3 ways to make easy applique templates…

On Wednesday’s Time Out, I showed 3 ways to make templates using peel and stick laminate, freezer paper, and heavy duty freezer paper. The templates are different enough from each other that you may use all of them in different situations.

Happy stitching!

Wednesday Giveaway…

Sharon Stroud is this week’s winner and she will receive Jen Kingwell’s Half Hex Postcard Project #13. The template and simple instructions are included for hand piecing but the template can also be used for machine piecing. Use the template to cut a variety of fabrics to make a scrappy, happy quilt!

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!

Listen to a conversations about Hand Sewing and more…

I hope you enjoy listening to Roxane Cerda and me chat about handwork, thread, teaching online, the realities of staying sane and creative while at home, and much more!

Click here to listen to the podcast of our conversation. And here’s the cover of my new book, Hand Sewing, that will be out very, very soon. Sign up for my newsletter (link in the right sidebar) and you will know the minute that the book is available!

Binding Tricks…

I shared my favorite time saving binding tricks in last week’s Time Out. Here it is, in case you missed it…

You can find all the my past Time Out session on YouTube… I think this link will take you to the playlist with all the videos.

Starry skies…

I am home from my starry vacation. We enjoyed the quiet and time away from home… but mostly we enjoyed the stars in the night sky.

I tried my hand at long-exposure night photography. Isn’t it amazing how much the earth moves in 15 minutes? (I think the very bright line is Venus.)

I already miss seeing the stars but I know they are there, all the time, day and night, shining down on us. That is a happy thought :-).

Wednesday Giveaway…

Sharon Rutledge is this week’s winner and she will receive some Thread Magic! It’s not beeswax, it may be silicone but I’m not for sure about that. It does help to prevents tangling and fraying in my hand appliqué thread. 

If you are not Sharon, you might want to order some Thread Magic for your sewing kit :-).

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!