Synopses & Reviews
Review
"Sewing enthusiasts who are looking to bring new energy to their sewing and crafting will find
Sew Wild a great resource for fabric techniques and designs that explode with color, pattern, and excitement."
Linda Lanese, CraftGossip.comSynopsis
Sew Wild liberates you! Enjoy unlimited freedom to color, pattern, and customize your own fabric with fun, spectacular results. Get wild with printing, painting, drawing, stenciling, and other surface design methods and unique materials such as plastic bags, photographs, and cardboard. Dive into 12 simple sewing projects to make colorful, wearable, and hip designs, including a stunning wall quilt, adorable hats for kids or adults, a pretty wreath, cuff bracelets, and a modern ruffled apron.
Artist Alisa Burke demonstrates many of the techniques and essentials of surface design and sewing on an included DVD. In addition to the in-depth video instruction, youll get a bonus project exclusively on the DVD.
Whether youre already a rule-breaker or youre looking to improvise, Sew Wild shows you how to create fabric and designs that explode with color, pattern, and soul.
About the Author
Alisa Burke is a painter and mixed-media artist who studied fine art at Portland State University. She draws inspiration from street art, graffiti, art history, fashion, and found objects. Alisas artwork has been featured in
Quilting Arts and other magazines as well as in galleries. In addition to making art, Alisa teaches a variety of workshops nationwide and has appeared as a guest artist on the DIY Network show
Craft Lab and the PBS series
Quilting Arts TV. She works as a Bernina artisan, and her book
Canvas Remix was published in 2008.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Materials and Tools
Color and Pattern
Finding Inspiration
Surface Design Techniques
Doodling and Drawing
Freewriting, Lettering, and Text
Graffiti-Style Lettering
Building Layers of Color with Paint
Wet-on-Wet Painting
Woodblock Printing
Creating Pattern with Glue Resist
Discharging with Bleach and Adding Color
Monotype
Easy Screen Printing with Embroidery Hoop or Picture Frame
Stenciling
Masking
Fusing Plastic
Stitching Techniques
Messy Stitching
Free-Motion Stitching
Stitching Over Patterned and Painted Surfaces
Establishing Line, Contrast, and Color with Machine Stitching
Journaling and Writing with Machine Stitching
Freehand and Expressive Drawing
Sewing with Alternative Materials
Building Stitched Layers
Graffiti Quilting
Projects
Rosette Pillow
Smart + Wild Laptop Case and Phone Case
Obi-Style Wrap Belt
Romantic Ruffle Apron
Improvisational Art Quilt
Wonder Woman Cuff Bracelet
+ Flower Strap Bracelet
Fabulous Fusion Tote Bag
Graffiti Pillow
Graffiti Zipper Bag
Flower Fabric Wreath
Cozy Jersey Scarf
Messy Bucket Hat
Resources
Recommended Reading
Index
DVD
Putting It All Together: Surface Design and Stitching Techniques
Bonus Project: Fiber Flags
Bonus Technique: Fabric Flowers