Enter the enchanted world of Ellen Anne Eddy. Inspirational images of machine embroidery and applique creations depicting colorful bugs, birds, fish, flora and fauna that spark the imagination. Capture the beauty of nature by making a floral art quilt using Eddy's fusible appliqué and machine embroidery techniques. Learn how to develop your own vivid designs and then choose the best fabrics, threads, and embellishments to create special effects that bring your design to life. With Ellen's innovative no-pattern approach, you'll be on your way to becoming a master art quilter just like her!
Ms. Eddy has spent over thirty years teaching fiber art to the quilt community all over America. Her books, Thread Magic, and Thread Magic Garden, have been seminal to the Art Quilt Movement. The stories in these books are from her early years in Boston. They are works of fiction and imagination, but they have their roots in the time she spent there. Ms. Eddy currently resides in Galesburg, IL with her husband, Donald Bowers, and her cats and dog. She sews, quilts, writes and dreams up crazy stories, just as she always has.