Crazy Quilting Volume III: Fancy Seam Designs, Paperback/Kathy Seaman Shaw

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Softcover book, 8. 5 x 11. 0 inches. Title: Crazy Quilting Volume III Fancy Seam Designs Content: 500 Fancy Seam Designs that include simple embroidery stitches as the Base Seam. Additional embellishments include more thread embroidery, silk ribbon embroidery, beads, buttons, and sequins. The book covers all skill levels. Beginners will enjoy using the templates to successfully create the thread embroidery seams, which will always be neat and pretty. The intermediate stitcher will be able to easily create the layers of beautiful embellishing using more thread embroidery, silk ribbon embroidery, and glorious beads/sequins/button. The expert will imagine even more ways to adorn these gorgeous seams with other layers and change the designs to really make them unique one of a kind seams. These seams can be created using templates to mark the Base Seam (shown in black) or can be free-hand stitched. The template pages are provided and can also be downloaded for free at shawkl. com Every seam can be "re-designed" to eliminate some components or to add even more layers of embellishment. So, even though 500 are included, the real number is limited only by your imagination Every seam is shown in full color You can change the colors of course when stitching on your own crazy quilt project, purse, clothing item, etc. About the Author:"Faith, family and friends can get you through anything...but stitching will keep you sane!" That is truly my motto. Life's always a challenge, and stitching keeps me motivated and interested in people, places, and activities. While I've always shared my knowledge of the needle-arts by teaching basic skills in sewing, crocheting, cross-stitch, ribbon embroidery, beading, jewelry making, and traditional quilting at local guilds or gatherings of friends...I did not get serious about teaching until I retired from the Department of Defense in 2009. In 2011, I began a series of free online crazy quilt courses. This drew hundreds of ladies from across the gl