October/ November 2002 Threads

Feature Articles		Page
FASHIONABLY QUILTED by Mary Ray Use thin batting, quilt each piece separatelly -- then sew the garment		36
IN-SEAM BUTTONHOLES by Lois Erickson Leave small spaces in a well-placed seam to conceal -- or celebrate -- a closure		42
OFF THE RACK AND READY TO EMBELLISH by Connie Long Take a simple garment and add imagination, trim, buttons, and beads. The result? New looks for plain-Jane		44
SLIPCOVERS, PART ONE by Laurel Sprigg To custom-fit a cover to a chair, imagine you're fitting a garment to a person		49
STRATEGIES FOR SEWING: THE PERFECT RUNNING SUIT by Julie Bradley How to sew gear that will keep you visible and comfortable while on the run		54
ON THE CUTTING EDGE: LAPPED SEAM CONSTRUCTION by Kathryn Brenne Sew elegant, easy garments with exposed raw edges and no facings, linings, or interfacings? Why not?		58
INTERFACING: THE INSIDE ESSENTIAL by Denise L. Bean All-purpose, they're not. Here's what you need to know to choose and use the correct ones.		62
DOUBLE DUTY: THE REVERSIBLE KIMONO COAT by Connie Long A center back seam is the secret to making that favorite pants pattern fit perfectly -- every time		68
MEET MANUEL, KING OF THE COWBOY'S CLOSET by Heather Claus The master of Western costume shows off his embroidery and shares his skinny-welt pocket technique		72
Departments		Page
CONTRIBUTORS		6
LETTERS Master classes wanted, a fitting dream, discontinued patterns, right side/wrong side, words of praise		8
TIPS A key ring of swatches, free air, quick pin-tucks, cutting thread on planes, marking buttonholes on fleece, strangled-thread syndrome, pin substitute		14
QUESTIONS Dry cleaning at home, color forecasting, what's acrylic?, learning to sketch		20
BASICS Inserting shoulder pads		26
FITTING Waistband alternatives		30
TOOLS OF THE TRADE Bernina Artista 200, Ott-Lite lamps, Wrights glow-in-the-dark rickrack trim, the bodyskanner, www.PatternReview.com		78
QUICK TO MAKE Beaded Ribbon-Stripes		86
BOOKS Wearable art, machine appliqué, apparel pattern-making, handmade shoes, fabric stamping, treatments for garment sewing		90
ADVERTISER INDEX / WEB DIRECTORY		103
CLOSURES Doodle Therapy		106
BACK COVER A silk moiré jacket with velvet embellishments		108

Fashionably Quilted; In-Seam Buttonholes; Off the Rack and Ready to Embellish; Slipcovers, Part One; Strategies for Sewing -- The Perfect Running Suit; On the Cutting Edge: Lapped Seam Constructioin; Interfacing: The Inside Essential; Double Duty: The Reversible Kimono Coat; Meet Manuel, King of the Cowboy's Closet