>> FIONA: OH YEAH, WE'RE GETTING
THE PARTY STARTED ON THIS FREE
FRIDAY GOING TO THE MEMORIAL DAY
WEEKEND.
FROM CAKES TO CLOTHING, BOY, I
HAVE SEEN SUCCULENTS EVERYWHERE.
THAT TREND IS REALLY TAKING
OVER.
THE OWNER OF THE QUILT SHOP IS
HERE TO SHOW US HOW TO MAKE A
DIY FABRIC SUCCULENT.
WE'RE SEEING IT EVERYWHERE.
>> FASHION WEEK IS NEXT.
GOING TO BE WALKING DOWN THE
RUNWAY.
THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY THING
LEFT THEY NEED TO CONQUER.
WE START WITH SOME FABRIC.
THE FIRST THING YOU WANT TO DO
IS PICK OUT FABRIC FOR YOUR
SUCCULENT.
A REALLY GREAT FABRIC -- GREAT
PROJECT FOR SCRAPS OR ESPECIALLY
FOR FAT QUARTERS WHICH IS A CUT
OF FABRIC THAT'S AN 18 BY 22.
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT IT TOO,
THERE'S NO WRONG WAY TO DO THIS
PROJECT.
YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT
SIZES AND SHAPES.
ALL OF THE DIFFERENT FABRICS WE
HAVE HERE.
WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO, YOU CAN
DO IT.
>> FIONA: EVEN IF IT'S A MIX AND
MATCH.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
YOU HAVE FABRIC SCRAPS, TOSS
THEM TOGETHER.
I FUSED THE BACK OF OUR FABRIC
WITH A FUSEBLE STABILIZER, I DO
THIS TO GIVE SOME SHAPE AND THE
BODY TO THE FABRIC ONCE WE CUT
IT OUT.
>> FIONA: THAT'S A PATTERN.
>> THIS IS SEWN ON.
THIS IS SOMETHING TO ADD A
LITTLE BIT OF POP TO THE FABRIC
THERE.
SO ONCE YOU'VE DONE THAT, YOU'VE
FUSED YOUR FABRIC, YOU'RE GOING
TO GO AHEAD AND FOLD IT IN HALF
TWICE.
JUST AS WE'VE DONE HERE.
WHATEVER TEMPLATE YOU WANT TO
USE, MAKE SURE THEY'RE ON TO THE
FABRIC
GO AHEAD, PIN IT TO THE FABRIC
RIGHT UP AGAINST THE FOLD THER
THEN WE'RE JUST GOING TO CUT
THEM OUT, YES.
YOU WANT TO CUT OUT ENOUGH TO
MAKE PAIRS.
THE NUMBER OF PAIRS THAT YOU CAN
CUT WILL DEPEND ON THE SIZE OF
THE PLANTER THAT YOU CHOOSE.
MOST HAVE FOUR PAIR, SOME HAVE
THREE.
IT WILL DEPEND ON HOW BIG YOU
WANT YOUR FABRIC SUCCULENT TO
BE.
>> FIONA: OKAY.
>> NOW THAT WE'VE DONE THAT,
GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT
OUT LIKE THAT.
ONCE WE'VE MADE OUR PAIRS, WE'RE
GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PUT THEM
RIGHT SIDE TOGETHER.
THAT'S HOW WE SEW.
SO THAT THE SEEM ENDS UP ON THE
INSIDE.
A QUICK QUARTER-INCH SEEM AROUND
MY SUCCULENT HERE.
>> FIONA: WE'RE GOING TO STUFF
THEM.
>> NEXT WITH POLYFILL.
THIS IS MY FAVORITE PART IF YOU
WANT TO GET A LITTLE AGGRESSION
OUT.
THIS IS THE PERFECT WAY TO DO
IT, YES.
>> FIONA: YOU HAVE A QUILT ON
THE TABLE.
YOU HAVE THAT AS WEL
>> WE SELL FABRIC FOR PEOPLE TO
MAKE QUILTS ON THEIR OWN.
QUILTING IS QUITE A BIT MORE
POPULAR THAN YEARS PAST.
PEOPLE WERE WORRIED IT WAS A
DYING ART.
A LOT OF GRANDMOTHERS HAVE DONE
IT IN THE PAST.
PEOPLE HAVE INHERITED QUILTS
FROM PEOPLE IN THEIR FAMILY.
WITH THE ADVENT OF SOCIAL MEDIA,
INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK.
>> FIONA: A RESURGENCE.
>> AMAZING PEOPLE OUT THERE
DOING AMAZING THINGS WITH
QUILTS.
SO COOL.
>> FIONA: YOU CAN REALLY
PERSONALIZED THEM.
>> YES.
QUILTS ARE MADE TO BE LOVED AND
USED.
THAT'S WHAT WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE
TO DO.
MAKE SOMETHING THAT'S YOUR OWN
AND USE IT.
NOTHING MORE SPECIAL THAN MAKING
A QUILT FOR SOMEBODY.
>> FIONA: SENTIMENTAL FACTORS
LIKE BABY CLOTHES AND THINGS
LIKE THAT.
>> EXACTLY.
PERFECT.
ONCE WE HAVE THEM IN PAIRS, WHAT
WE'RE GOING TO CO-REAL QUICK IS
SEW THEM TOGETHER ABOUT A THIRD
OF THE WAY DOWN.
IT WILL CONNECT THEM ALL AND
MAKE US OUR FUN LITTLE
SUCCULENT.
>> FIONA: OH, I SEE.
YOU HAVE IT DOWN THE MIDDLE.
>> EXACTLY.
SO NOW WE HAVE TWO CUTE LITTLE
SUCCULENTS THAT WE CAN STUFF
WITH OUR POLYFILL HERE.
THE TIP HERE I WANT TO GIVE TO
PEOPLE IS YOU WANT TO -- THE
BEST WAY TO DO IT IS TO DO IT
SIDE-BY-SIDE.
YOU DON'T WANT TO STUFF IT IN A
CIRCLE BECAUSE YOU'LL HAVE A
REAL HARD TIME GETTING THE LAST
ONE IN THERE.
YOU ONLY WANT TO STUFF IT 2/3 OF
THE WAY DOWN AS WELL.
YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE
ENOUGH ROOM TO CLOSE IT THERE AT
THE END.
IT WILL HELP YOUR FABRIC -- OR
EXCUSE ME, YOUR SUCCULENT STAY
TOGETHER AND LAST LONGER AS
WELL
>> FIONA: YOU DO FABRICS.
>> YES, SOME OF OUR FAVORITE
CLUBS IS THE STRIP CLUB.
IT'S 2 1/2 INCH STRIPS.
IT'S A FUN CLUB.
YOU LOVE IT.
WE STARTED A MACHINE EMBROIDERY
CLUB AS WELL.
THOSE TWO HAPPEN ON THE FIRST
SATURDAY OF THE MONTH.
EVERY FOURTH SATURDAY, WE HAVE A
THIS AND THAT CLUB.
FROM THERE WE DO A WHOLE BUNCH
OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS.
WE'VE DONE LITTLE BAGS, LITTLE
ZIPPER BAGS.
I'VE BEEN TEACHING AN EASY
ELASTIC SKIRT CLASS.
AND WE HAVE ANOTHER SUCCULENT
CLASS COMING UP ON JULY 29 AS
WELL.
SO ONCE WE HAVE IT ALL NICE AND
STUFFED, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND SEW IT TOGETHER, JUST LIKE I
DID HERE.
>> FIONA: JUST LIKE THAT.
>> THAT WAY WE DON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING COMING OUT
TOO.
SO THIS IS THE TIME YOU CAN ADD
ANYMORE EMBELLISHMENTS TO IT.
EASIER TO HANDLE YOUR SUCCULENT
NOW THAN IT IS WHEN IT'S IN THE
POT.
IF YOU WANT TO ADD BLING OR CUTE
LITTLE THREADS TO IT.
BUTTONS OR BEADS, THIS IS THE
TIME TO DO IT.
>> FIONA: PUT IT IN THE POT, ADD
ALL THOSE THINGS AND THEY CAN
COME OUT LOOKING JUST LIKE THE
ONES OVER THERE.
>> FIONA: I LOVE IT.