It’s Sew Easy: Always in Style

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Make your personal style statement. Learn to select patterns, fabrics, trims and accessories to express your signature style – that style that is uniquely you.

Episode 1: Style on the Edge

Start your style at the very edge. Garment sewing expert Rebecca Kemp Brent finishes seams in various ways for a couture look. In the style tip, sewing educator Joanne Banko brings lace in from the edge to create reverse applique motifs. Designer and sewing engineer Gretchen Hirsch uses border prints and scalloped edges to style her designs.

Episode 2: Stylish Accessories

Make your style statement from head to toe with accessories. Blogger and designer Cheryl Sleboda makes colorful espadrilles. In the style tip, sewing educator Joanne Banko adds texture and style to basic garments using decorative stitches. Fabric artist Kim Montagnese embellishes in free motion to create a go-everywhere tote bag.

Episode 3: Stylish Home

Your home reflects who you are. Using an easy smocking technique, sewing enthusiast Cheryl Sleboda makes colorful, patterned pillows to showcase her style. Blogger Heather Valentine combines unusual materials to create a handy caddy for her studio. With hand-dyed wool and nubby fibers, author Lisa Shepard Stewart stitches a lush wall-hanging.

Episode 4: Personalized Style

Make a truly personal style statement. Embroidery expert Eileen Roche restyles a t-shirt with embroidery, then laces it up to create a boutique look. Designer Angela Wolf has a style tip for quickly updating a classic jacket. Educator Rebecca Kemp Brent uses basic computer fonts and a sewing machine to create beautiful monograms.

Episode 5: The Stylish Girl

Kids like to create their own style. Designer Carla Macklin sews a super-cute, versatile vest for boys or girls. In the style tip, sewing educator Deb Barcello shows an easy way to make a narrow hem. Fashion designer Angela Wolf gives a professional finish to knit hems and Deb Barcello returns to make a fun and sassy circle skirt.

Episode 6: Styling Details

Design details make the style statement. Fashion designer Kay Whitt shows how to sew classic set-in sleeves. In the style tip, fashion stylist Judy Kessinger installs a zipper in a new way. Sewing educator Rebecca Kemp Brent has a tip for sewing elastic. Designer Heather Valentine adds spirit and style to a fleece vest with color-blocking and distinctive zippers.

Episode 7: Style for Evening

Evening-wear for men and women offers endless style opportunities. Designer and educator Louis Carney adds glitz and glamor to men’s fashions with metallic thread and crystals. Embroidery educator Joanne Banko creates beautiful, Asian-inspired sleepwear with embroidered details and stylish closures.

Episode 8: Shape and Style

Good fit compliments any style. Fitting expert Judy Kessinger creates a variety of pant styles from one pattern. Couture designer Angela Wolf shares tips for selecting and cutting out knits. Fashion and sewing blogger Gretchen Hirsch adds eyelets to create a lace–up bodice to accent the feminine shape.

Episode 9: Active Style

Today’s active lifestyle demands fashion that fits and functions. Sewing educator Joanne Banko selects fabrics, notions and shows her favorite techniques to sew a custom-fit swimsuit. Cheryl Sleboda has a style tip to make jeans fit better. For active days indoors and out, designer Angela Wolf creates well-fitting leggings with today’s sportiest look.

Episode 10: Casula Style

Just kick back and go casual. Lifestyle blogger Caroline Hulse mixes woven and knit fabrics to make a super-stylish tunic. Fashion and sewing expert Angela Wolf restyles a classic A-line skirt to reflect today’s trends. Fitting and style educator Judy Kessinger creates many top styles from just one pattern.

Episode 11: Style That Goes Everywhere

Style is an attitude that goes with you everywhere. Author and designer Angela Wolf creates a high-style dress that can be made in one afternoon. Garment expert Joanne Banko has a style tip for making a fashion-forward t-shirt. Designer and blogger Heather Valentine whips up a super-simple skirt that goes anywhere in style.

Episode 12: Retro Style for Today

Let’s play dress up! Cosplay enthusiast Cheryl Sleboda creates authentic-looking Steampunk accessories with contemporary fabrics. Designer Gretchen Hirsch shares a style tip for making miles of ruffles in a snap. Couture designer Angela Wolf redesigns an out-of-style jacket to create an on-trend vest.

Episode 13: Style and Technology

Design options explode using today’s technology. With the most current sewing and embroidery software and machines, embroidery designer Eileen Roche adds flair to a traditional skirt. In the style tip, she’ll show how to place embroideries in a flattering way. Then, fabric artist Kim Montagnese combines computer technology with traditional sewing techniques to capture vacation memories in a pillow.