♪ APPLIQUE ARTISTRY.

JUST HOW MANY WAYS ARE THERE TO DO APPLIQUE?

WE CAN DO BASTED RAW EDGES, FREEZER PAPER, THE NEEDLE-AHEAD METHOD, PENCIL GUIDELINES, SPRAY STARCH.

WHY, IT'S JUST ENDLESS, ISN'T IT?

BUT CERTAINLY NANCY PEARSON FROM MORTON GROVE, ILLINOIS, HAS FOUND SOME OF THE SECRETS.

THIS BEAUTIFUL WALL PIECE IS CALLED "FAN AND FLORA," AND I THINK SOME OF HER TRADEMARKS ARE EXTRA EMBROIDERY WORK OUTSIDE THE APPLIQUE, FLOATING THOSE LEAVES OUTSIDE INTO THE BORDER, AND THE TINY STITCHES THAT SHE HAS CREATED HERE IN THE CLAMSHELL.

WHY, THIS PIECE IS JUST AS SWEET AS NANCY IS HERSELF.

NANCY DOES DESIGNS FOR THE MORE ADVANCED STUDENT, AND WHAT A BREATHTAKING PIECE.

AND NOW OUR SHOW FOR TODAY.

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HAVE YOU HEARD OF A QUILT CHALLENGE?

IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A GROUP TO WORK WITH THE SAME FABRICS.

IN THE CASE OF THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA QUILT GUILD, WE HAD 5 FABRICS THAT WERE CHOSEN TO MAKE EITHER A WALL HANGING OR A GARMENT.

NOW, THE RULES WERE THAT YOU COULD ADD 3 NEW PIECES, 3 NEW COLORS.

THEY HAD TO BE IN HALF-YARD AMOUNTS.

WHEN WE GOT THE RESULTS OF OUR QUILT CHALLENGE, WE DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS HALF-AND-HALF APPLIQUE AND PIECEWORK, SO WE'RE GONNA SHARE THE RESULTS WITH YOU TODAY ON OUR "APPLIQUE ARTISTRY" SHOW.

YOU'RE GONNA SEE RIBBONS ON ALL OF OUR PIECES.

WE THINK THEY'RE ALL WINNERS, AND IT'S BEEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO SEE A LOT OF GROWTH IN OUR MEMBERS OF OUR GUILD.

LINDA CANTRELL IS OUR FIRST STAR.

WE HAVE ENTITLED HER PIECE "THE 1914 PLAYBOY CENTERFOLD" AWARD.

NOTICE THAT LINDA HAS ENHANCED THE SKIRT OF THE RECLINING FIGURE WITH A STEM STITCH AND EMBROIDERY WORK.

SHE'S ADDED A LITTLE BIT OF LACE HERE AND THERE, AND SHE EVEN HAS SOME PLUM PRETTY NAIL POLISH.

THAT'S PROBABLY REAL NAIL POLISH SHE'S PUT HERE AND ALSO UP ON HER LIPS.

THE WHOLE WALL PIECE HAS A VERY PLEASING LOOK TO IT AND WONDERFULLY DONE BY LINDA CANTRELL.

OUR SECOND PIECE IS DONE BY ANNE KENIPE.

SHE CALLS IT "IMAGINATION: THE HIGHEST FLYING KITE OF ALL."

BUT OF COURSE WE'VE GIVEN IT THE "FREQUENT FLYER" AWARD.

ANNE HAS PIECED TOGETHER SEGMENTS TO FORM THE KITE, AND THEN SHE'S SIMPLY PLACED IT IN THE RIGHT POSITION ON HER TWO-TONE BACKGROUND.

SHE'S APPLIQUED IT IN PLACE, AND SHE'S ALSO ADDED EMBROIDERY WORK FOR ACCENTS.

NOTICE THAT THE KITE TAIL COMES ALL THE WAY DOWN AND ENDS IN A BOUQUET OF RIBBONS.

IF YOU LOOK REALLY HARD, YOU CAN SEE MORE QUILTING LINES IN THE BACKGROUND, AND OF COURSE, WHAT ELSE?

MORE KITES.

JEANNETTE LEDBETTER IS KNOWN FOR HER CRAZY PATCH, SO TO COMPLETE HER 5 FABRICS, SHE WENT AHEAD AND DID TWO BLOCKS IN HER CRAZY PATCH MOTIF.

IT'S ALSO HIGHLIGHTED WITH SOME BEAUTIFUL EMBROIDERY WORK, AND I THINK THIS WOULD BE A PLEASING PIECE FOR NOT ONLY THE WALL, BUT FOR A TABLE, ALSO.

ELLEN DELAHANTY ENTITLES HER PIECE "CANADA GEESE."

AND WE, OF COURSE, HAVE NAMED IT THE "BEST USE OF A LIVE SUBJECT" AWARD.

WHAT STANDS OUT IN ELLEN'S PIECE IS THE FACT THAT SHE HAS EXTENDED THE USE OF HER FABRIC BY REVERSING IT.

THIS IS THE REVERSE SIDE OF THIS FABRIC.

OVER HERE SHE'S REVERSED OUR LARGER PRINT.

AND THEN TO ALSO ACCENT THE FEATHERS ON THE BIRD, SHE'S ADDED EMBROIDERY WORK.

DOUBLE FABRIC GIVES IT A LOT OF RELIEF LOOK IN THE FEATHERS.

AND THIS SAME WONDERFUL CURVE IS ALSO ACCENTED IN A VERY STYLISH WAY ALL THE WAY AROUND THE BORDER IN MORE APPLIQUE.

OUR ORIENTAL CORNER FEATURES MYOMI, OUR FAVORITE PATTERN, THIS TIME CAPTURED BY DONNA EDWARDS.

DONNA CALLED HER PIECE "YIN AND YANG," BUT WE HAVE GIVEN IT THE "SPLIT PERSONALITY" AWARD.

IT'S SO WELL DONE, A VERY NEAT PIECE.

THE SCALE OF HER BORDERS ARE SO WELL DONE, AND WE ESPECIALLY LIKE THE LIGHT BACKGROUND GREEN THAT HIGHLIGHTS HER LITTLE WALL HANGING.

MAUDE MILLER HAS DONE A WONDERFUL DRAGON SPITTING ALL SORTS OF DOUBLE-LAYERED APPLIQUE.

IT IS BASED ON A LIGHT BEIGE BACKGROUND THAT IS ENHANCED WITH MORE ORIENTAL DESIGNS, AND THEN REACHES OUT TO THE OUTSIDE WITH A REVERSE APPLIQUE IN THE WONDERFUL SCROLL WORK THAT GOES ALL THE WAY AROUND THE OUTSIDE.

NOTICE THAT EVEN HER DRAGON IS DOUBLE-SIDED, TWO SIDES ALL THE WAY LINED, ALL THE WAY AROUND HER FIGURE.

SUCH A LOT OF WORK FOR MAUDE AND AN EXCEPTIONALLY NICE PIECE.

WE HAVE GIVEN IT THE "MOST EXOTIC" AWARD.

AUDREY LEAVENWORTH HAS CREATED A COURTESAN FIXING HER HAIR, WHICH WAS INSPIRED BY A JAPANESE SCROLL.

WE HAVE GIVEN IT OUR "MADAME BUTTERFLY" AWARD.

A WONDERFUL KIMONO THAT JUST FLOWS ALL THE WAY DOWN.

DIMENSION IS ADDED WITH THE ACCENTS OF THE OPENING ARM, AND THE OBI AROUND THE CENTER IS ALSO STUFFED.

THE BACKGROUND IS HIGHLIGHTED WITH MORE OF THE GRANDMOTHER'S FANS ALL THE WAY AROUND THE OUTSIDE, AND ALL ENHANCED BY RAW SILK AROUND THE WHOLE WALL PIECE.

BETSY FREEMAN HAS MADE OUR GARMENT IN THIS SECTION, AND WE HAVE ENTITLED IT THE "MOST ECLECTIC" AWARD.

IT IS ASYMMETRICAL AND FEATURES TWO DIFFERENT LAPELS ON THE FRONT SIDE, ALONG WITH TWO DIFFERENT SLEEVE LENGTHS.

ON THE BACK SIDE, BETSY HAS CHOSEN TO HAVE A MORE RELAXED AND A FLOWING LOOK.

SHE HAS FOUND HER QUILTING LINES FROM THE LINING OF HER JACKET.

THE "MOST ECLECTIC" AWARD BY BETSY FREEMAN.

JOAN PIERRO HAS CREATED A PIECE CALLED "BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE."

WE GIVE IT THE "COMBO" AWARD BECAUSE IT'S AN EQUAL COMBINATION OF PIECEWORK BEHIND A FLOATING BUTTERFLY THAT IS ALL HAND-APPLIQUED.

WHY, THE BACKGROUND IS ALMOST LIKE A SAMPLER IN SEMINOLE.

BARBARA SWEENEY HAS BEEN GIVEN THE "12:00 JUMP" AWARD.

CINDERELLA IS DASHING HOME.

WHY, SHE WAS DANCING MERRILY ON THIS WONDERFUL PERSPECTIVE BLACK-AND-WHITE FLOOR.

SHE HAS ACCENTED HER PIECE WITH A LITTLE STUFFED TRAPUNTO IN THE FLOWER VASE AND ALSO THE CINDERELLA BOOTIE.

JODIE STUCHBERRY HAS EARNED THE "TRUMP" AWARD FOR SURE.

THE QUEEN OF SPADES HAS NEVER LOOKED BETTER.

PLEASE COME IN CLOSE AND GET A GOOD LOOK AT THE WAY SHE HAS TREATED HER FLORAL PRINT, THE WAY SHE HAS APPLIQUED THE SPADES DOWN THE FRONT OF THE QUEEN, AND EVEN USED THE MOST UNWANTED FABRIC.

THAT LITTLE PRINT ALL OF A SUDDEN BECOMES ALIVE AND IS VERY IMPORTANT.

NOW TO COMPLETE OUR APPLIQUE SECTION, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO A REAL APPLIQUE EXPERT.

YOU REMEMBER HELEN KELLY, A PAST FRIEND OF OURS.

WELCOME, HELEN.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY.

THANK YOU, GEORGIA.

SHE HAS SHARED HER APPLIQUE WITH US, AND NOW WE SEE IT PUT TO USE IN A BEAUTIFUL QUILT YOU CALL "THE UNICORN."

WITH SO MUCH SYMBOLISM.

SHARE THAT WITH US, HELEN, HOW YOU MADE IT.

WELL, IT IS A QUILTED INTERPRETATION OF A 17th-CENTURY FRENCH TAPESTRY.

THE UNICORN ITSELF IS A VERY SPECIFIC UNICORN.

HE'S FROM A TAPESTRY IN THE CLUNY MUSEUM IN PARIS.

AND THE GIRL IS MY DAUGHTER, MY YOUNGEST CHILD, WITH LITTLE JAMES.

THIS IS THE CROSS OF ST. JAMES ON THE BANNER.

THE BACK IS ALL PIECED.

I MADE AN ENTIRE PIECED BACKGROUND BEFORE I EVER BEGAN MY APPLIQUE.

AND THEY LOOK LIKE TRADITIONAL FLOWERS, BUT THEY'RE NOT BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL BASED ON TRIANGLES INSTEAD OF DIAMONDS.

THE HALF-INCH WAS REALLY TOO SMALL TO WORK WITH DIAMONDS.

AND SO THE FIGURES YOU MADE WERE DEVELOPED AFTER YOU STUDIED THE ACTUAL STORY.

TELL US ABOUT THE FIGURES, YES.

WELL, THE ROOSTER REPRESENTS, FOR INSTANCE, REPENTANCE.

AND THE BEE REPRESENTS INDUSTRY.

YOU ALL KNOW THAT.

THE STORK REPRESENTS SELF-SACRIFICE.

DOWN HERE WITH THE FLOWERS IT'S SINGLE-THREAD EMBROIDERY, AND ALL OF THE FLOWERS HAVE SIGNIFICANCE-- IT'S SUCH FINE WORK AND DELICATE.

THANK YOU.

THE FERN REPRESENTS HONESTY.

THAT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITES OVER THERE.

IT'S LOVELY, HELEN.

CONGRATULATIONS.

WHEN WE LAST LEFT YOU, HELEN, YOU WERE DOING RIBBON WORK.

NOW YOU HAVE A BOOK.

TELL US HOW IT'S ALL DEVELOPED.

IT'S BEEN A LOT OF FUN.

IT'S TAKEN ME 10 YEARS JUST TO ACCUMULATE THE MATERIAL, BUT I MET INDIANS, AND I WENT TO POWWOWS AND I'VE TALKED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AND I'VE EXPERIMENTED WITH THE TECHNIQUES, AND I'VE HAD A GOOD TIME.

THERE ARE TWO KINDS.

THERE'S A FLORAL, LIKE THE DESIGNS ON THE FRONT OF THE BOOK, WHICH WE THINK OF AS COMING FROM THE WOODLANDS.

AND THERE'S THE GEOMETRIC THAT WE THINK OF AS COMING FROM THE PRAIRIES.

I'VE PUT THEM ON QUILTS.

I'VE USED CALICOS AND COTTONS AND TAFFETAS, USED ALL KINDS OF MATERIALS, AND IT'S BEEN EXCITING.

IT REALLY IS.

NOW, WHEN I LOOK AT THEM, I THINK TRIANGLES AND 45-DEGREE ANGLES AND THAT SORT OF THING, BUT IT DEVELOPS NOT WITH TEMPLATES, BUT SIMPLY TURNING BACK.

YOU JUST SLASH AND YOU TUCK, BUT THERE ARE LITTLE TRICKS, AND THAT'S BEEN THE FUN OF IT.

WELL, WHAT'S NEXT FOR YOU?

ARE YOU THINKING AHEAD?

OH, WHAT'S NEXT?

I HAVE SO MANY THINGS IN MY HEAD.

I HAVE RESEARCH PROJECTS I WANT TO GET INTO.

I HAVE QUILTS I WANT TO MAKE.

OH, WE ALL DO.

WELL, IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN, AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING.

CONTINUED GOOD LUCK, HELEN.

THANK YOU, GEORGIA.

NOW TO CONTINUE OUR QUILT CHALLENGE WITH THE "PIECED WONDERS."

OUR FIRST PIECE IS BY MARY BERRY.

SHE HAS ENTITLED IT "POINT OF NO RETURN."

WE HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE IT "GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION" AWARD.

A WONDERFUL BALANCE OF PIECEWORK IN A POSITIVE-NEGATIVE APPROACH IN THIS WALL HANGING.

GLORIA PETERSON RECEIVES THE "FROU FROU" AWARD.

SHE HAS COMBINED GRANDMOTHER'S FAN TWICE AND JACOB'S LADDER TWICE.

EXTRA-ADDED ACCENTS ON THE TOP WITH SMALL GRANDMOTHER'S FANS, AND ON THE BOTTOM WITH BASKETS FULL OF LITTLE RIBBON AND LACE ACCENTS.

JAN ZIMMERMAN'S PIECE COULD BE ENTITLED "TWINKLING STARS," BUT WE HAVE GIVEN IT THE "CARL SAGAN" AWARD FOR BILLIONS AND BILLIONS OF STARS.

MORE ACCENTS WITH THE WONDERFUL CHECKERBOARD SQUARES.

THE ARTISTIC TAILOR AWARD GOES TO GRACE GLOVER OF ASHEVILLE.

SHE HAS TAKEN THE FLORAL PRINT, CUT OUT THE FLOWERS, AND SATIN-STITCHED THEM ON THE FRONT OF THE JACKET.

ON THE BACK SIDE, SHE HAS CHOSEN TO USE STRING PIECING THAT CONTOURS THE BOTTOM OF THE JACKET.

THE YOKE IS FORMED BY THOSE PRAIRIE POINTS THAT HAVE BEEN LINED.

JAN TYLER FROM TRYON HAS DONE A "BASKET OF STARS IN A MIDNIGHT SKY."

WE COULD GIVE HER THE "BASKET CASE" AWARD, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE WAY SHE HAS QUILTED AROUND EACH OF THOSE STAR POINTS.

PEGGY JENUNG'S PIECE IS CALLED "MIDNIGHT BLOOMS," BUT WE HAVE GIVEN IT THE "BEST USE OF UNWANTED FABRIC."

EVERYONE HAD A HARD TIME WORKING WITH THIS LITTLE GEOMETRIC PRINT.

PEGGY HAS CHOSEN TO MAKE A LEDGE THAT ACCENTS HER STARS AND THEN ALSO TWIRLS IN THE CENTER WHERE HER FLOWERS JOIN.

SHIRLEY CLENNAN GETS THE AWARD FOR THE BEST INTERPRETIVE USE OF VERY TRADITIONAL BLOCKS.

54-40 AND FIGHT AND STORM AT SEA COME TOGETHER IN A VERY CIRCULAR QUILTING DESIGN.

JOAN HENSLEY HAS CAPTURED THE WONDERFUL LOOK OF CURVED TWO-PATCH FROM JOYCE SCHLOTZHAUER.

AND WE CALL THIS THE "ALL TIED UP" AWARD BECAUSE OF THE MOIRE FABRIC GOING ALL THE WAY AROUND IN BETWEEN THOSE HEARTS.

A FURTHER STUDY OF THE CURVED TWO-PATCH IS DONE BY MARY RUTH BRANYON.

IT'S CALLED THE "LAST ROSE OF SUMMER," BUT WE GIVE IT THE "SWEETEST" AWARD ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF THIS FEATHER QUILTING DESIGN ON EITHER SIDE OF HER CELTIC THAT COMES ALL THE WAY AROUND AND FORMS A BOW RIGHT IN THE CENTER.

WOW!

THIS IS THE "SINGAPORE STARS" BY PENNY WERTMAN.

WE GIVE IT THE AWARD FOR THE "MOST INTERPRETIVE SAMPLER."

WHEN YOU TAKE A MINUTE AND LOOK AT THE WONDERFUL STARS THAT DANCE AROUND THE LONE STAR ITSELF.

AMI SIMMS, AUTHOR OF "INVISIBLE APPLIQUE" AND "HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR QUILTING STITCH," IS ANOTHER QUILTER WE CAUGHT UP WITH IN OUR TRAVELS.

I KNOW YOU'LL ENJOY SEEING HER COMBINATION OF APPLIQUE AND HER PIECEWORK.

THE STUNNING COLORS OF AMISH AGLOW BEHIND US, AND THANK GOODNESS THAT AMI SIMMS HAS COMPLETED THIS BEAUTIFUL QUILT.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN QUILTING, AMI, AND WHEN DID YOU GET STARTED?

I'VE BEEN QUILTING FOR ABOUT 10 OR 11 YEARS, AND I GOT STARTED BY DOING A RESEARCH PROJECT WITH THE OLD ORDER AMISH IN NORTHERN INDIANA.

I WAS FIRST INTRODUCED TO QUILTING AT ONE OF THE VERY FIRST CONTACTS WITH THE AMISH FAMILY.

I WAS INVITED INTO THE HOME, AND THERE WAS A QUILTING FRAME UP.

THERE WAS THE QUILT, THEY HANDED ME A THREAD AND NEEDLE, ASKED IF I WANTED TO DO IT.

I SAID YES, AND I GOT HOOKED.

TELL US ABOUT THIS QUILT.

IT'S A BASKET QUILT.

THIS IS A REPRODUCTION OF AN ANTIQUE AMISH QUILT IN ONE OF THE QUILTING BOOKS.

AND IT WAS JUST SHEER FUN TO DO FOR THE JOY OF MAKING THE STITCH.

YOU DIDN'T MIND WORKING ON THE BLACK FABRIC?

IT WASN'T HARD TO QUILT?

NO.

I ENJOYED IT.

I QUILT AT NIGHT AFTER MY FAMILY HAS GONE TO BED, IN THE WEE HOURS, AND AS LONG AS YOU HAVE A GOOD LIGHT YOU CAN GET THE FINE STITCHING.

ANY SECRETS ON MARKING THE QUILTING STENCIL ON?

MARK WITH SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN SEE AND THAT COMES OUT WHEN YOU'RE DONE.

MMM.

CHALK, OR WHAT WOULD YOU USE ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS?

I'VE USED CHALK PENCILS WITH A LOT OF SUCCESS.

I STAY AWAY FROM SOME OF THE ONES THAT HAVE WAX MIXED IN BECAUSE THEY DON'T COME OUT AS EASILY AS SOME OF THE OTHERS.

I WANT TO TELL YOU, YOU'VE GOT MIGHTY TINY STITCHES.

YOU MUST HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD SECRETS.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

DO YOU STICK WITH THE FEATHER DESIGN A LOT?

IT'S A TRADITIONAL AMISH DESIGN, AND I ENJOY MAKING THEM.

I WAS REALLY TERRIFIED TO TRY A FEATHER WHEN I FIRST STARTED OUT.

I WAS AFRAID OF ALL THE STARTING AND THE STOPPING AND THE STARTING AND STOPPING.

AND AFTER I GOT THE HANG OF IT, IT'S REALLY KIND OF FUN.

YOU MAKE IT SEEM SO SIMPLE.

OH, IT'S SOMETHING I LOVE.

WELL, THAT'S GREAT.

AND LOOK AT THIS.

THIS IS JUST AGLOW WITH COLOR.

OH, MY!

WHAT WOULD YOU CALL THIS?

THIS ONE IS CALLED "ALMOST AMISH," AND IT'S TITLED THAT FOR TWO REASONS.

FIRST OF ALL, IT'S MACHINE-QUILTED, AS YOU SAY.

AND THEN THE BACK OF IT IS NOT WHAT YOU WOULD BACK A QUILT WITH IF YOU WERE A TRADITIONAL AMISH PERSON.

CAN WEYES.W THAT?

OH, YES.

OH, MY GOODNESS!

OH, NO WONDER.

I SEE WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

THIS HAS JUST TURNED JUNGLE, A LITTLE BIT OF THE JUNGLE.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING IN THERE.

OH, THAT'S GREAT, THOUGH.

AND I LIKE THE WAY THE MACHINE-STITCHING AND QUILTING HANDLES ON THAT.

I HAD NEVER TRIED IT BEFORE, AND THIS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PIECES I TRIED, AND IUH-HUH.BALL.

AND THEN--OH, MY!

LOOK AT THIS.

YOU'VE GONE FROM BLACK TO WHITE.

AND I UNDERSTAND WE'RE GONNA SEE THIS ON THE COVER OF A BOOK.

I'M VERY EXCITED.

OH, YOU MUST FEEL VERY PROUD.

IT IS JUST BEAUTIFUL!

AND NOW, IS THIS YOUR PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH STUDY, OR WHAT IS THIS?

OH, I WENT TO A LITTLE SHOP IN PENNSYLVANIA, AND I BOUGHT A POSTCARD OF A WHIG ROSE QUILT.

AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF SOME DAY I WOULD TURN THAT INTO A QUILT, NEVER REALLY BELIEVING THAT I ACTUALLY WOULD.

AND SEVERAL YEARS LATER, FOUND THE CARD AND WENT WITH THAT DESIGN, DRAFTED IT TO THE SIZE I'D LIKE, AND THEN I ADDED THE BORDER THAT WOULD BE MY OWN ORIGINAL DESIGN.

IT IS SO CLEAN-LOOKING.

IT JUST SPARKLES.

IT TRULY DOES.

AND THE APPLIQUE-- TELL US HOW YOU DO THAT.

AND, OH, ALSO, ALONG WITH IT, NOT ONLY THE APPLIQUE, BUT WHAT IS THIS SPECIAL THIMBLE THAT YOU HAVE?

I MEAN, WHO HAS THEIR OWN NAME ON THEIR THIMBLE?

THIS IS THE PRODUCT OF YEARS OF FRUSTRATION, NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND A THIMBLE THAT I CONSIDERED A GOOD ONE, THAT HAD DEEP DIMPLES.

SO I INVESTED SOME TUITION MONEY, AND I TOOK A CLASS AT OUR LOCAL ART INSTITUTE.

AND I WAS THERE WITH ALL THE JEWELRY MAKERS, THE NECKLACE MAKERS, THE BRACELET MAKERS, THE EARRING MAKERS, AND I ANNOUNCED THAT I WOULD NOT LEARN HOW TO DO ANY OF THOSE THINGS.

I WANTED TO MAKE THIMBLES.

AND YOU MM-HMM.L THESE?

MY GOODNESS.

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS TAKEN CARE OF FOR ALL OF YOUR FAMILY.

NOT ON YOUR LIFE.

NO, NO.

YOU DON'T GIVE THEM AWAY?

MY GOODNESS.

AND YOU'VE MENTIONED THAT YOU THINK ONE OF THE SECRETS IS TO HAVE THAT REALLY FIRM DIMPLE AT THE END OF EACH ONE.

THE DEEPER THE DIMPLE, THE BETTER ABLE YOU ARE TO GRAB THE EYE OF THE NEEDLE AND TO MANIPULATE IT IN THE POSITIONS NEEDED TO ROCK IT, THOUGH.

RIGHT.

THAT'S WONDERFUL.

WHAT SIZE DO YOU WEAR?

SIZE MEANS NOTHING IN TERMS OF NUMBERS.

EACH MANUFACTURER HAS THEIR OWN NUMBERING SYSTEM, WHICH I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT.

I LIKE THIS REAL PLAIN ONE.

I THINK THAT ONE'S PRETTY.

I HAD TAKEN SOME PLASTIC THIMBLES THAT I FELT HAD GOOD INDENTATIONS AND DIMPLES, AND THEN I THOUGHT, "WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU BUZZED OFF ALL THE DIMPLES ON THE OUTSIDE?"

WELL, THEY'RE MARVELOUS.

WELL, NOW SHARE WITH US SOME OF THE WAYS YOU GET--I REALLY-- YOUR APPLIQUE STITCH.

I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING SO FINE.

WHAT IS-- I WANT YOUR SECRETS.

WELL, I CALL IT INVISIBLE APPLIQUE, BUT IT'S REALLY NOTHING MORE THAN A LADDER STITCH WITH THE NEEDLE GOING IN AND OUT OF EACH FABRIC SEPARATELY, FIRST IN THE PIECE TO BE APPLIQUED, THEN ON THE BACKGROUND, THEN AGAIN INTO-- DOCORRECT.P.

RIGHT ON THE SEWING LINE WITH THE NEEDLE PARALLEL TO THE FOLDED EDGE OF THE FABRIC.

AND THEN, AFTER SEVERAL STITCHES ARE TAKEN-- WHOOPS.

THERE'S A KNOT.

AFTER SEVERAL STITCHES ARE TAKEN, YOU PULL THE THREAD AND IT DISAPPEARS.

I SOMETIMES STROKE IT WITH MY THUMB TO RELAX ANY EXCESS TENSION.

AMI KEPT SEEING THIS FANCY CASTLE ON POSTERS, IN MAGAZINES, AND IN BOOKS.

FINALLY, HER HUSBAND'S SOCIAL STUDIES TEXTBOOK CAME OUT, AND THERE IT WAS ON THE COVER, SO THE QUILT JUST HAD TO BE MADE.

YOU'VE PROBABLY BEEN WONDERING WHERE IS MY QUILT CHALLENGE.

UNFINISHED, THAT'S WHERE.

I'M GOING TO MACHINE-QUILT IT, BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THE TECHNIQUE OF WORKING ON THE BRICK WALK.

THIS PATTERN HAS ALWAYS INTRIGUED ME, AND I JUST COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO PUT IT TOGETHER.

WHILE WE WERE IN ALASKA, PAM MITFORD HAS SHARED THAT TECHNIQUE WITH US.

I HAVE PLACED ROW HOUSES ON EITHER END OF THE BRICK WALKS, OF COURSE.

IF YOU'LL FOLLOW ALONG, I THINK YOU'LL UNDERSTAND HOW THE BRICKS FIT TOGETHER-- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, AND YOU SIMPLY MAKE PANELS.

STARTING AT ONE END, YOU SEW ONE TO TWO, AND THE SECRET IS THAT YOU DO NOT SEW UP TO THE END.

LEAVE AT LEAST A HALF AN INCH FREE OF STITCHING.

THEN 3 TO THAT SEGMENT, ALL THE WAY DOWN AND STOP.

4, ALL THE WAY DOWN AND STOP, AND 5, ALL THE WAY DOWN AND STOP.

CONTINUE ON THESE BANDS.

THE IDEA IS THAT THEY ARE THEN GOING TO FIT TOGETHER TO FORM THE BRICK WALK.

HERE IT IS IN CLOTH, AND YOU GET THE SAME IDEA.

HERE'S WHERE WE STARTED SEWING, AND YOU CAN SEE IT'S UNSTITCHED AT EACH END.

NOW YOU'RE GOING TO LINE THESE UP.

AND NOW LET'S SEE WHICH WAY THESE GO TOGETHER.

THERE WE GO, SO THAT THE LAVENDER IS BALANCED AND IT'S EVEN ALL THE WAY ACROSS BUT YOU START SEWING AT THE OPPOSITE END.

LET'S STITCH ONE TOGETHER, AND I THINK YOU'LL GET A BETTER IDEA.

WHAT I DO IS TO PLACE THE TWO RIGHT SIDES TOGETHER JUST LIKE THIS, PIN THEM IN PLACE, AND START OUR STITCHING.

AND ONCE I STITCH ALL THE WAY UP TO THE END... THAT ALLOWS ME TO THEN COME-- I'LL MOVE THIS ASIDE, AND YOU CAN SEE I'VE STITCHED ALL THE WAY UP TO THIS END RIGHT HERE.

THAT ALLOWS ME TO STITCH ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE.

AND THEN COME AND STITCH ALL THE WAY HERE AND ALL THE WAY HERE, SO IT'S JUST ONE SIDE TO THE NEXT, ONE SIDE TO THE NEXT.

I LEFT THIS SIDE OPEN BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE THAT 90-DEGREE ROOFTOP OF THE HOUSE IS GONNA BE SEWN RIGHT IN PLACE.

I THINK YOU'LL ENJOY MAKING BRICK WALK, AND TRY A WHOLE ARRAY OF FABRICS.

YOU'VE PROBABLY MISSED ONE OF OUR FAVORITE APPLIQUE FIGURES ON THIS SHOW.

WHY, IT'S SUNBONNET SUE, AND IN LESLY-CLAIRE GREENBERG'S ARRANGEMENT OF SUNBONNET SUE, YOU MIGHT EVEN SEE YOURSELF GOING TO THE NEXT QUILT SHOW.

TAKE A GANDER.

WE ARE HERE WITH LESLY-CLAIRE GREENBERG OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA.

WE'VE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THIS QUILT.

THERE'S A STORY IN EVERY PICTURE.

TELL US ABOUT IT.

IT STARTED BECAUSE OF A LECTURE THAT WE HEARD WITH BARBARA BRACKMAN ABOUT SUNBONNET SUE QUILTS, AND THEY HAVE DONE ONE THAT I THINK IS VERY POPULAR, "THE SUN SETS ON SUNBONNET SUE."

AND SHE CHALLENGED US TO MAKE OUR OWN SUNBONNET SUE QUILT.

AND THIS IS SUNBONNET SUE OR SYMPOSIUM SUES.

IT'S A LOOK AT US--SPEAKERS, CONVENTIONEES-- AT THE DIFFERENT SYMPOSIUMS AND ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HAPPEN AND WHAT WE DO.

ALL THE BLOCKS WERE DONE BY DIFFERENT GIRLS, AND A LOT OF THEM ARE PROFESSIONAL QUILTERS THAT TRAVEL AND LECTURE THEMSELVES.

WELL, THERE'S JUST A LITTLE BIT OF EACH OF US IN THESE.

NOW, I SEE THEM GOING DOWN THE FIRE ESCAPE.

THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A FIRE DRILL OR-- YES.

AT QUITE A FEW CONVENTIONS, THE BELLS HAVE GONE OFF.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE QUILT, YOU'LL SEE THEY'VE BROUGHT THEIR MOST PRECIOUS POSSESSIONS WITH THEM.

ONE'S WRAPPED IN A QUILT.

THIS ONE LADY OVER HERE IS CARRYING HER FABRICS, AND SHE'S DROPPING THEM AS SHE GOES, BUT SHE'S NOT REALLY LEAVING A GOOD TRAIL BECAUSE THE ONE BEHIND HER IS PICKING THEM UP AS FAST AS SHE CAN.

I SEE.

AND THEN WE HAVE THEM AT THE RESTAURANT, OR IS THIS IN THEIR ROOM?

THIS IS THE OH, I SEE.NACK.

THEY'RE OVER THE SKYLINE OF THIS METROPOLITAN AREA.

THIS IS THE MOST OF THE CITY THEY EVER SEE.

THEY'RE SO HEAVILY SCHEDULED THEY NEVER SEE DAYLIGHT.

OH, THEY NEVER SEE DAYLIGHT!

AND THEN I LIKE THE ONE IN BED, AND I SEE SHE'S TOTALLY RELAXED EXCEPT HER DRESS IS-- YES.

WHEN SUNBONNET SUE LIES DOWN, HER DRESS DOESN'T.

[GIGGLING] OH, MY!

AND THEN THERE ARE JOGGERS.

I DIDN'T REALIZE-- OH, AT ALL THESE CONVENTIONS WE HAVE SUNBONNET SUES, ALL OF US, PHYSICALLY FIT.

BECAUSE STYLE STOPS AT THE KNEES DOWN.

NO, BUT WE HAVE SOME RUNNERS.

THEY COME OUT AND THEY RUN EVERY MORNING.

THEY ARE SERIOUS RUNNERS.

THEY'RE HANGING THE QUYES.SHOW-- EVERYBODY HANGING THE SHOW HAS ON THEIR WHITE GLOVES, EXCEPT MRS.

EARLY BIRD IN THE TOP CORNER.

SHE'S GOT HER HANDS TOUCHING THE QUILT RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE SIGN, OF COURSE, THAT SAYS "DO NOT TOUCH THE QUILTS."

NOW, YOU HAVE DONE SOME FREEZER PAPER PATCHWORK WITH THIS.

YES, ALL FREEZER PAPER APPLIQUE.

SO YOU'VE CUT AWAY A LOT OF THE BACK, AND YOUR NEXT STEP IS TO GET THIS QUILTED.

TO GET IT QUILTED, YES, AND I HOPE THAT I HAVE SOME HELP.

OH, YOU WILL.

YES.

THE SAME GROUPIES WILL COME AND HELP YOU, I'M SURE.

I CERTAINLY HOPE SO.

WE HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT QUITE HOW TO GET IT IN THE FRAME OR A HOOP WITH ALL THE 3-DIMENSIONAL THINGS ON IT, BUT WE WILL.

NOW, YOU'RE DISPLAYING A VEST THAT'S BECOME VERY POPULAR.

THIS IS ONE OF YOUR PATTERNS THAT LETS US SHOW OFF ALL THESE RIDICULOUS BUTTONS.

WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH OUR PINS AND-- WELL, WHEN WE WERE GOING TO SHOWS, PEOPLE WERE COLLECTING THESE PINS AND TRADING PINS, AND THEY WOULD WEAR THEM ON THEIR NAME TAG, AND THEY'D BE FALLING OVER.

SO I DECIDED THEY REALLY NEEDED SOMETHING TO WEAR THEIR PINS ON, SO I DESIGNED THIS.

IT'S JUST A VARIATION OF A LOG CABIN VEST.

WELL, IT'S GREAT.

AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING WITH US.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

OUR TIP OF THE DAY HAS TO DO WITH PENCIL MARKS ON QUILTING.

IF YOU HAVE TO USE A PENCIL FOR MARKING YOUR STENCIL LINES, DO USE A HARD LEAD BECAUSE IT LEAVES A VERY FINE LINE.

I WOULD ALSO SUGGEST TO PUT THOSE PENCIL LINES ON A SAMPLE PIECE OF MUSLIN THAT YOU'RE GOING TO USE.

PLAY WITH THAT AND SEE IF YOU CAN REMOVE THOSE PENCIL LINES SO THAT IT WILL NOT DETRACT FROM YOUR BEAUTIFUL QUILTING STITCHES.

WE HAVE COME UP WITH 4 NEW WAYS TO REMOVE PENCIL LINES, AND YOU MIGHT TRY ANY ONE OF THEM.

THE FIRST ONE IS BABY SHAMPOO.

THE SECOND ONE IS GLYCERIN, THE KIND THAT YOU JUST BUY AT THE DRUGSTORE.

RUB THAT IN WITH A LITTLE FINE TOOTHBRUSH, AND THEN, OF COURSE, LAUNDER IT WITH SOME IVORY SOAP.

ANOTHER, THIRD WAY MIGHT BE RUBBING ALCOHOL AND THEN SOME IVORY SOAP.

AND THE LAST ONE IS A MAGIC RUB ERASER.

DO TRY THOSE SO THAT YOUR PENCIL MARKS DON'T INTERFERE WITH THE BEAUTIFUL QUILTING LINES.

NEXT TIME IS OUR LAST QUILTING SHOW OF THE SERIES, SO JUST BRING A BIG BOX OF KLEENEX.

WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.

♪ Announcer: "LAP QUILTING" WITH GEORGIA BONESTEEL WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY GRANTS FROM GINGHER, INCORPORATED, MAKERS OF SCISSORS AND SHEARS FOR THE HOME, CLASSROOM, AND INDUSTRY.

AND COATS & CLARK, SERVING AMERICA'S SEWING NEEDS FOR OVER 125 YEARS, FEATURING J & P COATS DUAL DUTY PLUS THREAD.

GEORGIA BONESTEEL IS THE AUTHOR OF "LAP QUILTING," "MORE LAP QUILTING," AND "NEW IDEAS FOR LAP QUILTING," PUBLISHED BY OXMOOR HOUSE AND AVAILABLE IN BOOKSTORES AND LIBRARIES NATIONWIDE.