Sew Quick, Quicker, Quickest: Time-Saving Techniques

Sue Hausmann

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Staystitching

20:38

Meet Sue Hausmann, your guide to the quick, quicker and quickest ways to solve some of sewing's most persistent problems. You know that staystitching to stabilize curved edges is important, but don't have much time? Sue provides three options, including one -- the quickest -- that requires no sewing at all!

Basting

16:22

Basting by hand helps you get professional results but can slow you down. Sue shows how to set your machine for basting that comes out easily, how to pin-baste instead of stitching, and the quickest technique -- basting that dissolves away!

Seams

24:34

Seams hold it all together, and you want them fast -- but you want them to look right. Sue shows you how to stitch seams without pinning at all, and how to seam and overcast or use your serger for fast, strong, never-fail seams.

Darts & Ease

15:42

Darts provide shape to garments so that they fit correctly. Sail through stitching darts that look great, with Sue's guidance. Watch as Sue speeds things up by marking stitching lines and serging darts. You'll even learn ways to use ease in lieu of a dart!

Facings

28:31

Sue brings out her grandma's apron to prove that she didn't come up with the quickest way to finish an edge, even if she does have a great tip for a cool look on vintage clothing. Learn how to add a cut-on facing to your pattern, replace facings with binding, and Sue's favorite fast "trim turn" finishing method.

Waistbands

28:46

Sue is back with three ways to stitch a speedy waistband, including expert elastic waists that look smooth and trim. Then watch as she creates a gathered-waist skirt using her smart casing hem-fold technique.

Zippers

24:57

Don't let zippers stop you from sewing in record time. Sue runs through three techniques: center-lapped option, an invisible zipper insertion, and quickest of all, using a piping foot for accurate, speedy and perfectly placed zips.

7 Lessons

2 hrs 40 mins

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Master a collection of sewing shortcuts alongside beloved instructor Sue Hausmann, and achieve the results you want in the time you have. You’ll discover a variety of methods for swiftly stabilizing curved edges and making basting a breeze. Next, bring your garments together quickly and beautifully as you stitch seams without pins, create fast, finished seams with a serger and more. Move on to shaping as you find out how to create accurate darts in a snap. Ready to finish your garment edges swiftly and beautifully? Learn how with Sue’s methods for applying facings and finishing edges. Then, make quick work of waistbands with three techniques you’ll use again and again. You’ll even discover how to zip through perfectly placed zipper insertions.

Sue Hausmann

Sue Hausmann is passionate about teaching sewing, which she's done professionally for more than 40 years. Sue is the author of 33 books and is the executive producer of public television series such as America Sews With Sue Hausmann and America Quilts Creatively. Sue's lifetime of contributions to the world of sewing has led to her being honored with the American Sewing Guild's Sewing Hall of Fame Award and a Master CSE Award from the Sewing Education Alliance.

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