This week’s winner is Dollybear1/JJ and she will receive a pack of EPP papers to make 12—8″x8″ Bridal Bouquet blocks. I have always loved this pattern and I want to make it but I haven’t found time. It is my hope that JJ makes several blocks and shares the pictures with all of us!
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!
Thimbles… there are so many choices! I this week’s Time Out I did my best to help you sort out which one(s) will work for you.
After last week’s Time Out, Noela Burks wrote in to tell me about her thimble! She wrote:
I, like many people, have tried many thimbles and many things that were not actually thimbles but worked as thimbles😂. Years ago I was blessed with a family thimble that I believe was my great grandmothers. It is my prized possession and works like a charm. It is very small(I have thin fingers) and fits like it was made for my hands. I was inspired to share after the video! Here is a picture-
I love Noela’s story and I really love her thimble :-). It is in amazingly good shape. I suspect my grandmother had a thimble and I have no idea where it ended up. I will be sure that my own thimbles are handed down… later. When I don’t use them so much. Which will be when I’m 111.
FYI: My birthday is January 11, 1/11. It is my hope and aspiration to be alert and active enough to celebrate my 111th birthday on that day! It’s good to have a plan 🙂
When you watch my videos, I want you to see what I’m showing you and that’s easier if my hands look nice. How do I keep them happy? My secret is LoLo Bars and the LoLo Cuticle Intensive!
Shirley Chutwoid is this week’s winner and she will receive a Color Theory for Quilters DVD. This DVD is very much like the color lecture that I have presented to guilds for many years. The information on the DVD fits hand-in-hand with my book, The Quilter’s Practical Guide to Color. If you aren’t Shirley and would like to order this DVD, click 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!
Dee Bradford from Aledo, TX, sent this photo of her newly finished quilt that features blocks from Aunt Millie’s Garden. I love it so much! Dee wrote:
I have had the Aunt Millie’s garden pattern on my shelf for years but honestly was a bit intimidated. I’ve done a moderate amount of needle turn over the years but never pushed myself to tackle something as complex. Fast forward to this summer, I “inherited” a stack of lovely red/pink homespuns – very different from my usual bright & black colors. They looked so pretty sitting together on my cutting table I decided to make a quilt for my daughter (who loves red) featuring some applique mixed with pieced blocks, sort of in a round robin format.
So I pulled out Aunt Millies Garden, picked several of those blocks and then the fun started. I had such a wonderful time. I followed your method almost completely – though I admit I only auditioned one block at a time. I really didn’t know where I was going when I started, how many blocks, how large, etc. It was a fun journey and I enjoyed the applique so much. I wanted to thank you for your great teaching and wonderful videos and patterns. We are out here watching. And smiling along with you.
I do love hearing that you all enjoy my books, patterns, videos, and classes—it keeps me going. Thank you, Dee, for your kind words and for sharing your lovely quilt!
Note to all: Dee sent me this in mid-January and I thought I posted it, but just found it in the Draft folder. I am sorry to everyone for the delay in posting!!!
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