Using full-color photos and clear diagrams, Nancy Zieman leads readers step by step through a variety of embellishments, offering her signature "Notes from Nancy" to teach shortcuts and time-saving methods. Instructions for approximately 50 projects, including clothing, table linens, and wall hangings, are included.

Creative Supplies

Specialized Notions

Cutting Tools

 Marking Tools

 Measuring Tools

 Sewing Machine Feet

 Thread

 Needles

Inteffacings

Versatile Threads

Couching

 Basic Couching

 Highlighted Couching

 Quick-Twist Couching

 Fringed Couching

 Controlled Couching

Thread Collages

 Windowpane Collage

 Scribble Collage

Create a Plaid

Sashiko

 Top-Thread Sashiko

 Bobbin-Work Sashiko

Rambling Pintucks with Trapunto

Pseudo Battenberg

Uncommon Applique

Invisibly Stitched Applique

Monogram

Confetti Applique

Folk Art Applique

 Dimensional Applique

 Bias-Accent Applique

 Fringed Buttonhole Applique

 Fringed Applique

Cutwork Appliqu6

 Layered Cutwork

Ultrasuede Appliqu6

 Appliqu6 Collar Band

 Framed-Stitch Applique

 Ultrasuede Buttonhole Applique

 Ultrasuede Toggles

Other Ideas

Wearable Patchwork

Fusible Patchwork

Serged Patchwork

Crazy Patchwork with Decorative Stitching.

Dimensional Patchwork

 Quarter-Circles

 Quilting Strips

 Dimensional Right Triangles

 Joining Dimensional Patchwork

Plaidwork

 Plaid Pinwheel

 Seminole Plaidwork

 Courthouse Steps

Heirloom Patchwork

 Crossover Tucks Block

 Pleated Patchwork

 Patchwork with Decorative Stitching

 Shark's Teeth Patchwork

 Pintuck Patchwork

 Assemble the Quilt Blocks

More Ideas

Ribbing Patchwork

 Horizontal Ribbing

 Woven Fabric Ribbing

Textured Embellishments'

Diamond Tucks

 Serged Diamond Tucks

Bobbin Texture

 Silk-Ribbon Bobbin Texture

Bias Surface Texture

 Celtic Surface Texture

Decorative Weaving

 Strip Weaving

 Open Weaving

 Dimensional Weaving

 Pin-Weaving Variations

Enhanced Weaving

 Cut Weaving

 Yarn Weaving

 Knit Interweaving

 Ultra Weave

 Couched Weaving

 Buttonhole Weavine

More Ideas for Textured Embellishment

Magical Silk Ribbon

Silk-Ribbon Embroidery

 Hand Silk-Ribbon Embroidery

 Machine Silk-Ribbon Embroidery

 More Ideas

Chainstitch

Fern Stitch

French Knots

Bullion Stitch

Lazy Daisy Stitch

Looped Petal Stitch

Silk-Ribbon Roses

Patterns