Pet Portrait Embroidery: Lovingly Stitch Your Dog or Cat
A Modern Guide to Thread Painting
Cats and dogs seem to always have a paw planted firmly in our hearts. Capture the life in their eyes and the texture of their fur with a unique embroidered pet portrait! Self-taught artist Michelle Staub puts a modern spin on thread painting with her easy-to-learn approach. Get started with 4 basic embroidery stitches, and follow the detailed tutorials to hone your skills. Capture awe-inspiring details of your pet with lessons in full-color thread painting or go clean with a simple line drawing¿the choice is yours. Learn to personalize your art piece with names, dates, and decorative accents. With 20 sample patterns to customize, you can easily recreate any breed!
Kidding Around - Goats in Pajamas includes complete instructions for making a 43” x 60” quilt (as seen on the cover) or individual goat blocks for smaller projects. The individual blocks include the side goat block (12.5” x 12.5” finished), the front goat block (8.5” x 12.5” finished) and the na-kid goat block (12.5” x 12.5” finished). This project is designed using conventional piecing techniques (no paper-piecing).
The pattern is 16 pages, printed in full-colour and saddle stitched with a rigid gloss cover.
Skill Level: 2
Precise cutting, small pieces, one point match
