Welcome to a new collection of Bustle & Sew patterns - a selection of some of my favourite of fresh and uncluttered designs that use both hand embroidery and applique techniques. There are projects to suit all ability levels and I've also included chapters on machine applique and embroidering fur that I hope you'll enjoy as well. I have been sewing all my life, whilst Bustle & Sew is now nearly nine years old, and over that time though fashions and trends have come and gone my love of stitching has remained constant throughout - though the patterns I create have definitely changed over the years. I love the fresh, clean look of modern design trends, and I do hope you'll enjoy making the projects from this book as much as I have enjoyed collecting them all together. Included in this book is a link for you to download the full size templates. These are included in a pdf file which is easy to use and print - you can print them as many times as you like - no more tedious tracing or damaging your book. And a little bit more about Bustle & Sew .... love to sew and sew with love, that's what we're all about! We are a mother-daughter team dedicated to bringing you the nicest hand embroidery and softie patterns and kits that we hope will inspire you to pick up a needle and sew. As well as offering embroidery and softie patterns and kits, we publish a monthly digital magazine celebrating all we love about life in the English countryside, with sewing very much at its heart of course. To find out more please visit our website www.bustleandsew.com