I just love my quilt and would never have thought of a red background.  I had more fun making this quilt than any other. It’s hand appliquéd and then I blanket stitched over  them. I quilted each block and put them together, quilt as you go. Thank you for the wonderful patterns. Yours are my favorite because each block is the correct size.

There goes the Neighborhood is a Piece O’ Cake pattern that was published in American Patchwork & Quilting magazine (1998) and in a Better Homes and Gardens book of AP&Q quilts (2002). This happy quilt was made for a church raffle. Nine ladies made the blocks and borders, and Gerry Hardy put together the top. (That’s Jane on the left, and Carol on the right.)

Well done, ladies! I hope you raise a lot of money :-).

Caroline Doyle is the lucky winner of a set of Peels Spool Huggers! Each colorful peel hugs your spool to keep the thread from unwinding. If you are Caroline but would still like to have Peels of your own, click here to find them at Piece O’ Cake.

Sue Gottlieb sent me this photo of her finished Simply Delicious quilt. Didn’t she make a great quilt!

She says that she puts it in on her kitchen table to show it off when people come and then removes it when they eat. I’ll bet it looks lovely on the table :-).

Carole Cameron is the winner of this pair of Karen Kay Buckley’s Small Perfect Scissors. They are a serrated scissor and are wonderful for small jobs. The grip is comfortable in hands of all sizes.

There appear to be a whole lot of you who really want a pair of these scissors! They are not terribly expensive and are a good value for the cost. Maybe you should treat yourself to a pair :-). Click here to find them on my site.

Gabriele Bradbury and her quilting buddy, Judy, decided they needed a challenge.  So Judy picked colors and Gabriele got to pick the type of quilt.

Gabriele said: At the time I really disliked bright colors so of course my friend picked brights.  I loved applique, my friend absolutely not. Here are our finished quilts, when we first saw them together last year:

Both quilts are amazing! And it’s a treat to see how the different borders affect the look of each quilt.

They both hand appliqued.  Judy had hers professionally custom quilted, Gabriele hand quilted her quilt using my original Stars in the Garden quilt as a guide.

Congrats to you both!