Sewn article and method of making

A twin needle sewing machine for joining two pieces of material, said sewing machine comprising:

• a body having a bed;
• a pair of reciprocating needles supported above said bed by said body for engaging the material to join at least two pieces of material together;
• a needle plate disposed beneath said needles and supported by said body, said needle plate having at least one opening for receiving said pair of needles;
• a slot formed in said needle plate, and aligned to extend between said needles, wherein said slot can receive material passing between said needles;
• a presser foot supported above said needle plate for securing material engaged by said needles;
• and
• an extension extending downwardly from said presser foot, and extending into said slot for urging material passing beneath said presser foot and between said needles into said slot.

A twin needle sewing machine for joining at least two pieces of material, said sewing machine comprising:

• a body having a bed;
• a pair of reciprocating needles supported above said bed by said body for engaging the material to join at least two pieces of material together;
• a needle plate disposed beneath said needles and supported by said body, said needle plate having at least one opening for receiving said pair of needles, said needle plate having a top surface above said bed to provide a raised platform for supporting material engaged by said needles;
• and
• a presser foot supported above said needle plate for securing material engaged by said needles.

A method of joining two pieces of material, said method comprising:

• positioning a first piece of material over a second piece of material;
• aligning an edge of said first piece of material with an edge of said second piece of material;
• fixing said first piece of material to said second piece of material along a seam line which is a predetermined distance from said aligned edges to define a selvedge in each piece of material between said line and each aligned edge;
• covering said selvedges with a third piece of material;
• fixing said third piece of material to said first piece of material along a line substantially parallel to said seam line;
• and
• fixing said third piece of material to said second piece of material along a line substantially parallel to said seam line.

A method of joining two pieces of material, said method comprising:

• positioning a first piece of material over a second piece of material;
• aligning an edge of said first piece of material with an edge of said second piece of material;
• fixing said first piece of material to said second piece of material along a seam line which is a predetermined distance from said aligned edges to define a selvedge in each piece of material between said line and each aligned edge;
• slipping said selvedges into a slot extending between a pair of needles of a two needle sewing machine;
• and
• stitching a thread on opposing sides of said seam line to define a decorative twin needle stitch.