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| 101 Let Your Fabric Speak |
Learn to choose the right fabric for your project. Does it ravel? Is the weight suitable? What style pattern are you using? Will the fabric you want drape or will it be stiff? Where will you be wearing the fabric? |  |
| 102 Quintessential Quilting |
Change the character of your fabric with quilting. Metallic threads to liven up quiet fabric. Create two jackets from just one pattern by changing the style of the collar and closure. | |
| 103 Vested Interest |
Create a special vest and learn which binding method works best for you: knit binding, woven bias, self bias or rib knit trim. | |
| 104 Jigsaw |
Refabrication: Create "puzzle" fabric by binding pieces of fabric with bias edges. Use commercial or self bias binding. Quilt that fabric for even more interest. Make a vest, tote bag and even a clutch purse. Chapter 109 shows you how to make fabric for a jacket with old blue jeans and embellish with faux suede Wisteria. Embellish your jacket with colorful wisteria cut from suede. | |
| 105 Suave As Suede |
Use
faux suede like a pro: Choose the correct patterns, determine proper
amounts. Lay out your pattern to reduce
waste. Techniques for pressing, stitching, fasteners explored. Use your scraps to update a boring jacket, skirt, anything.. |
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| 106 Belt Bazaar |
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Belts may come and go, but when they are back, make coordinating belts for any outfit. Fleece core belt procedures. |
| 107 The Midas Touch |
Metallic fabrics: follow a few simple rules for handling. Learn needles, fusible materials, pressing. Create a gold lame' blouse, embellish a sheer overblouse with the left over lame'. Don't forget the bag and belt, which are also shown. | |
| 108 Suits Me To A Tshirt |
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A
basic T-shirt pattern you already have turns into dozens of day or
night blouses, suit jackets, even
a maternity top. Shirley uses this T-shirt method to make metallic fabric tops like the one above, too! |
| 109 Denim Delights |
Use old
jeans to create jackets and vests, then add
shag, suede, fringe, or add dozens of buttons, rhinestones or studs. Use lace and fabric embellishments to add feminine flair to a simple denim jacket. Shag on old cotton jacket. See how shag did the trick! |
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| 110 Neckline Nuances |
A collarless suit changes dramatically with neckline insets, Battenberg lace collars, a decorative lapel, or a sailor collar. |  |
| 111 Adams' Apple-Ks |
Appliquéing techniques: flat, dimensional, lace, suede. Multiple methods to make a sweater larger. | |
| 112 Wrap Session |
The ever elegant wrap for warmth and style. A ruana is similar but larger, like a poncho. Convert them into shirts or coats when no longer in style. | |
| 113 Patternless Blouses |
The starting point for the patternless blouse: measure your neck, add a touch of ease, fold your fabric, cut out that neck area (template shown), cut out arms, stitch. | |