Step up to your machine and get ready to perfect some basic skills on It’s Sew Easy. Angela Wolf continues her tunic lessons gathering front and back for the yokes and adding the collar. In part two Reen Wilcoxson makes an entire passport cover In-The-Hoop! Finally, June Mellinger makes a tablet cover with her flying geese block from show 1703.
Once again, Angela's classy Linda tunic pattern is the star of the show. First she shows gathering for the yokes and then she sews a neatly finished collar. I enjoyed watching her sew the collar as it's the very same method I learned way back when in fashion school. Sometimes called the burrito method, this technique is a way to avoid hand stitches where the collar meets the front edges. In fact, Angela presses under the reamining seam allowance and stitches the entire collar by machine. However, after you get the front edges done you could choose to hand sew the inside of the collar and follow up with a final topstitch all around the collar. I'm a little on the fussy side so I prefer to hand sew before topstitching, but it's really just a matter of personal preference.
Don't forget, you can purchase the Linda Tunic pattern and any other pattern with a 15% discount* if you visit Angela's site and use JOANNE as your code. CLICK HERE to watch this show on YouTube.
Don't forget, you can purchase the Linda Tunic pattern and any other pattern with a 15% discount* if you visit Angela's site and use JOANNE as your code. CLICK HERE to watch this show on YouTube.
Up next, Reen will entertain you with a practical passport cover, yet another one of her amazing In-The-Hoop designs.
I'm happy to call Reen a friend and we got to be in the studio together when she came to tape this show. Here we are after having our faces "enhanced" in the maekup room. Ready for lights, camera, action!!!
Reen's Embroidery Garden site is a virtual candy land for machine embroidery enthusiasts. Her specialty is In-The-Hoop projects design with attention to detail for foolproof results. Flawless finsihing is a hallmark of Reen's designs with lined purses, pouches, and a plethora of projects that are perfect for gifts you want to keep or give away to cherished friends and family.
Reen has several travel worthy pieces you can make. CLICK HERE to view Reen's instructions and you'll find a download for a free needle keeper travel case. Watch this video on YouTube HERE.
June Mellinger finishes the show with a project made from her block in show 1703. My friend June is a true machine maven. I doubt that there is anything she cannot sew. Remember her flying geese block from the previous show? Wait till you see how she finishes it!
You'll see her do some fancy footwork in this show, using the Stitch in the Ditch foot for accurate quilting.
She uses another one of my favorite feet, the Overcasting Foot to overcast the raw edges as a substitute for using a serger.
This foot actually has a pin which acts as a stitch finger to perfectly form the overcasting stitch without puckering up the fabric, much like a serger does.
Take a look at her beautiful finished e-reader sleeve! Click on the image for June's downloadable instructions and CLICK HERE if you'd like to watch this show on the shows YouTube channel.
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