Wednesday Giveaway – Tame Apricots!

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LoLo’s Thread Tamer was developed at my request and they outdid themselves! Thread Tamer is made with high quality 100% plant-based ingredients. Nothing synthetic. It is light and feels great on the thread.

The LoLo Apricot Thread Tamer is going to this week’s winner – Elaine Harty! (You can see all the flavors and the other LoLo Body Care products we carry by clicking on this link. Use the pull down menus to see all the options.)

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 – Templates!

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Renee G has won Perfect Ovals by Karen Kay Buckley in this week’s giveaway.

These templates are made from a heat-resistant plastic.  Inside each package are Karen Kay Buckley’s detailed directions along with 20 ovals, 10 sizes, 2 of each size. Use them to make grapes and flower petals and more!

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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Bohin’s Self-Threading Needles go to our winner, Joye Cox! If you have trouble threading needles, these needles might solve your problem. The Bohin Self Threading needle has an opening on top to pop the thread through. Little interlocking ‘teeth’ hold the thread in the eye of the needle.

They are perfect for many sewing situations—I use them for burying tails of thread when I machine quilt. The pack has 2 each of sizes 2, 3, and 4. You can view a video giving more information about these special needles 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!

Show and tell, Birds in Toyland…

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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!

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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…

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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!