Alabama Studio Sewing + Design launches in 2012 as an encyclopedic compilation of appliqué and reverse appliqué variations. The book includes sewing, stenciling, and fabric design techniques.
To celebrate 10 years of publication in 2022, the book will be re-released with an updated cover and introduction.
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Slide 1: Climbing Daisy and Facets stencil artwork from Alabama Studio Sewing + Design by Natalie Chanin, 2012, photograph by Abraham Rowe
Slide 2: Long Baby Doll Dress, Tied Wrap in random ruffle, and Short Fitted Skirt in beaded backstitched Anna’s Garden appliqué from Alabama Studio Sewing + Design by Natalie Chanin, photographs by Robert Rausch, 2012, photograph by Abraham Rowe
Slide 3: Latticework passementerie fabric swatch in Wax, photograph by Abraham Rowe; This passementerie technique is described as “ornamental edging or trim made from braided yarns, cords, and threads,” and is featured in Alabama Studio Sewing + Design by Natalie Chanin, 2012
Slide 4: T-Shirt Top, Bolero, Fitted Dress, and Fitted Skirt master patterns from Alabama Studio Sewing + Design by Natalie Chanin, 2012, photograph by Abraham Rowe
Slide 5: Inked and quilted Anna’s Garden fabric swatch in Sand and sketch of T-Shirt Top Master Pattern; The Anna’s Garden T-Shirt Top Kit was introduced as a project in Alabama Studio Sewing + Design by Natalie Chanin, 2012
Slide 6: Fabric swatch in negative reverse appliqué Anna’s Garden Sand/Natural and original cover of Alabama Studio Sewing + Design by Natalie Chanin, photographed by Robert Rausch, 2012, photographs by Abraham Rowe
Slide 7: Anna’s Garden fabric swatch with accent eyelet and ermine embroidery and beading; Techniques are featured in Chapter 5, “Embellishing with Beads, Sequins, + Embroidery,” of Alabama Studio Sewing + Design by Natalie Chanin, 2012, photograph by Abraham Rowe