Mini Wonder Clips are perfect for English paper piecing and can substitute for pins in many piecing situations. Connie will receive the 20-count package (we also carry a 10-count package of rainbow-colored clips). Check out this video for helpful tips. The photo below is from our April 20th newsletter. I used wonder clips to hold the binding in place on my Water Lily quilt before Steve stitched it down.

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!

We carry several excellent threaders in our store. Debbi Russell is the winner of The Colonial Needle Threader, this week’s Wednesday Giveaway! It has two sizes of sturdy wire threaders inserted into a single handle, making it easy to carry in your sewing kit. Dandy!

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!

This week’s giveaway, Teapot Scissor Charm and Moda Sewing Machine Brooch goes to Maria Elena Blecha! Not only do scissor charms personalize and decorate your scissors, but they serve the important function of making sure you are holding your serrated scissor correctly! See the scissor page for a detailed explanation and scissor options.

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!

And everything in its place! Pam Unnasch has won The Stitch App, from the makers of the popular Lap App. This caddy has a strong neodymium magnet to contain pins, a recessed tray area for miscellaneous notions, two 3 1/2″ spindles with easy-turn knobs to hold spools or bobbins, a cup area for your tools, and felted wool balls to help sort your needles! All this, with a convenient handle on top for easy transport of your supplies between stitching locations.

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!

The next few Wednesday Giveaways are going to feature items that could make good Mother’s Day gifts or great things to keep. We started with a puzzle that has a “sewing” theme.

TOMATO PINCUSHION JIGSAW PUZZLE! This Cathe Holden puzzle has 1000 pieces. Challenging and Fun!

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!

When Becky taught at Empty Spools last month, she split a set of special Vol 651 Blackwing pencils. This week’s winner, Ruth Buchanan, gets the remaining 9 pencils! 

They hold the same extra firm graphite as the Natural pencils and are suitable to use (lightly) on fabric. The Vol 651 pencils are a distinctive black and yellow striped design that goes with the story for this limited edition volume. Check out this story and others on our Blackwing page!

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!