Discover how to transform fabrics, papers, and embellishments into jaw-dropping collages that wouldn't look out of place in an art gallery! "Stitched Collage" shows readers how to create extraordinary collages starting with just a painted fabric or paper base. Learn easy painting techniques, clever hand and machine-stitching techniques, and how to decorate your project with stitched embellishments, including appliques, yarns, beads, and buttons....

How do you add sophistication and style to craft projects with shrink plastic, rubber stamps, and fun foam? Look to this bestselling author for a bounty of advice in this technique-packed book--then get ready to play!

* Discover dozens of imaginative embellishments made from paper, fabric, plastic, clay, and more

* Spotlight these color-splashed embellishments on quilts, garments, journals, and any other project you make

* Create art without expensive supplies--over 150 photographs show you how...