Show and tell… Whimsical Quilt Garden

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Renee Thompson wrote to say that she thought I might enjoy this—and she was right! Thank you, Renee for sharing your Whimsical Garden quilt with us :-).

I started to appliqué these blocks when I retired, with fabrics that I purchased ages ago. It’s really out of my wheelhouse now, since I work primarily in 1800’s reproduction fabrics.

I really enjoyed every bit of the handwork; and this is my favorite surface quilting project because of the wide open spaces. 

It’s currently in my dining room, amid the primitive decor, just because I find it delightful during the dreary months of March and April in Wisconsin!

Renee, I love the way you set your blocks—the sashing is perfect. And I also like the floating hexie flowers in the border. Nice choices all. Thank you again for sharing.

The blocks are from our book, My Whimsical Quilt Garden, that is now only available in an ebook format.

Wednesday Giveaway – Be Sharp!

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Sharps are often labeled as applique needles, usually in smaller sizes. The Bohin Sharp 9 needle is perfect for general sewing, hand piecing, and English paper piecing. And a pack of 20 of these needles is our Giveaway to Rhonda Gohlke this week!

Bohin’s Sharps Needles are strong, durable needles that resist bending. These needles feature a finely honed point to minimize fabric damage. Bohin uses a unique polishing process on the needle’s eye, reducing thread breakage and helping the needle glide smoothly through fabric.

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 Judith Rosche & Debbie Hulett!!

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We recently received a large shipment of the Magical Thread Easy with Magnifier & Light. These threaders have a built-in magnifying glass and LED light to make the eye of the needle much easier to see. Battery and wire threader are included. Unfortunately, some of these arrived with the packaging in less than pristine condition (the device and components were not affected, thank goodness!). Consequently, our two winners have benefitted from the “slightly beat-up” packaging.

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 – Colonial!

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Janet Gluesenkamp has won this week’s Giveaway – the Colonial Needle Threader with two sizes of sturdy wire threaders inserted into a single handle! The threader handles are long enough to let you reach and thread your sewing machine needles quickly and easily. The standard threader on the Ivory end is fine enough to work with a #12 applique needle and 2-ply thread. The extra-large threader on the orange end works with thicker thread and bigger needles.

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This is one of several threaders we stock in our shop. You can find all of them in the notions/threaders section.

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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Gail Rowland wrote to say:

I wanted to email you long before now. I truly enjoyed making this quilt with all my heart. I’ll admit I made some errors…. The biggest was jumping in without all my fabrics selected. Some struggle in that area but learned some much. 

Thank you for designing a wonderful very versatile composition. I have seen your pattern done in many color ways with much success. I can imagine that feels so good. 

Gail’s quilt was a winner in the Dallas Quilt Show where I was a judge. Her quilt is as pretty in person as it is here! Below is a photo of the quilt wearing it’s ribbon:

Gail embroidered around many of the lighter applique shapes which helped them to be more visible against the background. It is a nice touch!

Thank you, Gail, for sharing your quilt at the show and here! FYI: the pattern is Aunt MIllie’s Garden and you can find the epattern here.

Wednesday Giveaway – BLACKWING!

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Blackwing discontinued the clutch notebooks last year. We only have one of the black set of 3 with ruled pages and I have decided to let it go as a very special Wednesday Giveaway! And Cassy L is the Winner!

We do still have a few of the 602 grey clutch sets with blank pages. You can shop for these and all of the current Blackwing products 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!