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Wedding Bells
Format: VHS
Price: $16.95Featured Items | Show Number#201
Wedding Bells
Description: A quilt makes the perfect gift for the newlyweds, and Donna Wilder shows how to make a quilt called "From The Garden View" by Marinda Stewart. Donna uses FreeSpirit Fabrics beautiful "Garden View" fabric and adds dimension with Blumenthal buttons for the flower centers. Marilyn Badger creates a lacy look on American Professional Quilting Systems longarm quilting machine, the Millenium. For this technique, Marilyn uses Sulky's Ultra Solvy and lots of thread! A stitch regulator keeps her stitches perfect and uniform. A beaded handbag would be the perfect wedding accessory, and Marinda Stewart demonstrates some gorgeous examples using Gutermann of America's beads. Marinda shows some traditional embroidery work and beautiful tassels made with Gutermanns threads. We’ll visit a perfect place to have a wedding, Pattis 1880s Settlement, an authentic log cabin settlement near Paducah, KY. And Janie Donaldson has a tip for the thread artist: thread lubrication! |
Cootchie Coo
Format: VHS
Price: $16.95Featured Items | Show Number#202
Cootchie Coo
Description: Who doesnt love babies? And who doesnt love to make baby quilts? Marlis Bennett, from Bernina of America, pieces an adorable design together, created by Susan Fears, using the Bernina 180 and FreeSpirit Fabrics "Special Arrangements" line designed by Marna Hill. Marlis finishes and binds the quilt with ease using a binding attachment. Nancy Knaus finishes it off with dainty quilting using the portable Pennywinkle Valley Ranch quilting frame and the Bernina 180. Laura Farson demonstrates fabulous fast folded flower techniques. Complete instructions and many great quilt patterns can be found in Lauras book "Fast Folded Flowers." published by Krause Publications. Jeanne Stauffer, representing House of White Birches, has some ideas for mom to add quilted touches to her outfit. These ideas can be found in a book called " The Year of Jumpers." House of White Birches publishes two quilt magazines, "Quilt World Magazine" and "Quick and Easy Quilts". |
Make it More than a Memory
Format: VHS
Price: $16.95Featured Items | Show Number#203
Make it More than a Memory
Description: Our creations can be more than just pretty, they can display elements of our personality and history. A wallhanging shaped like a bookshelf does just that when Marlis Bennett, from Bernina of America, puts her creative hand to it. This project is from the book "The Collectable Quilt II" by Wendy Etzil. Many techniques are applied in miniature using many of the unique features on the Bernina 180 and Embroidery Module. Joyce Drexler reels in a winner with a quilt for your fishing family and friends. Joyce uses Sulky's Totally Stable to stabilize the fabric before she embellishes with decorative stitches using Sulky's 12 and 30 wt. cotton thread. Shimmer is added to some areas of the quilt using Sulky's Holoshimmer Threads. These techniques and more can be found in Sulky's book "Secrets to Successful Applique". Paul Statler explains how automating the longarm quilting machine with the Statler Stitcher can make it remember your favorite patterns and original designs. A trip down memory lane takes us to the Market House Museum in Paducah, KY. And Janies tip of the week explains the back lash spring and how to eliminate that loose stitch. Shell introduce a gadget called a Bobbin Straightener and it does just that, straightens your bobbin case! |
Tween Teen Theme
Format: VHS
Price: $16.95Featured Items | Show Number#204
Tween Teen Theme
Description: They're no longer children, but not quite young adults - they're tweens! Decorate their room with a quilt made with a technique using crayons demonstrated by Joyce Drexler, from Sulky of America. Joyce uses Sulky's KK 2000 Temporary Spray Adhesive to hold the ballerina slipper in place and quilts the wallhanging with Sulky's Ultra Twist Rayon Threads. Joyce stores all her supplies in Sulky's Slimline Storage Box. Complete instructioins for Joyce's project along with many other interesting ideas can be found in "Sulky Secrets to Successful Quilting." Tween reporter Vanessa Kaiser takes us to an exhibit by kids at the Museum of the American Quilters Society. For more information on this exhibit and others at MAQS visit www.quiltmuseum.org. Janie Donaldson guides us through the tricks to quilting on denim. Notice Janie's fun glasses, eyewear from FunSpecs! Vanessa returns to help Donna Wilder construct a quilt called "Star Within A Star" designed by Marsha Evans Moore, using FreeSpirit Fabrics "Color Connectors" designed by Heide Stoll-Weber. A free pattern of "Star Within A Star" is available. Janie's longarm tip shows how to eliminate the loose stitch by manipulating the take up spring. |
Easy Elegance
Format: VHS
Price: $16.95Featured Items | Show Number#206
Easy Elegance
Description: Quilting garments for special occasions is the subject, and Marilyn Badger from American Professional Quilting Systems is the teacher. She gives us a lesson using the Millenium, a longarm quilting machine, in some incredible thread art styles. One of Marilyns tips is to use Sulky's Ultra Solvy and tons of thread! Sit back and enjoy the styles from the Bernina Fashion Show, modeled at quilt shows around the world. Our wonderful models are mother and daughter, Rosemarie and Rachel Steele. Then Marilyn Badger is back with more secrets to using Sulky's Ultra Solvy. She uses a guide and adapter foot and a stitch regulator for those perfect stitches! Design & Planning Concepts creator Nancy Mirman instructs us in the design and planning of good garment construction. Design & Planning Concepts has many patterns available for "wearable art for everyday living". Utilizing different presser feet is Janie’s tip of the week. And of course, Janies fun eye wear are from FunSpecs! |
Happy Holidays
Format: VHS
Price: $16.95Featured Items | Show Number#205
Happy Holidays
Description: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas when Marlis Bennett, from Bernina of America, creates a quilted mantle scarf on the Bernina 180. Marlis shows how to make pin tucks with a filler cord and metalic thread using a pin tuck foot, pin tuck needle and seam guide for those perfect rows of pin tucks. For the hand sewn look, Marlis uses the stipple stitch which she loads into the 180 using Bernina's computer stitch software. Janie Donaldson embellishes a tree skirt with the fancy crazy quilt stitches on the Professional Freehander quilting machine. Using the lazer light Janie traces her quilting pattern from paper to quilt. To help the specialty threads feed smoothly, Janie uses a thread lubricator and a thread tree carries the flat, ribbon-like threads. Fashion designer Jessie Beekman-Smalley creates a charming reversible, one-piece vest. Pattern available. Jessie gives tips for some easy design elements. Janie and her two boys share a special Christmas moment. And proper machine lubrication is Janie’s tip. |
Marriage Mardi Gras Style
Format: VHS
Price: $16.95Featured Items | Show Number#208
Marriage Mardi Gras Style
Description: A look at some less traditional quilted wedding fashions in this episode. Jessie Beekman-Smalley, from JB-Designs returns to share the designing of a mardi-gras style wedding she created in her West Allis, WI studio. Our feature wedding dress made with SolarActive Fabric and Thread is spectacular! The dress appears white indoors and the thread changes to color in the sunlight. Marilyn Ellis created this wedding dress for her daughter Angel Stevens. Marilyn Badger has a bridal jacket that is quilted with SolarActive Thread. The quilting on the jacket turns from white to peach in the sunlight. The ring bearer’s pillow gets custom treatment, complete with buttons and ribbons, by Ellie Joos. The theme buttons she chose from Blumenthal Lansing Co. made it fun and easy to decorate. |
The Art of Quilting
Format: VHS
Price: $16.95Featured Items | Show Number#207
The Art of Quilting
Description: Art is inspired, and these quilting and textile ideas are sure to pique your creativity. Decorative threads and stitches are the sparks for Alice Kolb’s wallhanging designs. Alices book published by AQS titled "Sew Crazy with Decorative Treads and Stitches" is full of great instructions and ideas. Janie has hints for finishing off your work of art with designer labels quilted with Celtic Designs using a laser light on the longarm machine. Lotuslands Aie Rossmann reveals how to create stunning applique flowers inspired by ancient Burmese motifs. Lotuslands has many available quilt patterns. Take a look at one of the nation’s premiere juried textile exhibits at the Yeiser Art Center in Paducah, KY. |
Tea Time
Format: VHS
Price: $16.95Featured Items | Show Number#209
Tea Time
Description: Decorating a tearoom in floral themes using FreeSpirit Fabrics "Garden View" line. Joyce Drexler, from Sulky of America, starts with an enchanting topiary tree quilted wallhanging. Joyce uses Sulky's Sticky Stabilizer by the bolt for the back of the dyers cloth and Sulky's Totally Stable for the pattern pieces. She quilted the wallhanging with Sulky 30 wt.Variegated Thread. Patterns and complete instructions can be found in "Sulky Secrets to Successful Applique." Carry all you threads in Sulky's Slimline Storagebox. Marilyn Badger continues the theme with an applique quilt on APQS Millenium longarm. Marilyn shows how to adapt a quilting pattern to fit any block. She traces the adapted pattern with a lazer light for ease and accuracy and uses a stitch regulator for those even stitches. Cindy Walter creates one of her snippet art floral wallhangings. Cindys secret to her fast,fusible fabric art is to use Steam-A-Seam 2, a double sided pressure sensitive fusible web. Cindy has 2 books on this technique, "Snippet Sensations" and "More Snippet Sensations". Cindy Walter is also a traditional quilter and has authored two wonderful books in traditional quilting, "Fine Hand Quilting" and "Attic Windows." Enjoy the Tour with us along the glorious dogwood trail in Paducah. Trail maps and other information on points of interest in Paducah are available through the Paducah McCracken County Convention & Visitors Bureau. Janie’s tip is about making ruffles that turn out beautifully using the Johnson Ruffler. |
A Stitch Back in Time
Format: VHS
Price: $16.95Featured Items | Show Number#210
A Stitch Back in Time
Description: Decorate a room with antiques, and quilts old or new. Well construct new quilts out of vintage album patterns with Faye Labanaris. For more ideas and complete instructions see Fayes book "Gardenview Applique" published by AQS. Quilt the venerable Baptist fan design with Marilyn Badger using a circle maker attachment on American Professional Quilting Systems longarm, the Millenium. Bernina's Marlis Bennett creates a handsome Victorian style wall plaque using cazy patch, decorative stitches from the Bernina sewing machines built in stitch menu and bobbin work. Gerald Roy talks about the Pilgrim/Roy antique quilt collection at the Museum of the American Quilter’s Society. For information on this collection and others visit www.quiltmuseum.org. Janie’s longarm tip deals with new ways to run tricky threads using a thread tree and the multi-tensioner. |
Imagination Sensations
Format: VHS
Price: $16.95Featured Items | Show Number#211
Imagination Sensations
Description: Quilt on the wild side, beginning with your own, hand painted fabric. Cindy Walter, using Jaquard Products dyes, demonstrates just how easy it is. Nancy Knaus displays her first effort at quilting creative appliques on the Pennywinkle Valley Ranch quilting frame, and it is glorious. A dazzling quilt, "A Walk Through My Garden" created on the Bernina of America sewing machine is explained by Marlis Bennett. She makes beautiful floral embroideries from Berninas floral embroidery cards then cuts them out from the stabilizer and appliques the embroideries to the quilt. A veritable art gallery of quilts will astound you. |
Dressed Up in Quilted Style
Format: VHS
Price: $16.95Featured Items | Show Number#212
Dressed Up in Quilted Style
Description: Don’t leave your quilting prowess in the bedroom, show it off on the town when you wear your art on your sleeve. Marlis Bennett fashions a marvelous vest using her creativity and the Bernina 180. Marilyn Badger uses APQS longarm, the Millenium, and reveals the mysteries of faux chenille. Joyce Drexler displays her own bevy of thread art vests using many of Sulky's Threads (Holoshimmer, Ultra Twist, Sliver and Original Metallic.) Complete instructions and patterns can be found in "Sulky Secrets to Successful Quilting." We’ll wrap it up with the American Quilter’s Society fashion show from the Quilt Show and Contest in April of 2002. And don’t forget Janie’s tip of the week - all about needles. |
Quilting for the Equestrian
Format: VHS
Price: $16.95Featured Items | Show Number#213
Quilting for the Equestrian
Description: Joyce Drexler, from Sulky of America, creates a pillow with a chenille look. Joyce chose FreeSpirit Fabrics "Scene of the Hunt" fabric for this technique. She uses Sulky Soft n Sheer, KK 2000 and 4 colors of Sulky Holoshimmer to create the pillow. A handy tool known as a slash cutter cuts through the layers of fabric to create the faux chenille look. This project and more can be found in "Sulky Secrets To Successful Applique." Enjoy a little history on the Kentucky horse tradition.We’re in Kentucky, so of course, the horse gets a quilt, too! Paul Statler demonstrates how a Statler Stitcher automated longarm machine can create saddle pads and shipping boots worthy of a Triple Crown winner. Gail Garber, an AQS author and dedicated horsewoman herself, explains how she constructs her precisely pieced quilts. She draws the design on her computer using Autocad, then takes her disc to a blue print store to have the design printed. Gail uses the foundation piecing technique using freezer paper to piece her design together very much like you would a jigsaw puzzle. Her book "Stellar Journeys" has many examples and wonderful instructions on Gails techniques. Janies tip deals with speeding your work along. She shares 3 gismos, a pin magnet wristband, a tack gun and an industrial nippers. |
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