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Top Sheet From "Embellish This!" episode DEMB-205

Host Dena Fishbein shows you an easy way to embellish your top sheets.

Materials:

Plain top sheet
Strip of fabric from vintage curtain panel
Fringe
Iron
Scissors
Sewing machine
Straight pins
Safety pins
Thread

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	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C

1. Cut a 3-1/2" strip from the vintage curtains. Iron the strip before pinning and sewing it on to make sure the seam allowance is neat and straight.

2. If the vintage strip is not as wide as the sheet, fold both in half and mark them with a safety pin. Pin both centers in line with each other and the sides will match as well. You can use coordinating fringe (figure A) to decorate to the ends of the sheet if you do not have enough of the vintage material.

3. Pin the vintage strip onto top sheet and sew into place.

   Tip: You can take elastic hair bands and gather the sheet in several places (figure B). This makes it much easier to maneuver a large, bulky item when sewing.

4. To enhance the sheet even more, you can sew on a coordinating ribbon or pom-poms (figure C) along the edge of the material. Get creative and make something beautiful you can enjoy.

RESOURCES :

Sewing Machine -- Husqvarna Viking Platinum 770
VSM Sewing Inc.
31000 Viking Pkwy.
Westlake, OH 44145
Phone: 440-808-6550