How to Crochet a Granny Square

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Granny squares can be made into so many different things and they are really easy to make — once you know how. There are lots of good how-to videos online and you should watch as many of them as you want to — including the 3 videos I made! I offer these tips in the hope that they are help you on your crochet journey :-).

My 3 videos walk you through how to make the very center, how to add the 2nd row, and then how to crochet row #3 and beyond. I am pretty sure that when one of the videos below ends, Youtube with move into the next video in the series. If not, you can find the 2nd and 3rd videos on my Youtube channel.

Crochet can be a little bit of a challenge if you are left-handed, so I flipped my right-hand videos to make it look like I’m left handed.

You can shop for the book and/or this yarn at https://pieceocake.com/collections/granny-square-along

Happy crocheting!

Wednesday Giveaway – Halloween Decorating!

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If you’re planning a holiday party, this is the Giveaway for you! Imagine your Goodies table, with Spider cupcakes, Mummie cookies, Candy Corn bars on plates and underneath, these themed sequins scattered on the tablecloth to add glitz and fun! We can’t help you with the party food, but we can give away the Glitz.

We have a few of these sets left in stock, in addition to the one we are giving away this week. But when we’ve sold out, they will be gone for good.

Leave a comment/reply on this blog post to enter the drawing. (To leave a comment, click the icon that looks like a ‘thought bubble’ at the top, right, of the post.) A winner will be chosen by the random number generator tomorrow.

Currently we can only ship to winners in the domestic US. If you leave a comment and are chosen, but live outside of this area, we will have to choose a different winner.

I’ll be back with another Giveaway next Wednesday. Until then you can shop for all sorts of sewing notions, books, and other fun stuff at pieceocake.com!

Wednesday Giveaway Favorite!

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Time for another (drum roll) VENDOR GRAB BAG! This one has some practical and some glitzy items – so fun!! Going, going, gone to quilt216!

I’ll be back with another Giveaway next Wednesday. Until then you can shop for all sorts of sewing notions, books, and other fun stuff at pieceocake.com!

Triple Winner Wednesday Giveaway!

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I’m taking apart this box of pink Lady Jayne nail files so that 3 winners can each get one! Congrats to: Alisa, Deb & Judith!

We still have a few sets of the pink and the green in stock. Check them out by clicking here (in the stocking stuffer section).

I’ll be back with another Giveaway next Wednesday. Until then you can shop for all sorts of sewing notions, books, and other fun stuff at pieceocake.com!

Show and Tell: My Hexie Quilt Garden

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Susan Skeel won a well-deserved ribbon on her Hexie Quilt Garden!

Susan wrote:

I really enjoyed searching my stash to come up with each flower combination. The whole journey made me happy.

It makes me happy too! Congratulations on the ribbon and on making such a pretty quilt!

Wednesday Giveaway – Blue Boats!

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In last week’s newsletter, I talked about the two sizes of bobbin boats that match the two sizes of bobbins (Masterpiece and Efina), stocked in our store. And also, that both sizes fit in Jacquie’s beautiful hand-crafted sewing boxes.

This week, our lucky winner, Lee, will get one of the smaller blue boats that hold the Masterpiece bobbins perfectly!

I’ll be back with another Giveaway next Wednesday. Until then you can shop for all sorts of sewing notions, books, and other fun stuff at pieceocake.com!