Wednesday Giveaway!

This week’s winner, Diana O. will get a pack Bohin Crewel-Embroidery size 7 needles! This needle is a slightly bigger version of one of my favorite needles (the #9 Bohin Crewel needle). It’s a little thicker, a little longer, and has a little bit bigger eye. Yet another nice needle to have on hand.

We have a large selection of needles, which can be viewed in our store by clicking here. If the plethora of choices is confusing, consider the Sewing Needle Guide for Hand Stitching (also on the Pins, Needles & Clips page).

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 – Bee Lovely Goes to Karen T!

This week’s winner, Karen T, will receive one of our most beautiful as well as practical tools – Bee Lovely Needle Minder!

It’s the perfect way to keep track of your needle and is made of smooth enamel with a strong magnet. Put the enamel side on top of the fabric in your hoop, with the magnet on the back. The magnet is strong enough that your needle will stick to the enamel side when you’re not using it. 

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 – Back-to-School Special!

Claudette, this week’s winner, is going back-to-school with Blackwing’s Handheld Eraser. You can add it to a back to school kit, or in an arts & crafts drawer at home or even in a sewing box. This eraser is made of a special soft material that erases dark graphite lines cleanly and easily. I love it so much on both paper and fabric. The sleek holder is made of durable aluminum that lets you get a solid grip while erasing. It feels great to use.

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 – Snip, Snip!

This week’s winner, Christine Routzahn, will receive Snip-Eze Snips!

These snips sit on your work surface in such a way so that when you pick them up, you can snip! You don’t have to put your fingers through holes or rearrange them in your hand. They are light weight and easy to manage, designed to snip threads (not fabric). They do that job exceptionally well! You can view this product, as well as other scissors in our store, 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!

Birds in Toyland, Show and Tell…

Connie Werner sent me a photo of her completed Birds in Toyland quilt and it is fantastic! She changed the design of the top, center, block making the tree bend over with the big ornament. That is super cute and I wish I had thought of it myself!

Connie was in one of the original live Birds in Toyland classes that I taught on Creative Spark during the pandemic. She wrote: “This is my finished Birds in Toyland. Your class made COVID shutdown much happier. Thank you for all your wonderful teaching.

Connie, you are very welcome. This quilt made lots of us happy during that long, trying time—and if you haven’t made it yet, it can still make you happy! You can find the online class here, or the book here. Happy stitching!

Aunt Millie’s Garden show and tell, #4

Peggy Schemenauer sent this photo of her Aunt Millie’s Garden quilt that she machine appliquéd and was long arm quilted by Debbie Ramsey, completed in 2005. The color scheme is happy and the layout has space to let the blocks breathe.

I love the scallops around the blocks! They are similar to but very different from the scallops in Nancy Arseneault’s quilt from a previous post.

Alice Smith sent this photo and she wrote:

“I have always loved this pattern and finally jumped in and made it. It wasn’t quick but I persevered and eventually it was finished. The red background always intrigued me so I wanted to do the same which did turn out challenging. During COVID lockdown I spent a lot of time in my sewing room making the flying geese for the sashing I designed. I am so happy with how it turned out. Thank you to you and Linda for your wonderful patterns.
(PS this one was in the AQS 2023 Paducah Show)”

The red background is beautiful and eye-catchiing. I love the way you arranged the colors of the flying geese… they quietly lead your eyes through the quilt. Well done!

If you are interested, click here to find the Aunt Millie’s Garden ebook.