Maker Faire New York 2011 Topic(s): Crafts

Free Motion Quilting & Embroidery

It is possible to draw with a sewing machine! By demonstrating how easy Free Motion stitching is on a domestic sewing machine, more people can discover this beautiful and expressive technique.

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About the Maker(s)

Nina Paley

Nina Paley

Nina Paley is the creator of the animated musical feature film Sita Sings the Blues, which has screened in over 150 film festivals and won over 35 international awards including the Annecy Grand Crystal, The IFFLA Grand Jury Prize, and a Gotham Award. Her adventures in our broken copyright system led her to copyLeft her film, and join QuestionCopyright.org as Artist-in-Residence. Prior to becoming an animator Nina was a syndicated cartoonist; she is now re-Freely releasing all her old comics with a Copyheart message. A 2006 Guggenheim Fellow, Nina is currently producing a series of animated shorts about intellectual freedom called Minute Memes, and a new daily comic strip, Mimi & Eunice.

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