Michele Hill Stitching with Beatrix Potter

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Bring Beatrix Potter's stories to life with 10 projects using applique, embroidery, quilting, and more.This book gathers together 10 easy yet elegant projects celebrating the life and talents of Beatrix Potter. With 10 applique and 6 embroidery designs, even beginning stitchers can work with hexagons to create a beautiful embroidered quilt, stitch up a cushion based on The Tailor of Gloucester, applique a wool storage box, and construct a beautiful wedding quilt based on one from Beatrix Potter's home. Plus, all-of-the designs can easily be adapted-just add a dash of imagination to create bags, appliqued pinafores, or embroidered gifts.* Stitch by hand and by machine as you create projects the whole family will love* Learn about the life and work of Beatrix Potter with historical vignettes* Amazing applique tips from bestselling author of William Morris in Applique and More William Morris in AppliquePraise for Stitching with Beatrix Potter"Hill's designs celebrate the best-known works of Potter, while also bringing some of her lesser-known botanical illustrations to the forefront. Quilters interested in machine applique, as well as fans of Potter's work, will enjoy this collection." -Library Journal