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In today’s troubled times I think we all need a little time to reflect and to daydream about simpler, quieter times when we didn’t have quite so much to do. So it is with Secluded Serenity...Look through the book, peruse the CD, and decide which scene will help you sooth the trials of today by helping you create the beauty of tomorrow.
Come along with me while I explain and detail the uses for the information contained herein.
In Secluded Serenity, we have a new concept of creativity. You will find on the enclosed CD-ROM, twelve sets of patterns that are printable on your ink jet printer. You will find printable placement guides to make assembling your scenes much easier. You will find pictures of the fabric layouts for guidance in picking fabrics. You will find twenty-three exciting embroidery designs in two sizes to get you started right away with creating your masterpieces. And you will find special, printable motifs to make your creations come to life.
View & Print the Design Pages
A Little About Me and Secluded Serenity |
3 – 4 |
Acknowledgments |
5 |
A Little about Secluded Serenity |
6 |
Getting Started with Computer Printer Fabric |
7 |
Getting Started with Supplies – Needles and Bobbin Thread |
8 |
Getting Started with Supplies – Machine Feet |
9 |
Getting Started with Supplies – Snips, Thread, and Pressing Sheets |
10 |
Getting Started with Supplies – Stabilizers |
11 – 12 |
Fabric Selection |
13 |
Shopping List |
14 |
Let’s Get Started – General Directions |
15 & 16 |
Getting Ready to Stitch – Machine Setup |
17 |
A Few Thoughts About Scenery Ingredients |
18 |
The Scenes – Color Pictures |
19 – 22 |
The Designs – Color Pictures |
23 – 24 |
The Designs – Stitching Information |
25 – 27 |
The Read Me Text from the CD ROM |
28 – 30 |
Let’s Talk About Copyright Issues and the CD-ROM |
31 |
Using the CD-ROM |
32 |
Printing the Patterns |
33 – 35 |
What About This Miracle Printer Fabric? |
36 – 38 |
Making Your Own Printer Fabric |
38 |
Using the Printer |
39 – 40 |
Creating Skies |
41 – 42 |
Using the Printed Motifs |
43 |
A Word About the Individual Scene Directions |
44 – 45 |
Stitches You Can Use For Covering What’s Left |
46 |
Scene 1 |
47 – 48 |
Scene 2 |
49 – 50 |
Scene 3 |
51 – 52 |
Scene 4 |
53 – 54 |
Scene 5 |
55 – 56 |
Scene 6 |
57 – 58 |
Scene 7 |
59 – 60 |
Scene 8 |
61 – 62 |
Scene 9 |
63 – 64 |
Scene 10 |
65 – 66 |
Scene 11 |
67 – 68 |
Scene 12 |
69 – 70 |
Finishing Up |
71 – 72 |
Suppliers Section |
73 |
A Message from Me |
74 |
Other Products and Publications |
74 |
Pattern for Water |
76 |
There are Cottages, Arbors, Grist Mills, Lighthouses, a Covered Bridge and several skies for that special touch and many more things that will make working and designing with this book, an exciting, creative journey. All of the images are hand painted by me. They are there in a pre-sized PDF format and also in 300 dpi jpegs for those of you who want to step out of the box and create your own scenes.
You will also find basic instructions for working with your computer to get the best quality when printing on fabric sheets…creating your own fabric sheets with Bubble Jet Set 2000, using the CD-ROM, creative ideas for using your embroidery designs, also, lots of great hooping and stabilizing directions.
-Cindy