This book, with 20 designs, is intended for anyone who wants to give their home a dash of individuality without much expense or effort. The concept of the “impatient” embroider is someone who wants easy, elegant and fast ideas to bring their home up to date, painlessly! It limits the stitching to simple straight-stitch machining and some very basic fast hand stitches – such as running stitch and blanket stitch. The stitched decorations are for edgings and details on garments, cushions, throws and blinds, and for making some simple machine stitched textiles for bowls, scarves and mats.

Instructions are as easy and inviting as possible in a reader-friendly recipe format with the embroiderer’s tips and ideas.