It's Sew Easy TV Show 1710: Step by Step Garments

Photos used with permission from KS Productions

Tips for adding great details to your custom made clothing coming your way in show 1710!

Pay attention to details, they make all the difference in a quality, hand crafted garment. Hand crafted seems like an odd set of words to describe something sewn entirely or almost entirely on a sewing machine. Yet indeed, each and every thing we make can be called hand crafted as it is our own hands that put the pieces together. And, as “smart” as our machines may be, they are nothing without us to tell them what to do!

Show 1710 starts with another detail added to Angela's Linda tunic.​ In this segment you’ll see how to change up the neckline to make a traditional closed placket. 

Her placket technique will make placket sewing easier anytime you need to add buttons and buttonholes.

I wonder if anyone recognizes the SimFlex Sewing Gauge used as a spacing tool. I misplaced mine and just found it the other day in a forgotten drawer. It's such a handy tool anytime you need to mark off areas for precise and even spacing. ​

Speaking of buttonholes, Angela is using the Brother Luminaire XP1 in this show. It features a whole new design for the buttonhole mechanism with a stabilizing plate that prevents slippage of stretchy or thin fabrics and it includes the ability to sew larger buttonholes. See Angela's official tutorial for this foot HERE. By the way, Brother created a new foot with the stabilizing plate for many other models as well. Take a look at teh options with SA105 and SA111 and visit your Brother dealer for more details.

For more of my own personal buttonhole tips and tricks CLICK HERE for my Building Better Buttonholes tutorial.

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In the second half of the show you'll see me presenting one of my all-time favorite projects for It's Sew Easy TV. Being a fan of Mill Yardage "genuine" Polar fleece, I was thrilled to be able to give some in-depth tips for sewing a semi-tailored jacket with this wonderful Polartec Classic 200 fabric. 

This show includes the following tips and more:

• Determining right side from wrong side.
• Options for closures on fleece.
• Best practice for sewing seams on the serger and on the sewing machine.
• A bulk free pocket with a decorative edge technique.
• Seam finishes on the sewing machine. 

I encourage you to watch the video and learn many of my favorite tips and tricks for sewing Polar type fleece.

Be sure to CLICK HERE to see coordinating instructions for this segment.

I included more about the pattern I used and slight adjustments I made for my version of this jacket.

I hope you enjoyed this week's preview of the show. Visit www.itsseweasytv.com to watch show 1710. It currently airs until noon EST November 29th, 2019.

P.S. If you have sewn with polar fleece yourself I'd love to hear more about your personal polar fleece projects. Be sure to share in the comments below!