Sewing News Live Interview - Twin Needles, Buttonholes, and More!

1/19/2019

Click on the video below to watch a replay of this one hour Sewing News Live show, recorded January 15th, 2019. This bi-monthly Facebook Live show is hosted by Angela Wolf and sponsored by Brother International Sewing machine Company. Angela and I are both Brother brand ambassadors. In this fun, fast paced show we shared tips for everything from twin needles to buttonholes, and more! You'll find additional resources for various items mentioned in the show below this video. Enjoy!

Resources for items we talked about on the show:

CLICK HERE for the Sew and Serge a Knit Dress project published on the Brother blog. This dress is made from stretch panne velvet purchased at my local Joann Fabrics store.

CLICK HERE for the Brother Foot of the Month project, a pillow designed to celebrate story time! Along with special large size lettering from BES4, this project features the closed toe clear foot combined with the serpentine stitch and a 2mm twin needle. Note: The BES4 lettering and customization program is a great midline software that allows you to save designs in most home formats. There's a free trial currently available on the Brother site. Do your self a favor and check it out.

Instructions show how to make a pocket on the back to hold a book!

Looking for a pretty wrap when you're relaxing or reading? The wrap you see me wearing here has a pocket that's sized perfectly for a pair of glasses and this project includes a free design from Brother.

CLICK HERE to see instructions for this Cozy Wrap made from polar type fleece. If you'd like some additional tips for sewing and embroidering fleece, CLICK HERE for a free Let's Go Sew tip sheet.

Buttonholes were one of the topics on this week's show and and Angela talked about the new style of buttonholes currently available on the Brother Luminaire. You can check out Angela's Luminaire buttonhole tutorial HERE.

Last but not least we talked about prepping for the 1700 series of It's Sew Easy TV. In fact I'm heading back to the machine now to get more done for our taping early in February. Bye for now and Happy Sewing until I see you all again!

7 Comments

Joyce Scott

1/20/2019 12:31:08

Thank you for the tip about using the triple zig zag for edge finishing. Also, I didn't know I had the ability for serger-like overcasting with the "N" foot. Appreciate your clear instructions on Its Sew Easy.

Joanne Banko

1/20/2019 17:43:47

You're welcome Joyce! I appreciate the fact that you took time to write! Just a note, the "G" foot is the one that coordinates with a variety of overcast stitches. The "N" foot is okay for some but N is usually reserved for decorative stitching. The G foot actually has a pin that functions similar to the stitch finger on a serger. When you guide the raw edge of the fabric along the toe on the G foot the stitch wraps over the raw edge to create a neat and even overcasting effect. I hope this helps :-)

Jacquelyn Prince link

1/20/2019 15:43:31

Excited to make this fleece wrap! Thank you so much

Joanne Banko

1/20/2019 17:45:29

Wow Jacquelyn! I'm so happy to hear you say that. Glad you liked it :-) Have fun making your own cozy wrap!

JUDY ROMANO

1/20/2019 20:39:33

It's so good to be seeing you more often. Plus, I'm excited about the give away. All I get here are a few re runs that have played a million times. And yet, I still watch them. Thanks for everything

Roxanne Sposato

1/20/2019 20:47:13

Joanne,
Thanks so much for the instructions to make the wrap! Im going to make some for our local Senior Home. I was gifted over 30 yards of fleece and can now put it to good use.

Joanne Banko

1/21/2019 15:06:10

Thanks for writing Roxanne! Making wraps for the Senior Home is a wonderful thing for you to do :-) You might want to consider making some of them in the larger size for a little more coverage. Another thought, if you are making many in the same color you could cut all the pocket pieces from one long strip of fabric and avoid some waste. Thanks for sharing your idea here. Perhaps you will inspire others to do the same!

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