Monthly Archives: March 2022

Star in the Garden show and tell…

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Teri Weed sent me this lovely story:

A few years ago, when I expressed a desire to make Stars in the Garden, my friend Dot Murdoch gave me 8 blocks that she had appliqued when the pattern was first published, along with all the materials to finish it, because she wasn’t going to.  I did, and the attached photo is the finished quilt. She is an amazing appliquer, and I am privileged to be able to finish something she started.

Today is Dot’s birthday—Happy birthday to you! Thank you both for sharing the lovely quilt that you and Teri made together.

Stars in the Garden is still available as a digital pattern, click here or on the photo.

Wednesday Giveaway Winner – Maryann Premoe!

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Maryann has won a bottle of Grandma’s Secret Spot Remover! According to legend, Grandma came up with the secret recipe to clean Grandpa’s work-stained clothes. Pretty soon, everyone, including Larry the local mechanic, was clamoring for it. However that may be, this toxin-free stain remover works on oil, grease, paint, make-up, grass, clay, inks, blood, spaghetti sauce, coffee, rust, pet stains and a whole lot more.

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!

A Whimsical show and tell…

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Diane Rickenbach wrote to say:

I have finally completed my version of your My Whimsical Quilt Garden pattern. I started collecting fabrics for it in 2014. The appliqué was my hand sewing project to take to quilt group gatherings for several years. During Covid lockdown I finished the last few blocks at home, created the borders, assembled the quilt top and machine quilted on my stationary machine. It was completed in time to display in the Palmetto Quilt Guild’s quilt show this weekend on Hilton Head Island, SC. I love this quilt and have hung it in my breakfast room. What a cheery way to start the day!

I have to agree, this is a very cheery quilt! Thank you, Diane, for sharing your amazing quilt with us all. Your fabric choices are perfect and I’m happy that you finished in time for it to hang in the show. I’ll bet you have fun seeing it there! Happy stitching, now and in the future :-).

Wednesday Giveaway!

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This week’s winner, Joan Figlar will receive our curated set of neutral bobbins that are loaded with 50wt 2-ply Masterpiece cotton thread. These are perfect for hand applique or for an emergency repair (along with the Household Needle Assortment Pebble). You can shop all our bobbins, including the super bright and super soft sets, here.

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!

Friday (tomorrow) join me to hear about my new Welcome to the North Pole online class…

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I will be visiting with Sophie Scardaci (or Jessica Vaughn if Sophie’s internet is still questionable) live tomorrow, Friday, March 18, on YouTube and Facebook about my new Welcome to the North Pole class!

We’ll start at 12PM PDT, 2PM CDT, 3PM EDT.

The book has been in print since 1997 (amazing, right?!). If you have the book but have not made the quilt because the blocks look a little scary, this class is for you! I walk you through all of the needle turn hand applique techniques you need to know to make this quilt.

There isn’t an ebook for Welcome to the North Pole so please be aware that you need to acquire the book separately from the class. There is a free digital table runner pattern included in the class that you can practice techniques on if you prefer.

PS: We had to cancel the previously scheduled event because of a bad internet connection.

Sondra Wheeler – Wednesday’s Giveaway Winner

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This little wheel is designed to easily add a 1/4″ seam allowance to any finished-size template. Simply put a sharp pencil (we recommend Blackwing) in the hole and run the wheel around your template. Sound good?

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!