Sew Wild: Creating With Stitch and Mixed Media
"Sewing enthusiasts who are looking to bring new energy to their sewing and crafting will findSew Wilda great resource for fabric techniques and designs that explode with color, pattern, and excitement." - Linda Lanese, CraftGossip.com Felting Editor"Just when I think I've come across every way you can stitch or every surface you can stitch on, Alisa comes up with more...There are so many learning opportunities inSew Wild, it's like going on a mixed-media stitch retreat without the time and expense of travel!" - Pokey Bolton, editorial director,Quilting Arts"She truly uses her sewing machine with artistic abandon. She customizes plain fabric with paint, simple printmaking, and machine embroidery, then sews them together in a style that evokes collage and graffiti for a uniquely layered look." - Tricia Waddell, editor,Stitch Magazine"I love the way she encourages novice and more experienced sewers to let loose and explore, rather than be intimidated by rules and patterns." - Cate Prato, editor, ClothPaperScissors.com"The perfect book to help you find ways to use those bits of fabric scraps that tend to pile up more and more with every sewing project." -The Detroit News"I have been inspired to sew again! I owe it all to Alisa Burke and her fabulous new book,Sew Wild." - Linda Woods, author ofJournal Revolution"Sew Wildis a visual and creative treat. Her style is artistic, but with an urban edge. Her projects are vibrant, raw, and utterly fabulous." - Anne Weaver, CraftGossip.com Sewing Editor"I'm enthralled with her process. Being a quilter, I typically hide my top-stitching by using a matching thread, but Alisa's bold designs are truly embellished by her wide range of free-motion stitches. Alisa's artistic process means these projects are like nothing you've seen elsewhere." - CraftBuds.com"I absolutely love this book! When a book can get me to drop everything and try a technique or make something - that's a keeper." -Bloom, Bake, Createblog"Sew Wild: Creating with Stitch and Mixed Mediaby Alisa Burke is a visual and creative treat. Her style is artistic, but with an urban edge. Her projects are vibrant, raw, and utterly fabulous." - CraftGossip.Com Sewing Site"I've gone wild! Well, maybe unrestrained might be a better word to describe my stitching style for the past couple of days." - SewLoquacious.blogspot.com"She is really going out-of-the-box and coming up with the most delightful designs to inspire us. Everything she shows us, on her DVD, is made with simple supplies that are inexpensive and everything is extremely achievable." - CraftGossip.com Felting site