In 5 Sewing Classes from the Original Sewing & Quilt Expo!, Linda Lee, Cindy Losekamp, Barb Callahan, Marty Moon, and Gail Yellen – sewists extraordinaire – show you everything you need to know about designing your own tank top, embroidering on ready-made garments, sewing with fleece and wool, drawing on fabric using a serger, and accumulating essentials for your sewing studio!

Run Time:
3:00:45

You’ll love this sewing video if you:
• Like to learn new techniques and adopt expert tips
• Want to add to your sewing skillset
• Enjoy creating unique and personalized projects for yourself or others

In 5 Sewing Classes from the Original Sewing & Quilt Expo!, you’ll learn how to:
• Lengthen and add sleeves to a single tank pattern
• Select an appropriate ready-made garment or accessory for embroidery
• Select the right stabilizer for the best results
• Apply the best hooping techniques
• Apply specialty techniques to your fleece and wool like surface embellishments, bound buttonholes, twin needle sewing, scalloped edges, and needle felting
• Choose the right scissors, rotary mats, cutters and rulers for your sewing studio
• Use decorative threads with coverstitch to create special effects
• Sew coverstitch in a perfect circle
• Embellish fabric before cutting out the garment
• Use serger chainstitches for embellishment

Techniques Demonstrated in Video:
• Modifying a single pattern to accommodate several garment designs
• Preparing fabric for embroidery
• Sewing on fleece and wool
• Outfitting your studio according to your needs
• Coverstitch with a serger