Simply Delicious Show and Tell…

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Margaret Heller just finished her Simply Delicious quilt—it’s amazing!

From Margaret:

I followed the techniques taught in your books, except for the grapes and raspberries. For them I modified Karen Kay Buckley’s techniques for Perfect Ovals by laminating the front and back of the template (put the number of the template on the back side). Then I gathered the seam allowance of the grape or berry around the template, starched it/pressed it, and removed the template when it was time to sew it to the block .

I substituted blocks from the Beautiful Berries pattern for blocks from Simply Delicious so all the blocks illustrated my favorite fruits.

It was custom machine quilted by Christy Gray. (And she told me it’s the last custom quilting she will do.) I’m grateful that she quilted it for me; I doubt otherwise it would ever have been finished.

Thank you, Margaret, for sharing your lovely quilt with us all and I know you will enjoy seeing it hang in shows.

This quilt was one of our blocks of the month and the patterns are still available in a downloadable format. If you are interested, click here to find the Simply Delicious epatterns.

Wednesday Giveaway – Tracy’s Thread

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Those of you who are part of the “Wool of the Month” Club know how lovely Tracy Trevethan’s hand dyed wool thread is. We carry 25 colors! This week’s Giveaway goes to mman7025 for her choice of any of the varieties. Each card contains 20 yards of extremely soft 100% Australian virgin wool thread, making this a pretty great giveaway.

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!

Wednesday Giveaway!

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Who knew cleaning out my stash and reorganizing would benefit so many Giveaway winners?! This week carlynord75 will receive my extra magic mirror—a design tool that lets you preview quilt blocks before cutting or sewing. You can get more information by visiting our store (see link below), choosing “shop” and then “Hand Sewing Tools.” The Magic Mirror is one of the Hand Piecing Tools. I have a video link that will let you see how it works.

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!

Wednesday Giveaway – Winner’s Choice!

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Sequins are the most perfect embellishment for a holiday project. They add a sparkly, happy attitude that can’t come any other way. You can add sequins to quilts, pillows, clothing, foam balls, or any other project that you want to make special.

We carry two seasonal shape sets – Halloween and Christmas.

Sam has won the choice of either Halloween or Christmas sequin sets! You can see these and all the beautiful sequins we carry by clicking here.

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!

Wednesday Giveaway goes to Mary Ann Fogleman!

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Since I’m talking about machine applique today, this week’s giveaway will help your sewing machine return to pristine condition.

Oh Sew Clean Brush and Cloth Sets have two brushes, one flat and one angled, ensuring that you will have the right tool for every nook, cranny, crevice and surface of your machine! Also included in the set is a microfiber cleaning cloth that wipes without scratching or scraping.

The Ocean set is our Giveaway. But we also carry a lovely “pink” set. You can view them both by clicking on the link.

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!

Looking ahead to the 2025 BOM

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My quilts begin with an idea, then sketches. What you see below is the final sketch before I moved it to the computer.

This new quilt is going on my bed. Steve’s Birds, the current 2024 BOM, is for Steve’s bed. (Yes, we sleep in different rooms because—snoring 🤣. In our case, a good night’s sleep leads to a very happy marriage.)

The new BOM patterns will be available on their own, in January 2025. The downloadable patterns will not come with fabric—you can use any fabric that suits you. However, I am doing my best to make it easy for you to color your quilt like mine, if you want to.

I am using medium blue backgrounds cut from a variety of Laundry Basket fabrics. This is what I have so far, there may be more. We will offer a kit with similar background fabrics, in a few months, for those who want it.

I am going to use many Liberty of London quilting weight cotton prints in my applique. The prints are iconic, the colors make me smile. I have started gathering fat quarters, but it takes time. You have to get the fabric when it is available and it sells out fast. Some fabric that we have on order won’t be released until next year. Patience is a hard virtue 🤣.

Knowing that some of you will also want to start building a palette of fabric, we are offering a Liberty Stash Building Club that will start soon. If you are interested, please get on the Waiting List. There are a limited number of slots and being on the Waiting List does not guarantee a spot—but you will get an email when it’s time to really sign up.

You don’t have to save this fabric for the 2025 BOM—you can use it for other projects. In fact, you will have Liberty left over after the BOM to use in other projects.

I need to start my quilt soon and will probably have to supplement with other fabric from my stash. Happily, Liberty plays well with other fabrics ☺️.