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Prog. 1801: Embellishment 101, Blank to Beautiful
(Uplinks Feb. 19, 2006)
Creatively embellish purchased shirts and jeans with stitching and trims.
Host Nancy Zieman offers ideas for adding creative touches to readymades,
called "blanks". She adds framed stitches, confetti appliqué, and embroidery
to detachable collars, plus gives new life to purchased jeans with embroidery,
trims, and rhinestones.
Prog. 1802: Embellishment 101, Blank to Beautiful
(Uplinks Feb. 26, 2006)
Add unique accents to readymade baby blankets and purchased hats and scarves.
Purchased blank baby blankets become sleepytime treasures as Nancy Zieman
adds machine appliquéd or embroidered fleece appliqués. She
accents purchased hats and scarves with an embellisher machine and machine
stitched fleece yarns.
Prog. 1803: Embellishment 101, Blank to Beautiful
(March 5, 2006)
Transform "blanks" to beautiful by adding chenille trim, stitching, and stenciling.
Host Nancy Zieman uses bias fabric strips to make chenille trim and transforms
a blank shirt into a fashionable wardrobe component. She adds bartacked flowers
and optimized stitches to readymades, then enhances a tote with stenciling
and stitching. Watch
a sneak preview with RealPlayer.
Prog.
1804: Fold & Finish Reversible Quilts
(Uplinks March 12, 2006)
Cut, stack, and stitch a reversible quilt showcasing the Gentle Pines pattern.
Pattern designer Betty Cotton joins host Nancy Zieman in featuring Betty's
Gentle Pines quilt pattern. They explain how to select and cut fabrics; stack,
channel stitch, and join strips; and finish seams to make this reversible
quilt.
Prog. 1805: Fold & Finish Reversible Quilts
(Uplinks March 19, 2006)
Use dimensional seaming to stitch the Camp Wilderness reversible quilt. Host
Nancy Zieman and pattern designer Betty Cotton demonstrate making Betty's
Camp Wilderness pattern. They illustrate making a reversible quilt in which
quilting is one of the first steps, with dimensional seam allowances finished
on the outside.
Prog. 1806: Fold & Finish Reversible Quilts
(Uplinks March 26, 2006)
Transform fabric fat quarters into the Pine Tree Plaid reversible quilt. Fat
quarters of fabric create a plaid-like pattern in the Pine Tree Plaid quilt
showcased on this program. Pattern designer Betty Cotton joins host Nancy
Zieman in showing how to combine one-way and highway seams to make this totally
reversible quilt. Watch
a sneak preview with RealPlayer.
Prog. 1807: Sewing Fitness
(Uplinks April 2, 2006)
Learn exercises and techniques that foster good health as you sew or quilt.
Practice sewing and quilting techniques that promote good health as certified
trainer Mary Deeb joins host Nancy Zieman. They demonstrate proper positioning
plus breathing, stretching, and resistance exercises that increase flexibility
and reduce stress.
Prog. 1808: Quilted Closet Jackets
(Uplinks April 9, 2006)
Combine quilting and sewing to create a Santa Fe jacket. Quilted jackets that
are as enjoyable to wear as they are to create are the focus of this program,
hosted by Nancy Zieman with guest pattern designer Elaine Waldschmitt. They
explain how to piece the patchwork and construct Elaine's Santa Fe jacket.
Prog. 1809: Quilted Closet Jackets
(Uplinks April 16, 2006)
Complement your fabric stash with buttons and sew a Button-up Jacket. Host
Nancy Zieman and quilter/pattern designer Elaine Waldschmitt show how to combine
a fabric stash and a button stash with patchwork, quilting, and sewing techniques
to make Elaine's Button-up Jacket.
Prog. 1810: Quilted Closet Jackets
(Uplinks April 23, 2006)
Blend brilliant colors and geometric shapes to make a Tropical Twilight jacket.
Combine fun geometric shapes and bright colors to make the Tropical Twilight
jacket designed by Elaine Waldschmitt. She and host Nancy Zieman piece fabric
strips, then cut the strips into quarter triangles to create the jacket's
three unique quilt blocks.
Prog. 1811: Very Easy Vintage Quilts
(Uplinks April 30, 2006)
Duplicate the look of antique quilts with easy timesaving techniques. Vintage
fabrics plus high-tech notions and machines make it easy to re-create the
look of antique quilts. Guest quilt historian Carol Butzke details the history
of 16 patch, 9 patch, and Triple Irish Chain quilts, and host Nancy Zieman
shows contemporary methods for making a 16 patch table runner and a scrappy
9 patch table quilt. Watch
an excerpt with RealPlayer.
Prog. 1812: Very Easy Vintage Quilts
(Uplinks May 7, 2006)
Use timesaving techniques to recreate vintage quilt designs based on geometric
designs. After quilt historian Carol Butzke details the history of Square
Within a Square and Saw Tooth quilt designs, host Nancy Zieman demonstrates
updated, simplified methods for constructing similar quilt designs.
Prog. 1813: Very Easy Vintage Quilts
(Uplinks May 14, 2006)
Reproduce the dramatic Orange Peel quilt design without piecing a single curved
seam. Host Nancy Zieman demonstrates timesaving techniques for stitching the
traditional two-color Orange Peel design, as well as a modified version using
an envelope technique. Quilt historian Carol Butzke traces the history of
the Orange Peel and Cottage Tulips designs.
Prog. 1814: More Polar Magic
(Uplinks May 21, 2006)
Take sewing high loft fleece to a new level by adding dimensional accents.
Nancy Cornwell joins host Nancy Zieman in sharing ideas for sewing high-loft
fleece. Nancy Cornwell demonstrates how to stitch and cut two-layer chenille
fleece, while Nancy Zieman shows how to make polar ribbing. They also offer
tips for making a chenille vest, eliminating side seams and finishing cut
edges with fat piping.
Prog. 1815: More Polar Magic
(Uplinks May 28, 2006)
Learn easy options for adding no-ravel appliqués and edge finishes
to fleece projects. Nancy Cornwell illustrates blunt-edge appliqué,
while host Nancy Zieman shows a comparable appliqué technique using
an embroidery machine. They also explain how to do reverse appliqué,
show how to finish blanket edges with a lacing technique, and present a showcase
of fleece projects.
Prog. 1816: More Polar Magic
(Uplinks June 4, 2006)
Explore additional ways of speed finishing blanket edges and making reversible
fleece garments. Learn how easy it is to finish blanket or scarf edges with
Nancy Cornwell’s quick double fringe or “bunny ear” fringe.
Then watch host Nancy Zieman detail how to make reversible fleece garments,
adding decorative snaps as closures.
Prog. 1817: Quilted Photography
(Uplinks June 11, 2006)
Use 24 fabrics and a gridded system to interpret photographs in fabric. Guest
Tammie Bowser joins host Nancy Zieman and explains how to select an appropriate
photograph for making a mosaic quilt simulating a photograph. They show how
to choose and arrange 24 fabrics according to light, medium, and dark values
as the basis for making the quilt.
Prog. 1818: Quilted Photography
(Uplinks June 18, 2006)
Transform a favorite photograph into a family heirloom. Nancy Zieman and guest
Tammie Bowser begin by detailing options for converting a photo into a computer
file, then show how to use computer software to transform that file into a
tiled full size gridded quilt pattern. Nancy demonstrates how to cut and organize
the quilt fabrics.
Prog. 1819: Quilted Photography
(Uplinks June 25, 2006)
Convert a gridded paper pattern into a quilted fabric masterpiece. Working
with a gridded pattern created from a photo, Nancy Zieman and guest Tammie
Bowser show how to place strips, squares, and triangular fabric sections to
create a mosaic that mimics a photograph. Nancy details finishing the quilt
with free motion stippling or echo stitching.
Prog. 1820: Embroidery Appliqué
(Uplinks July 2, 2006)
Add easy appliqué accents using an embroidery machine. Author/designer
Mary Mulari joins Nancy Zieman in creating “automatic appliqués,”
using an embroidery machine to simplify the process and add thread highlights.
Variations include stitch and trim appliqué, as well as reverse, dimensional,
liberated, and allover stitch appliqué.
Prog. 1821: Serge & Sew for Babies
(Uplinks July 9, 2006)
Create attractive gowns and tops for babies using a sewing machine and a serger.
Stitching layette garments using a sewing machine and a serger in tandem is
host Nancy Zieman’s focus. She shows how to set up the serger, then
outlines a sequence for serging and sewing a top or gown. She also adds serged
facings and cover stitch topstitching as decorative accents.
Prog. 1822: Serge & Sew for Babies
(Uplinks July 16, 2006)
Sew and serge for the little ones in your life. Host Nancy Zieman demonstrates
easy gathering techniques using both a serger and sewing machine, then shows
how to make ruffles with serged rolled edges and lettuce edges. She also makes
receiving blankets, finishing edges with serged wavy edges and stitched and
scalloped edges.
Prog. 1823: Serge & Sew for Babies
(Uplinks July 23, 2006)
Make an heirloom heart garland and a baby bonnet to showcase serger stitches.
Serged pintucks, diamond tucks, serger twists, flatlocking, and a serged cover
stitch add decorative accents to a heart garland. Host Nancy Zieman also makes
a tailored version of an heirloom baby bonnet and shirt featuring cover stitching.
Prog. 1824: Makeover Magic
(Uplinks July 30, 2006)
Transform garments from ordinary to extraordinary by adding embroidery and
trims. Embroidery expert Eileen Roche is Nancy Zieman’s guest, as they
show how to totally change the look of a simple, yet elegant silk jacket by
adding embroideries and detachable fringe. They give machine setup tips, plus
show how to use sizing and editing software and autodigitizing software.
Prog. 1825: Makeover Magic
(Uplinks Aug. 6, 2006)
Use readymades as the perfect palettes for magical sewing and embroidering
makeovers. Host Nancy Zieman and guest Eileen Roche use embroidery to enhance
a shirt and basic black pants. They explain how to select, combine, and modify
designs; choose thread colors; and hoop and embroider the designs. Nancy also
shows simple construction changes that give a new look.
Prog. 1826: Makeover Magic
(Uplinks August 13, 2006)
Add embroidery to unique fabrics, including silks, sheers, knits, and suede.
"If you can stitch on a fabric, you can embroider it," host Nancy Zieman and
guest Eileen Roche contend. They add embroidery to a silk shawl, an organza
scarf, a sweater, and a suede vest. They give positioning tips, plus show
how to use software to modify designs and reduce stitch density.