Caroline Doyle just finished her Birds in Toyland quilt in January and I cannot believe I lost this post! Caroline, I’m sorry to be late but I am so happy to share you quilt because it is wonderful!

The applique and embellishments are delightful but I also appreciate the subtle mix of colors in the pieced blocks. Congratulations, Caroline, on an excellent finish and thank you for sharing your quilt with us!

Birds in Toyland is currently as a class on Creative Spark. The book will be out Spring 2022.

The next few Wednesday Giveaways are going to feature items that could make good Mother’s Day gifts or great things to keep. We started with a puzzle that has a “sewing” theme.

TOMATO PINCUSHION JIGSAW PUZZLE! This Cathe Holden puzzle has 1000 pieces. Challenging and Fun!

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!

When Becky taught at Empty Spools last month, she split a set of special Vol 651 Blackwing pencils. This week’s winner, Ruth Buchanan, gets the remaining 9 pencils! 

They hold the same extra firm graphite as the Natural pencils and are suitable to use (lightly) on fabric. The Vol 651 pencils are a distinctive black and yellow striped design that goes with the story for this limited edition volume. Check out this story and others on our Blackwing 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!

Teri Weed sent me this lovely story:

A few years ago, when I expressed a desire to make Stars in the Garden, my friend Dot Murdoch gave me 8 blocks that she had appliqued when the pattern was first published, along with all the materials to finish it, because she wasn’t going to.  I did, and the attached photo is the finished quilt. She is an amazing appliquer, and I am privileged to be able to finish something she started.

Today is Dot’s birthday—Happy birthday to you! Thank you both for sharing the lovely quilt that you and Teri made together.

Stars in the Garden is still available as a digital pattern, click here or on the photo.

Maryann has won a bottle of Grandma’s Secret Spot Remover! According to legend, Grandma came up with the secret recipe to clean Grandpa’s work-stained clothes. Pretty soon, everyone, including Larry the local mechanic, was clamoring for it. However that may be, this toxin-free stain remover works on oil, grease, paint, make-up, grass, clay, inks, blood, spaghetti sauce, coffee, rust, pet stains and a whole lot 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!