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Explore the latest in machine capabilities, fresh designs, and hand-stitching tips!Inside this new edition of Modern Machine Quilting, readers will find a comprehensive overview of quilting and finishing techniques using a domestic machine!Master walking-foot and free-motion techniques with step-by-step instructions for straight lines, intricate designs, and combining walking-foot and free-motion methods. All new for this revised edition, elevate your creations with hand stitching, explore stunning whole-cloth quilts, and transform practice squares into creative projects. Finish like a pro with easy binding, facing, and quilt-as-you-go techniques. Perfect for quilters of all levels, this book is your ultimate companion to creating beautiful, professional-quality quilts!Master the art of quilting at home with award-winning instructor Catherine Redford, guiding you through walking-foot and free-motion techniquesNew to this edition, discover how to combine methods for breathtaking results, plus learn to elevate your style with hand-stitchingWhether it's your first quilt or your 100th, Catherine's clear, approachable guidance makes this book perfect for beginners and intermediate quilters alike!

Beautify with butterflies! Appliqué and embroidery designs for nature lovers Let your creativity take flight with a rainbow of embroidered butterflies! Internationally recognized teacher Catherine Redford shares her passion for embroidery and embellished wool appliqué. Embroidery, appliqué, or a combination of both? The choice is yours, as you customize 12 designs for 36 unique looks! With delicate details, these winged beauties will inspire you to start your next sampler quilt, pillow, or small project. With an overview of materials, basic stitches, and a robust gallery of ideas, you''ll be ready to unwind and enjoy the soothing practice of hand stitching! Embroider and appliqué butterflies with renowned teacher Catherine Redford Inspiring projects! A gallery of electrifying ideas to ignite your creativity Relax with pretty, portable hand-stitching projects and meditative stitches

While newly married, with the couple expecting their first child, Catherine Redford’s wife was tragically diagnosed with a terminal illness. The Way the Water Held Me is a mesmeric plunge into the caring, grief, loss and love experienced by a young widow.Across poems of heartbreak and honesty, memory and mourning - and through unlikely companionship with a widowed Mary Shelley - Catherine Redford’s debut collection is visceral, profound and alive with what it is to be human, to have lost and to find ways to continue to love.