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10 HD Video Lessons
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Instructor
Vanessa Christenson
Vanessa is the author of Make It Sew Modern and has been featured on Moda Bakeshop. She lives in Cedar Rapids, Iowa where she designs and teaches. View profile »
Sewing Texture
with Vanessa Christenson
Whether you're making something new, or livening up something you love, ruffles, pleats, gathers and shirring are easy ways to add style and depth.
A Note from Vanessa Christenson, Instructor of Sewing Texture.
Texture lets you achieve a whole new level of style, depth and flair. Use texture in garments, accessories, quilts, home decor - almost anything is better with texture. I will teach you techniques for creating texture that can be applied to any project you quilt or sew. Then, we'll make projects that showcase each technique. Great design is all in the details. And I've got all the details right here in Sewing Texture.
What You Will Learn in Sewing Texture
- How to twist for embellishments
- How to faux pleat for color changes
- How to ruffle for depth
- How to gather for highlights
- Bonus: shirring
Projects You Will Make in Sewing Texture
- A flower-embellished pillow with twisted rosettes
- A baby duvet cover with faux pleats
- A pinwheel block made lovely with ruffles
- A bag with gathered stripe, interior pocket and handles
- A shirred scarf using elastic thread and jersey fabric
What You'll Need:
- 1 Kona Cotton Solids Roll Up
- 1 Jelly Roll
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Lesson Plan
| 1 | Introduction | 5:22 |
| 2 | Twisting Technique | 20:52 |
| 3 | Flower Pillow | 35:30 |
| 4 | Faux Pleats Technique | 18:33 |
| 5 | Pleated Baby Blanket | 14:59 |
| 6 | Ruffle Technique | 25:24 |
| 7 | Ruffle Quilt Blocks | 39:11 |
| 8 | Gathering Technique | 11:31 |
| 9 | Gathered Detail Bag | 38:23 |
| 10 | Bonus: Shirring | 15:53 |
Skills you should have:
- Cut out and sew a simple sewing pattern
- Finish plain seams
- Topstitch, edgestitch, and machine baste
- Sew simple garments
Recent 5 star reviews of this class
Average Review:
GREAT CLASS!!!
I am not an experienced seamstress nor a newbie and I found this class VERY informative! I love Vanessa's laid back approach to teaching. I learned a lot of new things through this class, so THANK YOU VANESSA!!!!
As for all the RUDE reviews, if you don't want a step-by-step lesson, pay attention to what you are buying before you buy it! This was to teach the TECHNIQUES of the different textures and Vanessa's approach to them, and I believe she did a FANTASTIC job in doing so! If you ...
GREAT CLASS!!!
I am not an experienced seamstress nor a newbie and I found this class VERY informative! I love Vanessa's laid back approach to teaching. I learned a lot of new things through this class, so THANK YOU VANESSA!!!!
As for all the RUDE reviews, if you don't want a step-by-step lesson, pay attention to what you are buying before you buy it! This was to teach the TECHNIQUES of the different textures and Vanessa's approach to them, and I believe she did a FANTASTIC job in doing so! If you ...
Great Course
This is a great course for beginning sewers to learn new techniques and textures that can be applied to many sewing projects. Of course the instructor was nervous in her presentation, but her great instructions made up for it. I found everything easy to follow and was thankful for her explanations.
Great class
Enjoyed learning lots of new techniques. Vanessa has a very engaging style of teaching, The units flew by they were so much funl
Basic but Bombtastic!
I really enjoyed this class. Okay, so her words were not so eloquent, at least she was brave enough to give a go, and I thank her for it! I've been sewing since a little girl, but now to have my niece so interested in this ART is amazing! This class was really a gift for her, and she enjoys it very much. All in all, this course gets an A+ from us!!
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