1. Cruise To Excellence In Sewing With “Blue Ribbon Sewing Techniques” Western Regional 4-H Leaders Forum May 2011 Sherry Nantz & Robin Gerber From Union County, Oregon

2. Basics To Know Before You Sew Measuring Up –Quality Standards for Sewn Items/Projects Plan Your Project Clothing Construction Worksheet – Fitting/Economics Some “Secrets” to good sewing

3. Junior Level or Basic Sewing Skills

4. Sewing On Buttons 2-Hole Button 4-Hole Button – straight or crossed

5. Seams For Cotton Woven Fabrics Straight Stitched, Straight Stitched & Pinked, 3-step Zig-Zag, Zig-Zag

6. Hems For Cotton Woven Fabrics Turned and Machine Stitched, Narrow Rolled Hem

7. Hems For Cotton Woven Fabrics Hand Stitched Clean Finished Hem

8. Casings

9. Intermediate Level or Expanding Sewing Skills

10. Facings and Enclosed Seams Notching & Clipping

11. Facings and Enclosed Seams Grading & Understitching

12. Easing & Gathering

13. Thank you for coming to our workshop… Have fun adding to your resource book, and helping your 4-H members make their own. -Sherry & Robin