
Say it with a Stitch
Mix and Match 10 Projects with Over 45 Sentiments and Designs to Create Irresistible Stitcheries That Speak 1000 Words
Mandy Shaw(Author)
Dandelion Designs (Publisher)
Published on 3. March 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-0-9957509-2-0 (ISBN)
Description
A simple stitch can empower us and make us be creative and in this stunning book, from renown designer Mandy Shaw you will find a giddying array of projects, sentiments and designs that you can mix and match to create irresistible stitcheries that speak 1000 words. Inside you will find 10 complete projects which include a bag, wall hangings, cushion, hoopies, Mandy's signature hanging hearts and a stunning Say it with a Stitch centrepiece quilt.
Using the detailed step-by-step instructions and full size patterns and templates (there is no fiddling with the photocopier needed here, you can just trace straight from the page) you can create all these projects just as you see them in the book. But the really clever thing twist is that it also includes over 40 additional sentiments, designs, borders, templates and alphabets so you can get creative and design your own totally unique artefacts. Whether these are for yourself or made as gifts, the power of simple words will allow everything you make to have a powerful connection with a memory or a feeling. There is also a useful technical section and stitch library so to help you along the way so all you need is some fabric, thread, a needle and imagination and you are away!
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
342 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9957509-2-0 (9780995750920)
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Person
Mandy Shaw is one of Britain's most talented and respected sewing and quilt designers with a worldwide reputation for her work. Passionate about sewing and quilting for as long as she can remember Mandy started her business, Dandelion Designs, in 2004 as a way of making a little money whilst bringing up her young kids at home. Little did she know what it would grow into.Mandy is the author of more than 12 bestselling books including Stitch with Love, Simply Redwork and Say it with a Stitch. In total her books have sold over 100,000 copies worldwide and have been published in six different languages. Mandy also designs fabrics including her The Little Things... range by Henry Glass. As well as this she teaches and is a regular on TV and at sewing events in the UK and the USA.A great collector of things, Mandy draws inspiration from vintage books and paraphernalia. Her desire is for everything she designs to tell a story and be meaningful. Over the years, she has developed a unique folk art style all of her own and is drawn to a red, white and taupe colour palette for which she has become famous.Mandy lives in East Sussex, England with family (both human and animal). She runs Dandelion Designs from the bottom of her Garden in a wooden chalet built for her by her husband Phil specially to house her business and her workshop.
Content
Introduction
How to Use this Book
Making the Designs Fit
Say It From the Heart
Hanging Heart Heart stitch designs:
Friends Go Together...
I Love to Sew
Love is Sew Nice...
Floral Heart Border Sentiments
Say It in a Circle
Dandelion Hoopie
Circle stitch designs:
If Friends were Flowers...
Some See a Weed...
Enjoy the Little Things
Stitch Circle
Life is Sweet
Holly & Ivy Border
Say It Fair and Square
Love What You Make Bag
A Stitch In Time Cushion
Love What You Make Wallhanging
Square stitch designs:
Love What You Make
Guardian Angel
You are My Sunshine
Square Borders
Say It With a Stitch
Love To Sew
Mini Quilt Scissors
Sewing Machine
Cotton Reels
Thimbles
Button Jar
Cupcake Pin Cushion
Putting the Quilt together
Quilting Instructions
Finishing Instructions
Quilt Plan
Tips & Techniques
Fabric and Thread
Transferring a Design
Essential Stitches
Appliqué
Spray Adhesive
Using Ric Rac
Binding
Alphabet library:
Simple Curls
Fairground
Beautifully Bold
Mandy's Alphabet
Folk Deco
Acknowledgements
Index