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Pat McCandless sent this version of the Lawn and Garden design. Here’s what Pat wrote:

I used magenta background based on the one you showed some months ago, and combined it with 3 different artists’ bluebird patterns to create a wedding quilt for a young friend. I loved the way it turned out. It is now en route to Ohio, due to be delivered to the bride’s mom today, in time for a shower on Saturday. After I had already completed the quilt top, I learned that the bride’s fiancé calls her his”little bird”, and the decorating theme for their December wedding revolves around birds. Ahhh….kismet!

Thank you, Pat, for sharing your quilt. I love the way you mixed up the different quilt blocks to make this special quilt!

Pat also said that she is truly appreciating the Hand Sewing Adventure right now. She was one among the many, many California household without power due to the PG&E shutoff.  Having something to sew by hand underway is especially important at times like this!

I agree with that sentiment!

Wednesday Giveaway

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Adrienne is this week’s winner and she will receive a really nice Pocket Color Wheel! it’s compact and has a whole lot of information at a truly affordable price. If you are not the lucky winner, I think you should definitely buy one :-).

If you are not the winner and you’d like a Pocket Color Wheel, you can find them and all sorts of sewing notions, books, and other fun stuff at pieceocake.com!

Shipping at pieceocake.com is free on orders over $75 every day.

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I met Lynn Hyman last month at a quilt meeting in Loudon, Tennessee. She wasn’t happy with the way her Sizzle blocks were turning out. I suggested that she remake the blocks she wasn’t happy with because she had already put so much work into the quilt.

Lynn did that, and also removed the corners from all of the circles.  She auditioned some other fabrics and fell in love with a different color than my original choice for the corners. That made such a difference! Lynn says that she can’t wait to finish the quilt now….

I really like Lynn’s colorway. It is so different from either of the two Sizzle quilts I made. You can see both of my quilts at The Quilt Show. The pattern is part of your membership for 2019.

Thank you, Lynn, for sharing your quilt!

Wednesday Giveaway

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Oops! I forgot to post the winner last Thursday! Wendy Richards won the Gimle zippered notions case with a geometric print exterior, and denim interior. I’ll bet she has it already! It is just the right size at 9″ x 3.75″. A sturdy brass YKK zipper with leather lace tie assures that your goodies stay inside.

If you are not the winner and you’d like a Gimle pouch, you can find them and all sorts of sewing notions, books, and other fun stuff at pieceocake.com!

Shipping at pieceocake.com is free on orders over $75 every day.

Mysterious Challenge – Applique Block

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October 1 is the deadline Susan and I set for me to have the 18″ x 18″ applique block drawn. This is my rough sketch. I was playing with two ideas at the same time. I liked both; Susan preferred the bottom, left iteration. You’ll probably see the other side of this drawing in a quilt at some point in the future.

Here is the link to the finished pattern. It is a PDF file and will print out onto 6 pages that you will need to trim and tape together. I used a ruler to keep the center lines straight.

Susan and I both have finished sewing the blocks we are going to share with each other. Rather than wait until November 1 we are going to go ahead and share them. I’ll post more photos once my design wall is free and I can put them up.

Happy stitching!