I’m out of the printed patterns, darn! Fresh Picked Posies is now only available as an ebook. Click here to find the ebook. It’s a really nice pattern with big, quick, easy appliqué shapes!

I’m out of the printed patterns, darn! Fresh Picked Posies is now only available as an ebook. Click here to find the ebook. It’s a really nice pattern with big, quick, easy appliqué shapes!

UPDATE: Congratulations to Barb Jensen, the lucky winner chosen by the random number generator. I thank you all for leaving such lovely comments! Happy stitching to you all.
This week’s giveaway is a copy of Fresh Picked Posies. It was published in 2011 and I do still have some copies in print, while they last. Click here to find them. The cover on this one has a little tear, but the instructions and patterns are good to go.

Here’s the whole quilt:

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I’ll use a random number generator to choose a winner Thursday morning, April 6, 2017. Good luck!
I am giving a lecture at the Minnesota Quilters Show in Duluth in June and they have requested that I share stories about Piece O’ Cake. Here’s my question: what sort of stories would you want to hear?
I could tell you what I’ve thought of, but I’m more interested in hearing what you think. I appreciate in advance any suggestion you have. Thanks!

You’ve seen 007 before but he’s so much fun that I thought you might like seeing him again :-).
I’ll pick up where I left off yesterday. Suzie was also foundation paper piecing. She stayed focused on these lovely blue blocks.

April came with the large star blocks made. She got them set together and began work on the Ohio Star border.

Haley came with our Piecing book and fabric, ready to make Weave A Rainbow. She made great progress and her quilt is going to be a stunner!

Michelle was very focused all week long and got a lot of the units made on her foundation paper piecing project.

Ida came with a vision to make crazy quilt hexagons that will be heavily embellished. She left ready to begin the hand sewing.

My job through all of this was to make suggestions, solve problems, be encouraging, and learn from my students. I always come away from a class having learned something. Classes are a win-win for everyone. Thank you, students everywhere!
An independent study gives you time and space to work on your own thing in a creative environment. And, in my class, you get help if/when you want it.
I had 11 women last week all working on something different. Some were more relaxed (it was a vacation, after all), others sewed relentlessly. It was great!
Jean honed her applique skills.


And taught herself to sew a diamond block, with y-seams, using our Piecing book.

Margaret focused on a quilt that she is making for a guild challenge. She nailed the mitered corners and the perle cotton applique stitches.


Yolanda completed so many things that I sort of lost count. I especially liked this top that is the result of a log cabin block exchange.

Susan was also knocking down the projects. She has a system for keeping up with her piecing that is very efficient. I was impressed.



Marie sewed on a foundation paper piecing project and left with her arcs nearly finished.


Louise made the foundation paper pieced blocks all week and worked right up to the last minute to get them ready to together.
And the winner is… Mary Grogan! I thank you all for leaving comments and I look forward to hearing from you again!
This week’s giveaway is a copy of Covered With Love. It was published in 2006 and is out of print. Click here to find the eBook.
Leave a comment below to enter the drawing. I’ll use a random number generator to choose a winner Thursday morning, March 23, 2017. Good luck!