Simple Bags and Totes Sewn with Rectangles and Squares
Streamline the sewing process to make fun projects in no time at all.“I like to sew but I really don’t have the time.” Sound familiar? Nancy Zieman’s three-part series, Sew Simple with Rectangles & Squares, will change the way you think about projects and patterns. Everything demonstrated is simply cut from rectangles and squares! The Travel Trio … Continue Reading
Plain to Fabulous Fashion Sewing
Expressing yourself with fabric is one of the hallmarks of sewing. Whether it’s dramatic, casual, modern, or sophisticated, you can easily combine fabrics and techniques that showcase your sense of style. Lorraine Torrence is Nancy’s guest on Fashion Sewing: Plain to Fabulous Part One. Watch as Lorraine shares her knack for making a statement through sewing. … Continue Reading
Nancy Zieman Productions Fast Projects for the Holidays Sewing Round Up
The holiday season is upon us! Time to enjoy family, traditions, and celebrations. In keeping with holiday traditions, we’ll be making handmade items. We hope you will, too. NZP’s Fast Projects for the Holidays sewing round up is a collection of festive and quick sewing tutorials. Sew items for yourself or gift them to someone … Continue Reading
Bind Quilts Fearlessly
Joining quilt binding ends together with ease can be a tricky task. The goal is to stitch the beginning of the quilt binding and the end together with a bias seam. The solution—use a strip of fusible web! Sewing With Nancy team member, Donna Fenske came up with this idea and the technique was incorporated in … Continue Reading
2018 Christmas Stocking Sewing Challenge Winners Announced
The 2018 Nancy Zieman Productions Christmas Stocking Sewing Challenge was so much fun to host. We’ve enjoyed seeing all the entries and the talent showcased in this exciting event. You’ll view all the stocking entries at the bottom of this post! As you may know, the winners were chosen by a panel of judges. With 44 entries, … Continue Reading
I Sew For Fun – Project Spotlight: Quillow
These snuggly quillows (quilt + pillow) are sewn with warm and toasty high loft fleece. You and your little sewing partner can make one for themselves, and one for their stuffed animal or doll. A quillow warms your “toesies,” and your heart! Finished Size: Approximately 58″ x 60″ adult/child-sized, and 27″ x 28″ stuffed animal/doll-sized … Continue Reading
Stipple Quilts Fearlessly
Today’s Sewing With Nancy online featured video is Fearless Quilting Finishes, Part 2. During this 30-minute show you’ll learn three quilting options: stitching in the ditch, decorative “tie” stitching, and stippling. It’s easy to show stippling, but not as effective to write about it. After all, it’s the action that causes many to shy away from this particular … Continue Reading
Sew a Speedy Reversible Apron – With No Ties!
Sew a quick, easy, and reversible Crisscross Apron ideal for wearing while baking, during a garden harvest, or for next weekend’s BBQ! Today Mary Mulari shares her all-time most requested apron style! You can sew in an evening—with no strings and no ties! Photo credits and many thanks to Alison Zieman (photographer) Brittany Maher (model). … Continue Reading
New! The Ultimate Quilt ‘n Stitch Presser Foot
New! The Ultimate Quilt ‘n Stitch Presser Foot designed by Nancy Zieman Productions, LLC for Clover! An all-new presser foot with a built in stitch alignment ruler for guiding rows of parallel stitching. The New! Ultimate Quilt ‘n Stitch Presser Foot is ideal for parallel-line straight stitching, topstitching, and straight-line machine quilting! Premiering today at … Continue Reading
Finish Quilts and Borders Fearlessly
Nancy was often asked, “How do you determine topics for your TV show, Sewing With Nancy?” Good question! There are many answers to that question—what she wanted you to learn, what she thought you’d like to know, what’s trendy in sewing, quilting, or embroidering . . . and the basics, there are always newcomers or those … Continue Reading
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