Playful Free-Form Embroidery: Stitch Stories with Texture, Pattern & Color by Laura Wasilowski

Playful Free-Form Embroidery will inspire fiber artists to create their own pictorial stories. Laura Wasilowski's quilts are joyful, fun, and colorful. You can learn her techniques with the six patterns she includes in her book--and then get playing and make your own Stitched Story!

Paint the world with color! Wasilowski uses wool and wool felt for her applique and perle cotton for the embroidery embellishments. She has a gift for combining stitches and colors to create detailed, visually interesting quilts with lots of texture.

Below, ladybugs have a stairway to their nut house. 

This cheery bird on a pin cushion is adorable.

A black background always makes colors pop. It also shows up the details in the foliage. 

This sweet lamb greeting a bird would be lovely in a nursery!

What story do you want to tell? 

I received a free ebook from the publisher in exchange for a fair and unbiased review.

Playful Free-Form Embroidery: Stitch Stories with Texture, Pattern & Color
Laura Wasilowski
ISBN: 9781617459931
UPC: 734817-114086
eISBN: 9781617459948 Book ( $19.95 )
 eBook ( $15.99 

from the publisher

From the best-selling author of Joyful Stitching, Laura Wasilowski brings 6 new hand-embroidery projects with full-sized patterns and step-by-step pictorial directions. Bright and lively project designs include a whirling paint brush, a dancing bird, tea cups tipping, flowers blooming, a fuzzy sheep, and a happy acorn nut house. With the free-form embroidery approach, you can either follow the given directions, or allow your imagination to run wild and improv your own additions—there is no right or wrong! Plus, no special tools are needed—just felt or felted wool, perle cotton #12 and #8 threads, embroidery needles, and sewing equipment. Start your stitch story!

• Stitch 6 textured projects with easy-to-follow free-form embroidery instructions
• Each project features a unique stitch combination, including some wool applique
• Finished creations are visually stunning art work that can be treasured for a lifetime

about the author

Laura Wasilowski loves fabric. Her first love was a sweet pink gingham fabric selected for a 4-H sewing project. As a college student, she discovered more exotic fabrics. And while she earned a degree in costume design, she found a new thrill - dyeing.

For many years Laura created hand-dyed fabrics for garments that she sold in boutiques across the country. It was a friendly neighbor who introduced Laura to her current flame, the art quilt. This latest love is a marriage of fabric, color, and whimsy that she truly enjoys.

Laura is married to her colorful husband, Steve. They are the proud parents of Gus and Louise. Laura lives in Elgin, IL, where she hand dyes fabric and thread for her business, Artfabrik.

Visit Artfabrik online: artfabrik.com