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NEW! Cooler Grocery Tote Sewing Tutorial

NEW! Watch Stitch it! Sisters Program 107: Cooler Grocery Tote 

New! Watch the NEW! Stitch it! Sisters Program 107: Cooler Grocery Tote with hosts Deanna Springer and Dana Casey. In this video, the Stitch it! Sisters share step-by-step fabric cutting and sewing techniques for making NZP’s NEW! Cooler Grocery Tote from our NZP’s NEW! Cooler Grocery Tote and Insulated Lunch Tote Pattern.

Watch the NEW! Stitch it! Sisters Program 107: Cooler Grocery Tote 20-min video and learn step-by-step how to sew our NEW! Cooler Grocery Tote. Pick up a few groceries or picnic in style with our cooler grocery tote.

  Then, head over to the shopnzp.com and purchase the exclusive NEW! Cooler Grocery Tote Bundle Box designed by the Stitch it! Sisters! The NEW! Cooler Grocery Tote Bundle Box includes fabrics and supplies and the Cooler Grocery Tote & Insulated Lunch Tote Pattern – with Classic Timesaving Zipper Sewing Techniques by Nancy Zieman. The NEW! Grocery Tote & Insulated Lunch Bag Bundle Box includes everything you’ll need to make one Cooler Grocery Tote—you’ll supply the thread.

SHOP our NEW! Patterns and Bundle Boxes at shopnzp.com

Watch the NEW! Stitch it! Sisters Program 107: Cooler Grocery Tote video and learn how easy it is to sew our  Cooler Grocery Tote.
Cooler Grocery Tote Sewing Tutorial

Sew our new! Cooler Grocery Tote with our easiest ever zipper sewing techniques, and Classic Timesaving Tips by Nancy Zieman, and see how using the right tools makes the sewing process enjoyable, even for beginners!

To make our New! Cooler Grocery Tote, start by making the cooler grocery ttote pattern with our easy instructions – included with our our NEW! Cooler Grocery Tote and Insulated Lunch Tote Pattern.

1. Make the outer tote pattern:

• Cut a 20″ x 43″ rectangle from Pattern Making Paper.

• Fold rectangle in half, meeting short edges.

• On the lower edge fold, using a 2″ Bias Tape Maker, Straight Tailor’s Awl, and iron to create tote straps:

◦ Insert seamed fabric strip into the

January 2020 NZP Block of the Month: Circle Block

Nancy’s Red Elegance
2020 Block of the Month January: Circle Block

Introducing the first of 12 FREE! Quit Block Tutorials for the NEW! 2020 Nancy Zieman Productions Nancy’s Red Elegance Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series! The Circle Block is a great block to start off the new year and our NEW! Monthly Mystery Quilt Series!

Earlier this month, Team Nancy Zieman introduced the NEW! 2020 Nancy Zieman Productions Nancy’s Red Elegance Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series. Join the NEW! 2020 Nancy Zieman Productions Nancy’s Red Elegance Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series, anytime, by viewing the Basic Supplies and Tools Listing in the January 1, 2020 NZP BoM20 Kick Off Blog Posting.

On the third Saturday of each month, we’ll feature one block design, and we’ll be stitching one or more blocks of the same design each month. The blocks are created using Our NEW! Red Elegance Fabric Collection by Riley Blake and the Carefree Curves Trace ‘n Create Template Set by Nancy Zieman for Clover. Follow along as we show step-by-step how to create the January Circle Block.

 

January Circle Block

NOTE: This block is 8-1/2″ square; 8″ finished square when sewn into finished quilt.

 

 

Block Fabrics

 

For the Nancy’s Red Elegance January Circle Block, select the following fabrics from the NEW! Red Elegance Fat Quarter Bundle along with the “Circle” Template from the Carefree Curves Template Set.

Red Elegance Main Cream and Red Elegance Main Taupe

Prepare your fabrics! Pre-shrink fabrics by steaming and pressing, and steaming and pressing a second time. Then, stabilize fabrics for the sewing process by pressing and starching fabrics with June Tailor’s Starch Savvy. Press and starch, press and starch.

 

Carefree Curves Trace ‘n Create Template by Nancy Zieman for Clover

 

View the complete Basic Supplies and Tools Listing in the January 1, 2020 NZP BoM20 Kick Off Blog Posting , .

Cut Fabric for the Block

 Create one super-simple circle block with just two easy fabric rectangles and a square of Pellon SofShape!

 Cut one 8-1/2″ background square of Red Elegance Main Cream.

Cut one 7″ background square of Red Elegance Main Taupe.

Cut one 7″ square Pellon SofShape Fusible Interfacing

For this first block of the m0nth in the NEW! 2020 Nancy Zieman Productions Nancy’s Red Elegance Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series, we’re sharing Nancy Zieman’s techniques for creating a perfect circle – without ever cutting a circle!

 

Construct the Block

Create the Center Circle Appliqué

Place 7″ background square of Red Elegance Main Taupe to 7″ square Pellon SofShape Fusible Interfacing – matching smooth side of the fusible interfacing to right side of fabric. Pin.



Position the Circle Template on the  interfacing , centering the template on the interfacing square.
With a fabric marking pen and Circle Template, trace a 6″ circle on the onto the interfacing – tracing along the yellow lines at the die cut openings.

Stitch directly on the marked line using a slightly shorter stitch length.

It’s always easier to stitch smooth curves with a shorter stitch length, such as a 2.0 mm setting.


With a 45mm Rotary Cutting and Pinking Blade , trim away excess fabric, leaving about a 1/4″ seam allowance on the outside of stitching line.

Carefully cut away the center of the interfacing, leaving about 1″ of interfacing at the inside of stitching line.


Save interfacing scraps for a later project when making, perhaps, smaller circles







Use Clover’s Point 2 Point Turner, smooth the curved edge as the interfacing is turned to the wrong side.




Press.

 

Topstitch Appliqué to Block Background

 Fold the background square in half, then in quarters to determine the center, use a Roll ‘n Press, or ‘finger press’ along the folded edges.




Open.

Fold the center circle applique in half, then in quarters to determine the center, use a Roll ‘n Press, or ‘finger press’ along the folded edges. Open

Layer the circle applique onto the background square aligning fold lines. Pin.

Thread sewing machine with monofilament thread in the top thread of your sewing machine, and regular all-purpose sewing thread in the bobbin.
Use a narrow blind hem stitch, blanket stitch, zigzag stitch, or straight stitch to “machine appliqué” the circle to the background.

Press.

The  Nancy’s Red Elegance   January Circle Block is complete!
Watch Quilt with Carefree Curves (Part One and Part Two) on The Best of Sewing With Nancy.

Save 10%-30% Off Select Products *plus FREE shipping* through January 21, 2020 at shopnzp.com!

 

For a chance to be the random winner of a Stitch it! Sisters 5″ Fabric Short Stack with S!S button & sticker, please leave a comment below sharing your thoughts about the NEW! 2020 Nancy Zieman Productions Free! Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series and/or The January Circle Block. Nancy Zieman Productions will give away one Stitch it! Sisters 5″ Fabric Short Stack to one US resident in the 48 contiguous states. Winner must reply within 30 days to the official giveaway announcement email message – sent from Nancy Zieman Productions.

 

The randomly selected winner of a set of eight Landscape Quilt Note Cards by Nancy Zieman, from the January 11 Blog Post, Nancy Zieman Original Giclée Canvas Landscape Art Print: Moon Lit Birches, is Diana Todd.

Her comment is: I don’t think I could choose one if I had to ! They are all amazing! I am saving scraps now to try making one myself . They are stunning!

 

 

 

Happy Quilting!

Team Nancy Zieman

Nancy Zieman Productions. LLC.

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NEW! Stitch it! Sisters Cooler Grocery Tote Program 107

NEW! Starting TODAY! Watch Stitch it! Sisters Program 107: Cooler Grocery Tote 

New! Starting TODAY! Watch the NEW! Stitch it! Sisters Program 107: Cooler Grocery Tote with hosts Deanna Springer and Dana Casey. In this video, the Stitch it! Sisters share step-by-step fabric cutting and sewing techniques for making NZP’s NEW! Cooler Grocery Tote from our NZP’s NEW! Cooler Grocery Tote and Insulated Lunch Tote Pattern.

Watch the NEW! Stitch it! Sisters Program 107: Cooler Grocery Tote video and learn how to sew our NEW! Cooler Grocery Tote. Pick up a few groceries or picnic in style with our cooler grocery tote.

  Then, head over to the shopnzp.com and purchase the exclusive NEW! Cooler Grocery Tote Bundle Box designed by the Stitch it! Sisters! The NEW! Cooler Grocery Tote Bundle Box includes fabrics and supplies and the Cooler Grocery Tote & Insulated Lunch Bag Pattern – with Classic Timesaving Zipper Sewing Tips by Nancy Zieman. The NEW! Grocery Tote & Insulated Lunch Bag Bundle Box includes everything you’ll need to make one Cooler Grocery Tote—you’ll supply the thread.

SHOP our NEW! Patterns and Bundle Boxes at shopnzp.com

Watch the NEW! Stitch it! Sisters Program 107: Cooler Grocery Tote video and learn how easy it is to sew our  Cooler Grocery Tote.
Then, stop back next Tuesday – here at the NZP blog – when Deanna shares her Cooler Grocery Tote Sewing Tutorial with our easiest ever zipper sewing techniques, and Timesaving Tips by her longtime friend and sewing mentor, Nancy Zieman, and see how using the right tools makes the sewing process enjoyable, even for a beginner!

 

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The Nancy Zieman Productions Team is pleased to announce our NEW! video series, Stitch it! Sister s

Watch Stitch it! Sisters right here on the NZP Blog, with hosts Deanna Springer and Dana Casey – real life sisters from Team NZP. This NEW! Video Series features our latest sewing projects and fun sewing adventures! Join Deanna and Dana as they share sewing and quilting project tutorials – featuring their easiest-ever sewing techniques, timesaving tools, and Classic Timesaving Tips by Nancy Zieman.

Stitch it! Sisters is a production of NZ Productions LLC. We’ll be releasing a new video – every few weeks – right here on the NZP Blog. Make sure you are subscribed to Nancy Zieman Productions E-news mailing list so you won’t miss a thing. Sign up and receive email updates from Nancy Zieman Productions.

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at the top of the NZP blog, anytime!

 

NEW! Patterns and Bundle Boxes at shopnzp.com

 

 

For a chance to be the random winner of a Stitch it! Sisters 5″ Fabric Short Stack with S!S button & sticker, please leave a comment below sharing where you’ll use your Cooler Grocery Tote.

Nancy Zieman Productions will give away one Stitch it! Sisters 5″ Fabric Short Stack to one US resident in the 48 contiguous states. Winner must reply within 30 days to the official giveaway announcement email message – sent from Nancy Zieman Productions.

 

Happy Sewing!

Team Nancy Zieman

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A Modern Quilting Bee on The Best of Sewing With Nancy

 

Often you hear the phrase, “Quilting Bee”. We’re sure your mind pictures images of old: Friends, family, fabric, and fun. The Modern Quilting Bee has all those elements plus more. Join us as we journey outside the Sewing With Nancy studio to celebrate the art of quilting at the The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show in Madison, Wisconsin, and watch A Modern Quilting Bee on The Best Of Sewing With Nancy online.

 

Modern quilting is a buzz word in the quilting community. Weeks Ringle, author, publisher, designer, teacher, lecturer, and fabric designer joins Nancy for a chat on modern quilting—quilting as a reflection of today.

One of Nancy’s favorite fabrics to work with when Landscape Quilting is hand-dyed fabric. Wendy Richardson is a master at dying fabric. Wendy joins Nancy and shares some of the processes she uses when hand-dying fabrics.

Nancy often said that she had the best job in the world, because she got to interview and learn from leaders and innovators in the sewing and quilting world. Lola Jenkins, quilter and lecturer, joins Nancy to share her quilting journey inspired by her life and heritage.

Nancy’s next guest and friend, Laura Wasilowski, shares her art quilting methods for combining slow-quilting and quick-quilting.

When most of us think of quilts, we generally think of bed quilts or wall quilts. In addition to two-dimensional, quilting is also three-dimensional. Lorraine Torrence, author, designer, and educator, joins Nancy to share her legacy exhibit of quilted garments. 

Watch A Modern Quilting Bee  on Sewing With Nancy online.
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For a chance to win a copy of the book, Nancy Zieman, The Rest of the Story  by Richard Zieman Please laeave a comment below.

Nancy’s Corner Spotlight! Today watch Nancy Zieman’s 5 minute Nancy’s Corner Interview on Sewing With Nancy

 

Happy Quilting!

Team Nancy Zieman

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2020 NZP Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Still Time to Gather Your Supplies

Are you ready for the NEW! 2020 Nancy Zieman Productions Free! Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series? There’s still time to Gather Your Supplies!

Our NEW! 2020 Nancy Zieman Productions Free! Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series is a great way to finish a quilt in manageable monthly installments. One block at a time is an easy approach to creating a quilt. Whether you’re a beginner quilter or seasoned quilter, Team NZP’s block of the month series is a great opportunity to get stitching in the new year. In 2020, The NZP Team is honored to continue Nancy Zieman’s Block of the Month program with this very special mystery quilt series! We’re keeping the finished quilt design a mystery until later in December 2020!

After weeks of brainstorming the 2020 Mystery Quilt, Team Nancy Zieman designed a very special quilt titled, Nancy’s Red Elegance. This special quilt is an all-new design, it’s completely different from our previous BoMs, and -as always- we’ll feature Nancy’s timesaving quilt piecing tips for easy-to-make quilt blocks! In our January 1 blog posting, we introduced you to our NEW! 2020 Nancy Zieman Productions Free! Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series along with a supply listing – so you may prepare and gather your fabrics and supplies for creating a beautiful mystery quilt.

Though we won’t be sharing the blocks today, we will be posting a new quilt block tutorial starting SATURDAY, on January 19! On the third Saturday of each month in 2020, Team NZP will share a free quilt block sewing tutorial for creating one block design each month— made with Nancy Zieman’s timesaving quit making methods featuring Team NZP’s NEW! Red Elegance Fat Quarter Pack from Riley Blake Designs. The NEW! Red Elegance Fat Quarter Pack includes twenty-four 18″ x 21″ fabric rectangles.

If you haven’t already, Gather Your Fabric and Supplies!

All blocks will feature Team NZP’s NEW! Red Elegance Fat Quarter Pack! Each block will be 4″ or 8″ finished squares. Finished quilt measures approximately 48″ x 56″. For this quilt project, you will need:

One NEW! Red Elegance Fat Quarter Pack
1 yd. block background and binding fabric. Choose one “dark” fabric from: Red Elegance Tonal Brick, Red Elegance Textured Brick or Red Elegance Diamonds Brick.


1 yd. block background fabric. Choose one “medium” fabric from: Red Elegance Tonal Taupe, Red Elegance Stems Taupe or Red Elegance Diamonds Taupe.
1 yd. block background fabric. Choose one “light” fabric from: Red Elegance Rose Cream, Red Elegance Diamonds Cream or Red Elegance Lace Taupe.


3-1/4 yd. backing fabric
Be sure to see below for Basic Supplies and Tools Listing

 

Life is about choices! Be part of designing your quilt by choosing the 3 one-yard fabric cuts (above). Choose from the options above: One light fabric tone, one medium fabric tone, and one dark fabric tone!

Red Elegance

The NEW! Red Elegance Fabric Collection evokes feelings of times gone by with a stylish flair. Cream, taupe, and stunning shades of brick-red and berry come together in grand style with Red Elegance. The florals, lace, and wallpaper prints are classic and refined. Red is the color of love, and you’ll adore working with this elegance collection honoring Nancy Zieman.

The NEW! Red Elegance Fat Quarter Pack precut fabric bundle includes 24 (18″ x 21″) fabrics from the NEW! Red Elegance fabric collection by Nancy Zieman Productions for Riley Blake Designs.

Get ready for the 2020 Nancy’s Red Elegance Mystery Block of the Month!

Our NEW! 2020 Nancy Zieman Productions Free! Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series will feature NZP’s NEW! Red Elegance Fat Quarter Fabric Pack Collection from Riley Blake Designs. Here’s the inside scoop:

2020 Nancy’s Red Elegance Mystery Block of the Month Series kicks off on Saturday, January 19, 2020.
As always, there’s no cost to join and no need to formally sign up.
One block design will be stitched in multiples each month.
2020 Nancy’s Red Elegance Block of the Month is fat quarter friendly.
2020 Nancy’s Red Elegance 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 rotary ruler, and cutting mat. pressing notions. The 2020 NZP Red Elegance BoM Mystery Quilt is different than our previous BoMs and will include Nancy’s carefree curves blocks! And great news! Nancy’s carefree curves blocks are created with no curved piecing! We’ll be creating the carefree curves blocks with the Carefree Curves Trace ‘n Create Template by Nancy Zieman for Clover.

Basic Supplies for the entire 12-month mystery:

One NEW! Red Elegance Fat Quarter Pack Collection
1 yd. block background and binding fabric. Choose one “dark” fabric from: Red Elegance Tonal Brick, or Red Elegance Textured Brick, or Red Elegance Diamonds Brick.
1 yd. block background fabric. Choose one “medium” fabric from: Red Elegance Tonal Taupe, or Red Elegance Stems Taupe or Red Elegance Diamonds Taupe.
1 yd. block background fabric. Choose one “light” fabric from: Red Elegance Rose Cream,or Red Elegance Diamonds Cream or Red Elegance Lace Taupe.
3-1/4 yd. backing fabric
2 yd. Pellon 90″ wide 80/20 Cotton Quilt Batting
5 yd. Pellon SofShape Fusible Interfacing
Carefree Curves Trace ‘n Create Template by Nancy Zieman for Clover
Clover’s I Sew For Fun Fabric Marking Pen
Clover’s Point 2 Point Turner


Rotary Cutting Tools: 45 mm Rotary Cutter, Cutting Mat, and Ruler


Neutral Sewing Thread for piecing


Monofilament Thread
Size 75 Schmetz Quilting Needles


June Tailor’s Starch Savvy
Iron

Nancy Zieman Original Giclée Canvas Landscape Art Print: Moon Lit Birches

Now Available! Original Framed Giclée Canvas Print Reproduction of Artwork by Nancy Zieman, using only the highest quality Giclée printing techniques.

Now you can have your very own Landscape Quilt Art Print by Nancy Zieman—enjoy in your home or give as a gift.

Moon Lit Birches – 31″ x 24″ $239

Out on a Limb – 25″ x 30″ $239

Front Porch – 31″ x 27″ $249

Peak Color - 21″ x 31″ $229

To purchase your Landscape Quilt Canvas Print Reproduction of Landscape Quilt Artwork by Nancy Zieman, order online at the NEW! NZP Shop. Or, mail the completed order form and check or money order to Nancy Zieman Productions, LLC.

Print the Order Form—and Order Today!

You will receive a certificate of authenticity with each purchase of Original Giclée Canvas Print Reproduction of Artwork by Nancy Zieman.

Each print is made expressly for you. Please allow up to six weeks for delivery.

For a chance to win a set of eight Landscape Quilt Note Cards by Nancy Zieman, please leave a comment below and tell us which Original Giclée Canvas Print Reproduction of Artwork by Nancy Zieman is your favorite.

The three randomly selected winners of a Stitch it! Sisters 5″ Fabric Short Stack with S!S button & sticker, from the January 1, 2020 Blog Post, 2020 NZP Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Kick Off & Gather Your Supplies, are:

Marilyn Logan
Her comment is: I love the idea of a red quilt. It has always been on my bucket list.


Suzy C
Her comment is: Now that the hustle and bustle of the holidays are over, my mind is ready to begin something new. Eagerly waiting for more details for the Mystery Quilt. The red fat quarter collection is just gorgeous. Thank you for bringing fun to the new year.



Jennifer Martin
Her comment is: I love a mystery quilt! And the Red Elegance fabric will make a beautiful one. I am looking forward to starting this mystery quilt 2020!

 

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Sew Gifts–Make Memories Part Two on The Best of Sewing With Nancy

Sewing gifts ranks as the number one reason why most of us sew. During this Sewing With Nancy series, Sew Gifts–Make Memories, we feature gifts to sew that don’t always start with fabric yardage. When guest Mary Mulari proposed the idea of sewing gift-giving solutions, Nancy knew it was the perfect TV topic. Mary’s projects are clever, useful, and enjoyable to create.

Our first gift project, in Sew Gifts–Make Memories Part Two, is a Hanky and Doily Table Runner made from items that might be tucked away in a drawer. A collection of vintage handkerchiefs are usually stored away and seldom seen. Choose several handkerchiefs and with just a few sewing steps, you’ll have a table runner that’s an attractive conversation piece.

Next Nancy and Mary show how to sew a Two-Tie Belt. Is there a bag full of men’s neckties in one of your closets, waiting for an inspirational project? Here’s one way to use two at a time and wear the results. The obi-style belt features a hidden pocket to store a credit card, money, or other treasures. If the ties formerly belonged to a family member, your new belt has additional memories attached.
The third gift project, in Sew Gifts–Make Memories Part Two, is a Speedy Towel Apron. This unisex style apron is a speedy gift project sewn from ready-made towels. All you need are two canvas-weight or vintage towels, grosgrain ribbon, and a little sewing savvy and you’ll be able to stitch up a welcomed gift.
Tune in and watch Sew Gifts–Make Memories Part Two to learn how to make Mary’s Upcycled Notebook Wraps. Make a classy new cover for a notebook, recipe book, journal, or photo album. These notebook covers started out as laminated shopping bags. Adjustable, upcycled book wraps are the perfect way to preserve the good memories stored inside.

Mary and Nancy wrap up this new series with Everyone’s Favorite Baby Bib. You’ll soon learn that guest and hand towels are easy choices for durable baby bibs. Mom, dad, grandmother, and caregiver will all appreciate having bibs on hand; so, make several.

Thanks, Mary, for sharing your gift sewing ideas on Sewing With Nancy! Tune in to see more of Mary’s gift ideas in Sew Gifts–Make Memories Part One.

Watch Sew Gifts–Make Memories (Part One and Part Two) on Sewing With Nancy online.

For a chance to win a copy of the book, Sew Gifts–Make Memories from Mary Mulari, please leave a comment below and let us know what gifts you’re making.

Shop newly added Books and Patterns by Mary Mulari  at shopnzp.com!

Sewing With Nancy: Nancy’s Corner Spotlight!

Nancy’s Corner Spotlight! Today watch Nancy Zieman’s 5 minute Nancy’s Corner Interview on Sewing With Nancy. Revisit a period in history through the fashions of Downton Abbey. Nancy and Laura Fiser, curator of collections and exhibitions at the Paine Art Center in Oshkosh WI, take a close-up look at eveningwear fashions worn during the PBS drama, Downton Abbey. The gorgeous gowns from the 1910s–1920s feature beading, embroidered lace, opulent fabrics, and beautiful jewelry.

 

Happy Sewing!

Team Nancy Zieman

Nancy Zieman Productions. LLC.

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NEW! No-Hassle Kitchen Towel Topper Sewing Tutorial

NEW! Watch Stitch it! Sisters Program 106: No-Hassle Towel Topper

Watch the NEW! Stitch it! Sisters Program 106: No-Hassle Kitchen Towel Topper video with hosts Deanna Springer and Dana Casey. In this video, the Stitch it! Sisters share step-by-step fabric cutting and sewing techniques for making NZP’s NEW! Kitchen Towel Topper from our NEW! No-Hassle Kitchen Collection Pattern.

Watch the NEW! Stitch it! Sisters Program 106: No-Hassle Kitchen Towel Topper video and learn how to sew our NEW! Kitchen Towel Topper. Showcase your kitchen style, or hang this handy towel in your RV. You’ll always know where your hand towel is hanging out!

Then, head over to shopnzp.com and purchase our exclusive NEW! Towel Topper & Potholder Plus Bundle Box designed by the Stitch it! Sisters! The NEW! Towel Topper & Potholder Plus Bundle Box includes 1/3 yd. Blue Denim Gingham Fabric, 1/3 yd. Red Gingham Fabric, 2/3 yd. Afternoon Picnic Black Floral Fabric, 2/3 yd. Pellon ShirTailor Interfacing, 2/3 yd. Pellon SofShape Interfacing, 2/3 yd. Pellon Wrap-N-Zap Batting, 1/3 yd. Pellon Insul-Fleece Batting, and our NEW! No-Hassle Kitchen Collection Pattern – with Classic Timesaving Sewing Tips by Nancy Zieman. The NEW! Potholder Plus & Towel Topper Bundle Box includes everything you’ll need to make two Potholder Plus’ and four coordinating towel toppers—you’ll supply the thread, buttons, and towels.

SHOP our NEW! Patterns and Bundle Boxes at shopnzp.com

Watch the NEW! Stitch it! Sisters Program 106: No-Hassle Kitchen Towel Topper video and learn how easy it is to sew our Kitchen Towel Topper.
No-Hassle Kitchen Towel Topper Sewing Tutorial
Sew our No-Hassle Kitchen Towel Topper our easiest ever buttonhole sewing techniques, and Classic Timesaving Wrapped Corner Tip Nancy Zieman, and see how using the right tools makes the sewing process enjoyable, even for a beginner!

To make our No-Hassle Towel Topper, start by tracing the pattern included with the NEW! No-Hassle Kitchen Collection Pattern.

 

Trace Towel Topper pattern piece from the NEW! No-Hassle Kitchen Collection Pattern onto Pattern Making Paper.

Cut Fabrics

From the two coordinating fabrics included with the NEW! Towel Topper & Potholder Plus Bundle Box, cut 8-1/2″ x 10″ rectangles.

Cut two 8-1/2″ x 10″ Rectangles from Pellon Sof-Shape Interfacing, also included with the NEW! Towel Topper & Potholder Plus Bundle Box.

Prepare Fabrics

Following Pellon’s instructions, press SofShape interfacing to back of fabric rectangles.

Lay Towel Topper pattern piece onto fabric and interfacing rectangles, and cut top curve.

 

Assemble

Stitch side seams.

 

Classic Timesaving Tip by Nancy Zieman – Wrapped Corners: Fold or “wrap” side seams inward. Stitch upper seam of towel topper, wrapping both seams towards project.

Using Clover’s Hot Hemmer, press up 1/2″ around lower edge.

 Using a rotary cutter with a pinking blade, grade and notch upper curved seam.

“Reverse Stitch” towel upper hem, with a the I Sew For Fun Seam Ripper.

 

Baste at 1/2″ and trim away excess towel.

 

Fold or pleat towel, as desired. Baste across upper towel edge.

Insert towel into towel topper and Pin.

Topstitch towel topper lower edge through all layers, catching towel in seam.

Buttonholes

Our easiest-ever buttonhole stitching is made easy with the one-step buttonhole feature on our Baby Lock sewing machine.

1. Select a buttonhole stitch, (Squared 04-09 on our Baby Lock sewing machine).

2. Mark buttonhole on fabric with Clover’s Chaco Liner. 

3. Insert button into button holder plate.

4. Align presser foot with previously marked buttonhole placement.

5. Stitch!

 

 

Cut buttonhole open with Clover’s Buttonhole Cutter! 

 

Hand stitch or machine stitch button in place.

Sew several of our towel toppers and change up your kitchen décor in a snap. Or in a button!

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The Nancy Zieman Productions Team is pleased to announce our NEW! video series, Stitch it! Sister s

Watch Stitch it! Sisters right here on the NZP Blog, with hosts Deanna Springer and Dana Casey – real life sisters from Team NZP. This NEW! Video Series features our latest sewing projects and fun sewing adventures! Join Deanna and Dana as they share sewing and quilting project tutorials – featuring their easiest-ever sewing techniques, timesaving tools, and Classic Timesaving Tips by Nancy Zieman.

Stitch it! Sisters is a production of NZ Productions LLC. We’ll be releasing a new video – every few weeks – right here on the NZP Blog. Make sure you are subscribed to Nancy Zieman Productions E-news mailing list so you won’t miss a thing. Sign up and receive email updates from Nancy Zieman Productions.

Visit the NEW! NZP Online Shop for the latest tools, patterns, fabrics and more at shopnzp.com!

Visit shopnzp.com, or click the “ shop ” tab
at the top of the NZP blog, anytime!

 

 

NEW! Patterns and Bundle Boxes at shopnzp.com

 

For a chance to be the random winner of a Stitch it! Sisters 5″ Fabric Short Stack with S!S button & sticker, please leave a comment below about the No-Hassle Towel Topper.

Nancy Zieman Productions will give away one Stitch it! Sisters 5″ Fabric Short Stack to one US resident in the 48 contiguous states. Winner must reply within 30 days to the official giveaway announcement email message – sent from Nancy Zieman Productions.

The randomly selected winner of a copy of the book, Nancy Zieman, The Rest of the Story Book & DVD by Richard Zieman, from the December 31 Blog Post Year in Review: & Top 10 Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Postings of 2019 is, Charlotte Dunn.

Her comment is: The world and the especially the sewing world is by far a much better place because of Nancy. It surpasses words when you try to define what an amazing lady Nancy was. Her knowledge and charming personality was contagious. She wanted to make things easy and fun and Nancy’s legacy is inspiring. I recorded her shows and watched over and over to learn new things.

Happy New Year

 

 

Happy Sewing!

Team Nancy Zieman

Nancy Zieman Productions. LLC.

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NEW! Stitch it! Sisters No-Hassle Towel Topper Program 106

NEW! Starting TODAY! Watch Stitch it! Sisters Program 106: Towel Topper

New! Starting TODAY! Watch the NEW! Stitch it! Sisters Program 106: No-Hassle Kitchen Towel Topper video with hosts Deanna Springer and Dana Casey. In this video, the Stitch it! Sisters share step-by-step fabric cutting and sewing techniques for making NZP’s NEW! Kitchen Towel Topper from our NZP’s NEW! No-Hassle Kitchen Collection Pattern.

Watch the NEW! Stitch it! Sisters Program 106: No-Hassle Kitchen Towel Topper video and learn how to sew our NEW! Kitchen Towel Topper. Showcase your kitchen style, or keep this handy towel in your RV. You’ll always know where your hand towel is hanging out!

Then, head over to the shopnzp.com and purchase the exclusive NEW! Towel Topper & Potholder Plus Bundle Box designed by the Stitch it! Sisters! The NEW! Towel Topper & Potholder Plus Bundle Box includes 1/3 yd. Blue Denim Gingham Fabric, 1/3 yd. Red Gingham Fabric, 2/3 yd. Afternoon Picnic Black Floral Fabric, 2/3 yd. Pellon ShirTailor Interfacing, 2/3 yd. Pellon SofShape Interfacing, 2/3 yd. Pellon Wrap-N-Zap Batting, 1/3 yd. Pellon Insul-Fleece Batting, and our NEW! No-Hassle Kitchen Collection Pattern – with Classic Timesaving Sewing Tips by Nancy Zieman. The NEW! Potholder Plus & Towel Topper Bundle Box includes everything you’ll need to make two Potholder Plus’ and four coordinating towel toppers—you’ll supply the thread, buttons, and towels.

SHOP our NEW! Patterns and Bundle Boxes at shopnzp.com

Watch the NEW! Stitch it! Sisters Program 106: No-Hassle Kitchen Towel Topper video and learn how easy it is to sew our Kitchen Towel Topper.
Then, stop back next Tuesday – here at the NZP blog – when Deanna shares her Towel Topper Sewing Tutorial with our easiest ever buttonhole sewing techniques, and Timesaving Wrapped Corners Tip by her longtime friend and sewing mentor, Nancy Zieman, and see how using the right tools makes the sewing process enjoyable, even for a beginner!

 

Follow the Stitch it! Sisters on Facebook by clicking the “Like” button at facebook.com/stitchitsisters

The Nancy Zieman Productions Team is pleased to announce our NEW! video series, Stitch it! Sister s

Watch Stitch it! Sisters right here on the NZP Blog, with hosts Deanna Springer and Dana Casey – real life sisters from Team NZP. This NEW! Video Series features our latest sewing projects and fun sewing adventures! Join Deanna and Dana as they share sewing and quilting project tutorials – featuring their easiest-ever sewing techniques, timesaving tools, and Classic Timesaving Tips by Nancy Zieman.

Stitch it! Sisters is a production of NZ Productions LLC. We’ll be releasing a new video – every few weeks – right here on the NZP Blog. Make sure you are subscribed to Nancy Zieman Productions E-news mailing list so you won’t miss a thing. Sign up and receive email updates from Nancy Zieman Productions.

Visit the NEW! NZP Online Shop for the latest tools, patterns, fabrics and more at shopnzp.com!

Visit shopnzp.com, or click the “ shop ” tab
at the top of the NZP blog, anytime!

 

 

NEW! Patterns and Bundle Boxes at shopnzp.com

 

For a chance to be the random winner of a Stitch it! Sisters 5″ Fabric Short Stack with S!S button & sticker, please leave a comment below sharing where you’d hang your finished No-Hassle Towel Topper.

Nancy Zieman Productions will give away one Stitch it! Sisters 5″ Fabric Short Stack to one US resident in the 48 contiguous states. Winner must reply within 30 days to the official giveaway announcement email message – sent from Nancy Zieman Productions.

The four random winners of one of the I Sew For Fun Four NEW! Sewing Notions from Clover, from the December 28 Blog Post, NEW! Sewing Tools, Patterns, Fabric, & More – Now Available at shopnzp.com, are:

Jean Palionis

Her comment is: It would be so nice to collect each piece of this tool set. They are each one perfect for many sewing projects. There would be only one thing better and that would be to win a set!

Carolyn T

Her comment is: My weekend project is learning my machine’s blind hem feature. I owe my husband’s wardrobe a little time!

Nancy

Her comment is: My next project will be something for granddaughter’s January Birthday.

Michelle Neil

Her comment is: Thank you to the NZP Team for carrying on Nancy’s legacy! My next project is ironing pads and hot pads. We all realized that we don’t have enough hot pads for holiday entertaining!

 

 

 

Happy Sewing!

Team Nancy Zieman

Nancy Zieman Productions. LLC.

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Sew Gifts–Make Memories Part One on The Best of Sewing With Nancy

Shop outside the big box stores and make your own gifts from new or upcycled fabrics. In the Sewing With Nancy series, Sew Gifts–Make Memories, you’ll learn how to sew gifts that will be appreciated by kids and adults –  and the projects are enjoyable to make. Mary Mulari is Nancy Zieman’s guest for this favorite series—Mary always amazes us with her clever approach to sewing.

In Sew Gifts–Make Memories Part One, Nancy and Mary start with Mary’s December Countdown Calendar. Mark the days of December by moving vintage or contemporary buttons from the strip to a dot on the tree. The pockets at the bottom of the calendar can be used for letters to Santa or for small notes promoting acts of kindness for others.

Next in Sew Gifts–Make Memories Part One , Nancy and Mary show how to sew a Two-Pocket Shoe Bag. Carrying shoes to the gym, school, travel, and work is an everyday event. Why not make these clever bags just for that purpose? Choose new fabric, or recycle a shirt and tie. Either way, this is a useful gift to make and offers many opportunities for personalization.

Mary’s third gift idea is a Noodle Lounger! Using mesh fabric and grosgrain ribbon, create a lounge-style seat that fits over a swimming noodle. Make one for yourself and another for a friend, and then share lazy afternoons seated and relaxed in the water—making more memories. Tune in and watch Sew Gifts–Make Memories, and learn Mary’s convenient way to fold and store your lounger.

Next up in Sew Gifts–Make Memories Part One, Mary shows how to make Seat Belt Wrappers. Add comfort to children’s car seats with plush wraps that pad the straps near the neck. A little bit of stitching, small strips of hook and loop tape, a touch of ribbon and lightweight quilt batting are all you’ll need.

Then, watch as we turn one beach towel into two hooded bath towels for babies or toddlers. This practical, quick-to-sew gift easily wraps around little ones with ease—it’s sure to be a welcomed gift and a wonderful surprise.

Mary’s sixth gift idea is a Girlfriend’s Shopping Purse. Celebrate your friendship by making a purse for your girlfriend or sister. These bags are perfectly sized for a day of shopping, lunch, and travel. All the essentials—phone, keys, credit cards, cash, and tissues—fit in this compact and lightweight bag.

Thanks Mary, for sharing your gift sewing ideas on Sewing With Nancy! Tune in next week to see more of Mary’s gift ideas in Sew Gifts–Make Memories Part Two.

Watch Sew Gifts–Make Memories (Part One and Part Two) on Sewing With Nancy online.

For a chance to win a copy of the book, Sew Gifts–Make Memories from Mary Mulari, please leave a comment below and let us know what gifts you’re making.

Shop newly added Books and Patterns by Mary Mulari  at shopnzp.com!

Sewing With Nancy: Nancy’s Corner Spotlight!

 

Nancy’s Corner Spotlight! Today watch Nancy Zieman’s 5 minute Nancy’s Corner Interview on Sewing With Nancy. Revisit a period in history through the fashions of Downton Abbey. Nancy and Laura Fiser, curator of collections and exhibitions at the Paine Art Center in Oshkosh WI, showcase daywear fashions that tell great stories about the era and characters of the drama. Daywear from seasons one and three of Downton Abbey are featured, including many from the Crawley family plus Martha Levinson’s fox-trimmed silk coat.

Happy Sewing!

Team Nancy Zieman

Nancy Zieman Productions. LLC.

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