How to Utilize Fabric for Wall Hangings - How to stitch the second & third colors for a wall hanging

DAVID A. CLEMEN: Okay, welcome back. So, now I'm going to sew the third panel to the other two that I have already worked it, and I want the beige to be in the middle. So, I'm actually going to sew to this side of the base instead on this side of the red. If I did that, then I'll have the beige on one end, and I want the beige to be in the middle. So, now that I've got that, I'm actually going to turn the fabric over to get to the beige side, and just going to line this up. And this is actually got--when I cut the other two colors, I actually didn't do them perfectly straight 'cause I wanted to add a slight design element to this piece. So, we'll see that when we stretch the fabric. And then, I'm going to go ahead and drop the needle. And I'm using white thread and you can match--usually, most of the fabric stores they'll have, you can usually match the thread close to the fabric that you want to use. But since I'm using three colors, I've decided to use a white. You can also use a beige thread; the thread can actually add design elements to the piece. You can use black thread. This threads that I'm using are cotton but you going to get cotton blends. There are lots of different kinds of threads. There's all polyester, and there's heavier-weight threads. If you're using a heavier fabric, you can get like an upholstery weight thread. If you go to an upholstery weight thread, you going to want to get probably a bigger needle. This is actually a delicate needle for just fine sewing and detail sewing, topstitching. And so, I'm going to go ahead and finish this up, and then, I'm going to move on to the topstitching of the other side.