Monthly Archives: April 2021

Show and Tell…

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This lovely Simply Delicious quilt was sent to me by Dana Toulson Leech. She wrote:

Hi Becky,
You asked me to send a picture of the fruit quilt once I finished it. Well, that happened yesterday! Thank you for all of the beautiful designs. They were really fun to do and it taught me a lot about applique. 
I purchased kits for all of the blocks except the tomato. For that one, I used the pattern I ordered from you along with my stash. I also added a wedge to the cantaloupe and embroidered a few seeds in the middle. 
This quilt is destined for my 96-year-old mother — to brighten up her room at the assisted living home.
Cheers and thanks again! Dana   

We all know that Dana’s mother is going to cherish this quit, and everyone who comes into her space is going to enjoy it too. Well done, Dana, and congrats on the finish! Thank you for sharing your quilt, and the story behind it, with us!

Click here to find the Simply Delicious ePatterns.

I have a mold question…

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Do you remember the giant winter storm we had in Texas, in February? It turns out that Lorna and Chris had a small pipe break that went unnoticed long enough that now there is mold under the house.

The pipe is fixed and the space is drying out, but they need to find a mold-abatement company—as do a whole lot of other people. Getting someone to even return a call is kind of a problem.

Do any of you have a recommendation of who they can contact in the Sherman, McKinney, or Dallas area? If so, please do email me at becky.pieceocake@gmail.com

It doesn’t look that bad as winter storms go, does it? It was so much worse than it looks.

Wednesday Giveaway

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MaryAnn P is this week’s winner and she will receive a Sewline Glue Pen. I use this glue pen to baste the seam allowances to the paper in English paper piecing. It’s fast and easy. Use a light hand with the glue; it doesn’t take much. Congrats to MaryAnn!

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!

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Vintage-Inspired Needle Caddies

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On April 14’s Time Out I showed how to make these way-cute needle caddies…

Click here to find the pattern with the templates.

Suzanne Rettler emailed yesterday with photos and a story. I am impressed!

I really loved your needle keeper video.  Thanks for sharing that pattern.   Are you interested in what people do with it?  I knew I didn’t want to attempt the scalloped one, so I made the pointy one and it works great.

But that scalloped one was just so darn cute, looking like a heart when closed, and a flower when open.  I tried one- not so good.  Then I tried putting it in my embroidery machine- much better, but the opening where I turned it was still an embarrassment.  So I added a tab at the top, and left that open for turning.  (A straight line!  Yay).  But I made the tab too narrow, and couldn’t turn it right side out. Duh.

I’ve seen versions of this style of needle caddy with a tab and it does work. You can use velcro or a snap to make it stay closed.

Thank you, Suzanne, for sharing your sewing adventure! I love seeing what you all make and I know others do as well :-).

Wednesday Giveaway

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Congrats to Eunice, this week’s lucky winner and she will receive 1 pack each of needles that I use the most: Bohin’s #9 Crewel Needle and Clover’s #12 Black Gold Applique Needle. They are definitely ones to keep in your needle caddy!

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!

If you missed this week’s newsletter, click here to go to my Newsletter Archive. There is also a link in the sidebar.