Creative Machine Stitchery

by Better Homes and Gardens

Toys and togs to stitch for kids...quick-and-easy clothing trims...even family heirlooms to "draw" and "paint" with fabric and thread - here are 37 projects to help you explore and exploit your sewing machine's potential. In the process, you'll discover dozens of imaginative, refreshing, and adventurous ways to use your straight- or zigzag-stitch machine.

Genres: Sewing, Quilting

80 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

Better Homes and Gardens is the fourth best selling magazine in the United States. Better Homes and Gardens focuses on interests regarding homes, cooking, gardening, crafts, healthy living, decorating, and entertaining. The magazine is published 12 times per year by the Meredith Corporation. It was founded in 1922 by Edwin Meredith, who had previously been the United States Secretary of Agriculture under Woodrow Wilson.

Better Homes and Gardens is one of the "Seven Sisters", a group of women's service magazines.

Reviews

[Judi · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book explores all the things that can be done with a sewing machine with regular, zig-zag and some decorative stitches. From heirloom sewing, embroidery techniques, smocking, thread painting, appliqué, the possibilities are all explored. Patterns are included for many of the projects plus instructions to make your own original fabric creations.

[Erika Mulvenna · Rating 2 out of 5]

Definitely a dated book, some of the projects are SO 80's. Limited information when it comes to acually learning how to do the creative stitchery techniques, but each project focuses on one new creative machine technique. I like the cottage tea cozy project and the portrait pillows are cool looking in a kind of "OMG what is that?" kind of way. Because really, who needs a pillow with a fabric portrait of King Henry or Jane Seymour hanging around the living room?

[Theadra Chapman · Rating 4 out of 5]

want to make a picture quilt of my dog

[Carol-Lynn Beck · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very dated.