Best of Sewing with Nancy

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.

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

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A comprehensive class on pressure feet features the invisible zipper foot, roller foot, walking foot and satin edge foot.

Using specialty presser feet to improve basic and decorative sewing skills; options for binding, sewing difficult fabrics and making circular flowers.

Saving sewing time with the bias binding foot, buttonhole foot, sequins 'n ribbon foot and the free-motion quilting foot.

Clever and trendy travel accessories include a roll-up blanket, easy zipper pulls, a fold-up tote and a tray for gathering travel supplies.

Making a travel trio bag set; a jewels and treats bag; curling iron tote; a tee with secret pockets for valuables.

The top six machine features to look for in an embroidery machine; using appropriate stabilizers; types and categories of designs; using design templates and positioning aides to get the design to stitch in a precise location.

Different hoops and tools; final adjustments to make before stitching out the embroidery design; fixing mishaps; important steps to follow after the design is complete.

Basic serger skills; adding puffing or textures; serging on ribbon trim.

Basic serger techniques and beyond; stitches and threading.

Piecing perfect quilt blocks using machine embroidery and techniques borrowed from paper piecing.

Combining quilting and machine embroidery; quilting in the hoop creates consistency.

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

Finishing quilt tops with layering and pinning; quilt layers by stitching in the ditch, decorative tie stitches or stippling.

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

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

Hold-it sacks for electronic devices; fabric bins for organizing; wall pockets.

Adding specialty fabric and trim to jewelry caddies, ironing blankets, a closet organizer and a pillow wrap.

No-hassle 1/2-square triangle quilt blocks including the box quilt, shadow play, Godey design, square in a square, May basket and Nancy's spool blocks.

One-quarter square and modified 1/2-square triangles; quilt blocks include the 1/4-square dance, boy's nonsense, silent star, Ohio star, star of hope, and card trick blocks.

Easy ways to layout, cut and mark fabric; sewing darts; gathering four different ways; adding elastic.

Sewing clothing and home decor accessories using nontraditional methods, including an easy way to sew collars, corners and sleeves.

Sewing simple pockets; mitering a corner; grading seam allowances; stitching facings that lie flat; stitching an invisible zipper.