Sew Somerset Summer 2015
The summer issue of Sew Somerset will make you want to look at everyday objects like a scrap of tattered canvas or mismatched buttons in new, interesting ways. Erin Geagon puts her assortment of bits and bobs on display in three picture frames, and Andrea Ockey Parr’s bright travel tins pay homage to two of her favorite places on earth: London and Victoria. Dare to enhance a canvas of ephemera with free motion stitches like Anne Brooke did on her beautifully intricate collages. This issue includes the best and brightest stitched paper crafts, felted fiber art, sewn jewelry, and so much more.
Featured Techniques:
- Free-motion stitching on ephemera
- Making necklaces with Shrinky Dinks, lace, seed beads, and ribbon
- Creating fused-fabric background for art quilts
- Repurposing tins, stitched and collaged with fabric
- Combining paper collage and fabric
- Sewing your own wrap journal
- Stamping on muslin and stitching in an embroidery hoop
- Felting to make a piece of artwork
- Digging into your paper and fabric stash to create greeting card collages
- Creating a cityscape with postage stamps and free-motion stitching
- Wire-wrapping fiber art pendant necklaces
- Stitching faux photo transfers
In Every Issue:
- Gallery
- Letter from the Editor
- Submission Guidelines
- Destinations: Retailers in Your Area
Featured Artists:
- Amy Gonzalez
- Andrea Ockey Parr
- Anne Brooke
- Carrie Payne
- Caterina Giglio
- Colette Copeland
- Colleen Attara
- Corinne Phillips
- Deb Dunn
- Debbie H. Blatt
- Diane Utley-Aguilar
- Donna Dowd
- Erin Geagon
- Gaye Collins
- Halle Gustafson
- Isabel Wagner
- Jean Rubman
- Judy Applegarth
- Kelly Corso
- Lavette “Lovey” Johnson-Debrow
- Leilani Pierson
- Lilla Le Vine
- Mary Walden
- Minki Kim
- Mirjana Cesar
- Sara Lorein Davis-Perry
- Stephanie Ackerman
- Sue Altman
- Susan Myers
- Vesna Taneva-Miller
- Wendy Goodbred Truax
The summer issue of Sew Somerset will make you want to look at everyday objects like a scrap of tattered canvas or mismatched buttons in new, interesting ways. Erin Geagon puts her assortment of bits and bobs on display in three picture frames, and Andrea Ockey Parr’s bright travel tins pay homage to two of her favorite places on earth: London and Victoria. Dare to enhance a canvas of ephemera with free motion stitches like Anne Brooke did on her beautifully intricate collages. This issue includes the best and brightest stitched paper crafts, felted fiber art, sewn jewelry, and so much more.
Featured Techniques:
- Free-motion stitching on ephemera
- Making necklaces with Shrinky Dinks, lace, seed beads, and ribbon
- Creating fused-fabric background for art quilts
- Repurposing tins, stitched and collaged with fabric
- Combining paper collage and fabric
- Sewing your own wrap journal
- Stamping on muslin and stitching in an embroidery hoop
- Felting to make a piece of artwork
- Digging into your paper and fabric stash to create greeting card collages
- Creating a cityscape with postage stamps and free-motion stitching
- Wire-wrapping fiber art pendant necklaces
- Stitching faux photo transfers
In Every Issue:
- Gallery
- Letter from the Editor
- Submission Guidelines
- Destinations: Retailers in Your Area
Featured Artists:
- Amy Gonzalez
- Andrea Ockey Parr
- Anne Brooke
- Carrie Payne
- Caterina Giglio
- Colette Copeland
- Colleen Attara
- Corinne Phillips
- Deb Dunn
- Debbie H. Blatt
- Diane Utley-Aguilar
- Donna Dowd
- Erin Geagon
- Gaye Collins
- Halle Gustafson
- Isabel Wagner
- Jean Rubman
- Judy Applegarth
- Kelly Corso
- Lavette “Lovey” Johnson-Debrow
- Leilani Pierson
- Lilla Le Vine
- Mary Walden
- Minki Kim
- Mirjana Cesar
- Sara Lorein Davis-Perry
- Stephanie Ackerman
- Sue Altman
- Susan Myers
- Vesna Taneva-Miller
- Wendy Goodbred Truax
