Sew Wild Inspiration + Giveaway
Alisa Burke, mixed-media artist, painter, designer and creative spirit, joined us on the blog earlier this year with her fun Doodle Pillow tutorial. We enjoy all she does over at Alisa Burke, and we’re excited to check out her latest book, Sew Wild.
Alisa writes, “Sew Wild gives you the green light to make great surface design and mixed media art by breaking the rules and showing you there is no right or wrong way of creating. Enjoy the unlimited freedom and possibilities of color, pattern, and customizable fabric. Get wild with printing, painting, drawing, stenciling, and other surface design methods. Explore unique design materials such as plastic bags, photographs, and cardboard.”
Comment today for a chance to win a copy of the book. Alisa’s baby girl is due soon, and today she shows us a beautiful project from the nursery-in-progress, inspired by Sew Wild. Baby will clearly be surrounded by art, color, beauty and love!
With a baby girl on the way we have been busy preparing, decorating and creating and I couldn’t resist making a fish mobile inspired by my new book, Sew Wild.
I started by gathering all my scraps in colors that we picked out for the room (blues, greens and turquoise). Most of my scraps include hand painted or dyed fabric and lots of upcycled fabric.
I placed the the scraps to pieces of card stock for stability and went wild with free motion sewing. I created lots of messy circles…
…And lots and lots of free motion, simple fish.
I cut out all the fish and the circles
And then sewed them together in groups of 8-9 shapes.
Next I wrapped an embroidery hoop with scraps of hand painted fabric and tied each strand of fish to the hoop, making sure they were places equal distance apart for balance.
Last, I hung the mobile above the crib and in front of a fun ocean painting that is in progress.
They complement each other perfectly!
For more wild and creative sewing projects check out my book, Sew Wild!
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Love, love, love the fish mobile! So cute!
How adorable!
love the fishys
Great idea to use up fabric scraps as well! I like the idea of making my own decorations simply when i get out of my parents’ house and into my own place! I did end up buying a sewing machine to learn how to sew as i was wanting to make a costume for a convention but didn’t get very far in my learning.
looooooove that fishes mobile!! so creatively cute! and … love that painting too
♥
That book would definately inspire me to let my creativity run WILD! I would love to win it!
-Alissa
Me, me!!!!I love Alisa Burke’s work!
Love all the designs and patterns!
What a great baby room idea. I have been waiting patiently for this book to release. What a great giveaway!
What amazing inspiration! I would love to see the ideas and creativity in the book!
I love this for a baby girl! So refreshing that it isn’t pink, pink, and more pink!!
I love this mobile and the gorgeous colours – especially when our last name is …….
you guessed it… Fish.
Love this and I’d love to see what else is in the book!
The mobile is such a cute and creative and simple idea. I have simple ideas all the time, why can’t I come up with something like that?
The colors are amazing! Lucky little girl!
What a sweeeeet idea – Think I will be playing with the sewing machine this weekend.
How clever, and I love the color palette.
Thanks so much for this giveaway opportunity. I LOVE Alisa Burke’s art and the inspiration that it brings. I’m crossing my fingers!
This is not usually my style, but I love it!
I think I would have been able to tell from the pictures alone that it’s an Alisa Burke design. She has such a distinctive style.
Gorgeous! I have a little boy on the way so this is nice inspiration for me!
This is such a great idea. I’ve never tried free-motion quilting before (I would need one of those feet for my machine), but I would love to try and this seems like such a perfect project for a beginner in the area! Thanks!
I’d love a copy of her book–I subscribe to her blog and love all her work.
Love the scrap buster decorations
I want a mobile in my studio!!
love all the beautiful colors and geometric shapes…such a creative talent!
Oh my goodness, how cute! I’m thinking I might have to do a butterfly one to go in my little girls room! Thanks for the inspiration!
(P.S. Not sure if I’m valid to enter since I live in Australia, but would love to enter if I can!)
Love the fish. Want the book.
I just love that fish mobile – great idea to use up some of the scraps I’ve been saving!
I love the colors and I adore the fact it’s not the tradional pinks and purples for girls! I am expecting as well and I see a scrap mobile in my baby’s future. I can’t wait to get my hands on her book.
I love your take on creativity. Always makes me smile.
Alisa, I’ve been visiting your site everyday and your free creativity has inspired me to create again. Thank you!!!
Totally fun and freeing. I think this would be a super fun project for teaching folks how to sew, playing with new fabrics, or even just a get the mental juices flowing.
Fantastic. Thanks so very much for sharing.
I love this! What a fun project, think there is going to be some free motion sewing in my future!
What a cute idea for a mobile! I love it! I like the idea of using card stock to give it a bit more stability.
I made something close to this for my baby’s nursery too. I would love to see the other great ideas in ‘Sew Wild’!
I love the free, flowing stitching. I wish there were more hours in the day so I could try doing this myself…it will have to wait until I have cleared my work bench a bit.
Love this – and Alisa. Would love to win a copy of her book!
Wow. Another amazing tutorial. I LOVE all of the amazing ideas presented here and how I could probably “make” them into my own to fit our homes needs. Seriously….so fabulous!
This FISH mobile is wonderful! I would be thrilled to win a copy of SEW WILD. Please throw my name in the hat. I will cross all fingers and toes! ♥
This is so neat – reminds me quite a bit of Eric Carle, and other texture-oriented childrens’ illustrations.
Very, very cute. I’m already thinking about Christmas decorations, so this is awesome.
Thanks for hosting this great giveaway!
That book looks like so much fun, and the mobile is adorable!
Wow. That looks awesome. What a great mobile!
The fish mobile is wonderful!! Thank you for sharing!!
Oh I love these, beautiful colours and movement. I so want to learn to sew, I have a machine, but every time I join a class it gets cancelled!
So cute and whimsical! I’m sure Baby will love it
OMG! That mobile is awesome! I’d love to win a copy of the book!
Too cute!!!!!
So fun! LOVE the fishy theme.
wonderful! thank you for the opportunity.
What a fun idea for a mobile! Bold, modern, and easy, so great.
This is such a fun project….gives me all kinds of ideas!
This is SO cool, makes me want to go out and get a free-motion foot for my machine right now!
i love the idea of the stitches essentially looking like sketches and doodles… i have to give this a try! i can’t wait to see what else is in the book!
Love it – I will have a go at this, I think it may suit my haphazard style!
I just love this! Alisa Burke is such an inspiration! Thanks for sharing!
very cute!
love it
This is awesome! You can do just about anything, so much talent and creativity!
Simply sweetness… I love this idea. This is so sweet and simple something to stitch even for beginnners. What a lucky little gir to have this to wake up to…. Alisa is always so full of fun ideas.
Can’t wait to get my hands on this book!
Beautiful! I love that she went for a fish theme; not the usual thing for a baby girl. The things a creative mama makes!
WOW. that looks fun and AWESOME! Something that I think anyone could try and get ‘right’ the first time. So much fun! Thanks for the chance to win!
Love your fish mobile! Your little one will love it, too.
Helen
I l<3ve this art lesson! It's easy, fun, colorful, and mostly, adorable! I would like to try this, and get your fun book! Great ideas!
Love this idea! Looks easy to make, but very involved with all the colors!
That’s a beautiful & easy idea! Hope to win the book
I LOVE this mobile… Not even for a baby room, maybe just in my craft room
LOVE this idea! (and I would love to win a copy of SEW WILD! (fingers crossed)
amazingly beautiful and inspiring! I have done some fiber arts in the past, but I feel like my sewing has hit a utilitarian rut lately. This book could be a big boost back into fun
Love the fish mobile!! I bet it is wonderful when it sways in the breeze – so calming!
That is great! The mobile goes so well with the picture!
OMgeee. so cute. also, love the nursery for a little girl.
That mobile is beautiful! I love that it’s so simple yet makes SUCH an impact! And a great way to use up scraps!
So cute! If my son was still a little guy I’d have run to the sewing machine to stitch one up with planets and stars and comets. Instead, I’ll admire yours, and wait for nieces, nephews, and grandchildren. Thank you for sharing this project with us!
A splendid tutorial on free-motion and making wonderful use of scraps. The book looks like something a sort of stuck-in-the-mud, old-fashioned type like me would find inspiring. Thanks for the chance to win a copy.
I could always go for another sewing book!
Interesting project. Thanks for the chance to win the book
What fun! So cheerful and colorful. The idea of a mobile is really great idea. I’ve been tradional quilting for years and have within the last year gone into art quilting. I am thoroughly enjoying the “playing” with the fabrics and different surface designs. It has been fun learning experience and opened up so many different avenues for my art quilting. Can’t wait to see this book.
Beautiful! As a quilter, I have so many scraps of colorful fabric. I think this book would be a great way to use them creatively.
That’s so pretty and easy too.
What a fun project! I love Alisa’s take on paint/fabric and sewing!
So cute! Love the idea!
Loved it..
What a wonderfully creative project! I wish that sometimes I would stop thinking projects have to be complicated to the simple yet still beautiful projects could come to the forefront.
I’m new to sewing (completely new…as in, never used a sewing machine before) so winning this book would be so wonderful
this book is awesome. My husband and son are avid fishermen I would love to my this for a Grandchild.
So cool!
LOVE IT! I’ve been taking Alisa’s class on surface design which gives you lots of ideas how to design your own fabrics. I think I will try something similar with “leaves” for a great fall project!
Sew pretty! (ha!couldn’t resist) Seriously though, I love the theme and the colors are beautiful. The ocean painting is cute. It’s enough to attract the baby’s attention and curiosity without being too much. There’s a lot of nice potential in this theme, also. Pillows, puppets, soft fabric story books, blankets, stuffed ‘creatures’…
My book is on the way. Can’t wait!!!
What a fantastic idea!
Always wanted that book!
Love this mobile! It is adorable.
Fun! I’d love to see this book!
Love her inspirational style! The mobile is fantastic!
I love mobiles! I’ve been wanting to make one for a long time. I haven’t sewn in a while. Maybe I should get to work on something … today!
Congratulations on the baby!
ohgoodgolly…so charming! I’d like to try this and add some big blue and teal crystal beads. Thanks for the great idea and giveaway!
What a lucky little girl she will be. I love the idea of using scraps of material to create unique one off pieces, must stop writing and rummage through my stash, I have a grandduaghter who loves butterflies and can’t wait to make her her own unique butterfly mobile. Thanks for the inspiration Alisa x
What an AWESOME mobile – Alisa’s little girl is going to LOVE see those little fish move around. LOVE the artwork on the wall as well.
THANKS for this opportunity to win this FABULOUS book!
very cute fish and very original creative book!
WOW! What a great idea that could be made as is, or even adapted for a garland or even necklaces and bracelets! I hope I win a copy
I have not seen this book yet, it looks so fun and I love this featured project, fingers crossed hope to win!
That mobile is incredible! I’d hang that in my living room or above my kitchen sink!
That is super cool. I love the mix of materials.
Just beautiful! The colors are so lively – great choices for a nursery.
– Liz
Did you pull off the card stock at some point? Project is very creative!
those fish are great! my cats would go crazy for something like that blowing in the breeze.
So sorry I missed the opportunity to respond yesterday. I love Alisa’s art as well and this mobile is fabulous. Thinking I might try to whip up a mobile for our friends’ baby.
Super cute! I love the “messy” circles and fish – definitely more artsy than if they were nice and neat (and boring).
What a marvelous idea! So inspiring!
Great idea, I love the painted fabric.
Even without a potential giveaway, that made me smile. What a nifty idea for a baby’s room. Too bad I can’t do free motion quilting to save my life… maybe her book has some tips?
I love “outside-the-box” sewing creations. The mobile is beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
What a great idea!
Lovely! Alisa’s creativity never ceases to amaze me.
I think the baby will love having so much to study. The mobile seems to be light enough to flutter in any little breeze. Delightful.
Sounds like so much fun! I wanna “Sew Wild”!
Great idea, could be used for so many diffrent areas. What a lucky baby to have such a talented mommy!
Wow! Inspiring idea… I’d love to check out the book!
What a great idea for a mobile!
So creative!!We’re all about fish at our house,but that could be done with so many shapes.Thanks for the ideas that are flowing.
This looks like so much fun!!!
This is so fun! I love the idea of how to make the fish!!! I think this could be cute as a banner for my parents’ beach house.
This is a great project I could make for my new grandbaby. Thanks for the opportunity to win this fabulous prize.
I love all the things Alisa creates and the fish mobile is fabulous! I’ll definetly try making something similar one day
Wow that mobile is beautiful. We are expecting in December and I think I’ll make something similar for him. Maybe even make one for his big sister who he will be sharing a room with. I think I’ll add a few hearts into her’s.
Wow, it looks fantastic and the fish project is a good way to get rid of all the scraps I “collected” over the past years
its so cute and different!!!i like this style of project!
I love mobiles, and I love Alisa’s work, so I would love to win a copy of her book !
This aesthetic is so cool and inspiring and yet I am so afraid to try it! Hope I win
The fish mobile gives me an idea for a wall hanging for my daughter’s bathroom, which we’re decorating in a beach/ocean theme.
I love the fish and the painting! I would love to be able to just design something like this….but so far I still need a pattern, and therefore, your book. =)
Congrats on having a baby girl!
Oh. My. Gosh. I LOVE the mobile! What a lucky little girl to live in that room.
Big fan of Alisa’s work and talent.
Great use of scraps and beautifull result!
Beautiful work as always, Alisa! Would love to learn your freestyle sewing method!
Oh my gosh – my daughter has been doing projects sort of like this on her own, teaching herself. She would LOVE this book, I’m taking a look on my own now…
I love Alisa’s stuff ~ I am her #1 stalker lol! just so fun the stuff she comes up with!
This looks like a fun book!
So, so cute!! What a lucky little baby. Hmmm, now who do I know that has a baby?? Doesn’t matter, I want one for me
I love the mobile! Alisa’s style is awesome!
I love Alisa’s style. I love the whimsy and the not-so-perfectness. I would love to win a copy of her book, but even if I don’t win I will be buying this book.
Thanks for the giveaway.
Stunning!!!!! Your little one will have such a wonderful mobile to watch!!!!!
Alisa,
Before you did the free motion stitching, did you put the cardstock in the middle of two fabrics? Just wondering how there’s fabric on both sides… I just purchased your book online; can’t wait to read it.
Deborah Smalling, Sugar Land, TX
I love that mobile — what a fantastic idea! It’s only been in the past couple of months that I’ve found myself being more “free” with what I do, and it sounds like this book is full of inspiration to do just that. Thanks for hosting the giveaway!
How fun! Would love to see the whole book!
What a lovely idea and a great way to use up scraps of fabric. The fish mobile is great fun – reminds me of stained glass with all those greens and blues.
Wow, the handpainted fabrics give it a really artsy look! I love it!
I follow her blog and just love her style! The mobile is adorable!
What a great, unique idea!
This looks like FUN! And isn’t that just what a hobby is supposed to be…!
What a wonderful idea for a baby’s room. I love the fact that you are giving her lots of original artwork to look at & dream about!!
THIS looks fun to make as well as fun to look at.
Another scrap buster as well.
What beautiful creations! I love that you didn’t go with the traditional pink too
I love this project, and can think of lots of ways to use this idea with my own fabric or by cutting up my ufo’s (unfinished projects). Thanks – can’t wait to see what else is in the book!
I love modern and abstract sewing. Thumbs up very unique.
Love Alisa Burke’s work. . . Love the color. . . love the wimsy. . .So inspiring seeing her create.
Those fish are adorable!
oh wow – since everyone i know is about to give birth ALL AT ONCE, i have oh so many uses for crafty baby inspiration! thanks – this is awesome!
I loved the doodle pillow and I love the mobile too! Her work is so fun and freeing. Thanks for sharing!
I love this idea! I want to make one for me. Can’t wait to buy book and congrats on baby!
This will be one lucky child…surrounded in mom’s creativity.
Too Cute. Love this!!
Cute project! Thanks for the chance!
How cute and creative!
Love the mobile. I’ll have to make one for my grandchild!
Love the color scheme for the nursery and the beautiful mobile!!
v. cute
This mobile idea is wonderful, thanks for sharing!
I have been waiting for this book! I would love one!
The mobile is fantastic! I bet the book is wonderful! I would love to win.
Love the unique ideas!
I love the way Alisa always creates beautiful pieces of art from simple materials, and she is also responsible for me getting back to draw! Thanks for this giveaway!
what a great idea for a mobile! I will have to do this for my upcoming granddaughter.
That’s so lovely! I’ve tried wild sewing before, but it didn’t turn out so well
cute! love the painting mixed with fabric crafting!
This is gorgeous!!! I think this will be a really inspiring book.
Love the mobile such a cute idea-can’t wait to see the book!
This is too cute! I may have to try this for upcoming babies my friends have.
Congrats Alisa! The book looks awesome – and the fish mobile is brilliant.
Would love to see all of the projects.
very unique and cleaver way to make use of fabric while decorating too!
I adore this project and am thinking of ways to adapt it to be a project to teach color to high school students…thank you for the inspiration and the chance to win what is sure to be a fab book!
This mobile is so cool – and not just for a baby’s room (creative cogs are whirling)! I would be over the moon to win a copy of Alisa’s awesome book – as a huge fan of hers for some time now, I cannot get enough of this lady’s inspiration, be that via books, blogs, dvds or e-courses. *fingers crossed*
She is new to me, but I checked out her website and loved it!
Awesome!
Great creativity, it’s beautiful. The baby will have a very very unique room!
That is so darling. I would love This book.
This is such great idea especially for a family that loves the beach and the sea!
This project is adorable! It’s definitely a good way to use up scraps. I’m excited for a chance to win this book.
I love Alisa and her mad creative style. The nursery for her soon-to-be package of adorable is so much fun. Love the bright interactive vibrancy here! Such happiness, what a lucky baby and Momma! Reminds me of the nursery I created for my first baby as well, fishy themed. Aquatic love!
Wonderful project! thanks!
the baby will love it! adorable!
love the use of fabric scraps. I have TONS after my projects, and always feel guilty throwing them away.
Such a great gift idea….and easy to apply to many topics….Flowers would be beautiful too….Have to put that on my list of fun things to make.
Susan
This is such a great project! If only I had a baby in my life to make one for them.
That is adorable! I think it would be such a cute way to teach my kids shapes.
Wow these are so cute, would love to win, Never tried anything like this before.
Cute idea! It could be interpreted in so many different ways.
I totally love freestyle sewing, just finished a project today actually! LOL! I just love Alisa’s use of colours, so fabulous. This book is so on my wish list! Thanks for the look-see! Kim
Very cool! Looks like an inspiring book!
Fish mobile…what a great idea…so simple, but so cute!
The fish mobile is so cute and looks so easy to make.
Alisa Burke is so super inspiring! I don’t sew because often times I feel like I can’t breathe when doing something so tedious.. but her style seems so freeing.. I would love to win her new book.. probably will buy it regardless!
I love the fun colors and funky design. Very opposite of what you see in most nurseries:)
so beautiful, and whimsical, great inspiration.
That is awesome! I want to see more.
I love that mobile! Hmm, I may have to go raid my scraps…
Great idea! Super cute idea to use up some scraps! Love it!
What a great idea! I love how the mobile and the artwork compliment one another perfectly.
That is so gorgeous – what a shame mine are a bit big for mobiles! But I have a new niece and nephew, I might just get making!
Would love to see what else that book contains!
thanks for the chance to win
How awesome! I love breaking the rules!!!
This is so my thing!How cool! I can’t wait to see what else she has in there.
Wow, that’s awesome! Some people’s creativity amazes me!
Wow, so creative!
What a lucky girl to spend her babytime and childhood in such a creative enviroment.
Interesting way of doing the fishes.
Very cool mobile! I love Alisa Burke’s stuff.
Wow. What great use of color. I’m tend to be a neutral-earthy kind of girl, but her splashes of color encourage me to branch out a bit
I LOVE the fish mobile !!! what a brillant idea ! nearly wanted a new baby too !!!
This is very cool! Great idea!!!
Cute ideas. Would love this.
I love the mobile! Your book is on my amazon wish list, I have been doing your fabric painting course & would love more ideas to use up all my painted fabrics!
I have a baby girl on the way–and so many pieces of scrap fabric. This would be perfect! Thanks for sharing!
Clever! And really nice painting!
I love Alisa’s art and this tutorial is awesome!
Thanks for the chance to win this fab book. 
I love the fish for a mobile. So colorful and whimsical!
What a great idea. I am going to do this for am upcoming charity auction. Love the idea. I will have to add this book to my creative collection. thank you for such inspiration and s haring.
What a creative project! And it really looks like a painting and a mobile were created together! It makes me wonder what else is there in your book. Would love to win it!
love the mobil – I might try it!
wow, that looks so cool!
Wonderful, in every sense of the word. I am currently taking Alisa’s Beneath the Surface class and enjoying it immensely. Can’t wait to learn more about Sewing Wild!
just had a baby girl in may, no pink for her either – love the colors!
Love this mobile! I’m going to make one for my daughter’s room and she’s not a baby
Wow! So easy and yet so effective. I love this. And I Luke your painting very much too!
Love your painting and wild sewing; a great incentive to learn to get messier!
What a cool project! Can’t wait to try it!
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a fish mobile before! It makes me really curious about what else is in the book.
love this mobile!!! Would love to have one of these books!
Alisa’s work is so wild and inspiring.
What a wonderful fun idea!! I really love the fish painting too. What a lucky baby to be surrounded by such fun things.
Beautiful and very creative! I love the colors and projects! I would love this book for my sewing and crafts studio I am creating on a tiny budget!
Blessings!
from Debra
Ooh, this looks like fun, just the boost I need to learn to let go!
Great idea for scraps!
Love the fish mobile. So creative.
The mobile is adorable and the method of sewing very cool!
I do love Alisa’s work, and it is so exciting to have a baby on the way! The mobile is wonderful, off to make one now!
Love the fish!
It’s so fun to see such neat, simple sewing projects. I’m a sewing novice, so it’s nice to see something that I could actually do! Thanks!
That is such a beautiful idea… and I love real artwork in a babies room. Beautiful!!!
Uninhibited, fast and fun. Something any mother with a limited amount of time can enjoy creating. Thank you for sharing.
Sew Cool!
What a creative idea!!!! I would love to that, but maybe with birds or owls?
Beautiful, fun, and creative mobile! Great job!
Oh what a great idea, I like it a lot.
Beautiful fish mobile – great colors – love it – what a lucky baby girl
Lovely mobile. This book looks like loads of fun and I will have to get my hands on it.
this book looks so awesome
Oh, wow! Love that mobile and would love this book! Thanks for a great giveaway.
This is such a great idea. I have a friend expecting a little one soon and the mobile would be a perfect compliment to the quilt I made. Mmmm…love the fish idea, but wonder…what about flowers and leaves? Maybe all flowers…oh the insanity of having a seed planted in your head. Thank you for the idea and inspiration.
again you have jumped out of the circle and created from the heart its not your everyday teddy bear bedroom you have created. I can see a place of where rich love will grow and where fish will learn how to swim! Love it.
I love those fish!!! I am so going to make some of those tonight, but use them as bunting for an art fair this weekend (if that’s ok with you!)
I can’t wait to pick up a copy of this book, it’s my kind of art!
Lovin the mobile! What a great gift for your new baby!
Congratulations Alisa on your upcoming addition! I wish I had seen this when I was pregnant with my girls. Absolutely beautiful and so much fun. I love it!
This looks like a great book; just love the idea of using upcyled fabric in a creative way.
What an awesome looking book
I’d love to win a copy of this book.
That is so creative. I love it.
I love the mobile. I am just re-doing a bathroom in my home and you have sparked a idea. Thanks. I would love to win your book – I haven’t done much fabric art but am really drawn to it and can’t wait to get sted.art
That mobile is totally stunning!! Hours of fun for a little one!
I think that must be the most wonderful mobile i have seen… I just love the whole look of it….. the book looks fantastic… thanks for the chance for it to come and live with me…
Hugz
SO FUN!! and i love that you used your old scraps of paper and fabric~~ your baby is one lucky little girl!!!
love the fish mobile… what a great idea.
That mobile is so wild and the book looks fantastic!
I want to Sew Wild too! Love the colorful fish.
Such a cool mobile!
Good luck with your baby and, as they say here in Portugal – may your hour be short!
what a great way to make a mobile that fits in with the colors and style of your nursery.
A great fan of Alisa’s art and ever so thankful for her generosity. Greetings from Edinburgh, Scotland
Awesome! I love the contrasting threaded look!
great idea! the book sounds really cool
Wow, I am totally impressed. Too bad I don’t have kids to make it for.
I love the mobile. I might make one for myself.
Ooooh so cute! Our baby is due in May, and so I’d love to win this book– her nursery colors are the same as what we’d like to do for ours!! Fingers crossed!!! X
so cool! would love to see more of the book!
What a lovely inspiration! Thanks for the chance to win the book!
Ooooh, I can think of so many different applications for this project. It’s fantastic. The book looks fantastic. If I don’t win it, I’m gonna buy it anyway. <3
Alisa is such an inspiration – I love seeing her blog and can’t wait to get this book! What a lovely nursery for a lucky baby
I love Alisa’s style and love that it is blue for a girl!
love the fun fish mobile and the wall painting… Alisa is a fabulous inspiration and a great teachr–I had the joy of bine in one of her classes. I would love to win one of her books.
Love to win this, just been doing an online class, Alisa does fabulous stuff.
Love the fishes! I would love something like that in my bathroom.
The book looks like great fun! thanks for the chance to win.
Super cute mobile! LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!!
Love this mobile! Thanks for the chance to win.
Love it! What a great idea and darling room!
Fast, fun, and beautiful. Perfect!
I JUST LOVE IT!
genious! that’s all i can say!! lovin it!! xo
Your fish mobile is just adorable!!! If this book would help me get out of my comfort zone I would love, LOVE to win. My #1 Daughter is 15 weeks pregnant and this mobile would be so very fun to give her. So, I’m just saying I’m the perfect candidate
THANK YOU FOr the chance. k.bugbee@att.net
Hi fish are 2 cute!!!
Fabulous mobile! I’ve been coveting this book since Interweave first advertised it, so thanks for the chance to win a copy. I would love to go a little wild with my sewing and start thinking out of the box more often, so I’ll be keeping my fingers crossed!
How clever!
Those fish are amazing!
Thanks for the opportunity to enter. Looks like a really interesting book.
Very cute mobile, I’d love to win this book for tutorials on how to make this kind of thing!
Wow, this looks so simple that I think even I could make it!
Neat idea… must try it (and the others!)
This is such an exciting project. I can’t wait to try it!
How fun! I think it would be fun to use these cool fish as a garland or embellishment (maybe on the outside of a shower cutain?) for an ocean or fish theme bathroom.
This looks like a really inspiring book, thanks for the giveaway!
Awesome mobile! I wish I had this idea two years ago!
Love the unique nursery!
Oooh, I would love to win this book! I’ve been drooling over it for a while now.
Love the mobile snd your blog!
All her work is so fun! I’d love to win her book. My son has taken one of her drawing classes!
That mobile is awesome! I want this book!
Those fish are so awesome!! I would decorate my wall with them with or without kids around
Unique, fun and a show piece.
Amazing – That baby will be blessed to have such a talented mama!
That is so creative, so special, and seemingly so easy, even I could do it! Thanks, I’ll be on the lookout for the book.
that is “Sew” clever!!! Love it! I really love Alisa’s style & would LOVE to win a copy of her book! It would be a great addition to my library (as I LOVE canvas remix)
Love that nursery… It is such an amazing journey you have begun…. I can still feel and smell those very first days of motherhood xx
wow, i only wish i had that much control with free motion quilting.
How very cool! This would be a really good intro into free motion quilting.
I love the fishie mobile, it’s so cute and so creative! I will totally make one for my baby, when I eventually have one =P
I love her stuff, this book looks great!
wow, this book looks like so much fun! congrats on your coming baby!
Love the fishessss !!
You are so creative. I love that you explore all options before buying things for your home. They could never be topped by your own creations.
This is so cute, I may just make one for my own room or maybe my grandson’s 2nd grand class room! Love it. (Thanks for the chance to win the book too!)
Sharon
Looks like a fun book to have in my collection!
How wonderful ! and so very very adorable ! good luck on the birth of your baby and thanks so much for the chance to win such an inspiring book !
Pinning this now!
Love this idea! My niece is having a baby in October – what a great gift! Must get sewing… I wonder what else is in that book!!!
Never seen a mobile like that, but it is precious! Love the nursery!
This looks like such an awesome book!
What a cute mobile! So creative and fun!
Thanks for the giveaway and a chance to win.
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I did not see my comment…so posting again. If it is a duplicate I’m sorry.
I love the mobile! It is so cute and fun! I’d love to win the book.
Thank you for a chance to win.
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This book looks like a reminder to have FUN sewing!
I’m a big fan of Alisa Burke! I already have her first book and would love to win her second!
verrry cute! love that it seems so simple!
Such a great project, nice to think outside the box and not make things perfect.
great inspiratioN!
I love all your carfts;I would love to win yor book!
I would love a chance to win Alisa’s new book which looks to be full of beautiful, fun and creative ideas.
So beautiful.
Fun! Fun!!!!!!!
Wow! I love the mobile, so modern and funky. I would love a copy of this book
THis is so beautiful! I so wish I were the maker I am now back when my boys were little!
Lucky baby to be surrounded by so much love and creativity!
What an inspiring way to create! I love the fish mobile. Hmmm…wonder if the book would help me learn to let loose and just enjoy the process!
LOVE LOVE Alisa Burke, I have been following her blog and waiting for this chance to win a book… or actually anything from her!!
This fish mobile is wonderful!!! Love it!
This seems like a good book.
I just recently discovered Alisa’s blog and am fascinated by her use of fabric in mixed media creations. Just lovely. Great colors. Great ideas. Thanks for the giveaway.
Wonderful mobile! I also love the painting!
I just love everything Alisa makes!
WOW love the tute. Found you via Alisa’s blog. Thanks for posting the stepxstep. Would love to win Alisa’s book (and force me to buy a free-motion foot for the sewing machine LOL)
Regards
Giovanna
What a wonderful mobile. That is a very lucky baby! I would love to win this book.
What a great book! And I love your fish mobile! Looks great hanging above the crib.
Have just discovered Alisa’s work. It is refreshing and inspiring. Love the mobile. Am off to do some creating. Thank you.
Love the mobile! This sounds like a fun and unique book!
As always, so inspired by Alisa’s design and use of color. Love the movement of this mobile and the smiles it will create on their sweet baby.
My son would love one of these mobiles! We moved right before he was born, so sadly, his nursery isn’t all that cute! Actually there’s hardly anything in it, so this would be the perfect project to jump start decorating his room! I’d love to win a copy and check out the rest of her projects!
Thanks for a fabulous tutorial! The fish theme is adorable. I loved Alisa’s Canvas Remix book and can’t wait to see Sew Wild.
Beautiful and calming! Thanks for all of your great ideas! I plan to make one for our guest room! Congratulations regarding your book.. how exciting!
What great ideas! The mobile is the best! Good luck with the new baby and would love to have your book!
Wonderful! that corner looks so inspiring. I love the painting too!
So fun! I love it! Such a wonderful creative piece!
I follow Alisa’s blog and am always inspired by her creativity.
So fun! So artsy! Perfect project for a little baby room.
Alisa is so cool, I’d love to have her book.
I am blown away by the fish mobile. What a lovely room for a new baby or a guest room. Alisa Burke makes everyday a happy day with her beautiful colors and designs.
I love her blog, it inspires me so much!
Cool, cool, cool! How simple and fun–your daughter will love it. I already have your book and am already creating some “new” fabric. The DVD is like frosting on a yummy cake. Totally inspiring. I’d love to win another and share it with a good friend.
Oh how wonderful! I love the mobile! Again an incredible project of Alisa Burke! Greetings from Germany!
i adore Alisa’s blog, and I’m TOTALLY in love with the fish mobile!!
Since I am incapable of sewing a straight line I’d like to see more of this free-hand motion sewing going on. Obviously I’m not saying it’s easier but i have no hope in straight lines so this better work for me.
Anyway, what I was going to say is that this is so lovely and different (in a most positive way) and colour scheme is unexpected (again all in the most positive sense of the word). Many thanks for sharing.
Looks like an inspiring book. I hope to check it out!
Would love a shot a winning this copy!
LOVE this project and can’t wait to get her book!
I am a fan of Alisa’s! What a great mobile and painting! I love the sea and would love to make one of my bedroom in my beach house. In fact I think I would turn it into a lamp cover!Wouldn’t that be great?
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That mobile is absolutely fabulous!
I have a granddaughter coming in December and would love to build the mobile for her crib! In fact, I think I will! Would love to win your book, Alisa, sounds grand.
I love the wild creativity of this book! I will cross my itching fingers to become your winner.
The painting is wonderful, and this project is the perfect go-with. Thanks for the tutorial.
Wow what a gorgeous room! Almost 6 years ago when my son was born we created an under the sea room for him. To this day it is still the same so coloful and fun. I wish I would have realized at that time that I really did posess the talent to create some of the elements myself. I love the painting and mobile so much I think I will update his room with some of my own creations with the same underwater theme. Bringing it to a more reasonable age level for my almost 6 year old son.
I can’t wait to get this book and I am enjoying Alisa’s Beneath the Surface class. est wishes for your future and your family Alisa! Thanks to everyone for the give away and this awesome tutorial!
What a great mobile! We’re expecting, so I’m loving all baby room decorating ideas!
This is an awesome looking book!
I fell in love with the concept of this book at first sight! This is exactly the kind of freedom and creativity I need to add to my sewing techniques! And that mobile is fabulous! Love!
I feel as though I’ve been surrounded by pregnant friends and new moms. Now that my son is school-aged, I have the time (and the itch) to try out all of the projects that I would have loved for him when he was wee.
Amazing … I love this mobile. My fingers are crossed!
This book is awesome !!
So original, sooooo creative! Love it!
This book looks great! I really love that mobile idea–you could do so many things with it.
What an inspiring project – think of the possibilites! Must make one for my great nephew and one for myself… thank you for a chance to win!
Ahhh…I follow Alisha’s blog and didn’t know that the expected baby was a girl….congrats!!! Would love her new book and I’m always inspired by her sewing and sketches.
How fun to see Alicia’s techniques come together in the baby nursery! I would love to have this book and apply its techniques to fiber art! Thank you!
Anything Alisa does is fabulous! Thanks for a chance for the book!
These would make great baby shower gifts!!
Light bulbs are going off in my head! Must . . get . . sewing . . I would love to see more of her work!
I give me a pen and a paper and I cannot draw a thing. But give me a sewing machine and thread and I cannot actually draw! I love the encouragment in this book to redefine. Thanks for sharing!
Very cute project…will have to try it out. I especially love your painting behind the mobile.
Love it!!! The mixed media art will be a stimulating sight for baby to behold. It has my creative juices flowing right now!
I love the colors and combinations of colors that alisa uses. i would love to have a copy of this book! Thanks for the opportunity to have my own!
LOVE! The concepts of this book would definitely push me out of my comfort zone. I am a straight line kinda girl, but I need a little more freedom in my sewing life
I love the quirky freedom to your style. I’m giving this method a try this weekend! Thanks for the inspiration.
Super fun. I love her style and would love to get the book.
Nice mobile!
What a creative idea! My very artistic daughter would fill our house with mobiles with this wonderful book to inspire her!
Fabulous fish mobile. Great inspiration for people like me who have a hard time thinking outside the box. Thanks for opportunity to win.
Wow! This looks like So! Much! Fun!
More giveaways COOL!!!
love all the top stitching! I’m finally getting brave enough to do some on my own…
This is fabulous! And isn’t it grand that mobiles aren’t just for babies?
Love this!
love this mobile, and I would love to win this book
perfect way to use all the bits and pieces of fabric!!! I love it.
Clarissa
I have made some attempts at drawing with my machine, but I think some expert advice would be beneficial. The fish are so whimsical!
As my son would say, “Holy Moly!” I LOVE it. Most forthcoming books I see and am aware of, long before they hit the shelves, but this one, I had never seen. I love, love, love it. Will be putting this on emy wishlist in 3…2…1…
What a great project! I want this book so much!!! I have Alisa’s first book and it is great!!
Wonderful! I really love to sew wild. Always makes fun.
So simple yet beautiful! I love her work and have her first book.
Fabulous project! I want to do more sew wild and create beautifula and fanciful things.
Wow! What a great pairing with that painting! And such a fun project!
Alisa’s work and blog are inspiring! I love when she gives us peeks into her sketchbook and shows pictures of works in progress. It makes me want to clear out a big chunk of floor space, throw down a piece of fabric and have at it! I love how the stitching adds such a cool design element, too!
So fresh!
I love her style
love the mobile, so cute!
Love the mobile- would love to have the book.
This book looks like so much fun.
Love the mobile! Very colorful and bright. Have wanted to try free motion sewing for quite some time. Hopefully this book will get me going. Thanks for sharing!
I have been waiting for this book to come out. Thanks for the giveaway. Love Alisa’s blog & ideas.
I don’t know if it’s too late to enter the giveaway, but I just want to say how interesting this book looks to me, and how fantastic I think that fish mobile is!!
This looks like a super cool book. yes please!
Love Alisa’s designs and I would love to win her book!! Thank you for offering it!
Best wishes for a healthy, happy baby, Alisa! He or she will be a cer lucky baby with a Mama as creative as Alisa!
Soo cute! I love making use of fabric for projects other than the traditional uses!
I would love to win this book, I am taking her class right now.
What a great tutorial! Thanks for sharing! I love Alisa’s work and am totally in love with the painting and colors!
Adorable! And yet also easy enough I might actually be able to do it myself
I am SO excited about this book. Alisa is simply amazing!
Thanks so very much for a chance to win!
looks like tons of fun! You’ve inspired me already! Thanks
HELLO! I love the idea of this book! I can not wait to get my hands on it and start going crazy. If I dont win, Im still going to get my fingers into this book! thanks for the giveaway.
Absolutely love this fish mobile. How lucky their little girl is going to be growing up in a room with all of this great art. Can’t wait to go wild with this book.
I want to sleep in that room! Love Alisa’s ever creative expressions. Would love a copy of her new book!
Gorgeous mobile, the book looks fantastic too
Just FANTASTIC as always!
This looks a great book!
I love the fish mobile
FANTASTIC IDEA to do and grow on…:))…i shall make one for my niece who’s due to deliver in october! your work is so inspirational for me! thank you for your constant generousities! xo
Oh, how I love Alisa’s ideas! She never fails to inspire! I’m longing for this book!
I love the mobile. And what a fabulous giveaway!
Fabulous! Would love to read.
I have a baby boy nephew due end of October….can’t wait to make this for his room. Thanks for all the great projects you share! Alisa’s book would be well read and used in my studio.
I really need to get over my fear of the sewing machine, I love this project!! I wonder how well it would work with free form birds?
This is so far outside my current comfort zone–and so inspirational!
Free-motion sewing is such a blast! The colors and ideas are such a compliment to this style of sewing. Thanks for the chance to win this great book.
Gorgeous mobile ~ the colours are fabulous …my grandson would love it
HOw inspiring!!
I love what you did! I’m really excited about Alisa’s book!
This is beautiful! Love the colors and love the tutorial. The baby is lucky. I am excited about the book Sew Wild. Thanks for the giveaway!
This mobile is GORGEOUS!!
The tutorial is great!
Can’t help but think this book will really be something!
Great give-away!
This book is on my Christmas wish list…may it will come early
thanks for the chance.
btw, great work. they do look fab together
Away with the same old dull commercial nurseries! YAH, for creative and colorful! I’d love the chance to get my hands on this book.
This is an amazing mobile. So inspired by Alisa!!!!!!
What a great idea! And it looks so fun!
Sew Wild would certainly help me be more free and creative with my sewing projects. Love the mobile.
Alisa has done it again !! Fabulous simple to follow tutorial and wonderful designs!!! So inspiring for even the novice stitcher!!! Can’t wait to get this book!!!
Amazing – love the color!
Oh I just love it. Such a creative way to decorate a baby’s room. Thanks for the tutorial. I really need to get a copy of your book. Thanks Ariane
What a fun, easy mobile. Your baby will love it!!
You are SO darn creative. I love everything you do….your blog is such inspiration….can’t wait to check out this book, maybe win it?
I do hope I’m not too late to enter as I love Alissa’s work…….
Love the mobile and I’m sure bub will spend many hours lying beneath it mesmerised by the wonderful colours and shapes.
Thanks for the opportunity to enter,
Claire
Love Alisa’s work, so inspirational! Would love a chance to win her book!
LOVE all her stuff really want the book “alot” that’s internet talk for a lot
Simply beautiful! I could pour over a book like this for hours! What a fun addition to a sewing collection.
Wow! I just discovered her blog and I love it!
I just received Sew Wild-the DVD is fantastic-I saw how she drew with black sharpie on white muslin-I filled up 3 14 by 14 white squares with great designs and amazed at how fantastic and easy it was-I did that in 2 hours-I’m addicted-Thank you Allisa -your fan
Love the fish mobile. My 3rd baby is 10 days old and this is inspiring my to get sewing
beautiful book. And such an amazing gift idea.
I love your mobile – very clever! I’d love to win your book and add more fabric to my mixed media art! Thanks for the generous giveaway! Linda Harbin
LOVE Alisa…would be awesome to win her new book! thanks for the chance to win!
I cannot wait to get this book, it’s absolutely awesome. Your website as well as your artwork are so inspiring, I have to have a dose of it “everyday”. Thanks for such a generous giveaway!
This is such a fun and doable project! Thanks for the inspiration!
Very vivid colors for the baby!! I also used blues, green, yellows,dark pink and black in a quilt for my son’s room, using Wind Blown Square as the pattern, but used a large scale modern pattern to give it visual punch, much like your painting. Way artsy!!
I have been wanting this new book, Art At the Speed of Life, since I found out about it. Thanks so much for the opportunity to win!
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This books looks great. I love the fish! Thanks, Kathy
I love the simple graphic look of the mobile. Matches the painting so beautifully.
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This is such a great idea. I am working on making my own version of the wonderbumper and I could use the fabric from those to make something like this for my baby. Thanks for the inspiration.
Great fish mobile! Would love Alisa’s book! Thank you.
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Oh my goodness I really need that book, I have everything crossed.
Awesome idea!!!! Love this book. Would love to have it to try out some new stuff!
I would love this book. Beautiful ideas with a bit of funk added.
Wow, I can’t believe how cool that is. You mean I can use my sewing machine for FUN stuff, not just clothes that never seem to turn out right?!?!