How to Machine Applique and Create Decorative Stitches with Pat Holly

(Show 608) Ever wonder how an award-winning quiltmaker creates those perfect, teeny-tiny berries in their applique designs? Wonder no more, Pat Holly shares her techniques for successful circles. Pat also shows us how she uses decorative machine stitching to create background fabric for her applique work and reveals her personal sampler book of decorative stitches. Then, stitchers and Austen fans alike will delight as author Jennifer Forest joins us via WebTV to chat about her book, Jane Austen's Sewing Box: Craft Projects and Stories from Jane Austen's Novels. Last - but certainly not least! - Alex, inspired by the stitching on an antique sleigh quilt, demonstrates the beautiful hand feather stitch.

Gift Idea: Jane Austen's Sewing Box: Craft Projects and Stories from Jane Austen's Novels by Jennifer Forest

Machine Applique, Applique Tips & Tricks, Raw Edge Applique, Decorative Stitches, Hand Embroidery, Notions, Contemporary Quilts, Miniature Quilts
Series 600

Pat Holly

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Jennifer Forest

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Alex Anderson

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