Want to learn thread painting on floral motifs, but you think it is too hard? I often hear, "I am not creative” and “Can my machine do this?” etc. Yes, you are creative and yes, you can do this on your domestic sewing machine! Work from Joyce's newest book, Thread Painting a Garden Quilt, 2020, Landauer, on a quilting sampler of three designs—leaves, cosmos, and a lily! Learn the proper steps of dimensional thread painting and find it to be a fun and creative technique. Explore the various thread selections, setting up your machine for stitching techniques with free-motion quilting utilizing zig zag and straight stitching. See the fabric come to life as you sew and layer the threads on top of your design. Use thread as paint sewing with different types of threads and color combinations. Learn how to create interesting texture and add dimension to your quilting sampler. You will leave with the full knowledge of dimensional thread painting to create a one-of-a-kind piece of art and/or to complete the quilt in the book! www.joycehughesoriginals.com