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Appli-Curves - Part 1 (#2305) Duration: 26:46 CC Stereo TVG

Simplify curved piecing using the appli-curve technique. Nancy and guest Elaine Waldschmitt create curved quilt blocks such as the Drunkards Path and Hearts and Gizzards with Elaine's amazingly easy appli-curve technique. The steps are streamlined and sewing curved seams is a thing of the past. Fusible web and decorative stitching make the magical transformations-press, fuse, stitch, and you're ready to explore the design options.

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KQED Life
Wed, Nov 25, 2009 -- 2:00 pm email reminder


Appli-Curves - Part 2 (#2306) Duration: 26:46 CC Stereo TVG

Create a seemingly complicated New York Beauty block with the easy appli-curve technique. Stitch quilt designs with curves without traditional seaming using the appli-curve technique. Nancy and her guest Elaine Waldschmitt demonstrate easy paper piecing for the spike designs, and then position the arcs with the help of fusible web to create perfect New York Beauty blocks.

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KQED Life
Wed, Dec 2, 2009 -- 2:00 pm email reminder


Versatile Ombre Quilting - Part 1 (#2307) Duration: 26:46 CC Stereo TVG

Use versatile ombre fabrics to create a lovely gradation of color in home decor and quilting. Nancy shows how to create beautiful color gradations using only two ombre fabrics for the Ombre Symphony table topper or wall accent, and four ombre fabrics in the small Gradation Medley quilt. Strips of fabric in a variety of widths and easy straight stitching are all that are required to produce these lovely gradation projects.

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KQED Life
Wed, Dec 9, 2009 -- 2:00 pm email reminder


Versatile Ombre Quilting - Part 2 (#2308) Duration: 26:46 CC Stereo TVG

Subtle to dramatic gradations of ombre fabrics are ideal for landscape quilting. Nancy enlists the help of designer Natalie Sewell to create gorgeous art quilts with a sense of depth using ombre fabrics. They quickly cut trees, branches, and sky from a single ombre, and fussy cut leaves from another. Natalie demonstrates how a change in the stitching motion on one piece of ombre fabric creates both sky and water.

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KQED Life
Wed, Dec 16, 2009 -- 2:00 pm email reminder


Versatile Ombre Quilting - Part 3 (#2309) Duration: 26:46 CC Stereo TVG

Use ombre fabrics to create super-sized quilt blocks that are fast and fun to make. Nancy makes large quilt blocks with gradated fabric for an Ombre Fan quilt with Asian influence and an Amish Ombre Shadow quilt. She stitches super-sized fans using Dresden wedges of ombre fabric, then pairs an ombre with black fabric for another dramatic quilt.

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KQED Life
Wed, Dec 23, 2009 -- 2:00 pm email reminder


Top 12 Embroidery Tips - Part 1 (#2310) Duration: 26:46 CC Stereo TVG

Learn quick embroidery tips to streamline embellishment. Nancy and guest Kate Bashynski demonstrate embroidery tips that save time, energy, and money. Beginner and expert embroiderers will benefit from these techniques. Learn tips for embroidering on ready-made garments, expanding design collections by changing colors, skipping stitches for design flexibility, and eco-hooping to save stabilizer.

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KQED Life
Wed, Dec 30, 2009 -- 2:00 pm email reminder


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