Sewing Newsletter (Page 5)

8:00 AM Sewing with Nancy "Landscape Quilting Workshop, Part 1" Take a practical approach to create the elements of a picturesque landscape scene. Nancy and her quilting mentor Natalie Sewell show you how to cut, shade, paint, and stipple trees. Their landscape quilt designs feature light and dark plus distant and close-up trees. Learn "messy cutting," shading/highlighting with various mediums, and learn how to stipple in a way that adds dimension to the trees.

8:30 AM Is's Sew Easy "Fashion Upgrades" Angela Wolf starts out with adding embellishments to finished jackets to create an original design. Then, Annie O'Connor uses flat pattern design methods to show how to combine and relocate darts for one of a kind design. Last, Pam Hastings introduces the perfect dress for an active lifestyle. She shows how changing the pattern--adding and subtracting sleeves, collars and more can make a totally new look.

9:00 AM Beads, Baubles and Jewels "World Traveler" Our heritage and world travels can be an important source for design style. Katie's first example features paper mache beads from Honduras. Next, Leslie Rogalski uses a kumihimo braiding disk to create intricate beaded braids for both necklaces and bracelets. Then, Jean Campbell has a lesson on using herringbone stitch to shape peyote stitch. Last, Jewel School's Christiane Ross uses chainmaille bezels for large focal stones - it has a byzantine look.

8:00 AM Sewing with Nancy "Landscape Quilting Workshop, Part 2" Practice making floral landscape elements with a simple piece by piece approach. In the second episode of this mini workshop class, landscape artists Natalie Sewell and Nancy teach you to make gorgeous blooms, buds, and leaves. Shade and highlight blossoms, buds, and leaves for a 3D effect, and resize to add realism to your artwork. Stipple details, and outline petals, grasses, and leaves-let your fabric and design dictate how you stitch.

8:30 AM Quilting Arts "Quilter's Mishmash" We finish up this season with a quilter's mish mash, our "technical term" for some very unusual and different techniques to round out this season. Favorite stitcher Libby Lehman is back with expert tips to change your satin stitching from mediocre to magnificent. Then, celebrate the season with some festive fabric flags. Elizabeth Hartman finishes up with wonky piecing tricks. Learn how to make a block with wonky seams on the inside but nice straight edges on the outside.

9:00 AM Martha's Sewing Room "Sassy Sashiko" Sashiko techniques and embroidered roses on a jacket; Sew Quick, Sew Easy flower making in the hoop; Heirloom Quilting segment on embellishing with bobbin play; Hand embroidered loop stitch. Guests: Evy Hawkins, Nina McVeigh, Gloria McKinnon.

8:00 AM Sewing with Nancy "Landscape Quilting Workshop, Part 3" Get the self-assurance you need to do landscape quilting in small step by step lessons. The final episode in this series deals with the trickiest part of landscape quilting-ground cover! Nancy and her quilting buddy Natalie Sewell show how to achieve movement and depth in ground cover by layering and working with a multitude of fabrics in a random and unruly way. Give life to your designs by highlighting and shading with markers and oil pastels. Then stipple to your heart's content following the movement of the fabric.

8:30 AM It's sew Easy "T-Shirt Surgery" T-shirts are a perfect canvas for creating a personalized garment. Editor Eileen Roche begins the show with a flower design featuring embroidery for an exclusive fashion statement. Then, Tricia Waddell and Katrina Loving demonstrate a reverse applique technique as an apparel detail. Lastly, Linda Augsburg shows how to make over a favorite t-shirt into a bag, tote, or messenger.

9:00 AM Sew It All "Tank Girl - Vanessa Wilson" Sashiko techniques and embroidered roses on a jacket; Sew Quick, Sew Easy flower making in the hoop; Heirloom Quilting segment on embellishing with bobbin play; Hand embroidered loop stitch. Guests: Evy Hawkins, Nina McVeigh, Gloria McKinnon.

8:00 AM Sewing with Nancy "Stress Free Zipper Creations" Take a carefree approach to zippers by creating fast and fun zippered projects. Designer Mary Mulari joins Nancy to "zip up" functional and decorative projects! Learn easy zipper techniques for lanyards, picnic totes, cosmetic bags, storage for electronic devices, and more. Plus, you'll find new options for using zippers in unique and unusual ways to make trim such as piping and appliques for all your projects.

8:30 AM Fon's & Porter's Love of Quilting "Feedsack Flowers" Mary and Sandy Gervais demonstrate how to cut hexagons using a special ruler. They will also demonstrate how to piece a hexagon block using the log cabin style.

9:00 AM Knit and Crochet Now! "Scarves" Robyn will show how to make a Tunisian scarf designed by Kim Guzman and then Kristin shares a color work knit scarf by Irina Poludennko. Afghan square is crochet Pretty in Pink.

8:00 AM Sewing with Nancy "Runway Finishes for Cool Edges, Part 1" Learn to sew runway finishes for seams and hems, creating artistic details on fashion fabrics. Nancy and Linda Lee, fashion designer from The Sewing Workshop, share their penchant for sewing to create cool runway finishes such as mitered corners for hems, a trendy method for sewing a detailed Hong Kong Finish, baby hems for sheers, and a crisp shirttail hem on a classic shirt. The finishing steps are all simple, yet effective.

8:30 AM Quilt In A Day "Corn & Beans and Hens & Chicks" Two blocks using a unique technique for half square triangles.

9:00 AM Knitting Daily "Oops - I Dropped It!" We've all accidentally dropped stitches before! On this episode we look at dropping stitches intentionally, and the fun design elements that can result in dropped stitches. Eunny begins with a tutorial on planning dropped stitches, what yarns are most appropriate for these projects and how to steam your dropped stitch designs. Eunny also demonstrates the wrap and drop stitch. Then, on Accessorize Me, guests Laura Bryant and Barry Klein discuss dropped stitch fashions, including a two-skein garter stitch scarf with dropped stitches. On Yarn Spotlight, Clara Parkes and Eunny look at chained and constructed yarns - they swatch some constructed yarns so you can see what the end result looks like, as well as talk about the benefits. Finally, Eunny wraps up with a quick tip on managing all your dropped stitches so they're neat and defined, and don't look like mistakes.