Comments from recent customers:

I ordered your pocket guides for me for Christmas. I LOVE THEM!!!
I have the pocket guides and the feather set too. I'm definitely feeling more comfortable with drawing feathers. Thanks,
Linda Huntsman ~ Sew Bee It - Washington, Utah

Hi Darlene,
 
the books came today.....they would have been a bargain at twice the price! Just what I have been looking for. Thanks for sending them so quickly, I hope our paths cross some day, you have certainly whet my appetite and I may come to B.C. for some training.
 
Thanks, Helen
 

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Pocket Guides to Freehanding  (Revised Edition 2006) $55
(click to enlarge)	Three  Books   Designed as guides to get you on the road to Freehand Work.  Laminated covers & heavy duty paper mean long lasting durability. Spiral binding means they stay open to the page you're working on.  Arrowed stitching diagrams make the learning process easy!	(click to enlarge)
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These booklets were created to serve several purposes.

• As a "take along" project.
  Stick them in your pocket or purse & take them along to the kid's soccer game, or study & trace them while waiting at the dentist's office. There are so many ways we let time escape us every day. The idea is to turn "down time" into "learning time". 

• As a workbook.
  Start with the simple basics and traditional stand-bys and progress on to original, thematic designs. Beginner & experienced machine quilter alike, will find new inspiration. You are shown not only what to stitch, but HOW to stitch it. Clear, arrowed directions are included where necessary and will make each design easy to accomplish. 

• As a ready source of designs when your brain takes a holiday!
  No need to try to remember over 140 freehand designs. They're all right there, in books small enough to lay on top of the quilt you're working on. Just turn to the design you've chosen and follow the arrowed instructions.

• As a sampler of the designs you can offer your clients.
  Avoid misunderstandings. Your customer will be able to choose the look they want from designs that you've already stitched up. 

• To help you coordinate the patterns you use on the quilt.
  There are patterns in each of the books that go well together to give a cohesive look to the quilt.
  (Enlarge the page samples picture above.)

To practice ~ Start out with pen & paper.
Your brain really doesn't care whether you use a needle or a pen.
The rhythm of the pattern still gets embedded in your brain's memory.

So GO FOR IT!
What have you got to lose but the fear!

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