On just about every sewing machine you’re sure to find at least a few programmed decorative stitches. On basic sewing machines you might find only a few, but on more expensive sewing machines you’ll find hundreds! These types of decorative machine stitches come in a variety of different patterns and designs, and are a quick and easy way to adorn and add embellishment to all your sewing projects.
Decorative machine stitches can be used to dress up plain fabric, to add decorative effects to garments and sewing projects, and can even be used to embellish quilts! Although it’s not difficult to sew these types of stitches, if you have never used them before it can be hard to know how to get start with them. These handy resources are guaranteed to not only help you get started using your decorative machine stitches, but will give you an abundance of ideas to get your creative juices flowing.
Books
The Sewing Machine Embroiderer’s Bible
This book includes all the help you need to get the most out of your sewing machine’s embroidery functions, including details about the types and formats of available designs, how to get designs off the internet and onto your machine, how to stabilize your fabric, which threads and needles to use to get the best results, and of course how to use the patterns creatively for stunning results.
Creative Uses for Decorative Stitches
Take your quilts to the next level of creativity and learn to embellish them using the decorative stitches that are built into your sewing machine. Learn how to find multiple uses for a single stitch, how to combine stitches, and how to best use threads and stabilizers. Included are 11 projects that show you how to use decorative stitches in ways unique to your own artistic vision. Stitches are cleverly grouped into forms, such as flowers, leaves, stems, bushes, ferns, grids, shapes, and fillers.
Mixed and Stitched: Fabric Inspiration & How-To’s for the Mixed Media Artist
Whether you’re a mixed-media artist or a passionate sewer, discover innovative ways to combine fabrics, textures, found objects and more to create meaningful pieces of fabric art. In addition to inspiring mixed-media techniques, inside Mixed and Stitched you’ll find 16 projects, learn free-form stitching techniques, as well as techniques for dyeing your own fabric to achieve custom colors for any project!
Free Sewing Projects and Tutorials
Ten creative ways to use the decorative stitches on your sewing machine
Using the programmed decorative stitches on your sewing machine is the perfect way to embellish your sewing projects. But do you sometimes find it a struggle to come up with ideas on how to use them? Struggle no more! These creative ideas are sure to inspire.
Free eBook: Machine and Hand Stitching Techniques
This free eBook includes creative machine stitching and hand stitching techniques that are guaranteed to improve the stitching on your art quilts or fiber art projects. The eBook includes instructions, projects and techniques such as how to use hand stitching to add vibrancy and color to your art quilts, designing with dyed silk, velvet, fibers, and nostalgia, using the decorative machine stitches on your sewing machine to create pattern and design, and how to create stitched designs using free motion machine embroidery.
Embroidered Pearl Dot Sheets Sewing Pattern
This is an easy way to dress up a plain set of sheets – simply use one of the decorative stitches on your sewing machine to add an embroidered border across the edge! Then using the same stitch, make a matching pillowcase.