 But I still only knew how to make the basics at this point. So, I stopped into my local Joann fabric store and told the friendly lady at the sewing counter my latest idea and asked if she could show me how to sew a stitch that I had in mind. Sure, she said. She was eager to show me some of her tricks and shortcuts. She sat me down in her machine and showed me how to start and stop this new stitch and how to set it up on the machine. Sit here and give it a try, she said.