Shop outside the big box stores
and make your own gifts
from new or upcycled fabric.
So, gifts for kids, adults that will be appreciated and enjoyed.
Mary Mulari
is our guest for this series
and she always amazes me with her clever approach to sewing.
Mary, our first gift idea
will be perfect for children, give them lots of memories.
Yes, Nancy.
We'd like to start with a 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 hanging
can be used for letters to Santa
or for small notes promoting acts of kindness for others.
"Sew Gifts - Make Memories"
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Almost all of Mary's projects require a straight stitch
or a zigzag, and maybe, if you want, some serging.
And that's certainly true with
the December Countdown Calendar.
Mary, you have pockets at the bottom.
Those are for notes to Santa
or ways that you can do kind acts for others.
And buttons that work on to hook and loop tape
with the hook part adhered to the button back.
And then they are attached to the dots on the tree.
So, this marks each day
and we have the tape measure to be our numbering system.
It's very, very clever.
And your pattern pieces are simple.
They are.
This is how they appear in the reference material
and they're placed on the fold
and so you would cut complete pieces, as we have here
and then the other detail is we are going to create folds
at the bottom of our 15" by 30" piece.
So, you have a 2 1/2" pocket? That's right.
So, 15" by 30", 2 1/2" pockets.
And the tree is placed about 2" below the top.
Okay, that's 2" below. There we go. You see it measures.
Right, and then, also,
we have interfacing on the back.
We need to give some stability to this wall hanging.
Now, for the pockets, you can also stitch pockets
and, if you wanted to, highlight them with ribbon,
as Mary has on her calendar, just to add some elements.
But simple sewing things.
Tuck under that ribbon edge, and you're ready to go.
Now, as far as the countdown part, clever.
Very clever.
Using a tape measure that's been cut
and the soft part, the loop tape
to zigzag the two together.
We can use some tape to hold them together
and then zigzag either with clear thread or colored thread.
And you can see,
it's very easy to do,
especially since I'm stitching right now on a stabilizer.
So, zigzag, zigzag, and you're done.
And then you can remove it from the stabilizer
and then I position it, giving a little spacing
between and above the pockets.
And topstitch it on.
That's right.
Now, the back piece has a casing for the ruler.
Now, let's just show that once again, or show that
just so they can see that we put
a little casing in the back
so that you could have a dowel or a ruler placed in there
and that's what you've done on this larger piece of fabric.
Right.
It's 18" by 30".
18" wide.
And as we're sewing on the casing,
we're also inserting two ribbons underneath the edge
so we can sew these on.
Then, this is how we hang the wall hanging.
And the other ribbon, which Mary has dropped on the floor.
Oh.
We'll just tuck it there, like that.
How's that? And that's where it would be.
And then you're going to meet right sides together.
The right sides of the front, the green part,
to the polka dot, and center it so that you have an extension.
We'll tuck in the pockets here
and then sew the sides.
The sides don't really match up very well.
Well, they do on one side, Nancy.
But here's our little sample to show what happens
when we do turn this right side out.
And we have our wall hanging.
You have to pretend the tree is there.
And what I really like about this is how the backing,
the extra backing, forms really neat sides.
It does.
And then we can finish the top and bottom by folding a miter.
Fold it square or miter, 45-degree angle.
Fold to the green, press, fold once more-- Ta-dah!
And then, just stitch around.
This is clever.
It's relatively quick to make, but, most of all,
quite enjoyable to use.
So, Mary's countdown calendar with hook and loop tape
and dots that can be just adhered
and you're ready to go.
Carrying shoes to the gym, school, and work
is an everyday event.
Why not make these clever bags
just for that purpose?
Chose new fabric or recycle a shirt.
Either way, this is a useful gift to make
and it offers lots of opportunities for personalization.
Mary's clever bags kind of look like "shoe pants."
Yes, they do.
They're clever, but yet very useful.
Mm-hmm.
The pattern is simple.
Right, it is 14" in length
and 6" at the top and 4 1/2" at the bottom
with a line that slants then to form.
And this is the fold, and you'll cut two legs.
We've added the pocket to this piece
and the pockets can be of any size.
Then you simply meet right sides together, and
our next sample shows that the side seams have been stitched.
That's right.
And you can then open this up and then it really does
kind of look like a little pair of pants.
We have one more seam to stitch to form the two pockets.
Which forms the inseam.
Mm-hmm.
And, here in our sample, we have that seam stitched,
and then we turn back the top edge.
You see I've serged the edge
and I've sewn a casing in that top edge.
So, you've turned it back 1".
Right.
And then, if you want to, you can have this be a casing
for a piece of ribbon, as we have in our sample.
So, we would thread that through all the way to the edge.
Now, Mary always opens the seam after she sews the casing.
It's kind of a little cheat, but, you know, it works.
And then to get the bottom of the shoe bag to stay closed,
that would be an important thing.
That's right.
And we're going to form
what would be like a crease in the pants
and we're going to bring this seam this way, and sew across.
Right in the center of that seam.
Just as we've done over here.
And then we turn this right side out
and we have a two-pocket shoe bag.
And you can also make one from dad's shirt and tie.
I would advise asking him first,
but we've used the short end of the tie here for our handle,
which is another important addition to the shoe bag.
And on the sample that we showed you earlier,
it's a handle made from your favorite way of making a strap.
Right.
And, it's about a 30-minute project.
Very quick, yes.
So, the two-pocket shoe bag:
perfect for travel, work and play.
Our next gift idea is a noodle lounge.
Use mesh fabric and grosgrain ribbon to create
a lounge style seat that fits over a swimming noodle.
Make one for yourself and another for a friend
and then share lazy summer afternoons
seated and relaxed in the water making more memories.
You just saw how that noodle lounge looks
when you're seated in it,
but here's how it looks when it's out of the water.
It's like a sling chair in many ways.
And the fabrics you've used, as you mentioned,
are mesh fabric and grosgrain ribbon and pretty simple sewing.
It is.
We'll cut out from fabric, first a 20" by 40" length of mesh.
Nylon mesh.
It's very sturdy and easy to work with.
And great for pools.
And then we need to press our 1" wide ribbon in half.
So, you can see it's been folded and pressed.
And then we'll begin sewing this
around three of the edges of our fabric.
One short edge and two of the long edges.
So, just topstitch that in place.
And then we need to make the casing for the lounger.
And what that will be, here at the top edge,
is turning this under 5" and then sewing.
It's important to make at least two rows of stitching
because we want this very secure, all of our seams.
So, that has been sewn twice, or would be sewn twice,
along the top.
A lot of the shaping then comes at the lower edge.
That's right.
So, we have this partially done.
We need to cut out two 18" lengths of ribbon,
and here, the pin indicates we make a seam here,
about 5" from the fold
and we bring each strap over to the edge.
And we're going to anchor that.
And you can see it on the noodle lounger here.
5" in the loop, and it's anchored to that area.
And then we add two strips of 1" ribbon
as a really nice, secure base for our noodle lounge.
And those are sewn on at the same time.
And it really-- then we anchor them over our strap ends,
we turn under the edges, and get this into position.
And you can see a close-up of me stitching
the mesh and the ribbons together.
Many times, if you haven't sewn with a fabric, you may think,
"Ugh. Is it difficult to sew with?"
No, not in the least. No.
And then, we have our final addition,
which is our storage pocket.
So, you can take this on vacation, Nancy,
in your suitcase. Okay!
You would add the pocket.
You can see our, you know, ponytail elastic--
it just is what I use--
and a button, and then we roll this up.
And what I'm trying to do is take this apart,
but it's too noisy.
So, here you can see the pocket is complete
and it really stores compact in this area.
And a great gift idea. Thank you.
In fact, Mary gave me this gift a while ago
and I've use it for many years.
Mine's at home, but it is a gift that has made memories.
So, a noodle lounger next for your next sewing project.
Add comfort to a child's car seat
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.
You just saw our cute little model wearing these
close to the neckline area
and when you open these up, they're plush on inside and out.
Hook and loop tape, ribbon, parallelogram shape.
And, Mary, you've chosen a microfiber plush.
I have,
for the softness and comfort.
And you'd cut two pieces that are 5" by 15".
And I've added the fusible type of fleece
to the back of the fabric.
So, here's the fusible
adhered to the wrong side of the fleece--
or the plush, I should say--
and you fold it in half and cut out four pieces.
That's right.
And this is our pattern piece.
Mm-hmm.
And you cut those out.
And, then, I lay them out, Nancy, on a table.
This, to me, is so helpful
because I want to make sure I get
the hook and loop tape in the correct places.
This is the hooks and these are loops.
So, make a butterfly.
That's right.
And then we are going to add some ribbon tabs.
And the ribbon tabs, after sewing on the hook and loop tape
are stitched right over the top of that
just on the edge of the fabric.
And then, each pair will have its own set of ribbons.
That way, since it's reversible,
you can change it off.
You know, it can be washable, but then the wear is...
Now we're just going to flip these over
so our pairs are all ready
and then we're going to turn this right side out
after stitching and leaving an opening in the seam.
So, small 1/4" seam using short seam allowances.
About a 2" opening, and you turn it over
and I'll let you turn it, Mary.
Okay. While I undo the--
I'll give you the hard part.
Oh, thank you, Nancy. You're welcome.
And you'll have to turn under that little 2" edge
and do some hand stitching
or just machine stitching, actually.
Topstitching will work just fine, too.
And Mary's getting that to work out just fine.
There you go.
A quick project, but, wow, a useful one.
And then, it wraps over the seat belt or the neck belt
and there is a terrific little gift to give at a baby shower,
a birth of a baby,
any, really, time of year.
So, nice job, Mary.
Thank you.
Turn a beach towel into two hooded bath towels
for babies or toddlers.
This practical, quick-to-sew gift wrap around little ones
works with ease.
It's sure to be a welcomed gift and a wonderful surprise.
You just saw the bath towel or beach towel
being demonstrated, worn,
but here it is flat and it's got a great shape.
It does.
And we build a hood into it with ease,
because we're going to add a little bit of an extra piece,
a wedge in the top.
Two pieces come from one bath towel.
Cut it in half horizontally
and this is the shape you're going to create.
Here's the other half of the towel
and you have a cut edge.
And, Mary, you have a pattern which will help shape the hood.
We're going to place this about 8" from the fold
and towels vary in width.
So, scoot that down a little bit.
There you go.
That way, we follow the curve and cut it.
And then, if you have a serger,
this is a great time to put it to use.
Terrycloth being kind of a messy fabric when you start to cut it.
Sure.
Here, this is a wider towel,
so it has a longer wrap.
And Mary serged the edges and it unfolds.
And we showed you that little wedge earlier.
A wedge is needed to make it shape around the hood.
And we get that fabric from what we cut away from the towel.
This is from another towel,
but you'd stitch it to one side.
Stitch it to the other side, so there is a wedge.
And a serger would work here fine.
We do some additional stitching to form that hood.
We're going to stitch
2" from the fold,
start a curve down to about 4 1/2"
and that will form that nice rounded hood shape.
And we have to trim that away,
but you can see how that's getting to be
a nice shape of the hood.
Then, that plush,
the microfiber plush that you saw earlier,
Mary, you might want to show on your finished sample,
but this is high contrast.
Cut about 1 1/2" width.
Stitch right sides together
and wrap it around to the other side
and stitch in the ditch.
Sewing and attaching it.
Now, if you have a little extra left on the underside...
Both: Easily trim it away.
This is not going to ravel.
So, on the inside, we have a raw edge
of the towel,
and with just a little shaping,
you have two gifts from one towel.
So, another idea that will make memories.
Celebrate friendship by making a purse
for your girlfriend or sister.
These bags are perfectly sized
for a day of shopping, lunch, or travel.
All the essentials, phone, keys, credit cards, cash, and tissues,
fit in the compact and lightweight bag.
You can use scraps of fabric, fat quarters
and, Mary, this is a great size. It is.
It holds phones
and then to close it,
if you don't want to have your phone escape,
we have, of course, a ponytail holder, my favorite.
Your signature technique.
And then, the handle on this bag is a glittery shoelace.
Very clever.
There's a base fabric, and you can see it's a long rectangle.
It's 7" by 16".
And we've marked the center of the bag,
and then we would also fuse interfacing,
stiff weight interfacing, to this piece.
And then the pocket that's on the outside of the bag
is 7" by 12", and then the lining for that is 7" by 14".
Like making the "December Countdown,"
you're going to sew the pieces together at this time,
the bottom and the top edges.
And we happen to have a sample just like that.
And that's going to be turned right side out.
You're doing a great job, Nancy. Oh, thank you.
And then, we have the middles marked.
You can see it's already finished.
Yeah, we have a nice edge.
Here, I have the middle.
And then we're going to line up our centers
and these now will be sewn down.
We're going to change fabrics a little bit,
but you'll see that we have pockets now edge-stitched
just along that straight edge.
And also in the center just to divide the two pockets.
Now we kind of create this
all together.
This is very cleverly put together.
First, let's start at the top of this bag
because here you have your button loop.
And the handle ends are also sewn onto the sides of the bag.
And so, we prepared this.
And we'll tuck those inside right now.
And then, we have lining pieces that are 7" by 9".
So the lining pieces are sewn to each end of the bag.
Here, I'm going to borrow this.
So, we're going to quickly sew this end
and we'll show you what happens.
It's the lining.
So, you meet the lining together
and fold it right sides together and sew the side seams.
Two long, straight seams, and our next sample shows
we've also stitched the corners.
So, the bag has a shaping to it.
So, you just center the seam
and then sew a triangle shape about 1" deep.
That's right, Mm-hmm.
Now, what takes the longest time, Mary,
is turning this right side out.
But first, I'm going to reach through the pockets so I'm not--
Oh, I did it again.
Last time I did this, I did the same thing.
Here we go.
Now, we're going to get it turned the right way.
It's a little bit of pushing. Yes.
And then, you'll see that the lining comes out here.
We're going to topstitch that together
and then tuck it inside the bag.
And we'll just tuck.
Tuck, tuck, tuck.
Yeah, we'll get there.
And, because of the size,
there's a little lip or a little binding
and you add a button, and Presto!
A little pressing and you have a great gift to give.
♪ ♪
Today on Sewing With Nancy
during the "Nancy's Corner" segment,
we're going to revisit fashion
through the great designs and costumes of Downton Abbey.
Today, I have with me Laura Fiser,
who's a curator at Paine Art Museum.
And, Laura, you have the opportunity of
having 36 of the great fashions and costumes here on display.
We're going to show the day wear.
Yes, it's a special treat to have the costumes
of Downton Abbey here at the Paine
and they are just beautiful
and really trace the evolution of fashion
from the Edwardian period of the 1910's
through the early Jazz Age of the 1920's.
Now, we're going to start with a garment that I think
kind of sets the stage
from Violet Crawley, the Dowager.
Yes.
We have her terrific two-piece silk
lilac day dress.
And it really sets the tone, and it shows how the
costume house that works with the designers of Downton Abbey.
It's called "Cosprop" in London,
how they use costume to set the tone of the character.
And we see Violet wearing a really high piece,
high Edwardian dress.
It's a day dress, if you can believe that,
even though it's so formal. Yes.
But it shows how she was staying true to the corset.
It has the small bustle in the back
and you see the S-curve of the design
and a fantastic little bolero jacket.
And she's worn it a lot on the four seasons that I've seen.
Yes, and throughout Season One,
you see her wearing it often.
And, interestingly, it's a completely remade design
based on 1910's examples.
So, the costume house of Cosprop
made the fabric based on an Edwardian pattern. Wow.
They made the dress based on the little pattern for that
silk bolero jacket, and
everything is authentic, hand crafted, and true to the period.
Oh, it's phenomenal.
And, then, her daughter-in-law, Cora
is wearing a beautiful cream, accented with black.
Yes, and that is a beautiful example of another silhouette
that was popular for day wear, in particular,
during the Edwardian period.
And it's called-- it has an underdress--
and then an overcoat called a "lampshade silhouette."
So, it's sort of introducing us to the A-line silhouette
that would become so popular, even today, and
it has incredible hand-worked black frogging embroidery.
That is incredible.
Then, her husband, the garment standing next to her, played--
Robert Crawley, has this linen suit.
Right, and that also dates from Season One.
He and Cora wore that ensemble
at the flower show at Downton Abbey
and it's a great linen day suit
and shows a carefree period.
We're looking at about 1912, 1913, into the 1914 period
and the outbreak of World War I.
So you don't see any signs
of the turmoil
of what would be the war years. Sure.
It's all carefree and light and breezy.
Now we're going to look at some
of the Crawley daughters' garments and we have a red coat
and it's military-style or war-like era
and that was worn by Mary Crawley.
Right, that's a fantastic example
of how suits became very popular during the war years.
So, this dates from the World War I period
and it's a two-piece dress with a very tailored look
that was inspired by men's military uniforms.
And it's all wool and then
with velvet trim, and it's a full ensemble.
You see the hat and the handbag
and handbags were starting
to be used by women during the war years, in particular,
because they had greater roles outside of the home.
Then, Edith Crawley, this was one of her garments
and this coat,
I can't believe the embroidery.
This is an antique.
It's vintage.
Yes, it is.
Nearly a hundred years old.
It dates from Season Three.
So, right at 1920. Sure.
Edith wears it into London for a meeting with Michael Gregson
and it shows the influence of the Arts and Crafts movement.
It's all original silk embroidery,
silk chenille embroidery
and shows a return to handcraftsmanship
during that period.
It was sort of anti-industrialization
and a return to kind of medieval or folk style embroidery.
Then, the last garment we're going to look at
for this segment is a statement made
by the mother-in-law.
Yes, Martha Levinson, played wonderfully by Shirley MacLaine
and she's the flamboyant American.
Very wealthy woman, and you can see all of that in
this fantastic fox-trimmed coat that she wears at her arrival
at Downton Abbey.
Well, how fascinating.
Well, we have more from "Dressing Downton,"
which we're going to have in our next program
of Sewing With Nancy,
focusing on evening wear.
Laura, thank you for being with us during this segment.
We'll look forward to your return.
If you'd like to rewatch this segment,
go to [NancyZieman.com].
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