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August 17, 2024
August 2024 NZP Block of the Month
Announcing The Nancy Zieman Productions 2024 Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series featuring the NEW! Bali Batik Tropical Cove Fat Quarter Pack, or the NEW! Prismatics by Marta Cortese Fat Quarter Pack, along with our No-Hassle Triangles Gauge & Ruler!
The 2024 Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series will be our absolute easiest BoM ever! We welcome everyone to join in, even if you’ve never before made a quilt!
Gather your supplies and get ready for this all-new NZP BoM 2024 Free 2024 NZP Block of the Month Block Tutorial Series TODAY, right here at the NZP Blog!
This year, you may choose from two different Fat Quarter Bundle Colorways by our friends at Benartex:
Choose NEW! Prismatics Fat Quarter Bundle by Martz Cortese for Benartex Fabrics includes eighteen18″ x 21″ fabric rectangles –
Or, choose NEW! Bali Batik Tropical Cove by Benartex Fabrics includes sixteen 18″ x 21″ fabric rectangles –
Gather Your Fabrics and SuppliesAll blocks will feature fabrics from one NEW! Prismatics Fat Quarter Bundle or NEW! Bali Batik Tropical Cove Fat Quarter Bundle! Finished quilt measures approximately 60” x 72″. For this quilt project, you will need:
One NEW! Prismatics Fat Quarter Bundle or one NEW! Bali Batik Tropical Cove Fat Quarter Bundle! Our Exclusive No-Hassle Triangles Ruler by Team NZP No-Hassle Triangles Gauge by Nancy Zieman for Clover3 yd. Block Background & Border Fabric (options listed below)
1 yd. Binding Fabric (options listed below)4-1/2 yd. White Quilt Backing FabricBasic Supplies and Tools Listed Below
2024 NZP Mystery Block of the Month
The NEW! Prismatics Fat Quarter Bundle or NEW! Bali Batik Tropical Cove Fat Quarter Bundle by Benartex offer two beautiful colorways to choose from! Each Fat Quarter Pack includes 18″ x 21″ 100% cotton designer fabrics. Choosing just one collection may be the most difficult part of our BoM24!
Get ready for the 2024 Nancy Zieman Productions Mystery Block of the Month!Our NEW! 2024 Nancy Zieman Productions Free! Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series will feature the NEW! Prismatics Fat Quarter Bundle or theNEW! Bali Batik Tropical Cove Fat Quarter Bundle! Here’s the inside scoop:
2024 NZP Mystery Block of the Month Series kicked off on Saturday, January 20, 2024.As always, there’s no cost to join and no need to formally sign up.On the third Saturday of each month in 2024, we will be posting a new quilt block tutorial.Block designs will be stitched each month. Each month we will be stitching multiples of the same block design.2024 NZP Block of the Month is fat quarter friendly. 2024 NZP Block of the Month project lasts 12 months.Sharpen Your Tools
Well, not really, but do make certain that you have a sharp blade in your rotary cutter, and gather your No-Hassle Triangles Ruler, rotary cutting mat and pressing notions. The main tools for our 2024 Block of the Month are our Exclusive No-Hassle Triangles Ruler by Team NZP and the No-Hassle Triangles Gauge by Nancy Zieman for Clover. You may have already guessed the blocks will be made with a few triangles! Great News! Half-Square are easy to create with our Exclusive No-Hassle Triangles Ruler and No-Hassle Triangles Gauge!
Basic Supplies for NEW! 2024 Nancy Zieman Productions Free! Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series!
You’re the designer, choose between TWO Fat Qtr. Packs, then choose coordinating Block Background Fabric, and Binding Fabric by our friends at Benartex:
Or 1 yd. Binding “Bali Batik Tropical Cove” Fabric: A Coordinating Bali Batik Tropical Cove Fabric by the yard. 4-1/2 yd. White or Off White Backing Fabric, or 2-1/4 yd. wide quilt backing Queen Size Pellon Nature’s Touch 80/20 Cotton Quilt Batting Size 75 Schmetz Quilting Needles Clover’s Quilting Pins June Tailor’s Starch Savvy Tailor’s Clapper or LauraStar Ironing System Frixion Marking Pen 45 mm Rotary Cutter and Cutting Mat 1/4″ Quilting Presser Foot Optional: Clover’s Ultimate Quilt ‘N Stitch Presser Foot for quiltingOptional: Clover’s Fine Marking Pen Optional: Quilt Basting Spray Optional: Clover’s Wonder Pins Silk Finish Cotton Quilting Thread for piecingIron or LauraStar Ironing System

All blocks will feature fabrics from the NEW! Prismatics Fat Quarter Bundle or NEW! Bali Batik Tropical Cove Fat Quarter Bundle along with our Exclusive No-Hassle Triangles Ruler by Team NZP and Nancy’s No-Hassle Triangles Gauge by Clover. Follow along as we share step-by-step how to create the August 2024 NZP Block of the Month Quilt Blocks.
August 2024 NZP Block of the Month Quilt BlocksKeep your fabric choices sorted using this handy Fabric Planner diagram. Download the planner, make notes, and/or pin cut block elements to the planner to remind you of the fabric placements for the August 2024 NZP Block of the Month Quilt Blocks.
Prepare your fabrics! Pre-shrink fabrics by steaming and pressing. Then, stabilize fabrics for the sewing process by pressing and starching fabrics with Quilter’s Starch Savvy.
August 2024 NZP Block of the Month Quilt BlocksThis block is 6-1/2″ square; 6″ finished square.
Approx. Finished Quilt Size 60″ x 72″
This month we’re featuring Four blocks. Follow along as we demonstrate how to create the August 2024 Block of the Month Quilt Blocks.
This month we’re illustrating the Bali Batik Tropical Cove Colorway! See below for Prismatics Colorway!
Cut Fabrics for Four August 2024 Block of the Month Quilt Blocks Bali Batik Tropical Cove :Cut Two 6-7/8″ squares from Bali Batik Tropical Cove Cane Leaf Purple/Green Fabric.Cut Two 6-7/8″ squares from Background Fabric.
Using the Exclusive No-Hassle Triangles Ruler by Team NZP, cut block squares above.
All seam allowances are scant 1/4″ unless otherwise stated.
Half-Square Triangles (HSTs)
Create Four 1/2-square triangle blocks cut from Bali Batik Tropical Cove Cane Leaf Purple/Green and Background Fabric.Align 6-7/8″ squares right sides together, in pairs of lights and darks. Pin.Mark blocks using a Clover’s No-Hassle Triangles Gauge , and Clover’s Fine Marking Pen or a Frixion Marking Pen. The left side of the No-Hassle Triangles Gauge is designated to create 1/2-square triangle quilt blocks. Depress button on sliding portion of the gauge, and move to 6-7/8″ half-square triangle setting.With squares right sides together. Place Clover’s No-Hassle Triangles Gauge on block set, corner to corner. Match corner marks of gauge with corner of block sets. Mark fabric through center die cut openings on gauge, with Clover’s Fine Marking Pen or a Frixion Marking Pen. Repeat steps, marking all 6-7/8″ square block sets.Stitch BlocksInsert a new Size 75 Schmetz Quilting Needle and attach 1/4″ Quilting Presser Foot to sewing machine.Align 1/4″ Quilting Presser Foot along one side of center mark, stitch.“Kiss” the next block set to the stitched block and chain stitch (stitching continually) from one block to the next.Rotate blocks 180 degrees, stitch along the other side of center marked lines.Clip threads between chain stitched blocks.Cut blocks apart along center marked lines with a rotary cutter, ruler, and mat .Press seams flat.Open blocks and press seams open or press seams towards darker fabric – using a Tailor’s Clapper to set the seams.You have created Four 6-1/2″ 1/2-square triangle blocks cut from Bali Batik Tropical Cove Cane Leaf Purple/Green and background fabrics.The August Bali Batik Tropical Cove Quilt Blocks Are Complete!
August 2024 NZP Block of the Month Quilt BlocksRepeat steps above stitching all Four August Prismatics Blocks.
This block is 6-1/2″ square; 6″ finished square.
Approx. Finished Quilt Size 60″ x 72″
This month we’re featuring Four blocks. Follow along as we demonstrate how to create the August Quilt Blocks.
Cut Fabrics for Four August 2024 Block of the Month Quilt Blocks Prismatics :Cut Two 6-7/8″ squares from Prismatics Glassine Texture Green Fabric.Cut Two 6-7/8″ squares from Background Fabric.Repeat steps above stitching all Four August Prismatics Blocks.You have created Four 6-1/2″ 1/2-square triangle blocks cut from Prismatics Glassine Texture Green and background fabric.The August Prismatics Quilt Blocks Are Complete!August 2024 NZP Block of the MonthWatch Stitch it! Sisters Program 118 No-Hassle Triangles in QuiltsWatch Stitch it! Sisters Program 118 No-Hassle Triangles in Quilts! Join Deanna as she demonstrates Nancy Zieman’s No-Hassle methods of cutting, marking, and stitching 1/2-square or 1/4-square triangles – without ever cutting a triangle, or guessing at the sizes! Plus see a gallery of quilt blocks and find inspiration for your next quilting project.
1/2 -Square and ¼-Square Triangle Quilt Blocks are the foundation elements of many popular quilt blocks including Night Vision, Weather Vane, Sawtooth Star, Shoo Fly, Square Dance, May Basket, Kings Crown, Windmill, and Nancy’s Spool.
Find all the Supplies for NEW! 2024 Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series at Nancy Zieman Productions at ShopNZP.com! You’re the designer, choose the NEW! Prismatics Fat Quarter Bundle or NEW! Bali Batik Tropical Cove Fat Quarter Bundle colorway plus coordinating Block Background Fabric, and Binding Fabric by Benartex, above!
Visit the Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio & Quilt Shop at 120 Front Street in Beaver Dam, WI 53916
920-356-9546 phone
info@ziemanproductions.com
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Visit the Nancy Had a Notion History Exhibit on Display this Summer in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio & Quilt Shop!Subscribe to the Team NZP E-Newsletter for updates and more at nancyzieman.com/blog/newsletter.
Happy Quilting!Team Nancy Zieman & The Stitch it! Sisters
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LauraStar Premium Ironing Systems and FREE! Filter Set
Watch our Special Stitch it! Sisters Video featuring LauraStar Ironing Systems, with Emily Dunlap and Deanna Springer, and see this premium ironing system in use!
We’re spotlighting our LauraStar Collection this week with a special offer–just for you! Purchase either of the LauraStar 1980 Anniversary Edition Systems from The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio & Quilt Shop or at ShopNZP.com by Wednesday, August 21, 2024, and LauraStar will send you a FREE! Filter Set ($100 Value).
Meet LauraStar! The premium ironing systems with innovative design manufactured in Europe that provides effortless results for all your sewing, quilting, and machine embroidery projects. Plus disinfecting properties thanks to the hygienic high-pressure Dry Microfine Steam (DMS). Team NZP and the Stitch it! Sisters are loving all the amazing features of the LauraStar products, available at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio and at ShopNZP.com.
Meet the LauraStar Smart Ironing System 1980 Anniversary Edition!It’s the most sophisticated model in the Ironing System range and is equipped with all of LauraStar’s latest technological innovations.
With its motion sensor and connectedness, the LauraStar Smart Ironing System 1980 Anniversary Edition is there to ensure perfect results, without any effort. Fibers are smoothed, plumped, and cleaned, in a way that is both natural and long-lasting. The secret? The combination of an active ironing board–featuring a vacuum and blower system for avoiding creases and wrinkles, a steam generator, and a professional iron that reinvents ironing!
Whether you’re ironing horizontally on the board or steaming vertically on the hanger, your projects will be impeccable with a full curtain of Dry Microfine Steam (DMS) with the LauraStar Smart Ironing System 1980 Anniversary Edition.
The LauraStar Smart Ironing System 1980 Anniversary Edition takes up no more space than a standard ironing board, yet it features cutting-edge technologies like motion sensing to release steam, and one ideal temperature setting. Lear more at ShopNZP.com.
Meet the LauraStar Lift Xtra 3-in-1 Steam Generator Iron – 1980 Anniversary Edition. The perfect portable LauraStar for taking to class or retreat. The iron’s storage space is heat resistant, allowing you to put away your iron while it’s still hot, immediately after you’ve used it. The companion LauraStar Steam Cart is also available at ShopNZP.com.
The LauraStar Prestige Ironing Board is solid and stable. You’ll love the PrestigeBoard’s neat finish and elegant, modern design with a large ergonomic surface and an iron rest, linen rack, a secure closure system, and a light grey Laurastar quality cover.
Check out our full offerings of LauraStar Accessories and Steamers at ShopNZP.com.
LauraStar IZZI PLUS Garment and Hygenic Steamer–The ultimate textile and hygienic steamer (above) and LauraStar IGGI Handheld Steamer– the perfect handheld steamer (below).
Meet the Portable 3-in-1 Steam Generator! Choose from four colors and two models–and Save 15% OFF during our Spring Sale! NEW! LauraStar Lifts & LauraStar Smart U at Nancy Zieman Productions at ShopNZP.com! NEW! LauraStar Lift is Laurastar’s first portable 3-in-1 steam generator, the Laurastar Lift irons, steams and purifies your fabrics. With a unique design and exceptional steam, ironing becomes easier.
LauraStar Lift PLUS 3-in-1 Steam Generator Iron – Pinky PopPerformance, care, and hygiene thanks to steam that doesn’t leave your clothes wet and works 15 times faster than steam from standard steam generators.
LauraStar Lift PLUS 3-in-1 Steam Generator Iron – Ultimate BlackWith a unique design combined with exceptional Dry Microfine Steam (DMS) — moisture-free steam — ironing becomes easier than ever before, allowing you to beautify and purify your life.
LauraStar Lift 3-in-1 Steam Generator Iron – Original RedFeatures Dry Microfine Steam (DMS) to both iron and steam at high pressure but also to kill micro-organisms resistant to 86° and 104° F washes — eliminate dust mites, bacteria, and fungi and prevent allergies.
LauraStar Lift 3-in-1 Steam Generator Iron – Pure WhiteHeated up to 320° F, well above boiling point, and propelled at a speed of up to 180 MPH, Laurastar DMS possesses unique properties for unmatched results.
LauraStar Smart U Ironing System
With its motion sensor and connectedness, this system is there to ensure perfect results, without any effort.
Exceptional results thanks to state-of-the-art technologies:
• Motion sensor to release steam
• One ideal temperature setting
• Ironing coaching
Laurastar Steam Cart
Handy, foldable, and height-adjustable cart to hang and steam your clothes easily with any Laurastar Lift.
Laurastar Soleplate Cleaning Mat Iron CleanerJust rub the soleplate of the cool iron hard against the mat, pushing the iron from the back to the front.
Watch our Special Stitch it! Sisters Video featuring LauraStar Ironing Systems, with Emily Dunlap and Deanna Springer, and see this premium ironing system in use!
We’re spotlighting our LauraStar Collection this week with a special offer–just for you! Purchase either of the LauraStar 1980 Anniversary Edition Systems from The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio & Quilt Shop or at ShopNZP.com by Wednesday, August 21, 2024, and LauraStar will send you a FREE! Filter Set ($100 Value).
Shop our 4 Bargain Buys of the Week and SAVE 30%-60% OFF in store at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio & Quilt Shop, and online at Nancy Zieman Productions at ShopNZP.com!
The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio is an award-winning BERNINA Excellence Dealer! Stop in and experience premium Swiss engineering in a wide range of sewing machines, sergers, and Q-Series long arm machines–to fit all your sewing needs–and purchase the machine of your dreams!
Visit the Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio & Quilt Shop at 120 Front Street in Beaver Dam, WI 53916
920-356-9546 phone
info@ziemanproductions.com
NancyZiemanSewingStudio.com
Visit the Nancy Had a Notion History Exhibit on Display this Summer in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio & Quilt Shop!Subscribe to the Team NZP E-Newsletter for updates and more at nancyzieman.com/blog/newsletter.
See LauraStar Premium Ironing Systems in use at The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show, Sept. 5-7, 2024 in Madison WI, in The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio & Quilt Shop Booth #736.Happy Pressing!Team Nancy Zieman & The Stitch it! Sisters
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Meet LauraStar! The premium ironing systems with innovative design manufactured in Europe that provides effortless results for all your sewing, quilting, and machine embroidery projects. Plus disinfecting properties thanks to the hygienic high-pressure Dry Microfine Steam (DMS). Team NZP and the Stitch it! Sisters are loving all the amazing features of the LauraStar products, available at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio and at ShopNZP.com.
Meet the NEW! LauraStar Smart Ironing System 1980 Anniversary Edition!It’s the most sophisticated model in the Ironing System range and is equipped with all of LauraStar’s latest technological innovations.
With its motion sensor and connectedness, the NEW! LauraStar Smart Ironing System 1980 Anniversary Edition is there to ensure perfect results, without any effort. Fibers are smoothed, plumped, and cleaned, in a way that is both natural and long-lasting. The secret? The combination of an active ironing board–featuring a vacuum and blower system for avoiding creases and wrinkles, a steam generator, and a professional iron that reinvents ironing!
Whether you’re ironing horizontally on the board or steaming vertically on the hanger, your projects will be impeccable with a full curtain of Dry Microfine Steam (DMS) with the NEW! LauraStar Smart Ironing System 1980 Anniversary Edition.
The NEW! LauraStar Smart Ironing System 1980 Anniversary Edition takes up no more space than a standard ironing board, yet it features cutting-edge technologies like motion sensing to release steam, and one ideal temperature setting. Lear more at ShopNZP.com.
Meet the NEW! LauraStar Lift Xtra 3-in-1 Steam Generator Iron – 1980 Anniversary Edition. The perfect portable LauraStar for taking to class or retreat. The iron’s storage space is heat resistant, allowing you to put away your iron while it’s still hot, immediately after you’ve used it. The companion LauraStar Steam Cart is also available at ShopNZP.com.
The NEW! LauraStar Prestige Ironing Board is solid and stable. You’ll love the PrestigeBoard’s neat finish and elegant, modern design with a large ergonomic surface and an iron rest, linen rack, a secure closure system, and a light grey Laurastar quality cover.
Check out our full offerings of NEW! LauraStar Accessories and Steamers at ShopNZP.com.
NEW! LauraStar IZZI PLUS Garment and Hygenic Steamer–The ultimate textile and hygienic steamer (above) and NEW! LauraStar IGGI Handheld Steamer– the perfect handheld steamer (below).

Meet the Portable 3-in-1 Steam Generator! Choose from four colors and two models–and Save 15% OFF during our Spring Sale! NEW! LauraStar Lifts & LauraStar Smart U at Nancy Zieman Productions at ShopNZP.com! NEW! LauraStar Lift is Laurastar’s first portable 3-in-1 steam generator, the Laurastar Lift irons, steams and purifies your fabrics. With a unique design and exceptional steam, ironing becomes easier.
LauraStar Lift PLUS 3-in-1 Steam Generator Iron – Pinky PopPerformance, care, and hygiene thanks to steam that doesn’t leave your clothes wet and works 15 times faster than steam from standard steam generators.
LauraStar Lift PLUS 3-in-1 Steam Generator Iron – Ultimate Black
With a unique design combined with exceptional Dry Microfine Steam (DMS) — moisture-free steam — ironing becomes easier than ever before, allowing you to beautify and purify your life.
LauraStar Lift 3-in-1 Steam Generator Iron – Original RedFeatures Dry Microfine Steam (DMS) to both iron and steam at high pressure but also to kill micro-organisms resistant to 86° and 104° F washes — eliminate dust mites, bacteria, and fungi and prevent allergies.
LauraStar Lift 3-in-1 Steam Generator Iron – Pure WhiteHeated up to 320° F, well above boiling point, and propelled at a speed of up to 180 MPH, Laurastar DMS possesses unique properties for unmatched results.
LauraStar Smart U Ironing System
With its motion sensor and connectedness, this system is there to ensure perfect results, without any effort.
Exceptional results thanks to state-of-the-art technologies:
• Motion sensor to release steam
• One ideal temperature setting
• Ironing coaching
Laurastar Steam Cart
Handy, foldable, and height-adjustable cart to hang and steam your clothes easily with any Laurastar Lift.
Laurastar Soleplate Cleaning Mat Iron CleanerJust rub the soleplate of the cool iron hard against the mat, pushing the iron from the back to the front.
Watch our Special Stitch it! Sisters Facebook LIVE* featuring LauraStar Ironing Systems, with Deanna Springer and Emily Dunlap over at Facebook.com/StitchitSisters.
*(Pre-recorded August 10, 2023 deals DO NOT apply see website for details)
Shop our Semi-Annual Clearance & Stock Up SALE through August 31, in store at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio & Quilt Shop and online at ShopNZP.com.
Shop our 4 Bargain Buys of the Week and SAVE 30%-60% OFF in store at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio & Quilt Shop, and online at Nancy Zieman Productions at ShopNZP.com!
The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio is an award-winning BERNINA Excellence Dealer! Stop in and experience premium Swiss engineering in a wide range of sewing machines, sergers, and Q-Series long arm machines–to fit all your sewing needs–and purchase the machine of your dreams!
Visit the Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio & Quilt Shop at 120 Front Street in Beaver Dam, WI 53916
920-356-9546 phone
info@ziemanproductions.com
NancyZiemanSewingStudio.com
Visit the Nancy Had a Notion History Exhibit on Display this Summer in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio & Quilt Shop!Subscribe to the Team NZP E-Newsletter for updates and more at nancyzieman.com/blog/newsletter.
Happy Pressing!Team Nancy Zieman & The Stitch it! Sisters
Nancy Zieman Productions. LLC.
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August 10, 2024
Creative Costume Sewing Ideas Plus 20% Fleece Fabrics and 30% Off Costume Sewing Patterns
It’s costume sewing season! We’re spotlighting a few of our favorite costume sewing patterns, plus all costume patterns are 30% Off and fleece fabrics are 20% Off in store at the Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio and online at ShopNZP.com!
Sew a loose-fitting Unicorn & Pegasus Costume jumpsuit with a lined hood and front zipper, ears, tail, and fabric variations, with McCall’s M7852 Kids’ Unicorn & Pegasus Misses & Kids Costume Sewing Pattern and Fleece Fabrics!
Transform your little one into a princess, fairy, or good witch with this beautiful Kids Dresses and Costumes Simplicity #1303 Sewing Pattern available in Multiple Sizes 1/2 to size 6!SAVE 30% Off Costume Sewing Patterns and SAVE 20% All Fleece Fabrics at ShopNZP.com!
Sewing with fleece is easy with our Lux Anti-Pill Fleece Solids Collection by David Textiles. 100% Polyester Width 58/60″ Machine Wash Cold with Like Colors; No Fabric Softener; Tumble Dry Low: No Dryer Sheet. Available in 18 Colors!Lux Anti-Pill Solid Fleece Fabric by the Yard–WhiteLux Anti-Pill Solid Fleece Fabric by the Yard–Light PinkLux Anti-Pill Solid Fleece Fabric by the Yard–Hot PinkLux Anti-Pill Solid Fleece Fabric by the Yard–CoralLux Anti-Pill Solid Fleece Fabric by the Yard–Medium BlueLux Anti-Pill Solid Fleece Fabric by the Yard–NavyLux Anti-Pill Solid Fleece Fabric by the Yard–MintLux Anti-Pill Solid Fleece Fabric by the Yard–Kelly Green
Lux Anti-Pill Solid Fleece Fabric by the Yard–Camel TanLux Anti-Pill Solid Fleece Fabric by the Yard–BrownLux Anti-Pill Solid Fleece Fabric by the Yard–GrayLux Anti-Pill Solid Fleece Fabric by the Yard–YellowLux Anti-Pill Solid Fleece Fabric by the Yard–Black
Lux Anti-Pill Solid Fleece Fabric by the Yard–RedLux Anti-Pill Solid Fleece Fabric by the Yard–Royal BlueLux Anti-Pill Solid Fleece Fabric by the Yard–OrangeLux Anti-Pill Solid Fleece Fabric by the Yard–Light PurpleLux Anti-Pill Solid Fleece Fabric by the Yard–Heather Gray
Shop All Fleece Fabrics at Nancy Zieman Productions at ShopNZP.com
Shop Halloween Costume Sewing Patterns at ShopNZP.com
The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio is an Award-Winning BERNINA Excellence Dealer! Stop in and experience premium Swiss engineering in a wide range of sewing machines, sergers, and Q-Series long arm machines–to fit all your sewing needs–and purchase the machine of your dreams!
Four Summer Bargain Buys of the Week!
🏖 Shop our 4 Summer Bargain Buys of the Week and SAVE 30%-60% OFF in store at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio & Quilt Shop, and online at Nancy Zieman Productions at ShopNZP.com!
Visit the Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio & Quilt Shop at 120 Front Street in Beaver Dam, WI 53916
920-356-9546 phone
info@ziemanproductions.com
NancyZiemanSewingStudio.com
Visit the Nancy Had a Notion History Exhibit on Display this Summer in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio & Quilt Shop!Subscribe to the Team NZP E-Newsletter for updates and more at nancyzieman.com/blog/newsletter.
Happy Sewing!Team Nancy Zieman & The Stitch it! SistersNancy Zieman Productions. LLC.
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NEW! Tabby Road Deja Vu Minky Fabrics by Tula Pink for Free Spirit Fabrics
Get ready to sew with the NEW! Tabby Road Deja Vu Minky Fabrics by Tula Pink for Free Spirit Fabrics! View the digital fabric swatches below. Plus shop our Semi-Annual Clearance & Stock Up Sale, in store at the Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio & Quilt Shop, and online at ShopNZP.com.
The NEW! Tabby Road Deja Vu Minky Fabrics by Tula Pink for Free Spirit Fabrics! You asked for it, Tula made it happen, beautiful reinvented titles with a beautiful range of colors, this high-quality lightweight Minky fabric is perfect for blankets, throws, pillows, and more. Its cuddly, velvety soft texture will add a touch of luxury to your creations, breathing new life into your back of quilts, hoodies, and ponchos. Minky fabric is a type of microfiber fabric that is known for its soft and plush texture. It is made from 100% polyester fibers, which gives it a durable and long-lasting quality. Minky fabric is perfect for blankets, robes, and other cozy items because it’s breathable, and easy to care for.
NEW! Tabby Road Deja Vu Minky Fabrics by Tula Pink for Free Spirit Fabrics NEW! Tabby Road Deja Vu Minky Fabrics by Tula Pink for Free Spirit Fabrics NEW! Tabby Road Deja Vu Minky Fabrics by Tula Pink for Free Spirit Fabrics
What will you sew with these fun fabrics?
The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio is a BERNINA Excellence Dealer! Stop in and experience premium Swiss engineering in a wide range of sewing machines, sergers, and Q-Series long arm machines–to fit all your sewing needs–and purchase the machine of your dreams!
Four Summer Bargain Buys of the Week!
🏖 Shop our 4 Summer Bargain Buys of the Week and SAVE 30%-60% OFF in store at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio & Quilt Shop, and online at Nancy Zieman Productions at ShopNZP.com!
Visit the Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio & Quilt Shop at 120 Front Street in Beaver Dam, WI 53916
920-356-9546 phone
info@ziemanproductions.com
NancyZiemanSewingStudio.com
Visit the Nancy Had a Notion History Exhibit on Display this Summer in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio & Quilt Shop!Subscribe to the Team NZP E-Newsletter for updates and more at nancyzieman.com/blog/newsletter.
Happy Sewing!
Team Nancy Zieman & The Stitch it! Sisters
Nancy Zieman Productions. LLC.
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Glow-O-Ween Halloween Fabrics by Kanvas Studios for Benartex
Get ready to glow with the Glow-O-Ween Halloweeen Fabric Collection by Kanvas Studio for Benartex Designer Fabrics! View the digital fabric swatches below, and SAVE 20% Off, in store at the Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio, and online at ShopNZP.com.
The Glow-O-Ween fabric collection by Kanvas Studio for Benartex Designer Fabrics are enhanced with special Glow in the Dark accents with a fun, festive look for extra special Halloween sewing and quilting projects. Glow-O-Ween features frightfully fun high-quality designer prints including spider webs, black cats, haunted houses, jack o’ lantern pumpkins, skeletons, iconic Halloween characters ready for trick-or-treating, and stars. Great for truly spooktacular quilting, home décor, apparel, and accessories!
Download the FREE Halloween Party Quilt Pattern Printable!The Halloween Party Quilt Pattern is a fun project designed by Lisa Swenson Ruble that is being offered as a complimentary pattern for the Glow-o-Ween fabric collection by Kanvas Studio of Benartex. It measures approx. 51’’ x 60’’. Download the Free! Halloween Party Quilt Pattern here:
Glow-o-ween Halloween Fabric Fat Quarter Bundle
Glow-o-ween Halloween 10″ Fabric Squares Package
Glow-o-ween Halloween 2-1/2″ Fabric Strip Package
Glow-O-Ween Halloween Glow-O-Ween Boxes Fabric by the Yard
Glow-O-Ween Halloween Fabric Panel
Glow-O-Ween Halloween Glowing Stars Purple Fabric by the Yard Glow-O-Ween Halloween Glowing Stars Lime Fabric by the Yard Glow-O-Ween Halloween Glowing Stars Black Fabric by the Yard Glow-O-Ween Halloween Glow-O-Ween Friends Purple Fabric by the Yard Glow-O-Ween Halloween Glow-O-Ween Friends Black Fabric by the Yard Glow-O-Ween Halloween Glowing Skeletons Purple Fabric by the Yard Glow-O-Ween Halloween Glowing Skeletons Orange Fabric by the Yard Glow-O-Ween Halloween Glowing Skeletons Black Fabric by the Yard Glow-O-Ween Halloween Haunted Patchwork Fabric by the Yard Glow-O-Ween Halloween Glowing Pumpkins Purple Fabric by the Yard Glow-O-Ween Halloween Glowing Pumpkins Black Fabric by the Yard Glow-O-Ween Halloween Haunted Houses Fabric by the Yard Glow-O-Ween Halloween Spooky Cats Purple Fabric by the Yard Glow-O-Ween Halloween Spooky Cats Orange Fabric by the Yard Glow-O-Ween Halloween Haunted Stripe Fabric by the Yard Glow-O-Ween Halloween Glowing Webs Purple Fabric by the Yard Glow-O-Ween Halloween Glowing Webs Orange Fabric by the Yard Glow-O-Ween Halloween Glowing Webs Black Fabric by the Yard What will you sew with these fun Halloween fabrics?
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Happy Sewing!
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Sew Organized Fabric Bins Sewing Tutorial
Watch Stitch it! Sisters Program 203, Sew Organized Fabric Bins!
Watch Stitch it! Sisters Program 203, Sew Organized Fabric Bins with hosts Deanna Springer and Dana Casey from Team NZP! In this video, the Stitch it! Sisters share how to make our Sew Organized Fabric Bins.
In our Sewing Tutorial below, we’re sharing step-by-step how to make our Sew Organized Fabric Bins made with simple fabric rectangles and flat construction sewing techniques. Sew Organized Fabric Bins are an ideal project for beginner sewers!
Our Sew Organized Fabric Bins are fast and fun to make! Make one or more of our Sew Organized Fabric Bins to coordinate with any room in your home! 10″ x 10″ x 10″ Fabric Bins fit standard cube organizers or set on a shelf. Plus shop our Christmas in July Sale ShopNZP.com extended through Sunday August 4.
Purchase one of the Exclusive Sew Organized Fabric Bin Bundle Boxes featuring two coordinating Glohaven Flowers and Blossom fabrics, by Lila Tueller for Riley Blake Designs, Pellon® Peltex Sew-In Ultra Firm Stabilizer, Pellon® Wonder-Under Paper Backed Fusible Web, Cotton Webbing Handles, and our NEW! Sew Organized Fabric Bin Sewing Pattern with full-color step-by-step instructions and illustrations. Now available at ShopNZP.com!
Our Exclusive Sew Organized Fabric Bin Bundle Boxes are available in three limited edition colors and include everything you’ll need to make one Sew Organized Fabric Bin.
Watch Stitch it! Sisters Program 203, Sew Organized Fabric Bin!
Make one of more of our beautiful Sew Organized Fabric Bins and organize in style. Sew Organized Fabric Bins are ideal for storing/sorting fabrics and fat quarters in your sewing space, organizing clothing or linens on a closet shelf, and/or holding towels in a bathroom. Where would you use Sew Organized Fabric Bins?
Sew Organized Fabric Bin Sewing Tutorialby The Stitch it! Sisters
Sew Organized Fabric Bin Supplies Listing Exclusive Sew Organized Fabric Bin Bundle Box with Pattern Clover’s 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge Clover’s Wonder Clips Clover’s Flower Head Straight Pins Clover’s P oint 2 Point Turner Clover’s Double Sided Basting Tape Pattern Making Paper Tailors Clapper or Seam Stick Denim/Jeans Needles Sz. 90 Quilter’s Starch Savvy Sewing Thread 45 mm Rotary Cutter, Cutting Mat, and Rotary Cutting Ruler 45 mm Rotary Cutting Wavy Blade or Pinking Blade Optional: Clover’s Hot Ruler Optional: Non-Stick Teflon Pressing Sheet Optional: EZ-View Pressing Cloth Pencil/Marking Pen
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Prepare PatternCut one 17″ x 20″ rectangle from Pattern Making Paper .Using a 6″ x 24″ ruler and pencil, mark a straight line 1″ below pattern top – parallel to pattern top edge.At each lower corner, using a 6-1/2″ x 6-1/2″ ruler and pencil, mark 5″ squares.Using a craft scissors, cut out lower 5″ corner squares.
Cut Wonder-Under Strips
Prepare Bin Fabrics
Prepare your fabrics! Pre-shrink fabrics by steaming and pressing. Then, stabilize fabrics for the sewing process by pressing and starching fabrics with June Tailor’s Starch Savvy.
Fold Blue Glohaven Flowers fabric wrong sides together – meeting short ends.Place pattern on fabric and cut two layers: One Fabric Bin outer front, and one Fabric Bin outer back.
Save 5″ fabric squares for a future sewing and/or quilting project!
Fold Yellow Glohaven Blossoms fabric wrong sides together – meeting short ends.
Note: Before cutting inner bin lining pieces, fold paper pattern top toward pattern back – along 1″ marked line.
Place folded pattern on fabric and cut two layers: One Fabric Bin inner front and one Fabric Bin inner back lining.Place folded pattern on Pellon Peltex Sew-In Ultra Firm Stabilizer and cut two layers.Using a scissors cut out 5″ corner squares.
Pattern top will remain folded toward pattern back –when cutting inner bin lining pieces and Peltex layers.
Prepare Outer Fabric Bin
Using a Non-Stick Teflon Pressing Sheet , press Wonder-Under strips to wrong side of outer front and outer back – centering Wonder-Under strips along top edges and 1/2″ inside each side. Wonder Clip Peltex shapes to wrong side of outer front, and outer back.Baste layers together, along sides and bottoms only.Prepare and Attach Handles to Outer Fabric Bin
Cut two 8″ lengths from Yellow 1″ Cotton Webbing .Using Clover’s Hot Ruler , press under 1″ along short handle ends.Place a Wonder Clip at each pressed handle end – to temporarily hold fold.Using an erasable fabric marking pen or Chaco Liner , and Clover’s 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge , place “L” shaped marks 3″ on each side of center bin – at 4-1/2″ down from upper edge of outer front bin.Repeat markings on outer back bin.Apply 1″ sections of Clover’s Double Sided Basting Tape to wrong side of handle ends.Position folded ends of one handle to marked lines of outer front bin and “tape-baste” in place.Topstich handle ends to outer front Fabric Bin – stitching along handle side, top, and bottom forming a stitched 1″ square with optional “X” pattern as shown.Repeat steps on outer back bin. Wonder Clip outer front bin to outer back bin, right sides together, along lower bin.Stitch lower center seam.Using an Eze-View Pressing Cloth , and optional Tailor’s Clapper , press seam flat, then press seam open. Wonder Clip side seams and stitch.Press side seams flat, then press open over a Sleeve Board or Seam Stick .Using a 45 mm rotary cutter with pinking or wave blade , trim outer bin top edges, trimming away about 1/8″.
When using a rotary cutter with pinking or wave blade, flip cutting mat over and cut on the back side of the mat.
Meet outer bin gusset seam, stacking side seam over lower center seam. Wonder Clip. Stitch.Repeat steps to create opposite gusset seam.Turn outer bin right side out, using Point 2 Point Turner .
Prepare Inner Fabric Bin
Wonder Clip or Pin inner front and inner back lining right sides together.Stitch lower and side seams.Press seams flat, then press seams open over sleeve board or Seam Stick .Meet inner bin gusset seams, stacking side seam over lower center seam. Wonder Clip or Pin . Stitch.Repeat steps to create opposite gusset seam.Apply 1″ sections Clover’s Double Sided Basting Tape to wrong side of inner bin–along top edges.Insert inner bin into outer bin – wrong sides together.Remove paper backing from Clover’s Double Sided Basting Tape.“Tape-baste” inner bin to outer bin, along Peltex top edge.
Remove paper backing from Wonder-Under .Fold outer fabric over inner fabric.Using Non-Stick Teflon Pressing Sheet , press outer fabric to inner fabric.Sew Organized Fabric Bin Supplies Listing Exclusive Sew Organized Fabric Bin Bundle Box with Pattern Clover’s 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge Clover’s Wonder Clips Clover’s Flower Head Straight Pins Clover’s P oint 2 Point Turner Clover’s Double Sided Basting Tape Pattern Making Paper Tailors Clapper or Seam Stick Denim/Jeans Needles Sz. 90 Quilter’s Starch Savvy Sewing Thread 45 mm Rotary Cutter, Cutting Mat, and Rotary Cutting Ruler 45 mm Rotary Cutting Wavy Blade or Pinking Blade Optional: Clover’s Hot Ruler Optional: Non-Stick Teflon Pressing Sheet Optional: EZ-View Pressing Cloth Pencil/Marking Pen
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Watch Stitch it! Sisters Program 203, Sew Organized Fabric Bins!
Watch Stitch it! Sisters Program 203, Sew Organized Fabric Bins with hosts Deanna Springer and Dana Casey from Team NZP! In this video, the Stitch it! Sisters share how to make our Sew Organized Fabric Bins.
Our Sew Organized Fabric Bins are fast and fun to make! Make one or more of our Sew Organized Fabric Bins – to coordinate with any room in your home! 10″ x 10″ x 10″ Fabric Bins fit standard cube organizers or set on a shelf!
Shop our Christmas in July Sale ShopNZP.com extended through Sunday August 4.
Save up to 30% Off Christmas Sewing Project Bundle Boxes, Christmas Fabrics, Advent Calendar Fabric Panels, and Sewing Gifts at Nancy Zieman Productions at ShopNZP.com!
The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio is a BERNINA Excellence Dealer! Stop in and experience premium Swiss engineering in a wide range of sewing machines, sergers, and Q-Series long arm machines–to fit all your sewing needs–and purchase the machine of your dreams!
Four Summer Bargain Buys of the Week!
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🎄 Save up to 30% Off Select Sewing Notions, Quilting Tools, Embroidery Supplies, Fabrics, Sewing Project Bundle Boxes, Advent Calendar Fabric Panels, Sewing Patterns, and more, including 20% Off thirty-three How The Grinch Stole Christmas and Dr. Seuss Fabrics at ShopNZP.com.Happy Sewing!Team Nancy Zieman & The Stitch it! Sisters
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Winterberry Floral Christmas Fabric Collection by Kanvas Studio for Benartex Designer Fabrics
Winterberry Floral Fabric Collection by Kanvas Studio for Benartex Designer Fabrics and NEW! Mary Mulari’s Winterberry Hipster Apron Kit! Plus shop our Christmas in July Sale now through July 31, at ShopNZP.com.
Save up to 30% Off Christmas Sewing Project Bundle Boxes, Christmas Fabrics, Advent Calendar Fabric Panels, and Sewing Gifts at Nancy Zieman Productions at ShopNZP.com!
Winterberry Floral Fabric Fat Quarter Pack at ShopNZP.com.Winterberry Floral 2-1/2 Fabric Strips Pack at ShopNZP.com.
Winterberry Floral 10″
Fabric Squares Pack at ShopNZP.com.Winterberry Floral Stripe Fabric by the Yard at ShopNZP.com.Winterberry Floral Field Sage Fabric by the Yard at ShopNZP.com.Winterberry Floral Field Black Fabric by the Yard at ShopNZP.com.Winterberry Floral Glistening Berries Black at ShopNZP.com.Winterberry Floral Glistening Berries Sage at ShopNZP.com.Winterberry Floral Bouquet Cream Fabric by the Yard at ShopNZP.com.
Winterberry Floral Reversible Apron Sewing Bundle Box! Sew a fanciful ombre floral apron with Mary Mulari’s Reversible Hipster Apron Sewing Pattern, 1-1/4 yds of Winterberry Floral Field Sage Fabric, and 1-1/4 yds Winterberry Floral Field Black Fabric–available exclusively at ShopNZP.com.
Shop our Christmas in July SALE through July 31, at ShopNZP.com.
Save up to 30% Off Christmas Sewing Project Bundle Boxes, Christmas Fabrics, Advent Calendar Fabric Panels, and Sewing Gifts at Nancy Zieman Productions at ShopNZP.com!
The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio is a BERNINA Excellence Dealer! Stop in and experience premium Swiss engineering in a wide range of sewing machines, sergers, and Q-Series long arm machines–to fit all your sewing needs–and purchase the machine of your dreams!
Four Summer Bargain Buys of the Week!
🏖 Shop our 4 Summer Bargain Buys of the Week and SAVE 30%-60% OFF in store at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio & Quilt Shop, and online at Nancy Zieman Productions at ShopNZP.com!
Visit the Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio & Quilt Shop at 120 Front Street in Beaver Dam, WI 53916
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Visit the Nancy Had a Notion History Exhibit on Display this Summer in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio & Quilt Shop!Subscribe to the Team NZP E-Newsletter for updates and more at nancyzieman.com/blog/newsletter.
🎄 Save up to 30% Off Select Sewing Notions, Quilting Tools, Embroidery Supplies, Fabrics, Sewing Project Bundle Boxes, Advent Calendar Fabric Panels, Sewing Patterns, and more, including 20% Off thirty-three How The Grinch Stole Christmas and Dr. Seuss Fabrics at ShopNZP.com.Happy Sewing!Team Nancy Zieman & The Stitch it! Sisters
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NEW! Patch Abilities Calendar Applique Wall Hanging Pattern- August
NEW! Patch Abilities Appliqué Quilt Wall Hanging Patterns & Hardware Now Available at ShopNZP.com! Patch Abilities Appliqué Quilt Wall Hangings are “Mini quilt projects that invite beginners (and seasoned sewists) into the “soul-satisfying hobby of quilting. Keepin’ em simple enough to finish in just 1 day.” Julie Wurzer, designer Patch Abilities. Plus shop our Christmas in July Sale now through July 31, at ShopNZP.com.
NEW! Patch Abilities Appliqué Quilt Wall Hanging Patterns & Hardware Now Available at ShopNZP.com!
NEW! Patch Abilities Calendar Series Project Pattern – August This is a traditional sewing/applique project with a bit of hand embroidery. Printed step-by-step instructions from start to finish and binding.Pattern includes:
• Step-by-step instructions, beginner friendly, leaving no step unexplained
• Templates you’ll love – bold, labeled, ready and easy to trace anywhere
• Project layout guide – in color, numbered shapes aid with placement
• Binding instructions for creating neat proper binding
• Great Basic Tips for the basic skills required to make the project
• Hand embroidery stitch instructions with diagrams
• Templates for personal cutting machines – non-labeled, non-reversed, ready to scan and cut
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NEW! 11″ Bi-Mount Calendar Quilt Stand for Calendar Quilt Series, Custom Designed by Patch Abilities! NEW! Gingerbread Memories Wall Hanging Pattern NEW! Ready for Santa Applique Quilt Project Pattern NEW! More Peace and Joy Wall Hanging Pattern Monthly Mini #12 Series Applique Quilt Pattern and Button Pack – January Cardinal Flurries NEW! Favorite Fall Decor Applique Wall Hanging Pattern and Quilt Hanger Set NEW! Frosty Friends Wall Hanging Pattern, Button Pack, and Hanger Set NEW! Funky Tree Applique Wall Hanging Pattern and Quilt Hanger Set NEW! Swirly Whilry Tree Applique Wall Hanging Pattern and Quilt Hanger Set NEW! Turkey Perch Applique Wall Hanging Pattern and Quilt Hanger Set NEW! Happy Birthday Wishes Wall Hanging Pattern and Quilt Hanger Set
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🎄 Save up to 30% Off Select Sewing Notions, Quilting Tools, Embroidery Supplies, Fabrics, Sewing Project Bundle Boxes, Advent Calendar Fabric Panels, Sewing Patterns, and more, including 20% Off thirty-three How The Grinch Stole Christmas and Dr. Seuss Fabrics at ShopNZP.com.Happy Sewing!Team Nancy Zieman & The Stitch it! Sisters
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Sweet Holidays Sew-In-A-Cinch Gift Bags Sewing Tutorial
Sew our Exclusive Sweet Holidays Sew-In-A-Cinch Christmas Gift Bags with our easy flat construction and ribbon casing sewing tips! Make several of our reusable fabric gift bags in an afternoon of sewing and present your next gift inside a beautiful fabric gift bag–made by you! Plus shop our Christmas in July Sale now through July 31, at ShopNZP.com.
Watch Stitch it! Sisters Program 302 Sew-In-A-Cinch Gift Bags
Join Deanna Springer and Dana Casey for this second sewing video of Stitch it! Sisters Season Three featuring our Exclusive Sew-In-A-Cinch Gift Bags made with fabric rectangles and easy flat construction sewing techniques. Fabric gift bags are fun to sew plus they’re reusable and may be repurposed many times over. This fun and easy sewing project is a quick project to make for seasoned sewers and an ideal first sewing project for beginning sewists!
Then, head over to ShopNZP.com and purchase our Exclusive Sew-In-A-Cinch Gift Bags Bundle Boxes that includes nine assorted 1/2-yard cuts of Chocolicious Cotton Fabrics by Kanvas Studio for Benartex Fabrics, nine yd. Satin Ribbon; and our Exclusive Sew-in-a-Cinch Gift Bags Pattern.
Now available! Exclusive Sweet Holidays Sew-In-A-Cinch Gift Bags Bundle Boxes! Our convenient bundle boxes includes everything you’ll need to make five or more Sew-in-a-Cinch Gift Bags in five different sizes! You’ll supply the thread.
Sew-In-A-Cinch Gift Bag Sewing Tutorial Supply Listing
Exclusive Sew-in-a-Cinch Gift Bags Pattern by the Stitch it! Sisters
Clover’s Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge
Clover’s Rotary Cutter, mat, and ruler
Schmetz Chrome Universal Sewing Machine Needles Size 80
June Tailor’s Quilter’s Starch Savvy
Preshrink fabrics by steaming and pressing, and steaming and pressing a second time, and then spray press and starch fabric with June Tailor’s Quilter’s Starch Savvy — press and starch, press and starch.
In today’s sewing tutorial, we’re making our Sew-In-A-Cinch Gift Bag in size small.
Choose one outer bag fabric and one accent fabric.Cut Fabric and Supplies
Cut two 4″ x 10″ rectangles for accent fabric strips.Cut two 10″ x 13″ rectangles for outer gift bag.
Cut two 30″ lengths of ribbon and angle cut short ends to prevent fraying.
Stitch
Align one 4″ x 10″ rectangle with one 10″ x 13″ rectangle, right sides together, at bag top as shown.Pin.Stitch or serve top edge forming bag front.Press seam towards bag.Repeat steps above and stitch bag back.Serge or zig zag around all outside edges of front and back bag units.Align bag front with bag back, right sides together, matching seams at sides. Pin.Set Clover’s Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge at 6″, and mark a line at 6″ below top edge along one side seam using Clover’s Chaco Liner.Adjust Clover’s Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge to 6-3/4″ and mark a second line below first marking.Repeat steps above and mark opposite side seam.
Assemble and Finish
Pin bag front to bag back along side seams.Stitch side seams only.Be sure to skip stitching between marked lines.Press seams open using a seam stick.At bag bottom, use Nancy Zieman’s “Wrapped Corner” technique to “wrap” sideseams toward bag center – folding along previous stitched line.At sewing machine use Clover’s Straight Tailor’s Awl/ Stiletto to assist feeding fabric layers under presser foot and stitch bag bottom seam.Fold accent strip to bag inside, along seam.Press.Set Clover’s Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge to 3-1/4″, and mark a line across accent strip at 3-3/4″ below top fold – using Clover’s Chaco Liner.Adjust Clover’s Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge to 2-1/4″ and mark a second line across accent strip.Repeat steps above marking lines on reverse side. Pin.Stitch in the round along marked lines.Turn bag right side out.Use Clover’s Point 2 Point Turner to push out lower corners.Press.
Create Cinching Ribbon Ties
Using Clover’s Clip n Glide Bodkin, insert one ribbon into casing opening along one side seam.Insert ribbon all the way around bag and exit at the same opening as inserted. Remove Clip ’n Glide Bodkin.Tie a knot near ribbon ends.Using Clover’s Clip n Glide Bodkin, insert a second ribbon into opening at opposite side seam.Insert ribbon all the way around bag and exit at the same opening as inserted. Remove Clip ’n Glide Bodkin.Tie a knot near ribbon ends.Pull ribbons at opposite ends to cinch bag closed!Optional: Create Lower Gussets
Turn bag inside out.Stack lower seam to side seam.Adjust Clover’s Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge to 1-1/2″ and align center of gauge to center of side seam.Mark a straight line at 1-1/2″ inside lower corner, as shown.Stitch along marked line.Repeat steps above and stitch opposite lower corner gusset.
Add gussets to any bag to create a bag with depth. Note: Adding 1-1/2″ gussets at lower bag will shorten bag height by 1-1/2″.
Turn bag right side out.Pull ribbons at opposite ends to cinch bag closed!Sew-In-A-Cinch Gift Bag Supplies
Exclusive Sew-in-a-Cinch Gift Bags Pattern by the Stitch it! Sisters
Clover’s Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge
Clover’s Rotary Cutter, mat, and ruler
Schmetz Chrome Universal Sewing Machine Needles Size 80
June Tailor’s Quilter’s Starch Savvy
Shop our Christmas in July SALE through July 31, at ShopNZP.com.
Save up to 30% Off Christmas Sewing Project Bundle Boxes, Christmas Fabrics, Advent Calendar Fabric Panels, and Sewing Gifts at Nancy Zieman Productions at ShopNZP.com!
The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio is a BERNINA Excellence Dealer! Stop in and experience premium Swiss engineering in a wide range of sewing machines, sergers, and Q-Series long arm machines–to fit all your sewing needs–and purchase the machine of your dreams!
Summer Store Sewing Classes and Events
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Our store classes include fabrics, use of classroom tools, BERNINA and bernette sewing machines, and everything needed to sew each project! Sign up for one or more sewing classes in store or online at ShopNZP.com
Four Summer Bargain Buys of the Week!
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