Sewing Newsletter

8:00 AM Sewing with Nancy "Trace 'N Create Bags" Part 2 #2209 Choose appropriate fabric and learn to make various tab and zipper closures plus straps and strap connectors with Nancy's expert guidance. Create this classic crescent bag with one of a kind style!

8:30 AM Sew It All "Splendid Stitchery - Jenny Hart, Author of Embroidered Effects & Founder of Sublime Stitching" #207 Jenny Hart teaches all about hand embroidery, and then embellishes a garment with an easy design.

9:00 AM It's Sew Easy "Construction Blueprints" #205 The basics of construction hold the key to making and altering garments. Once you understand how things go together you're on your way to great sewing. Couture expert Angela Wolf is back with a lesson on hemming - this can be on readymade or even garments you've made. Then, Cynthia Guffee has a down to earth lesson on fit. Pay attention to the back neckline! Last, Janet Pray demonstrates a unique method of sewing without pins just like in ready-to-wear factories.

8:00 AM Sewing with Nancy "Picture Perfect Quilts" Part 1 #2210 Nancy enlists the help of designer Rochelle Stibb in showing how to use a favorite photo to create a gorgeous poster size wall quilt. Learn how to select and tile photos, print on fabric, choose borders, audition decorative corners, and add bias trim. You'll be amazed at how this easy designing process yields dynamic wall quilts!

8:30 AM Fons and Porter’s Love of Quilting "Times Square" #1901 Marianne and Mary demonstrate paper piecing sections for a New York Beauty type quilt.

9:00 AM Knit & Crochet Now! #202 This program offers a unique blend of expert advice, creative patterns and useful tips designed to provide you with the knowledge you need to create exciting knitting and crocheting projects.

8:00 AM Sewing with Nancy "Picture Perfect Quilts" Part 2 #2211 Rochelle Stibb's artistic talent is apparent as she presents awe-inspiring photo memory quilts of her children. She and Nancy explore options for creating these one of a kind treasures! Skillful stippling and an interesting variety of threads make these photo images lifelike, and a novel method of quilt blocking makes them picture perfect.

8:30 AM Quilt In A Day "Bears-Bear's Paw Wall Hanging & Teddy Bear" #2603 Set straight or on point, Eleanor's Bear's Paw Wall Hanging is charming. She illustrates her methods for quick and easy piecing and her tried and true technique for appliqué. Designer Teresa Varnes joins Eleanor to stitch a cuddly Teddy Bear, just the thing to complete your holiday décor.

9:00 AM Knitting Daily "Top Down" #613 Get inspired by modern top-down projects, a technique made famous by Barbara G. Walker. It is popular with knitters today because it requires no seaming and allows you to try on as you go, making it easier to alter and customize a garment for different body shapes. Eunny starts out with some advanced techniques for making increases in a knitted garment. In the Designer Spotlight, meet magazine editor Lisa Shroyer who discusses basic sweater construction for plus-sized women and how a top-down pullover can be quickly adapted and altered for a custom fit. Then, in the Crochet Corner, Kristin has some great ideas for using edging to make jewelry and other stylish accessories. Next, Adina Klein demonstrates some versatile and trendy wraps. Last, Eunny has a quick lesson on picking up stitches evenly - around any curve or straightaway.