Sewing Newsletter

8:00 AM Sewing with Nancy "Retro Hankies, Part 1" Be inspired with creations made from vintage hankies. Amy Barickman and her staff of designers have created fashions and home decor using vintage and modern hankies to give a nostalgic feel to the projects. Nancy and Amy show how to incorporate hankies into wearable art, and give a multitude of designer tips for additional ways in which to utilize beautiful retro hankies.

8:30 AM It's Sew Easy "Dress Up Ready Made Home Decor" Personalize ready made home decor items - the key is in the details. Editor Eileen Roche starts off the show demonstrating easy techniques for monogramming napkins and towels. Then, Editors Tricia Waddell and Katrina Loving show how to use simple needle turn applique to embellish pillows and wall hangings. Home decor expert Pam Damour wraps up the show with the 10 steps to a perfect pillow - whatever the design style.

9:00 AM Sew It All "Sew It Seams - Sandra Betzina" Learn several seam finishes for different fabrics and applications.

8:00 AM Sewing with Nancy "Retro Hankies, Part 2" Express yourself by using beautiful hankies as a focal point in your projects. Amy Barickman and Nancy continue this nostalgic series by incorporating vintage hankies into ready-made garments as well as home decor accents. Amy's designer styles and decorations are expressive as well as economical to sew.

8:30 AM Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting "Emeralds" Marianne and Mary show how to make album cross blocks in two sizes. Marianne and Mary share how to make square in a square units that will be used to construct a rolling stone block. They will also show how to construct the rolling stone block. Marianne and Mary will demonstrate how to use a special ruler to cut setting pieces for a diagonal set.

9:00 AM Knit and Crochet Now! "Sweaters" Robyn is first up with a fashionable granny square sweater designed by Tammy Hildebrand and then Kristin will show how to knit a directional rib cardigan by Irina Poludennko. Afghan square this week is a crochet Scalloped Shell.

8:00 AM Sewing with Nancy "Delightful Dresden Appliques, Part 1" Take a simple approach to Dresden quilting-applique. Designer Kate Bashynski and Nancy demonstrate classic appliqued Dresden designs. After showing how to stitch and applique wedges to a fabric background, they add traditional or dimensional yo-yo centers. Then they showcase innovative design options using full, three-quarter, and half fan blocks, including a Patches & Plates Quilt, a Serpentine Table Runner, and a Poinsettia Table Topper.

8:30 AM Quilt In A Day "Dutch Barn With End of Day" Making the roof is a cinch on Eleanor's Symmetric block.

9:00 AM Knitting Daily "Beyond the Aran" Join us on this episode of Knitting Daily for an in-depth look at cable knitting. We begin with a primer on braided and woven cable techniques; great ways to add depth and texture to your knitwear. Then, expert Kristin Omdahl wraps up her shawl knitalong with great tips for edging this shawl and then pinning the entire piece in the blocking process to make your knitted lace bloom. On today's yarn spotlight, yarn aficionado Clara Parkes talks super lofty, puffy yarns. These yarns knit up and fill in stitches well, and Clara shows the types of yarns that possess this unique quality. And finally, on this season's last quick tip segment we share a combination of cables and lace stitches that are sure to be fun to knit.