Book excerpt: Bring Beatrix Potter’s stories to life with 10 projects using appliqué, embroidery, quilting, and more. This book gathers together 10 easy yet elegant projects celebrating the life and talents of Beatrix Potter. With 10 appliqué and 6 embroidery designs, even beginning stitchers can work with hexagons to create a beautiful embroidered quilt, stitch up a cushion based on The Tailor of Gloucester, appliqué a wool storage box, and construct a beautiful wedding quilt based on one from Beatrix Potter’s home. Plus, all-of-the designs can easily be adapted—just add a dash of imagination to create bags, appliquéd pinafores, or embroidered gifts. • Stitch by hand and by machine as you create projects the whole family will love • Learn about the life and work of Beatrix Potter with historical vignettes • Amazing appliqué tips from bestselling author of William Morris in Appliqué and More William Morris in Appliqué Praise for Stitching with Beatrix Potter “Hill’s designs celebrate the best-known works of Potter, while also bringing some of her lesser-known botanical illustrations to the forefront. Quilters interested in machine appliqué, as well as fans of Potter’s work, will enjoy this collection.” —Library Journal