Best of Sewing With Nancy

Easy methods for mitering a corner, grading seam allowances, and stitching facings that lie flat; stitching an invisible zipper.

Hooping a quilt and handling the bulk with ease while stitching designs automatically; quilting a table runner and queen-sized quilt.

Revolutionizing the traditional way of quilting by letting the computerized embroidery machine do the tricky stitching.

The Quilt Expo in Madison, Wis., brings together thousands of quilt enthusiasts.

Clever gift ideas made from vintage hankies and doilies, ties, towels and laminated bags serve as useful gifts and attractive conversation pieces.

Sewing creative gifts for all using repurposed meaningful fabric; items include a December countdown calendar, two-pocket shoe bag and a shopping purse.

Applying the pivot and slide techniques to patterns that have multiple pattern pieces.

Pattern fitting using pivot and slide techniques; easily fitting tops, dresses, and skirts.

Stitching the versatile 9-patch quilt block; modifying the size of the fabric strips; using fabric scraps to make a vintage quilt; changing the color.

Making a square within a square block the traditional way, then varying the length of the fabric pieces to stitch a rectangle within a rectangle and a modern floating square block.

Piecing techniques for a 4-patch design; creating different quilt designs by adjusting the sizes of the 4-patch design and working with color options.

Jewelry caddies; ironing blankets; a closet organizer; pillow wrap.

Using rectangles and squares to make hold-it sacks for electronic devices, fabric bins for organizing and wall pockets with a decorator's touch.

Creating a cosmetic bag, tote and luggage saddlebag using comparable sewing steps, straight stitching, and double-sided quilted fabric.

Making 1/4-square triangles and modified 1/4-square triangles from beginner to experienced levels, including the 1/4-square dance, boy's nonsense, silent star, Ohio star, star of hope, and card trick blocks.

Making no-hassle 1/2-square triangle quilt blocks featured in the box quilt, shadow play, Godey design, square in a square, May basket and spool blocks.

Joanne Ross, Sewing and Stitchery Expo founder; pattern designer Pati Palmer; fabric designer Tula Pink; Vogue Patterns editor Kathy Marrone; sewing teacher Candice Jewett; students Tina Torrey, Kathy Ackley, Brittany Revel and Debbie Wilson.

Easy methods for mitering a corner, grading seam allowances, and stitching facings that lie flat; stitching an invisible zipper.

Sewing clothing and home decor accessories using nontraditional methods; sewing collars, corners and sleeves.

Some of the easiest wayd to lay out, cut and mark fabric; sewing darts; four different ways to gather; adding elastic.

Putting the finishing touches on a quilted photograph wall hanging; improving a design with specific fabric values and positioning fabric pieces in an organic matter.

Transforming a digital photo into quilted photography; changing a photo into pixels; choosing fabrics by color value; creating a unique wall hanging.

Cutting and applying traditional binding; binding for unique shapes like curves and hexagons; using prepackaged binding.

Layering and pinning quilt tops; sewing machine quilting options from basic to creative; quilt layers by stitching in the ditch, decorative tie stitches and fearless stippling.

Basic border options with ideas for cutting, mitering, working with odd angles, flanges and cornerstones; simple pieced border techniques such as piano key, scrappy checkerboard and 4-patch.

Quilt block designs include hearts and gizzards, fan, and wagon wheel; unconventional yet simple techniques for quilting curves; options for making big, dynamic quilt blocks.

Piecing traditional quilt block designs, including the drunkard's path, blackbird pie and mill wheel; eliminating concave and convex curves.

Making accessories from various types of fleece; no-slip wrap; options for seaming and edge finishing.

Making accessories from various types of fleece; no-slip wrap; options for seaming and edge finishing.

A streamlined way to sew 18-inch doll clothes; avoiding underarm seams; updating a basic jumper with a ribbon layout; creating doll clothes to mix and match.

A streamlined way to sew 18-inch doll clothes; avoiding underarm seams; updating a basic jumper with a ribbon layout; creating doll clothes to mix and match.

Sewing clothing and home decor accessories using nontraditional methods; sewing collars, corners and sleeves.

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