Issue # 31 - Summer 2006 |
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Summer is the time for travel and you can make your own travel accessories using the instructions provided: ID wallet, Document folder, and Weekender Travel bag.
Linda Matthews shows you how to use a diagonal ribbon technique to make a "Ribbon Rhapsody" jacket.
The Cozy Kids I-Spy Quilt, created by Louisa Smith and Lisa Harris from Loveland, Colorado, has seventy-two brightly colored squares. Your favorite toddler can play "I spy" as he or she points out favorite animals, shapes, and storybook characters.
Learn about the history of Art Quilting and Janome’s dedication to the future of the art quilt.
Nancy Fiedler shows you how to get the boutique look at a fraction of the cost, with a pair of plain jeans and your Memory Craft 11000. And while you're at it, you can make a matching belt and handbag.
Kim Diehl of Pocatello, ID shows you how to use any Janome sewing machine to make a pillowcase-sized sack for pajamas, blanket, and a change of clothes. The appliquéd outside pocket can hold a DVD, late night snack, or a stuffed friend.
New feet for your 6600! Open toe foot, straight stitch needle plate and foot and the ditch quilting foot all for the Janome Accufeed System.
Have you ever thought about turning your sewing hobby into a home based business? Michelle Mishler has. Her projects include a Leather Clutch Purse, a Tote Bag with Bamboo Handles, and a Leather Diamond Quilt Shoulder Bag.
In the Sewist Showcase, we get a taste of African heritage with a beautiful bag by Amani ya Juu ("Peace From Above"), a training project in sewing and marketing for marginalized women in Africa.
In Ask The Educator, Maddie Bushman, Janome America Educational Coordinator, answers some questions about the CoverPro's full capabilities.
As well, Finishing Touches covers how to use the Janome CoverPro Hem Guide, Type 2, to create professional-looking cover stitch hems.