- WHAT DO YOUR GRANDCHILDREN CALL YOU?

WELL, I'M CALLED GRAM GRAM.

SO TODAY I HAVE TWO VERY UNIQUE GRAM GRAM QUILTS.

BABY QUILTS FOR YOU TO MAKE FOR THE NEXT WEE ONE IN YOUR FAMILY.

THEN WE TRAVEL TO ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI AND DISCOVER A SMALL SHOP JAM-PACKED WITH IDEAS AND LOTS OF BUTTONS.

BUTTONS THAT CAN BE USED ON AN AMERICANA SWEATSHIRT.

[MUSIC] ♪ COULD YOU IMAGINE A MORE CLEVER OBJECT?

♪ ♪ WARMS THE BODY, IGNITES THE MIND.

♪ ♪ A CHILD SLEEPS UNDER MOTHER'S CREATION, TOGETHER FOREVER.

♪ ♪ THE ART OF THE HEART AND DESIGN OF THE MIND ♪ ♪ PUTS YOU TO BED ONE DAY AT A TIME.

♪ ♪ THE ART OF THE HEART AND DESIGN OF THE MIND.

♪ [MUSIC] - LAP QUILTING WITH GEORGIA BONESTEEL IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY GRANTS FROM OXMOOR HOUSE, PUBLISHER AND DISTRIBUTOR OF NEEDLEWORK AND CRAFT PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDING AN ASSORTMENT OF QUILT BOOKS AND RELATED PRODUCTS.

BY BERNINA, MAKERS OF SEWING MACHINES MANUFACTURED WITH THE CARE OF TRADITIONAL SWISS WORKMANSHIP.

NOTHING SEWS LIKE A BERNINA.

NOTHING.

BY GAMMILL QUILTING MACHINE COMPANY, OFFERING LARGE THROAT, MOBILE, HAND-GUIDED QUILTING MACHINES.

ADDITIONAL FUNDING BY OMNIGRID, THE ORIGINAL, PATENTED BLACK AND YELLOW RULER.

AND THE WARM COMPANY, MAKERS OF WARM AND NATURAL COTTON BATTING AND STEAM-A-SEAM FUSIBLE WEB.

- MY PIN CUSHION TODAY COMPLIMENTS OF LYNETTE JENSEN FROM THIMBLE BERRIES.

ISN'T HE A CUTE LITTLE FELLOW?

I SAW THIS QUILT AT OUR LOCAL CURB MARKET.

IT'S MADE BY LAVON GILBERT, AND I JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH IT.

WHAT A GREAT WAY TO USE YOUR LEFTOVERS.

IT'S ALL DONE BY HAND.

IT'S BASED ON FOLDED MATERIAL THAT CREATE TUCKS AS THEY GO TOWARDS THE INSIDE.

ONCE SHE FINISHED IT, I'M SURE THERE WERE LOTS OF THREADS IN THE BACK, SO SHE COVERED THE BACKING WITH SOME PRE-QUILTED FABRIC.

IT MAKES IT RATHER HEAVY, SO I WANTED TO SHOW YOU HOW I'VE ADAPTED THIS MORE TO THE SEWING MACHINE.

NOW, THE WAY TO START, OF COURSE, IS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALL THOSE LEFTOVERS.

YOU ARE SAVING ALL THOSE FABRICS, I KNOW.

AND AS THEY BUILD UP IN THE BASKET, GO AHEAD AND CUT THEM IN TWO-INCH STRIPS.

LAVON JUST SEWED HER PIECES TOGETHER, BUTTING UP THE RIGHT ANGLES, BUT I PREFER THAT DIAGONAL SEAM.

AND TO DO THAT, AS YOU'VE GOT YOUR STRIPS CUT, I FIND IT'S EASIEST JUST TO PUT THEM ON TOP OF EACH OTHER WITH THE RIGHT SIDE UP, AND THEN USING THAT 45-DEGREE ANGLE ON YOUR RULER, JUST GO AHEAD AND CUT THAT ANGLE.

YOU'LL FIND THAT YOU CAN JUST SWING THOSE AROUND, AND THEN IT'S READY FOR THAT DIAGONAL STITCHING, OF COURSE, KEEPING THAT DOG EAR EXTENDED.

NOW, THE WAY I'VE WORKED WITH THIS QUILT, ONCE THOSE STRIPS ARE CONNECTED, GO AHEAD AND WRAP THOSE AROUND A CARDBOARD INSERT, THE KIND THAT COME FROM YOUR QUILT SHOPS.

WHEN YOU BUY A WHOLE BOLT OF FABRIC, THEY'LL GIVE YOU THE INSERT.

IT MAKES A NICE PLACE TO HOLD THESE, BECAUSE THEN YOU CAN JUST START UNWRAPPING THOSE TO CONNECT TO YOUR QUILT.

NOW, I HAVE CHOSEN A PASTEL BACK THAT WILL NOT REVEAL THE MACHINE STITCHING, BECAUSE I'M GOING TO DO ALL THIS ON THE MACHINE.

I HAVE BASTED THE LIP, THE OVERHANG, ABOUT AN INCH, ALL THE WAY AROUND THE OUTSIDE, AND I'M USING SOME COTTON BATTING.

IT'LL BE NICE AND WARM.

THEN, STARTING AT THE OUTSIDE EDGE, I WILL CONNECT THOSE BY FOLDING BACK THE LITTLE LEDGE HERE, A LITTLE UNDER A QUARTER OF AN INCH, NOT A FULL QUARTER.

YOU WILL HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT FOOT YOU WANT TO USE ON YOUR SEWING MACHINE.

YOU COULD TRY A WALKING FOOT.

I'VE CHOSEN TO USE THE EDGE STITCH FOOT, BECAUSE I LOVE THAT BAR THAT'S GOING TO BUTT UP RIGHT NEXT TO THAT FOLD.

THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO MY QUILTING DESIGN ON THE MACHINE, AND ONCE I TOUCH THAT, I CAN COME UP WITH THE BLIND HEM STITCH.

THEN I EXTEND THAT LENGTH OF THE BLIND HEM ALMOST UP TO THREE.

SO, I'M DOING THREE STRAIGHT STITCHES, AND THEN ONE LITTLE ZIGZAG.

THREE STRAIGHT, AND ONE LITTLE ZIGZAG.

AND IT'S THAT ZIGZAG THAT'S GOING TO PICK UP MY FOLD.

LET'S SEE, I'VE STARTED DOWN HERE, AND THEN I CAN JUST CONTINUE.

LET ME TURN THAT BACK, AND THEN I'M READY TO START.

MY TECHNICIAN IN THE CONTROL ROOM, JEN, MADE A GOOD SUGGESTION.

WHY NOT RUN A BAR LINE DOWN HERE THAT'S PARALLEL TO THE OUTSIDE, AS A GUIDE TO LINE UP THE RAW EDGES, AND I DO THINK THAT'S VERY PRACTICAL.

ALL RIGHT, HERE I GO.

THOSE STRAIGHT STITCHES ARE DOWN ON THE WHITE MATERIAL, AND THEN I'M COMING JUST WITH THAT LITTLE ZIGZAG, AND I'M LINING UP THE RAW EDGES TO THAT LINE.

THAT WORKS GREAT.

COMING OVER AND JUST CATCHING THAT.

A LITTLE BIT MORE SO I CAN GIVE YOU THE FULL TREATMENT HERE.

NOW, YOU'RE PROBABLY THINKING, "WHAT'S SHE GOING TO DO WHEN YOU GET TO THE CORNER?"

WELL, I'VE KIND OF GOT THAT WORKED OUT.

I TRIED SEVERAL WAYS ON JUST A SAMPLE PIECE, AND I FOUND THAT WHEN I GOT DOWN THERE, I REALLY NEEDED TO STOP, TACK MY THREADS IN PLACE, TAKE THE MATERIAL OFF THE MACHINE, FOLD THAT DIAGONAL MITER, AND THEN START AGAIN.

AND, OF COURSE, I WOULD TACK THAT IN PLACE AGAIN, SO I WOULDN'T HAVE ANY THREADS COMING LOOSE.

SO THEN YOU JUST CONTINUE GOING ROUND AND ROUND, ALWAYS KEEPING THE RAW EDGES TO THE INSIDE, AND WHEN YOU GET ALL THE WAY TO THE CENTER, THEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COVER IT WITH SOME SPECIAL PIECE OF FABRIC RIGHT AT THE END.

NOW LET'S CONSIDER THAT SPIDER QUILT.

SOMEWHERE IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA, A BABY IS SOUND ASLEEP UNDERNEATH THIS SPIDER QUILT.

IT'S THE GRANDMOTHER, TERRY, FROM GREENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, WHO MADE THE SPIDER QUILT.

WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT TO NAME IT.

DON'T BUG ME, ITSY-BITSY SPIDER.

WE'RE JUST CALLING IT THE BABY BUG QUILT.

I HAD DESIGNED THIS QUILT BECAUSE OF A NEW PRODUCT IN THE QUILT WORLD, AND IT'S NOTHING MORE THAN QUICK BIAS TAPE.

THIS TIME IT'S IN BLACK, AND SO I THOUGHT SPIDER WEBS.

IT COMES IN GOLD AND SILVER, TOO.

THE SIMPLEST WAY TO DO THIS QUILT IS TO MAKE THE DECISION ABOUT THE SIZE OF YOUR BED, AND THEN SIMPLY DRAW SOME RIGHT ANGLES AND TWO DIAGONAL ANGLES.

ONCE THAT'S DONE, IT'S THE FLEXIBLE CURVE THAT HELPS YOU MAKE THE CURVES AS THE SPIDER WEB GOES OUT.

NOW I MAKE THOSE ASYMMETRICAL.

YOU VERY SELDOM SEE A SYMMETRICAL SPIDER WEB.

THEN CODING, C-O-D-I-N-G, IS THE IMPORTANT CONCEPT OF THIS.

CODE YOUR PAPER, AND THEN MAKE A SECOND COPY, BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONE YOU'RE GOING TO CUT UP AND USE.

YOU'RE GOING TO ALTERNATE YOUR PRINTS, ROW A, B, C, D, AND E. THE PRINTS ALTERNATE, PRINT, PRINT, PRINT.

IN THE NEXT ROW, IT COMES UP HERE.

I THINK IT'S EASIER TO SEE ON THE QUILT ITSELF.

AS THE PRINTS ALTERNATE FROM ROWS AS THEY GO OUTWARD.

WHAT WE HAVE FOUND IS EVEN EASIER TO DO IS AS YOU'RE STITCHING THIS ON THE BACKGROUND FABRIC, YOU CAN STITCH ROW B AS YOU'RE STITCHING ROW A.

THE FINAL STITCHING ARE THE DIAGONALS AND THE RIGHT ANGLES ON TOP OF ALL THOSE PRINTS.

BY THE WAY, SHE USED ALL THE FABRIC LEFT OVER FROM MAKING GARMENTS, A LIFETIME OF GARMENTS.

I NEED TO SHOW YOU AT THE MACHINE.

I'M JUST WORKING ON ROW B, POSITIONING THE SCRAP FABRIC IN PLACE, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE LINES ON THE GRID GRIP SO I CAN GET THE GRAINLINE OF THE FABRIC CORRECT.

NOW, THE MOST EXCITING THING TO SHARE WITH YOU ABOUT THIS BLACK BIAS, NOT ONLY DOES IT BEND READILY, BUT IT IS FUSIBLE, SO I CAN POSITION IT IN PLACE.

NOTICE HOW THE RAW EDGE OF THE FABRIC IS ALIGNED.

THEN I WILL TRY TO POSITION MY BLACK BIAS SO THE RAW EDGE OF THE FABRIC IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT.

IT JUST HOLDS IT IN PLACE BEFORE I CAN DO THE ACTUAL STITCHING.

I JUST HOLD IT DOWN.

THEN I'M READY TO DO STITCHING.

LET ME SHOW YOU HOW THAT WORKS.

THE GREAT PART ABOUT THIS STITCHING IS USING A SIZE 4 DOUBLE NEEDLE.

WHY?

IT'S GOING TO STITCH BOTH SIDES OF THAT BLACK BIAS TAPE.

NOW, I NEED TO INSTALL THAT SO THE FLAT PART GOES TO THE BACK OF MY MACHINE, AND I'LL TAKE OFF MY SINGLE NEEDLE AND SIMPLY PUT ON THE DOUBLE.

ONCE THAT'S TIGHTENED IN PLACE, FOR MY BLACK THREAD, I WOULD PUT A BLACK BOBBIN IN AND TWO BLACK THREADS ON TOP.

HOWEVER, I WANT TO DEMONSTRATE IT TO YOU, SO I'M GOING TO KEEP THE WHITE ON.

KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE IS A DISC IN YOUR MACHINE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO PULL THE THREAD ON EITHER SIDE.

FIRST, I'M GOING TO PUT A THREAD AND COME THROUGH SO IT'S GOING TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THAT DISC, WHICH MEANS THAT I WILL BE THREADING THE LEFT NEEDLE.

NOW, FOR THAT RIGHT THREAD, I WILL SIMPLY PULL IT OFF AND THIS TIME GO THROUGH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THAT DISC.

NOW I'M GOING TO THREAD MY RIGHT NEEDLE.

AH, FIRST TIME I GOT LUCKY.

WITH TWO WHITE THREADS ON TOP, I'VE GONE AHEAD AND PUT A BLACK BOBBIN IN SO I CAN SHOW YOU THE CONTRAST ON THIS BLACK TAPE.

I HAVE A RIDGE IN THE MIDDLE OF MY PRESSER FOOT THAT ALLOWS ME TO LINE IT UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT BLACK BIAS.

NOW I'M JUST SEWING STRAIGHT.

I REALLY LIKE THIS.

WHEN I TAKE THIS OFF, PULL THOSE THREADS REALLY HARD AGAINST THE INSIDE OF YOUR PRESSER FOOT, BECAUSE REMEMBER, YOU'VE GOT TWO THREADS ON TOP.

BUT SEE WHAT YOU HAVE ON THE BACK?

YOU DO HAVE A SINGLE ZIGZAG BLACK BOBBIN AND THEN THE TWO ON TOP.

WELL, I'M GOING TO PUT SOME BLACK THREAD ON TOP AND THEN GET TO MY SPIDER QUILT.

MY BLACK THREADS ARE IN PLACE.

AND WHILE I'M STITCHING ON MY SPIDER QUILT, YOU'RE GOING TO STEP BACK IN TIME TO ANOTHER ERA WHEN WESTWARD EXPANSION WAS JUST BEGINNING.

THE TOWN OF ST. CHARLES WAS FOUNDED IN 1769 AND GREW INTO A RIVERFRONT TRADING CENTER.

IT WAS CONSIDERED FOR YEARS TO BE THE LAST CIVILIZED POINT ON THE WAY WEST.

IN 1804, LEWIS AND CLARK MET THERE TO START THEIR FAMOUS EXPEDITION, AND THE EVENT IS CELEBRATED EACH SPRING AT A BIG FESTIVAL.

[BOOM] WE ENJOYED THE REENACTMENT AND THE PAGEANTRY, BUT HAD TO STAY TRUE TO OUR PURPOSE OF FABRIC SHOPPING.

A TEN-BLOCK AREA OF THE OLD TOWN OF ST. CHARLES HAS BEEN CAREFULLY RESTORED, AND IN ONE OF THESE UNIQUE BUILDINGS IS PATCHES ETC.

ANN, IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE IN ST. CHARLES, AND THANK YOU FOR INVITING US TO YOUR SHOP, ANN WATKINS OF PATCHES ETC.

HOWEVER, THE FLOORS ARE A LITTLE SLANTED.

WHAT'S THE STORY HERE?

- YES, THEY ARE.

YOU HAVE JUST ENTERED A BUILDING THAT WAS BUILT IN 1870, AND IT WAS MAY MONUMENT COMPANY.

THEY MADE TOMBSTONES HERE.

THE FLOOR SLANTS SO THAT MR. MAY COULD ROLL OUT ALL THE SIX FRONT DOORS OF THE TOMBSTONES THAT HE CARVED.

HE ALSO CARVED THE FRONT PILLARS AND THE FRONT STEPS, SO IT HAS A GREAT HISTORY WHEN PEOPLE COME TO VISIT.

- THE QUARTERS ARE TIGHT.

IS THAT SOMEWHAT A CHALLENGE IN OPERATING A BUSINESS?

- IT'S A TREMENDOUS CHALLENGE.

EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY NEEDS TO BE UTILIZED.

IT'S ALWAYS A CHALLENGE.

OF COURSE, IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE TO HAVE NEW MERCHANDISE, WHICH IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT, YOU CONSTANTLY HAVE THE TURNOVER OF GETTING RID OF THE OLD.

THAT'S OUR CHALLENGE ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS.

PEOPLE LOVE THE AMBIANCE OF THE OLD BUILDING AND ALL THE OTHER SHOPS THAT WE'RE SURROUNDED BY.

- TELL US ABOUT THE MANY ASPECTS OF YOUR STORE.

IN 1979 IS WHEN WE OPENED THE QUILT SHOP, AND THEN 1984, WE WANTED TO CATER TO THE NEEDLEWORK CUSTOMERS, AND WE OPENED THE PATCHES CRAFT CENTER, WHICH IS LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO OUR QUILT SHOP.

THEN IN 1992, THE BUTTON INDUSTRY TRULY EXPLODED, AND WE WANTED TO BE IN ON THAT AS WELL AND APPEAL TO THE SEAMSTRESS, THE CRAFTER, AND THE COLLECTOR.

BUTTONS ARE NOW THE THIRD LARGEST COLLECTIBLE IN THE COUNTRY.

IT'S BEEN A FUN THING.

THEY ALL TIE IN NICELY TOGETHER, AND NOW WE HAVE THE ADVANTAGE OF THE BUTTON SHOP BEING CONNECTED RIGHT TO THE QUILT SHOP, SO IT MAKES IT VERY EASY ON OUR CUSTOMER.

- WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING A DEMONSTRATION WITH THOSE BUTTONS.

- YES!

I GUESS YOU DO HAVE CLASSES HERE, BUT WHERE?

- WE DO.

WE HAVE THREE FLOORS TO THIS BUILDING, SO THE CLASSROOMS ARE ON THE SECOND FLOOR WITH AN OFFICE, AND THE THIRD FLOOR HOLDS THE QUILT BATTING AND ALL THOSE GREAT QUILTING SUPPLIES.

-WHAT'S HOT AND WHAT'S IN IN THE QUILT WORLD TODAY HERE, AND ESPECIALLY HERE AT YOUR SHOP?

- WE ACTUALLY DO SPECIALIZE, I SUPPOSE, IN MORE HANDS-ON TYPE TECHNIQUES, BUT THE HAND APPLIQUÉ IS VERY BIG RIGHT NOW, AND OF COURSE WE'RE EXTREMELY PROUD OF CAROL ARMSTRONG, WHO'S BEEN AFFILIATED WITH OUR STORE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, AND SHE HAS JUST RELEASED HER NEW BOOK CALLED WILDFLOWER APPLIQUÉ, WHICH WAS REALLY HOT AT MARKET.

SHE WAS HERE FOR A BOOK SIGNING, AND SHE ALSO DESIGNED OUR BLOCK OF THE MONTH, WHICH YOU WERE ADMIRING.

BLOCK OF THE MONTHS ARE REALLY HOT RIGHT NOW.

- A POPULAR TEACHER AT PATCHES, ETC.

IS JANET TOMILSON FROM ST. CHARLES.

WHAT'S THE PROJECT TODAY?

- WE HAVE A SWEATSHIRT PROJECT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON FROM A VERY POPULAR PATTERN THAT WE'VE BEEN SELLING FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF.

THE GREAT THING ABOUT IT IS IT WORKS ON MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF MEDIA WITH THE SWEATSHIRT.

YOU CAN USE A REGULAR SWEATSHIRT AND CROP IT TO MAKE IT LOOK DRESSIER.

YOU CAN LEAVE THE BAND ON IT TO MAKE IT LOOK A LITTLE MORE SPORTY.

YOU CAN ALSO USE VESTS, WHICH WE HAVE A VEST BACK THERE THAT HAS A ZIPPER ON IT.

YOU CAN ALSO USE JUST PLAIN WORK SHIRTS OR CHAMBRAY SHIRTS AND MAKE IT LOOK VERY NICE THERE.

IT'S VERY, VERY VERSATILE TO USE.

WE NEED TO PREPARE THE SWEATSHIRT SO THAT WE CAN HAVE IT READY AND WASH IT, DRY IT, JUST AS YOU WOULD ANY TIME YOU WANT IT ON THOSE REGULAR SETTINGS.

THERE ARE WAYS OF PROTECTING THE BUTTONS THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT LATER, BUT YOU NEED TO WASH AND DRY IT.

THEN WE'RE READY TO CROP IF YOU WANT TO CROP THE BOTTOM OFF.

THEY HAVE CROPPING INSTRUCTIONS IN THE PATTERN THAT YOU CAN DO THAT.

I HAVE CROPPED THE BOTTOM OF THIS ALREADY.

THE FIRST THING THEN WOULD BE TO CENTER YOUR SWEATSHIRT BECAUSE I'M GOING TO MAKE MINE INTO A JACKET.

WE WANT TO CENTER THE SWEATSHIRT, FIND THE CENTER OF THE SWEATSHIRT, MARK IT, AND CUT IT THERE.

FOR SOME PEOPLE THIS IS A VERY SIMPLE PROCEDURE BECAUSE YOU HAVE A SEAM LINE DOWN HERE.

NOTICE THAT I'M USING A SET-IN SLEEVE AS OPPOSED TO THE SLEEVE THAT COMES UP HIGHER ON THE SHOULDER, A RAGLAN OR A WING SLEEVE AS SOME PEOPLE CALL IT.

WHEN YOU'RE USING YOUR BETTER SWEATSHIRTS, MANY TIMES YOU DON'T HAVE A SIDE SEAM THERE.

IF YOU JUST TRY TO FOLD THE SHIRT IN HALF, YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE THE SIDE SEAMS ARE, AND IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT.

THERE'S A METHOD THAT YOU CAN TURN ONE SLEEVE INSIDE OUT AND REACH UP THE END OF THE OTHER SLEEVE, PULLING THE FIRST ONE ALL THE WAY THROUGH SO THAT YOU HAVE THE SLEEVES LINED UP TOGETHER INSIDE THERE.

NOW YOU CAN FEEL THE SEAM LINES ARE LINED UP HERE AND REACH THROUGH SO THAT YOUR UNDERARMS MATCH ON THAT UNDERARM SEAM DOWN THERE.

- PRETTY CLEVER.

- YOUR CENTER LINE WILL LINE UP AND YOU CAN MARK WITH PINS.

LINING MY RULER UP RIGHT ON HERE, I JUST LIGHTLY CHALK ENOUGH SO THAT I CAN SEE HERE.

THEN I'M JUST GOING TO TAKE MY SCISSORS, CUT OPEN THE FRONT.

THE REASON I'M DOING THIS FIRST, IT'S MUCH EASIER FOR ME, SINCE I HAVE DONE THE JACKET BACK, TO GO AHEAD AND CUT THIS SO I CAN OPEN IT FLAT TO DO MY TRACING ON THERE.

THE PATTERN COMES COMPLETE WITH A COLOR PICTURE, WHICH MAKES IT VERY NICE AND GIVES YOU SOME IDEAS IF YOU WANT SOMETHING THERE.

THEN THE MAIN PART OF THE PATTERN PIECE IS PRINTED OUT.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TAKE YOUR TRACING PAPER AND LAY DOWN HERE SO THAT YOU CAN TRACE YOUR DESIGN OFF.

I HAVE ALREADY DONE THIS AND USED THIS PIECE, SO I'M GOING TO SEW HERE.

ON THE FRONT, I'M GOING TO PLACE THAT LITTLE SAYING AND THE FLAG.

ONCE YOU HAVE DONE THIS, YOU NOTICE I USED PENCIL, NOT PEN.

I DON'T WANT ANY INK COMING OFF ON AN IRON AND TRANSFERRING DOWN TO THE SHIRT.

ALL I'M GOING TO DO NOW IS TURN IT TO THE WRONG SIDE SO THE PENCIL SIDE IS DOWN.

I NEED TO SHAKE THE INK AND THE PEN A LITTLE BIT SO THIS IS TOGETHER.

I HAVE ALREADY TRACED SOME OF THESE LINES.

I'M JUST GOING TO FINISH TRACING RIGHT HERE.

THE HEAVIER YOU PRESS, THE HARDER YOU PRESS, THE HEAVIER YOUR LINE IS GOING TO BE.

I'M NOT WANTING THESE LINES TO COME OUT REAL WIDE WHEN I DO A HEAT TRANSFER.

I AM MARKING IN AS FINE A LINE AS I POSSIBLY CAN WITH THIS.

NOW WE'RE READY TO DO THE TRANSFERRING ON HERE.

I TAKE THE SIDE THAT HAS THE INK PORTION ON IT.

I CAN READ THIS PORTION UP AND I PLACE IT ON MY SWEATSHIRT.

I HAVE LINED THE SWEATSHIRT UP ON THE STRAIGHT LINE.

I PLACE THIS DOWN ABOUT 5 TO 6 INCHES BELOW THE NECKLINE HERE SO IT'S GOING TO FALL IN A GOOD SPOT THERE.

I WILL JUST TAKE THE IRON.

AGAIN, I WANT TO IMPRESS UPON PEOPLE THIS IS A DRY IRON, NOT STEAM.

ONCE IT'S COOLED, WE'RE READY TO PUT IT INTO THE HOOP.

HOWEVER, SOME PEOPLE MAY HAVE A PROBLEM WHEN THEY'RE PUTTING A STRETCHY FABRIC INTO THE HOOP.

THEY MAY HAVE A TENDENCY FOR IT TO STRETCH ON THEM.

THERE'S A PRODUCT THAT YOU CAN USE THAT'S A WASHABLE STABILIZER.

IT WASHES AWAY COMPLETELY.

THIS IS PUT OUT BY SALVE.

YOU CAN SEE THROUGH IT.

YOU CAN USE IT ON EITHER THE TOP OR THE BOTTOM.

I PREFER TO PUT IT ON THE BOTTOM.

YOU CAN JUST PLACE THAT OVER YOUR HOOP FIRST.

THEN YOUR JACKET GOES OVER NEXT.

THE ADVANTAGE OF THIS IS THAT WHEN YOU ARE WORKING WITH YOUR TEAR-AWAYS AND YOU HAVE TO TEAR THEM AWAY BY HAND, YOU SOMETIMES DISTORT YOUR STITCHES.

BY USING THIS, IT'S VERY LIGHTWEIGHT.

YOU CAN TEAR IT AWAY BY HAND IF YOU WANT TO TO SOME DEGREE.

BUT THEN YOU WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO JUST SPRITZ IT OR PUT IT DOWN IN WATER AND IT TOTALLY DISSOLVES.

YOU HAVE YOUR NEEDLE WITH ALL SIX STRANDS.

THIS IS WHAT MAKES THIS GO SO FAST.

IT'S BECAUSE YOU HAVE SIX STRANDS OF EMBROIDERY FLOSS IN HERE.

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE LENGTH OF YOUR STITCH BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT OF THIS THREAD.

DON'T TRY TO PULL IT REAL TIGHT.

JUST LET IT LAY LOOSELY ON THERE.

- AFTER ALL, IT'S A FOLK LOOK ANYWAY.

IT'S A MORE CASUAL LOOK.

- EXACTLY.

WE DON'T REALLY HAVE TO HAVE THAT PERFECT STITCH.

- YOU'RE USING A THIMBLE.

HOW DO YOU DO THAT, MY DEAR?

- VERY CAREFULLY.

I USE A THIMBLE TO QUILT WITH.

I CANNOT NOT GO WITHOUT A THIMBLE THERE.

BUT THE EYE OF THIS NEEDLE IS MUCH LARGER AND I CAN GET THE PRESSURE AND PUSH BACK THERE.

AS FAR AS WORKING WITH THE BACK, IT'S A FUN THING HERE BECAUSE WE HAVE BEADS ON HERE.

WHEN YOU START YOUR STITCHING, YOU DEFINITELY WANT TO START ON THE OUTSIDE AND WORK TO THE INSIDE.

IF YOU STITCH THE INSIDE FIRST AND THEY HAVE THE LITTLE PACKETS OF BEADS THAT WE'VE USED, IF YOU'RE TRYING TO PUT THE HOOP OVER THE BEADS, YOU WILL CRACK THEM AND BREAK THEM.

SO YOU DEFINITELY WORK OUT HERE AND THEN COME IN AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE BEADS BEING UNDER THE HOOP THERE.

THEN YOU PUT YOUR BUTTONS DOWN AND YOU HAVE AN ARRAY OF BUTTONS.

IT'S ALWAYS FUN IN OUR SHOP TO GO IN AND LOOK FOR THE BUTTONS BECAUSE WE HAVE SUCH A SUPPLY.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REALIZE THAT OUR BUTTON SHOP HOLDS 754,000 BUTTONS BACK THERE.

SO WE HAVE A FEW TO LOOK AT THERE THAT WE CAN GET AN IDEA OF WHAT WE WANT TO USE.

WE CAN JUST SEPARATE THEM BY COLOR HERE.

PICKING UP-- FIRST I ARRANGE THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE IN THE ORDER AND THE COLOR THAT I THINK WOULD LOOK BEST.

- I NOTICE YOU VARY THE SIZE, SOME SMALLER AND SOME LARGER.

- YES, IT AGAIN GIVES THE FOLK ART LOOK.

I THINK PEOPLE REALLY ENJOY IT BECAUSE IT'S NOT A PERFECTION TYPE OF THING THAT YOU JUST HAVE TO HAVE THIS COMPLETELY PERFECT.

THESE TWO BUTTONS ARE THE SAME BUTTON.

I JUST TURNED ONE TO THE BACK AND ONE TO THE FRONT.

CLEVER.

THEY DON'T ALL HAVE TO BE TOUCHING.

IT'S VERY, VERY SIMPLE.

YOU CAN EVEN THROW A LITTLE LIGHTER ONE IN THERE IF YOU WANT TO.

WHEN YOU HAVE THE BUTTONS LINED UP THAT YOU THINK THEY LOOK THE WAY YOU WANT THEM TO, THAT'S WHERE THE GLUE STICK COMES IN.

I GET TEASED VERY MUCH ABOUT I CAN'T TEACH A CLASS WITHOUT A GLUE STICK.

THEY'RE RIGHT, I CAN'T.

IT CAN BE USED IN MANY WAYS.

YOU JUST COME BACK, TAP THE GLUE STICK ON THE BACK AND PLACE YOUR BUTTONS.

WE ALSO HAVE PURISTS THAT THINK THAT ALL BUTTONS MUST BE SEWN ON BY HAND.

THEN THERE ARE PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF WHO SEW THEM ON BY HAND AND BY SEWING MACHINE.

I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MASTER SEWING A SHANK BUTTON ON BY SEWING MACHINE YET, BUT IF IT EVER COMES I'LL BE THE FIRST ONE TO TRY IT.

I DID SEW THE PREVIOUS BUTTONS ON BY MACHINE.

A VERY SIMPLE PROCEDURE.

ALL YOU NEED IS A ZIGZAG SEWING MACHINE.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A HIGH-PRICED ITEM.

HOWEVER, SOME OF THE OTHER MACHINES DO HAVE A BUTTON SEW ON SELECTION THERE THAT YOU CAN USE.

IF SO, THEN YOU CAN PUT ON YOUR SPECIAL LITTLE FOOT AND DO YOUR BUTTON SEW ON THERE.

WE JUST MAKE SURE THOSE ARE ALL DOWN NICE AND TIGHTLY.

I SEW MY BUTTONS ON AFTER THEY ARE ALL GLUED DOWN.

I WOULD GO THROUGH GLUING EVERY BUTTON DOWN ON HERE.

AND THAT GLUE STICK WILL HOLD IT.

THEY STAY IN PLACE.

AND JUST GO FROM ONE BUTTON TO THE NEXT AND THEN CLIP THE THREADS LATER.

YES, AND I CLIP ALL OF THESE THREADS AFTER I'VE FINISHED.

I DON'T CLIP THE ONES ON THE BACK BECAUSE IT HOLDS IT MORE SECURELY.

IF YOU WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE EXTRA ADDED SECURITY BACK THERE, THEN YOU CAN TAKE FRAY CHECK OR SOME SEALANT LIKE THAT AND TAP IN THE BACK SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THOSE COMING OFF.

LET'S SEE THIS MODELED.

I WANT TO SEE THE FINISHED PROJECT.

VERY GOOD.

WE'LL JUST HAVE IT MODELED NOW.

[MUSIC PLAYING] WE HAVEN'T FINISHED WITH THOSE GRANDBABY IDEAS.

DO YOU REMEMBER THE UKRAINIAN DOLLS FROM LAST SERIES?

WELL, THE STACKING DOLLS MAKE A WONDERFUL PLAY TOY.

SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON LAP QUILTING WITH MORE MACHINE QUILTING.

[MUSIC PLAYING] ♪ - LAP QUILTING WITH GEORGIA BONE STEEL IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY GRANTS FROM OXMOOR HOUSE, PUBLISHER AND DISTRIBUTOR OF NEEDLEWORK AND CRAFT PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDING AN ASSORTMENT OF QUILT BOOKS AND RELATED PRODUCTS; BY BERNINA, MAKERS OF SEWING MACHINES MANUFACTURED WITH THE CARE OF TRADITIONAL SWISS WORKMANSHIP.

NOTHING SEWS LIKE A BERNINA.

NOTHING.

BY GAMMILL QUILTING MACHINE COMPANY, OFFERING LARGE THROAT, MOBILE, HAND-GUIDED QUILTING MACHINES.

ADDITIONAL FUNDING BY OMNIGRID, THE ORIGINAL PATENTED BLACK AND YELLOW RULER; AND THE WARM COMPANY, MAKERS OF WARM AND NATURAL COTTON BATTING AND STEAM-A-SEAM FUSIBLE WEB.