More and more quilters are using thread to add texture and excitement to their quilts as colors, types, and styles of threads abound Here is everything you need to know to get started. This longtime quilter shares all the tips and tricks she has gleaned from years of experimentation with free-motion machine stitching with threads. Here is a complete guide to the tools, supplies, and stitches you will need. Sewing machine setup, needles, thread, fabric, stabilizers all are covered. The author's Get set up and GO attitude will have quilters jumping into the wonderful world of machine thread painting. Her encouraging, right there-beside-you style will give quilters all the confidence they need. A companion video to this book, Thread Painting Made Easy Companion Video by Terry White, Item# 7720; ISBN-13: 978-7-72000-000-8 is sold separately. In the video, Terry will guide you step-by-step in creating beautiful threadpainting stitches. Consider purchase of both this book and the companion video.