Why an independent study class?

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. 


I kind of like the quilt turned sideways. 


I’ll post more tomorrow, promise :-). 

Wednesday Giveaway

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!

Seen on my morning walk…

You just can’t beat a morning walk that includes the ocean. That may be one of the most rejuvenating parts of taking part in an Empty Spools seminar. 

I would happily live in this house…

There were people snorkeling this morning, in wetsuits. And fishing, and taking photos. 

Someday I’ll master the art of the selfie. As it is, at least my nose isn’t huge :-). 


Lots of purple/pink/blue flowers are blooming. Wish these would grow for me in north Texas. 


The quilting fun starts later today. I am looking forward to spending the week with 13 happily sewing women!

Wednesday Giveaway

And the winner is Patti Kilcullen! Thank you to everyone who participated.

This week’s giveaway is a copy of the 1st edition of Piecing the Piece O’ Cake Way. It was published in 2007 and is out of print. Click here to see the new (and different) 2nd edition of this book.

Leave a comment below to enter the drawing. I’ll use a random number generator to choose a winner Thursday morning, March 16, 2017. Good luck!

Who wants these?

Wow! That was fast! These books have found a new home. Thank you, Kimberly!

These Piece O’ Cake books were printed in languages other than English which is very exciting, but I never look at them. It seems like someone could use them. Could that be you? All it would cost is shipping which will be between $6 and $14 in the US. Send me an email if you would like them: becky.pieceocake@gmail.com

French-AppOutsideLines

Applique With Attitude – French

French-CoverWithLove

Covered With Love – French

French-SliceChristmas

A Slice of Christmas – French

Portugeuse-AppSampler

The Applique Sampler with DVD – Portuguese?

Spanish-AppDelights

Applique Delights – Spanish – 2 copies

German-QuiltsWithspin

Quilts With A Spin – German – 2 copies

Show and tell…

Lynn Hoffelder sent me pictures of her wonderful quilts made from Piece O’ Cake patterns. Aren’t they great! Thank you, Lynn, for sharing your work!