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- Hi, my name is Jhasmine
and I'm a sewer and sewing blogger
from Jackson, Mississippi.
I primarily sew my own clothes,
but I also dabble in bag making and quilting as well.
I've been sewing for about a little bit over five years now,
and over the past three years, I've started mixing
my quilting techniques with my garment making,
and it's added up to be some very unique pieces.
I started sewing about six years ago and I am self-taught.
I initially learned how to sew by making bags.
So I started with diaper bags, cross-body purses,
zipper pouches, things of those natures
that taught me the basic skills of sewing,
how to insert a zipper,
how to do basic pleats and things of that nature.
Once I felt comfortable sewing bags,
I moved on over to making my own garments.
And now, as I said, now that I feel comfortable
with my garment making,
I've started to add additional things to my garment making,
which is what I'm gonna talk to you about,
and that is incorporating quilting techniques
or quilting blocks into my garment projects.
So normally when I tell people
that I am doing a quilting project or a quilted garment,
I think that this is initially what they visualize,
and this is actually a quilt that I own.
It belonged to my grandfather.
He gave it to me, so I guess technically
it's a family heirloom now.
But I always get raised eyebrows
whenever I tell people that I'm making a quilted skirt
or I'm making quilted shorts,
and I think that this is what they visualize.
And that's not to say
that I wouldn't make something out of this.
I won't because again, it's a family heirloom,
but generally, my projects are something
that I would wear day to day on a everyday basis.
If I made a quilt out of this quilt top,
it would probably be like a one-time dress
that I would only wear it one time
'cause I'm having a boho theme or something like that.
Now, quilt style versus fashion style
is gonna be a big deal when you're talking about
incorporating quilting techniques
into your fashion projects.
Your quilt style may be totally different
from what you actually intend to wear.
Now it just so happens that my quilt style is actually
very similar to the things that I would wear,
but I've met some quilters who have these really bold
and bright-colored quilts that they like to make,
but when it comes to what they wear,
they don't really do bold and bright colors.
And so those are things
that you're gonna have to keep in mind
when you're talking about
incorporating your quilting style into your fashion style.
First, you have to keep in mind
that what you would typically quilt,
the patterns that you would typically quilt,
they might not be what you would like to see
on your body, per se.
Your style also depends on who you are sewing for.
So I've done a couple of quilted garments for my niece,
and her garments typically look a little bit different
than mine would.
Who you're sewing for always matters.
And that matters in quilting,
but it definitely matters when it comes to making garments
because you don't want to make something
that is bold and bright and out there
and the person that you are making the garment for
prefers neutral colors and prefers for their garments
to be toned down.
So the style of your quilt project
or your quilted garment is really gonna depend
on who you're sewing for,
and this is a really good example of that.
My niece and I have a dress that's made
out of the exact same fabric in this picture,
but as you can see,
her dress is far more colorful than mines is
and she has flowers and she has butterflies on her dress.
I just have a really simple appliqué on mine.
And the reason for that is
because I don't like to do butterflies and flowers
on garments like that, where I'm gonna be layering it over.
But for her, she's a child.
She likes things like that.
So your style is gonna depend on who you're sewing for.
Here's an example of a dress that I did for my niece,
and this was inspired by a improv quilt video
that I saw a few years ago,
and I really liked how playful the design is.
I thought it would be really cute as a dress for her.
Now personally for me,
I don't think I would ever do an improv quilt design
for a garment that I'm going to be wearing
because again, whenever I see something like this,
I instantly think playful, kiddish,
you know, cute on a kid's wall or cute on a child,
but personal style, it's not me.
But for her, I thought it was absolutely perfect.
And so in order to create this garment,
I basically created five mini quilts
based off the five sewing pattern pieces that I had,
and then cut those pieces
according to the size and pattern instructions.
And you can see more details here,
finer details in regards to the stitching.
And I really just had fun with this
because I didn't have any strong lines
that I had to follow or adhere to.
It was just a little bit of fun
and doing a little bit of improv quilt.
However, for me, when it comes to me doing
patchwork projects for myself,
I prefer for my lines to be far more defined.
I don't mind mixing in color.
I don't mind mixing in print,
but you can see a clear difference
between the project for my niece
and the patchwork project for myself.
And so you always have to keep who you're sewing for in mind.
And if you're sewing for yourself and you're new to this,
you just have to experiment
and figure out what you do or do not like on yourself.
Style also depends on how you see the garment
fitting into your wardrobe.
And this is extremely important because quilting within itself,
I've found, at least the quilters that I know,
they usually make really unique pieces.
Now, when you're making your own garments,
you can make extremely unique pieces
that fit into your everyday wardrobe.
However, you can make a project
that you can only wear once or twice.
When it comes to my quilted garment projects,
I always make sure that those are projects
that can fit into my everyday wardrobe.
And the reason for that is because it takes
a much longer time for me to do my quilted garment projects
than it does for my regular garment projects
because I'm having to do piecing
and cutting multiple pieces and things of that nature.
So personally, I like to make things
that are going to fit into my everyday wardrobe.
So that could be something that I might wear to work
on a casual Friday,
because usually I'm wearing business suits
Monday through Thursday, or a weekend out with friends
versus the dress that's pictured here.
I've only worn this dress twice
and it's because it was a really special occasion dress.
And I don't typically sew personal,
sew special occasion dresses that often.
And I really don't do it
when it comes to my quilted garments.
And so you want to be mindful of that
when you go into designing your project.
Is this a project
that you can see yourself wearing every day,
or is this a project that's gonna be
one of those special occasion projects?
And whichever one you choose is absolutely okay.
It's up to you.
You just wanna be mindful of that
when you start picking your designs.
And so here's an example of quilted projects
that I've done that I wear on a regular basis.
I'm very consistent with it.
These are obviously both winter garments.
I did a quilted faux leather vest for my niece.
She's outgrown it now,
but she used to wear it quite frequently.
And then I did a quilted faux leather vest for myself
and I wear it often when it's cold enough.
And again, typically my quilted garment projects
are going to be something that I can wear
on a regular and consistent basis if it's in season.
Fabric choice.
Fabric choice often depends on your sewing pattern.
So if you are new to sewing,
when you pick out a sewing pattern,
whether it's a commercial pattern,
an independent pattern designer,
or if you're designing your own pattern,
so you're doing your own draping
and you're doing your own drafting,
you will find that the fabric suggestions
are on the back of the pattern or on the pattern's website.
So here's an example of that.
This particular pattern that I took a picture of,
it required that you, or it suggested that you use
poplin, linen, cotton blends, and those things matter
when you're deciding to do a quilted project.
The reason that those things matter is
because depending on how thick your fabric is,
depending on how often you,
how many times you plan on cutting it up, how many times,
how many pieces that you have to piece together,
you're gonna wanna be using certain types of fabric
or the project is gonna become really complicated.
Fabrics that I would not recommend would be
a lightweight rib knit, a ITY knit,
lace or mesh knit, chiffon.
Anything slippery like that is gonna be pretty hard
for you to piece together.
It's gonna shift around when you're sewing anyway,
and it's gonna shift even more
when you get to piecing things together.
Also, because the fabric is extremely lightweight,
it's usually designed for a pattern
that's gonna have a lot of drape to it.
And so if you're talking about quilting designs on that fabric,
it's gonna become a little bit more difficult.
So I would not recommend,
especially if you are new to garment making
or you don't make a lot of clothes,
that you start with patterns
that suggest that you use fabric like this.
There are always exceptions to the rule.
So for this particular project, this is a pleated skirt
and it called for a lightweight fabric.
So I used a satin back crepe.
And I really wanted to use this fabric.
And what I decided to do was
I did a border design using my ruler, my quilting ruler,
and I interfaced the bottom of the skirt only
with a very lightweight interfacing
and then did my ruler design.
And so there are always exceptions to the rule.
It just depends on what type of project you plan on doing,
how much drape that project needs,
and then what type of interfacing can you use
when you're doing those designs.
So just keep in mind that those suggestions that I said
in regards to what I would not recommend,
they're just suggestions.
And if you feel like there's a project
that you really wanna do
and you really wanna use that fabric, then use it.
I would recommend, linen is really good.
I have also used cotton jersey, double knit.
The shirt that I did a clip up
and I'll show it again towards the end,
I did that in a chambray.
So it just depends on the weight of the fabric
and it also depends on what you're trying to do
with the fabric.
So I really like to do patchwork things with linen.
I think that it's lightweight,
but it gives you enough stability
that when you get to doing all of your piecing,
you don't have a lot of pull and stretch
and have your fabric stretching out
because that affects the way
that the garment lays on your body.
So here's an example of the same pattern
with two different fabrics,
but I got the exact same results.
So for the picture in the red suit,
the red suit jacket, that is a linen.
And as you can see, it is a quilt block.
The pants are made out of linen as well.
And I had absolutely no problem piecing this together.
The same suit jacket in green was made out of a double knit.
So double knit is very stable.
In that particular case, the reason I used the double knit
was because that was the color scheme
that I had and I wanted,
but you can definitely use different types of fabrics
for the exact same pattern.
It just depends on what you have on hand
and then what's your color scheme is
that you're going with.
But like I said, you're gonna wanna pick
a stable knit or a stable cotton.
You're not gonna wanna pick anything
that is gonna shift on you
or that's gonna have too much stretch out
while you're in the middle of sewing
and piecing your things together.
Again, I believe that all of these fabric pieces
for this particular shirt were made out of a chambray.
And so if you want to do piecing,
make sure that you're piecing, picking fabrics
that have a lot of stability.
Another thing that you also want to keep in mind is grainline.
So when you're cutting out your fabric,
you wanna make sure that your grainline,
all of your grainlines are going in the exact same direction.
Otherwise, it's going to make the garment look stretched out.
It's gonna also, depending
on what type of fabric you're using,
the grainline can also have a directional indication.
And then it'll make you look like you're doing
mix-match with your fabric.
So just be mindful of those things
when you're piecing your stuff together
and when you're cutting out your pieces
to piece it together.
Sewing pattern design details
that you really want to keep in mind are
are there darts or are there princess seams?
The reason that this is important
is because if there are darts and princess seams
and you're planning on doing a block or a quilt block,
you have to decide where you want that quilt block to fall.
So typically, for example, on this previous picture,
you probably cannot see it,
but there's a dart right above the red stripe
on the right-hand side of the shirt.
And the reason that I placed it that way was
because I did not want the dart
to try to cut across any of the seam lines
from me piecing the project together.
And so those are things
that you're gonna wanna be mindful of
is if you have seams, I mean, if you have darts
and if you have princess seams,
where will your quilt block fall in this?
Princess seams are also a really good way
for you to do blocks
if you don't have enough fabric to make it stretch.
So let's say that you just got finished doing a block
for a quilt and you have a little bit left over
and you want to use it.
Well, you can take a project that has princess seams
such as the suit jacket behind me, which has princess seams,
and you can fill in those areas
and still use a solid color fabric
and get a really good design.
So you wanna be mindful of your design details
like darts and princess seams.
Another reason that you wanna be mindful of darts
is because darts add a extra layer of thickness.
So if you are quilting or doing a patchwork pattern,
you're already adding additional seams into your pattern.
And so you need to be mindful of,
the darts are going to add more thickness.
And then if you have to add a waistband
or if you have to add bias binding or anything like that,
that's additional thickness.
And so let's say that you're doing, for example,
a button-up shirt.
Well, you're gonna have to do a binding
at the ends for the buttons
and you're gonna have to sew through all of those stitches
in regards to sewing the buttonhole
and sewing the button onto the actual shirt.
So you wanna be mindful of darts, princess seams,
the fact that they're gonna add an additional thickness
or additional layer of thickness to your fabric,
and when you're picking your fabric to do your piecing.
So for this particular project, I made sure
that the quilting block started under my darts.
You probably, again, cannot see the darts,
but the darts are on the solid color gray.
And then the black starts where the darts end, essentially.
And the reason that I did that was
because I wanted for anybody who saw this skirt
to see a actual honeycomb effect.
And I felt like you would lose the honeycomb effect
if you included the darts into the honeycomb.
So I had a solid gray panel where the darts were placed at
or where the darts are,
and then I started the actual hexagon shapes
or the black hexagon shapes under the darts.
And so those are things that you're gonna wanna keep in mind
when you're looking at projects that have darts
or you're looking at projects that have princess seams.
Here's another example.
I was telling you that they have,
the particular suit jacket has princess seams.
And again, princess seams are a really a good way
for you to just use up scraps of fabric.
So if you have scraps of fabric left over after a project
and you wanna get rid of it
and you wanna do a really small block,
this is a really good way to do that.
It's also really good if you're new to garment making
and you don't know if you want to invest the time
into sewing large blocks for a project.
In this particular case,
I honestly just ran out of the fabric.
So I had enough of the block to do the shorts,
but I didn't have enough to do the jacket in its entirety.
But because of the princess seams,
I was able to piece that together
and make it look like a full garment
by adding some solid colors in there
that matched the colors of the block.
So you can pick projects with princess seams,
and that'll allow you not to invest as much time
into blocking fabrics
if that's not something that you're interested in doing.
Another thing that you're gonna wanna consider
are whether or not the pattern design has pleats.
Again, it's for the exact same reason
that you would want to consider it in regards to darts,
in regards to princess seams.
If there are pleats, that is going to add
an additional layer of thickness to your project.
So these shorts have a pleat.
Pleats also are going to reshape the way that the block looks.
So you can see towards the top of the shorts,
the blocks look like they're almost more narrow.
And the reason for that is because of the pleats.
So when you're thinking about design details,
if you're picking projects that have pleats
or you're picking projects that have darts,
you're gonna wanna keep in mind that they are going to distort
the way that the block originally looks
versus when it's flat out
before you actually start cutting into it.
So I went with this basic square block
because I knew that, after I had did a test run,
that that would look good with the pleats.
So those are design details
that you're gonna wanna keep in mind.
Marking tools.
Marking tools are very important in garment making.
For quilting projects, I use FriXion pens.
Well, FriXion pens are not great for sewing project,
for garment projects specifically,
and the reason for that is
is because if you haven't used a FriXion pen,
then you won't know that when you use it
and you iron over the mark, it disappears.
Well, you don't want to do that for your garment projects.
You want to make sure that the mark stays
because sometimes after you get finished with one section,
that mark probably serves as another section.
So it might be your stopper for,
for example, your zipper placement
or it may be your stopper for where you're putting
your hook in your eye.
But whenever you're making garments,
you do a lot of ironing.
And so it's really easy to iron over marks that you need
and then be trying to figure out
where you're supposed to be placing stuff.
The things that I would,
the marking tools that I would recommend
are chalk rollers, tailor chalk,
water-soluble or disappearing ink markers,
or even tailor tacks.
Depending on the project,
I have had to use tailor tacks as well.
Chalk roller and tailor chalk is really good,
but you should test out your marking tools
on your fabric first
to make sure that it's going to disappear
when it's time for it to disappear.
And the perfect example of that is on that crepe fabric
that I used for that skirt, that pleated white skirt.
Here on the left side,
you will see that where it has the blue and the orange mark,
the blue mark is actually the...
The blue mark is actually a water soluble marker.
And then the orange mark was a piece of tailor's chalk.
And that's what I initially had planned on using.
However, when I did a water spot test,
as you can see on the right side,
the orange mark did not go away.
It eventually went away when I dipped it in water,
I believe, but initially when I just did a spot run,
the only thing that went away was the blue mark.
So you should always test out your marking tools
on a scrap piece
even if you are familiar with that marking tool
because you'll find when you're sewing garments
that all fashion fabric doesn't respond the same way
to a marking tool.
So you should always test out a scrap piece.
Interfacing is something else
that you're gonna really wanna consider.
When you're doing quilts,
a lot of the times your interfacing is typically
a little bit thicker and a little bit heavier.
However, for your garment projects, most of the time
you're gonna be using lightweight interfacing,
and you'll have to determine
which interfacing's gonna be appropriate for your projects.
So for that improv quilt dress that I made for my niece,
I actually used a lightweight sewing interfacing
as my backing on that project.
However, for her quilted faux leather vest,
I used regular lightweight batting in that.
And the reason for that was because that pattern
was specifically designed to be thick
and to have a thicker interfacing
because it's gonna be worn in the winter months.
So those are things that you're gonna wanna keep in mind
when you're picking your interfacing.
Typically, if you're gonna have a pattern
or a project that has a lot of drape,
you're gonna want a really lightweight interfacing.
One of the interfacings that I like to use
and it's actually the interfacing that I used
when I did the ruler work border on the white skirt
was a knit interfacing.
It's a very lightweight fusible knit
and it's interfacing made for knit projects.
However, I found that it worked really well
with that particular fabric
because that fabric was supposed to have drape,
that pattern design was supposed to have drape,
and it gave me the support and stability that I needed
when I was doing that ruler work.
Other garment design details
that you want to keep in mind are pattern modifications.
So how are you going to modify your pattern?
You won't find a lot of patterns that are designed
for you to do patchwork projects.
So often what I'm doing is
I'm modifying the pattern that I see.
And usually what I would do is,
is I always piece together my quilt block
before I cut it from the pattern.
And here's an example of how I did that
with the button-up shirt.
I actually drew out the quilt block that I planned on using,
and then I placed it over the pattern that I intended to cut
to make sure that the quilt block would look good on there
and that it would fit in its entirety
once it was cut out and pieced together.
Not pictured on here were the grainlines that I drew
onto the pieces before I cut them out as well.
Again, grainlines are gonna be extremely important
when you're doing pattern modifications.
You're gonna wanna make sure
that all of the pieces that you are cutting,
and I think in that particular, for that particular piece,
I had to cut out five pieces from three different fabrics.
And you have to make sure that, I had to make sure that
all five pieces were cut correctly on the grain.
Then this is what it looked like
after I cut out those individual pieces,
pieced them together,
and then placed the sewing pattern over it
for it to be cut out.
And so you're gonna wanna draw out your design
or you're going to have to cut the pattern piece up.
I usually don't cut up my pattern pieces
or retrace my pattern pieces so that they could be cut up.
I like to keep my pattern pieces as is
and be able to reuse them.
But whatever you decide is up to you.
So you definitely can take that pattern piece,
for example, that is in the picture.
You could take that pattern piece and cut it
into the design or the quilt block design
that you're going for and add the seam allowances
back to each individual piece
and then cut out your pattern that way.
But again, that's not my preference.
I intended to reuse this pattern piece.
So I made sure that I did not cut into the actual pattern.
Practice or test your design ideas,
and I cannot emphasize on that enough.
It may seem like, you know, it's tedious in the long run,
but practice and test out your design ideas
because you may spend a lot of time doing
all of these different designs on each piece
and then discover that you don't like it.
And now you just wasted hours' worth of sewing time
working on something that you don't like.
And so here's a prime example of that.
I was doing a bias tape design on a dress.
And initially, the design to the left was the design
that I had drew out on paper
and that was the design that I thought I wanted to do.
So I did the design on one piece of fabric
and I discovered that I really didn't like that design.
And so I switched to the design on the right,
which is just a circular design made with bias tape.
But it does help to practice
and test out your design ideas on a smaller scale
to make sure that that is what you actually want to do.
And remember that failure is okay.
So sometimes your designs just do not work out,
and that's okay.
Make sure that you're giving yourself grace
when you're doing these projects.
I will say that when it comes to quilting,
bag making, and garment making, in the disappointment category,
garment making gives me far more disappointment
than quilting and bag making.
And the reason for that is because of fit.
You're making something that's supposed to fit on your body
in a certain way, and sometimes, that doesn't work out,
but that's absolutely okay.
And the same thing goes for your design.
Sometimes you put the design on paper,
you do your patchwork block or you do your quilting block,
and then you discover
that you absolutely do not like that design, and that's okay.
Failure is okay.
Try again or do a different project.
And this is a picture of what I turned into a failure.
So initially, this pleated skirt was supposed to be
a patchwork denim pleated skirt
with a border design made using my regular quilting ruler.
Well, I cut out the patchwork denim.
It was very pretty.
I loved it, the patchwork denim.
I cut it out.
I did the ruler work design on it,
and it was actually a different design.
It wasn't a circular design.
It was a different design.
I did the design on it.
I used this gold thread that really popped
against the patchwork denim.
And laying flat out, it looked amazing.
Well, then I went in to do the pleats.
And when I did the pleats,
it didn't look amazing anymore.
It looked really busy.
It was really jumbled.
You couldn't see the, really tell
what the ruler work design was because of the pleats,
and the ruler work design actually turned out to be
a bit too large for the skirt itself.
And so, once you added the pleats to it.
And then the patchwork denim just made it,
it made it really busy.
It was just really busy, bad on the eyes to me personally.
And so I threw that project away
and I was just like, "I really want a pleated skirt
"with this ruler detail border,
and I need to figure out how to do this."
So I went back to the drawing board
and I decided that the best thing to do
was to have a solid background
and maybe do that pop of color with it.
And that's what I did.
So sometimes, you can do a project.
In my case, I cut everything out.
I had did the ruler work design and everything,
and it wasn't until I got to the part of pleating the skirt
that I realized this project is not gonna work.
And that's okay.
You get to fail, you get to make mistakes.
Just try again
or again, just start on a different project.
Other things that you want to keep in mind is start simple.
So here's a simple block made from a double knit.
Double knit, again, is very stable.
It's going to give you some good,
usually comes in medium weight, lightweight to medium weight.
So if you decide that you wanna quilt on it
or in my case, you wanna block it
and you might even wanna do smaller blocks,
if you start simple, you can make your way up from that.
So for example, one of the things
that I probably would have loved to have did on here
and I didn't do it was to do a quilted design
in each one of the blocks,
but that's a simple project that you can start with
and kind of work your way from it.
So when you're going into your design details
and you're starting to experiment and practice,
I would strongly recommend that you start simple,
start with very simple blocks.
Start with very simple quilt designs
if you're gonna do like a motif or something like that,
'cause that's what I probably would have loved
to put in those blocks, was like a motif.
If you're gonna do something like that,
just start simple and give yourself grace.
Another simple project that you can do is
something like a bag.
So if you want to dabble into quilting and garment making,
start with bags.
There are bags that have darts.
There are bags that have pleats.
Or you could start with a very simple bag project like this.
This is a faux leather bag.
I did a very simple quilting design on it,
and it really prepared me
for doing my faux leather quilted vest
and the faux leather quilted vest for my niece as well.
So those are things
that you're gonna wanna keep in mind.
Start simple, start small, have fun.
Thank you all for watching my presentation.
I hope that you enjoyed it.
If you have any questions
or you decide that this is something that you wanna do,
please feel free to email me.
If you go to my website,
you can find all of my contact information for social media
as well as email.
Thank you.
>> HI.
I'M DEANNA SPRINGER.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THE
GREAT WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
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TODAY FOR "INCORPORATING
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HI, JHASMINE.
>> HI.
I'M SO HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY.
>> WE'RE SO GRATEFUL YOU'RE
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THOSE WITH YOU.
>> OKAY.
>> THE FIRST QUESTION IS MORE OF
A COMMENT FROM NANCY P.
I WAS A GARMENT SEWER FIRST,
THEN A QUILT ER.
GARMENTS FROM QUILTS?
THIS WOULD BE A NEW AND
INTERESTING APPROACH FOR ME.
>> I THINK YOU WOULD ABSOLUTELY
LOVE IT.
FOR ME, IT ALWAYS IS LIKE A
CONVERSATION STARTER.
MY SKIRT, EVERY TIME SOMEONE
SEES IT, THEY HAVE A MILLION
QUESTIONS ABOUT IT.
SO IF YOU ARE A QUILTER AND YOU
DON'T HAVE ANY GARMENT-MAKING
EXPERIENCE, GO FOR IT AND HAVE
FUN.
>> GREAT ENCOURAGEMENT.
OUR NEXT COMMENT IS FROM SUSAN
G. WHO SAYS ADORABLE PHOTOS.
I ALSO LIKED YOUR BAG WITH THE
AFRICAN WAX FABRIC.
>> WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS
ON THE PHOTO AND THE AFRICAN WAX
PRINT.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE AFRICAN WAX
PRINTS.
I HAVE SOME THAT I'VE BEEN
HOARDING.
I SHOULD SEW IT, BUT IT'S SO
PRETTY THAT I DON'T WANT TO LET
IT GO.
BUT AFRICAN WAX PRINT IS REALLY
FUN TO SEW WITH.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SWEET
COMMENT ABOUT THE BAG.
>> OUR NEXT QUESTION IS FROM A
VIEWER IN THE CHAT, AND THEY'RE
ASKING, DO YOU EVER HAVE DRAPE
ISSUES.
IF ONLY PART OF THE GARMENT IS
QUILTED, DO YOU HAVE ANY DRAPING
ISSUES?
>> SO FAR, I HAVEN'T HAD ANY
ISSUES IN REGARDS TO DRAPES.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I TRY TO
KEEP IN MIND IS INTERFACING.
USUALLY IF I PICK THE RIGHT
INTERFACING AND I MAKE SURE THAT
I CUT THE PIECES ON THE CORRECT
GRAIN LINE, I NORMALLY DON'T
HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES IN REGARDS
TO DRAPING.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, AS WE ALL
KNOW, QUILTING OR
GARMENT-MAKING, PRESSING THINGS
AS YOU GO ALONG, MAKING SURE
THAT ALL THOSE THINGS ARE
PRESSED REALLY WELL AS YOU'RE
SEWING REALLY HELPS OUT.
SO, SO FAR I HAVEN'T HAD ANY
DRAPE ISSUES.
EVERYTHING HAS KIND OF FALLEN
INTO PLACE LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED
TO.
>> GREAT TIPS, JHASMINE.
BARB IS ASKING HOW DO YOU FINISH
THE SEAMS ON THE INSIDE?
>> MOST TIMES, MY SEAMS ARE
FINISHED WITH MY SERGER.
AND IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE BULK.
SO IT DEPENDS ON WHERE CERTAIN
THINGS HAVE TO FALL.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, THE PATCHWORK
SHORTS, I KNEW THAT I WAS GOING
TO HAVE TO ADD A WAISTBAND HERE
AND I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO SEW
ON BUTTONS AND ADD A ZIPPER.
SO THE WAY I FINISHED OFF THE
SEAMS WAS IT'S ACTUALLY A WIDER
SERGER SEAM.
I'M NOT SURE IF YOU COULD SEE
THAT.
BUT IT'S A VERY WIDE SERGER
STITCH.
AND THEN I JUST PRESSED IT TO
EITHER SIDE.
I DIDN'T WANT TO DO A REALLY
TIGHT STITCH.
SO EVERY PROJECT DEPENDS ON WHAT
THE FINISHING LOOKS LIKE AND HOW
THICK MY SEAMS CAN ACTUALLY BE.
BUT MOST OF THE TIME I FINISH
OFF MY SEAMS USING MY SERGER,
ALMOST EVERY TIME.
ACTUALLY, I THINK THAT SO FAR
EVERY PROJECT HAS BEEN FINISHED
USING THE SERGER.
IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT SERGER
STITCH.
AND THEN SOMETIMES I SERGE THE
SEAMS TOGETHER AND SOMETIMES I
PRESS THEM OPEN AND SERGE THEM
INDIVIDUALLY WHILE THEY'RE OPEN.
SO IT JUST DEPENDS.
>> GREAT TIPS.
THANKS FOR SHARING THE INSIDE OF
YOUR GARMENTS.
JO IS ASKING, DO YOU EVER USE A
FOUNDATION OR LINING, A LINING
OR FOUNDATION FABRIC?
>> SO IF I AM DOING ANY TYPE OF
RULER WORK, IF I AM DOING ANY
TYPE OF QUILTING, SO, FOR
EXAMPLE, THE PATCHWORK -- NOT
THE PATCHWORK, THE DRESS THAT I
DID FOR MY NIECE, I DID USE AN
INTERFACING FOR THAT, AND I
THINK IT ALSO HAD A LINING UP
UNDER IT.
SO IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE
PROJECT AND HOW -- WHETHER OR
NOT YOU CAN SEE THROUGH THE
FABRIC.
BUT FOR THE MOST PART, MOST OF
MY PROJECTS GO ONLINE.
FOR THE MOST PART.
IN REGARDS TO INTERFACING, IT
JUST DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH I'M
GOING TO BE QUILTING SO I CAN
HAVE THAT EXTRA SUPPORT, SO YOU
CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE QUILT
DESIGN.
>> AND YOU MENTIONED THE DRESS
FOR YOUR NIECE AND YOU SHARED
FOR ME THAT YOU'RE MAKING A NEW
DRESS FOR YOUR NIECE'S BIRTHDAY
COMING UP.
>> I AM.
I AM.
I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT
TOO MUCH BECAUSE I WANT
EVERYBODY TO BE SURPRISED.
BUT I DO HAVE -- HER BIRTHDAY IS
COMING UP AND EVERY YEAR I MAKE
HER SOMETHING.
AND SO THIS YEAR I'M ACTUALLY
HOPING TO USE ONE OF MY PAST
QUILTING PROJECTS THAT I HAD
LEFT OVER TO MAKE HER A BIRTHDAY
GARMENT.
WE'LL SEE HOW THAT WORKS OUT.
BUT SHE ALWAYS GETS SOMETHING
SPECIAL.
SO THIS YEAR IS NO DIFFERENT.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SHARING
PHOTOS WITH YOU ALL, POSSIBLY A
VIDEO OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> WE'LL MAKE SURE WE CHECK OUT
YOUR WEBSITE AND YOUR SOCIAL
SITES IN A FEW WEEKS AND SEE HER
NEW BIRTHDAY DRESS.
>> YES.
YES.
>> OUR NEXT QUESTION IS FROM
BARB ON FACEBOOK.
WHAT ABOUT FABRICS THAT RAVEL?
HOW DO THEY HOLD UP THROUGH
LAUNDRY?
AND DO YOU FINISH RAW EDGES?
>> SO I ALWAYS FINISH RAW EDGES,
EVEN FOR SOME OF MY KNIT
PROJECTS.
MOST OF MY QUILTING PROJECTS,
I'M NOT SURE IF YOU ALL HAVE
READ ANY OF MY POSTS.
IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, ALL OF MY
QUILTING GARMENTS HAVE BEEN
WOVEN FABRIC.
SO I HAVEN'T DID ANY OF THOSE
USING A KNIT FABRIC.
SO I ALWAYS FINISH ALL THE RAW
EDGES TO PREVENT IT FROM
UNRAVELING AND THINGS OF THAT
NATURE WHEN I'M DOING THE
LAUNDRY.
LIKE I SAID, MY THINGS ARE
USUALLY FINISHED OFF USING THE
SERGER AND THEN I'LL DO WHATEVER
TYPES OF HEMS I NEED TO DO FOR
THE RAW EDGES OF THE HEM.
BUT I LEAVE NOTHING RAW.
UNLESS IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.
SO FOR THE IMPROV DRESS THAT I
DID FOR MY NIECE, I BELIEVE THE
RAINBOW PORTION OF THE FRONT OF
THE DRESS, THE EDGES WERE RAW,
BUT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO LOOK
THAT WAY.
AS THE DRESS GOT WASHED A FEW
TIMES, IT UNRAVELED A LITTLE
BIT, BUT NOT A LOT, BECAUSE OF
THE WAY IT WAS STITCHED.
SO IT DEPENDS ON IF IT'S
SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE -- YOU
KNOW, IF I ACTUALLY WANT IT TO
UNRAVEL.
FOR MY PROJECTS PERSONALLY, NO,
I FINISH OFF EVERYTHING.
>> AND BA ARE THE SEAMS BETWEEN
YOUR PATCHWORK PIECES 1/4" SEAM
OR SMALLER?
>> USUALLY 1/4" SEAMS.
IT'S JUST EASIER FOR ME TO DO IT
THAT WAY.
ALMOST ALL THE TIME THEY'RE
FINISHED OFF WITH A 1/4" SEAM.
IF I NEED TO GO A LITTLE BIT
SMALLER AND DO ONE EIGHT INCH, I
WILL, WITH.
>> GREAT.
NEXT WE HAVE A COMMENT FROM
DONNA.
DONNA IS SAYING THANKS FOR THE
GREAT TIPS.
PROS AND CONS YOU HAVE GIVEN
THROUGHOUT YOUR PRESENTATION.
AND PROS AN PROS AND CONS.
THEY WILL BE VERY HELPFUL.
<!8192> DONNASO DONNA IS INSPIRED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THAT IS THE GOAL.
ALSO, WHEN I TELL PEOPLE THAT I
DO QUILTED GARMENTS, I DON'T
THINK THAT THEY IMAGINE WHAT I
MAKE.
THEY IMAGINE SOMETHING ELSE.
I THINK BOW BOHO CHIC MIGHT BE WHAT
THEY IMAGINE AND NOT MY
WARDROBE, WHICH TENDS TO BE
PROFESSIONAL FOR THE MOST PART.
SO I'M HAPPY THAT I CAN SHARE
WITH PEOPLE WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH
THE QUILT WORK AND, YOU KNOW,
MIX IT WITH YOUR PROFESSIONAL
LIFE.
IF YOU ARE A PROFESSIONAL, IF
THAT'S YOUR STYLE.
OR JUST YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE.
A LOT OF THIS STUFF IS STUFF
THAT I'LL WEAR TO BRUNCH TOO OR
OUT ON THE TOWN WITH MY NIECE IN
MY SHORTS OR SOMETHING LIKE
THAT.
SO I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT I
INSPIRE PEOPLE TO GIVE IT A TRY.
>> AND YOU MENTIONED THAT A LOT
OF YOUR GARMENTS ARE
PROFESSIONAL.
AND WHEN WE WERE CHATTING
EARLIER, YOU SHARED WITH ME HOW
YOU GOT STARTED IN QUILTING AND
SEWING.
AND I ALWAYS LIKE TO ASK HOW
DOES YOU GET STARTED IN SEWING
AND QUILTING AND YOUR START IS
REALLY INTERESTING.
SO LET'S SHARE THAT.
>> SO I STARTED SEWING ABOUT A
YEAR AFTER I WAS TRAINED TO BE
AN ATTORNEY.
I WAS COMING UP TOWARDS THE END
OF THE JUDICIAL PART AND ALL THE
JUDGES HAD ADVICE FOR ME WHEN
I'M GOING OUT TO PRACTICE.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A HOBBY SO
YOU'RE NOT TAKING WORK HOME WITH
YOU AND SO YOU JUST HAVE
SOMETHING TO GET RID OF THAT
STRESS WHEN YOU'VE HAD A TOUGH
DAY.
ONE OF THE JUDGES WAS ACTUALLY
TRYING TO CONVINCE ME TO TAKE UP
GOLF.
I WAS LIKE I'M NOT INTERESTED IN
GOLF.
I WAS ALREADY RUNNING A LOT AT
THAT TIME, SO I ALREADY HAD AN
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND I WAS JUST
LIKE IF I'M GOING TO TAKE UP A
NEW HOBBY, I WANT IT TO BE
SOMETHING THAT COULD BE USEFUL
TO ME PERSONALLY.
AND SO I DECIDED AFTER DOING
RESEARCH, I WAS LIKE, OH, I'LL
GIVE SEWING A TRY.
I FEEL THIS IS SOMETHING EASY I
CAN DO.
I LEARNED IT'S NOT EASY.
I HAD -- THE FIRST FEW MONTHS
WERE A LOT OF MONTHS OF ME BEING
VERY FRUSTRATED, EVEN LIKE
WINDING A BOBBIN.
I THINK I CRIED ONE NIGHT.
THE MACHINE CAME WITH BOBBIN
THREAD.
I DIDN'T KNOW I HAD TO REWIND
THE BOBBIN THREAD.
SO IT WAS A GOOD EXPERIENCE
BECAUSE I LEARNED A LOT SINCE I
AM SELF-TAUGHT, BUT I'M ONE OF
THOSE TYPE OF PEOPLE WHERE I
DON'T GIVE UP WITHOUT REALLY
PUTTING MY BEST FOOT FORWARD.
IF I'M GOING TO DO SOMETHING,
I'M GOING TO DO IT.
AND SO I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT I
PUSHED THROUGH THAT AND TOOK OUT
THE TIME TO LEARN AND GET
BETTER.
BECAUSE IT'S JUST -- IT'S A HUGE
LEARNING CURVE IF YOU'VE NEVER
SEWED GARMENTS OR QUILTS.
ALL OF THAT IS A BIG LEARNING
CURVE.
THE FIRST DRESS I MADE DID NOT
FIT ME PROPERLY BECAUSE I HAD NO
CLUE THAT I NEEDED TO DO A
FULL-BUST ADJUSTMENT.
AND SO ALL THOSE THINGS AND
EXPERIENCES WERE REALLY GOOD FOR
ME.
AND THEY WERE A GREAT
DISTRACTION FROM PRACTICE
BECAUSE WHEN I CAME HOME, I LEFT
WORK AT HOME AND I'D GET HOME
AND GET ONTO THE SEWING MACHINE.
SOMETIMES I WOULD ACTUALLY --
BACK IN THOSE DAYS I WOULD SEW
WAY MORE THAN I SHOULD HAVE.
I REMEMBER STAYING UP UNTIL
1:00, 2:00 AND SEWING AND GOING
INTO THE OFFICE AND HAVING TO
DRINK LIKE THREE CUPS OF COFFEE
BECAUSE I WAS SLEEPY.
AS I PULLED BACK ON THAT A
LITTLE BIT AS I GOT BETTER.
SO THAT'S MY HABIT I LEARNED AND
HOW I LEARNED TO SEW.
AND THE QUILTING THING WAS --
LIKE I SAID, I THINK FOR ME THE
STUFF THAT I QUILTED INITIALLY
WERE LIKE PILLOW CASES AND
STUFF.
SO THE PATCHWORK PIECE, I MADE
AN OWL PILLOW CASE FOR MY BEST
FRIEND AND IT WAS ALL DIFFERENT
KINDS OF OWL PRINTS.
SO QUILTING AND MAKING THINGS
THAT CAN SIT AT THE HOUSE OR
BAGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IT
FELT EASY, IT FELT NATURAL, IT
FELT LIKE A GOOD WAY TO TEACH
MYSELF.
AND IT WAS A GOOD WAY TO TEACH
MYSELF.
AND SO THAT'S KIND OF HOW I GOT
INTO THE BEGINNING STAGE OF
QUILTING.
AND EVENTUALLY IT JUST
TRANSFERRED OVER TO I'M GOING TO
INCORPORATE THE THINGS I'VE
LEARNED FROM THESE PROJECTS INTO
GARMENT-MAKING.
>> YOU'RE A TRUE INSPIRATION.
WHAT GREAT ADVICE FROM YOUR
COLLEAGUE.
YOU'VE PROVEN WHAT WE ALREADY
KNOW, THAT SEWING AND OUTLET IS
A GREAT CREATIVE OUTLET AND
STRESS RE RELIEVER.
MISSMISTY IS ASKING HAVE YOU EVER
MADE GARMENTS FROM EXISTING
QUILTS, TAKE A VINTAGE QUILT AND
MAKE IT INTO A GARMENT?
>> I HAVE NOT.
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
PRESENTATION I SHOWED A PICTURE
OF MY VINTAGE QUILT THAT I HAVE
AND I'M NOT GOING TO BE CUTTING
INTO THAT.
I HAVE BEEN ON THE SEARCH,
LOOKING OUT, GOING TO THRIFT
STORES TO FIND AN OLDER QUILT
THAT I REALLY LIKE, BUT I
HAVEN'T COME ACROSS ONE YET.
BUT THAT IS NEXT ON MY PLAN.
LIKE I HAVE A LIST OF GARMENT
AND QUILTING-RELATED THINGS THAT
I WANT TO DO.
IT IS JUST A MATTER OF
EVERYTHING COMES TOGETHER.
BUT THAT IS DEFINITELY ON MY
LIST.
I WOULD LOVE TO FIND A VINTAGE
QUILT AND JUST TAKE IT APART AND
MAKE ME WHAT IN MY MIND I
IMAGINE A REALLY PRETTY DRESS.
BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU GET THE QUILT
AND DIFFERENT THINGS HAPPEN.
BUT THAT IS ON MY LIST.
>> GREAT.
AND DEE IS ASKING HOW DID YOU
CONSTRUCT THE OCTAGON DESIGN ON
YOUR SKIRT.
THAT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITES OF
YOUR PROJECTS.
>> SO THE HEXAGON SKIRT WAS MADE
-- I USED MISSOURI STAR.
THEY HAVE A HEXAGON SHAPED
RULER.
AND SO I USED THE SAME -- I DID
IT EXACTLY HOW YOU WOULD DO FOR
A NORMAL QUILT.
THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A REALLY GOOD
VIDEO ON YOUTUBE ABOUT HOW TO
USE THE RULER, CUTTING YOUR
FABRIC AND DOING ALL OF YOUR
PIECES.
ACTUALLY, I HAVE THAT SKIRT SO I
CAN SHOW YOU MORE DETAILS.
SO THEY HAVE A VIDEO THAT SHOWS
YOU HOW TO PIECE IT TOGETHER OR
IF YOU'RE PIECING TOGETHER FOR A
BLANKET OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND ONLY THING WAS I JUST TOOK
THAT AND APPLIED IT TO THE
SKIRT.
SO I MENTIONED IN THERE THAT
THERE'S THINGS YOU CAN THINK
ABOUT, LIKE DARTS AND STUFF.
WHAT I DID WAS I TOOK A PICTURE,
THE DESIGNER OF THE SKIRT, THEY
USUALLY HAVE PICTURES THAT YOU
CAN TAKE AND TRACE OR SOMETHING
LIKE THAT.
I TOOK THE PICTURE, TRACED IT,
DREW OUT THE DESIGN THAT I
WANTED, KEEPING IN MIND WHERE
THE DARTS WOULD BE PLACED AT AND
JUST WENT FROM THERE.
I STARTED PIECING EACH PIECE
TOGETHER.
I DID HAVE TO PIECE THEM
TOGETHER INDIVIDUALLY.
SOME OF THEM ARE SEWN TOGETHER
BY HAND AND THEN SOME OF THEM
ARE SHONE SEWN TOGETHER BY MACHINE.
AND I PIECE THEM TOGETHER AND
CUT THE PIECES OUT LIKE I ALWAYS
DO.
AND IT CAME TOGETHER EXACTLY HOW
I IMAGINED IT WOULD COME
TOGETHER.
BUT I USUALLY ALWAYS DRAW OUT MY
DESIGN FIRST, JUST TO MAKE SURE
THAT VISUALLY THAT'S WHAT I'M
LOOKING FOR.
AND I HAVE A HUGE BOX OF COLOR
PENCILS.
SO I ACTUALLY COLOR EVERYTHING
IN, TOO, TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S
GOING TO LOOK THE WAY THAT I
WANT IT TO LOOK WHEN I START
SEWING IT.
BUT SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO
JUMP INTO IT AND TRY IT AND SEE
HOW IT TURNS OUT.
>> GREAT ADVICE.
AND AMANDA IS ASKING WHAT IS
YOUR BEST ADVICE FOR A BEGINNER?
>> I WOULD RECOMMEND STARTING
SIMPLE.
SO I THINK I MENTIONED IN THE
VIDEO THE HOODIE THAT I MADE,
WHERE IT WAS JUST FOUR BLOCKS
PIECED TOGETHER.
START SIMPLE.
IF YOU ARE NERVOUS ABOUT DOING A
GARMENT, I ALWAYS ENCOURAGE
PEOPLE TO START WITH BAGS.
START WITH -- AS A MATTER OF
FACT, USE THE FABRIC THAT YOU
PLAN ON USING ON YOUR GARMENT ON
THE BAG AND DO THE PRINT ON THE
BAG AND SEE HOW YOU LIKE IT AND
SEE HOW IT COMES TOGETHER.
ONE THING THAT HAPPENS IS YOU
HAVE A BAG THAT MATCHES YOUR
GARMENT.
AND I LOVE DOING STUFF LIKE
THAT.
EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT.
I HAVE FAR TOO MANY BAGS FOR
EXACTLY THAT REASON.
BUT I ALWAYS RECOMMEND STARTING
WITH VERY SIMPLE PROJECTS.
FIND YOUR PROJECT THAT HAS
SOMETHING LIKE CHRISTMAS THEMES
AND MAYBE YOU'LL JUST DO ONE
BLOCK, JUST THAT ONE SECTION OR
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE I DID WITH THE
SHIRT.
MAYBE JUST ONE SIDE OF THE SHIRT
IS A QUILT DESIGN.
JUST START SIMPLE AND DON'T
OVERWHELM YOURSELF.
DON'T GET OVERWHELMED.
THE BEST THING TO DO IS START
WITH VERY SIMPLE PROJECTS AND
VERY SIMPLE PATTERNS.
SO SIMPLE DESIGN LINES, PATTERNS
THAT CALL FOR THOSE FABRICS THAT
I RECOMMENDED.
I WOULD START WITH THAT.
>> GREAT ADVICE.
AND I LOVE YOUR ADVICE ABOUT
STARTING SMALL.
TRY A SMALL PROJECT FIRST.
TRY YOUR TECHNIQUES ON A SMALL
PROJECT AND THEN GO LARGER.
AND YOUR ADVICE ABOUT DON'T BE
AFRAID TO MAKE MISTAKES.
IT WILL HAPPEN.
>> IT WILL.
>> KEEP TRYING.
AND OUR NEXT COMMENT IS FROM
SUSAN AND SHE SAYS, JHASMINE,
THIS WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION.
I LOVE YOUR GARMENTS.
YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY IS GREAT.
AND YOU GAVE SO MANY GREAT TIPS.
>> WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
MY PHOTOGRAPHY IS ON ME.
THE TRIPOD AND CAMERA.
I'M REALLY HAPPY TO HEAR YOU
LIKE THE PHOTOGRAPHY.
AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING AND
WATCHING.
I THINK I SAID THIS BEFORE, BUT
IF YOU EVER TRY, PLEASE FEEL
FREE TO REACH OUT TO ME AND SEND
ME A PICTURE OR SOMETHING LIKE
THAT.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE STUFF
THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING.
I TYPICALLY ALWAYS BEYOND TO
EMAIL.
SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH
OUT.
>> AND YOU SHOWED THE HEXY SKIRT
AND LET'S SHOW THAT AGAIN.
THE NEXT QUESTION IS NANCY IS
ASKING WERE THE HEXAGONS
APPLIQUED OR PIECED?
IT LOOKS LIKE MAYBE YOU
APPLIQUED THOSE ONTO A
BACKGROUND FABRIC.
>> IT IS NOT APPLIQUE.
IT IS PIECED TOGETHER.
THAT'S THE BACKSIDE OF IT.
I DID THE SOLID COLOR AND THEN
THE BLACK FOR THE INSIDE COLOR.
SO IT IS NOT APPLIQUED AT ALL.
AND IT DID TAKE A LONG TIME TO
PIECE IT ALL TOGETHER.
BUT IT WAS WORTH IT.
LIKE I'M ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE
WHERE I SEW GARMENTS THAT I PLAN
ON WEARING MULTIPLE TIMES.
SO THIS GOT WORN MULTIPLE TIMES.
IN THE WINTER WHEN I FINISH IT,
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE ME QUITE A
FEW TIMES IF YOU FOLLOW ME ON
SOCIAL MEDIA.
SO FOR ME IT WAS WORTH IT.
>> IT CERTAINLY WAS.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
AND JO IS ASKING DO YOU HAVE ANY
TIPS FOR LEARNING GOOD FITTING?
>> SO THAT IS GOING TO BE ONE I
THINK THAT IF YOU CAN FIND GOOD
BOOKS.
ONE OF THE BOOKS THAT I HAVE IS
-- I CANNOT THINK OF IT RIGHT
NOW.
IT'S A VERY SIMPLE BOOK.
LET ME SEE IF I CAN PUT MY HANDS
ON IT.
JUST A SECOND, PLEASE.
HERE IT IS.
>> IT'S HANDY YOU'RE RIGHT IN
YOUR SEWING STUDIO.
>> YES, IT IS.
THIS IS ONE OF THE BOOKS THAT I
GO TO ALL THE TIME FORFEIT FOR FIT
STUFF.
I GOT A BOOK MARKING HERE.
I'M ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT I
LEARN BETTER WITH AN ACTUAL BOOK
IN MY HAND AND PAGES THAT I CAN
MARK UP.
YOU DO WHATEVER YOU HAVE TO DO.
BUT I THINK THAT A LOT OF IT IS
PRACTICE, IS TRIAL AND ERROR,
AND THEN HAVING SOME GOOD
RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO
YOU.
ANOTHER THING THAT I HAVE FOUND
HELPFUL WHEN I FIRST STARTED
SEWING WAS THERE'S A COMPANY
CALLED -- AND I DON'T WORK FOR
THEM OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF USEFUL SEWING
VIDEO.
AND THEY GET REALLY GOOD PEOPLE
TO TEACH THOSE CLASSES.
AND SO I DID A LOT OF CLASSES.
ACTUALLY, I'VE MENTIONED THAT MY
FIRST PROJECT, THE DRESS WITH
THE DARTS THAT WENT ABSOLUTELY
TERRIBLY LONG BECAUSE I DIDN'T
KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT FIT, THAT'S
WHERE I LEARNED ABOUT BUST
STARTS AND ADJUSTMENTS.
I JOINED CREATIVE BOOKS.
THEY HAD A VIDEO I THINK ABOUT
FULL BUST ADJUSTMENT AND MAKING
ADJUSTMENTS.
AND I WAS LIKE, OH, THIS IS WHAT
I DID WRONG.
IT WAS JUST TRIAL AND ERROR.
I HAD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT SIZE MY
BUST ADJUSTMENT NEEDS TO BE AND
THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
SO A LOT OF IT IS JUST MAKING
SURE THAT YOU HAVE REALLY GOOD
RESOURCES.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PRACTICE
AND DO TRIAL AND ERROR.
DON'T BE SCARED TO DO A MUSLIN.
SOME PEOPLE FIND IT TO BE A
WASTE OF TIME.
BUT SOMETIMES IT'S WORTH IT.
AND FIND ONLINE RESOURCES IF YOU
CAN'T FIND LOCAL CLASSES.
THERE ARE A LOT OF GREAT ONLINE
RESOURCES OUT THERE FOR YOU.
>> THOSE ARE GREAT TIPS,
JHASMINE.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR
EXPERTISE AND FOR JOINING US
TODAY.
IT'S BEEN A REAL JOY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING
ME.
AND, AGAIN, YOU ALL CAN FIND ME
ON MY WEBSITE.
IT'S STRICTSTITCHRY.COM.
IT HAS ALL MY SOCIAL MEDIA ON
THERE AS WELL.
MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS THE SAME.
FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO ME.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
I ENJOYED EVERY ONE.
>> WE SO ENJOYED YOU TUNING IN
TODAY.
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