| Feature Articles | Page | |
| EVERYONE CAN HAVE JEANS THAT FIT Here's how to alter the pattern | 32 | |
| THE MAGIC YOKE Roll up the fronts and back inside the yoke for a finish with no visible stitches | 37 | |
| MEASURING AND MARKING TOOLS 22 tools that help you fit and finish garments | 40 | |
| CRUSHED VELVET: A DO-IT-YOURSELF GUIDE by Christine Jonson Use your iron to enhance the texture and bring out the color of this elegant fabric | 46 | |
| LINE AND UNDERLINE IN ONE STEP A speedy assembly method puts together all garment layers at once, and conceals all the seams | 50 | |
| HOW TO SEW WITH BOUTIS PROVENÇAL Special construction and finishing techniques make it easy to work with this quiltlike fabric -- they work on other double-faced fabrics as well | 52 | |
| 46 TIPS FOR SEWING SPECIAL OCCASION GARMENTS | 57 | |
| FABRIC FLORIBUNDAS For the fanciest finery -- or informal charm -- these silk blossoms give Mother Nature a run | 62 | |
| SILK GODETS MAKE SLEEK HEMLINES SWING For flair, flounce, and fun, insert triangles of fabric | 64 | |
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| Departments | Page | |
| CONTRIBUTORS | 6 | |
| LETTERS | 8 | |
| TIPS Record bolt-end information, make skin-tne interfacing, store roll-ups, make small tassels, pattern reference system, decorative stitching | 12 | |
| QUESTIONS Packing, machine-hemming on the bias, sewing metallic fabric | 16 | |
| BASICS Five ways to transfer motifs to fabric | 20 | |
| FITTING Incorrect crotch length makes inseams ride up | 26 | |
| DELICIOUS DETAILS Quilted accents | 70 | |
| MACHINE EMBROIDERY Complex, composite kaleidoscopic designs | 74 | |
| EXPLORING DESIGN Inspired by Threads -- A Fashion Challenge | 80 | |
| TOOLS OF THE TRADE Spool swing, needle organizer, machines for quilters and embroidery | 86 | |
| ADVERTISER INDEX | 96 | |
| CLOSURES Level, square, and the right length | 98 | |
| BACK COVER Early baby bonnets | 100 | |
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