is divided into three parts--workbook-style practice; project session and in-depth reference for finishing a quilt 15 foundational designs 3 simple projects and 1 larger project that is a culmination of the techniques learned in the book Free-Motion Quilting 101 is squarely on mastering the technique on a regular home sewing machine and will be the book new quilters pick up first to learn how to free-motion quilt successfully.

Turn the traditional quilting process upside-out with an embroidery machine and revolutionary new techniques! Author Eileen Roche, editor of Designs in Machine Embroidery magazine, will show you how to streamline the process of quilting and applique with an embroidery machine. This fast and easy process produces flawless results! Instead of piecing first, then quilting, the projects in this book are quilted and appliqued in the hoop, then pieced together into quilts and more. These steps eliminate the tedious cutting and piecing of traditional quilting techniques. In Machine Embroidered Quilting and Applique you'll find: 12 easy techniques: learn how to do continuous quilting and continuous applique with an embroidery machine, plus 10 more techniques that build on these skills 12 gorgeous projects: make everything from quick and easy coasters to practical and pretty totes, plus 4 beautiful quilts. 2 world class teachers: along with an expert author, this book also features notes from sewing and craft expert Nancy Zieman sprinkled throughout the pages offer even more expert advice. Revolutionize your quilting and applique today!