Paint, Stitch, Play! In 'The Art of Whimsical Stitching', bestselling author and teacher Joanne Sharpe shares her favourite, go-to methods for creating exuberant stitch art. If you're a sewer or quilter, you'll take your stitching in a new direction with paints, markers, and dyes. If you're a mixed-media artist, you'll learn to embellish your work with stitching. Follow step-by-step instructions and photos demonstrating a dozen inspiring techniques, including collage, stencilling, free-motion stitching, fused applique lettering, needle felting, doodle machine and hand embroidery, and more! Then, transform your custom fabric into playful pillows and bags, art quilts, journals, and other fun and funk-tional projects. Joanne's whimsical artwork and a "sketchbook" of designs you can adapt for your own work round out this colourful, inspirational guide AUTHOR: Joanne Sharpe is a renowned mixed-media artist and enthusiastic teacher with a passion for stitching, art journaling, lettering, doodling, and illustration. Joanne is the author of the bestselling book 'The Art of Whimsical Lettering' (Interweave, 2014) and stars in the DVD Artful Lettering. Her playful art has been featured in the popular publications Cloth Paper Scissors, Studios, Somerset Art Journaling, and more. SELLING POINTS: ? Learn a variety of machine and hand stitching techniques to embellish mixed media art projects and custom quilting projects ? Step-by-step guidance shows artists how to achieve desired results before using these techniques in their own original art ? Joanne Sharpe is Interweave's top-selling author of 2014! Her book 'The Art of Whimsical Lettering' has sold more than 32,000 copies. REVIEW: "The projects are at the heart of the book, and Sharpe's energetic color choices are the uniting factor. Those open to free-form stitching will appreciate the freedom inherent in the improvisational techniques presented. While art quilters are the most likely audience for Sharpe's ideas, stitchers and mixed-media artists who incorporate fabric into their work may find this compilation inspiring." --Library Journal
