Show and tell, Birds in Toyland…

Amy Fisher sent in this photo of her newly finished Birds in Toyland quilt. I love that she embraced the applique, embellishing, and hand quilting to make a wonderful quilt that she and her family are sure to treasure. Read more below…

Of course, life happened… but I finally finished my quilt on Monday. I enjoyed the entire process. I’m not the best hand quilter, but I got better by the end.  I had never done well at appliqué, but I got better the more I did. I absolutely loved figuring out how I wanted to embellish each piece. And I loved the embroidery part. I used a turkey stitch on many of the hats. But I would never do the lettering the same again…even though I like how it turned out: all those French knots and beads! Took forever!

Thank you so much for all of your videos, all of your clear explanations. Your friendly personality is what simply makes it all special.

Amy Fisher

Thank you, Amy, for sharing your quilt and the story with us! If you are interested in the book, click here. Click here for the online class on Creative Spark.

Wednesday Giveaway – the French Pocket!

We received a sample of Moda’s new Mini Charm Project – the French Pocket – and are passing it along to this week’s lucky winner – JaNelle Erickson! The project includes the pattern, instructions, 42 1″ hexagon papers and a pack of 42 2.5″ squares to create a standalone “pocket” (small holdall or cross body bag).

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!

Show and tell…

Jill Isakson sent these photos and the story about this lovely ribbon-winning quilt made by her, Linda Neal, and quilted by Richard Larson The oak leaf border is from my pattern, The Anniversary Quilt. which is in our ebook, Flowering Favorites.

My Lucky Stars, whose applique border is based on your design from the Anniversary Quilt has received a 3rd place award at AQS Quilt Show in Paducah, KY. I did the fabric selection, overall design and piecing, Linda Neal appliquéd our adaptation of your border design, and Richard Larson did the fabulous quilting. Thank you for your inspiration and beautiful border design. It truly is the icing on the cake.  

Regards – Jill Isakson

Well done Jill, Linda, and Richard and thank you for sharing your exciting quilt with us all!

Wednesday Giveaway!

Remember a couple of months ago, when I told you about cleaning out my studio? This week’s giveaway winner, Pat Bell, will receive another result of that – two handmade pin cushion rings!

Aren’t they adorable? (Unfortunately I have a lot of adorable notions and must let at least a few of them go.)

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 – Backyard Birds goes to Shellie!

Robins, cardinals, orioles, nuthatches, and other favorite feathered friends from the back yard are all part of this week’s giveaway – the Backyard Birds book.

Included in the pattern pack are 12 easy appliqué blocks to mix and match, or sew them all to make a 52” x 65” quilt with appliqué borders. These 12″ x 12″ finished size blocks are bursting with fresh colors and are easy enough to be fun for quilters of all levels.

You can see more details about the blocks and suggested notions by clicking here and then clicking on the Backyard Books on the books page in our store. (When we received the latest order of books from the publisher, I noticed that this one’s cover was not pristine, hence, the 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!



Show and tell…

Jean Moore sent this photo of her very cute quilt top and said…

Not sure how many years these flower squares waited for attention. Here they are!

Jean, I can help with a date! The blocks are from our pattern, Garden Blooms, that was first published in American Patchwork & Quilting in 2008. It has never been in a book but you can find it here.

Thank you, Jean, for sharing your very happy quilt with us! I look forward to seeing when you get it quilted :-).