Show and tell…

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Sue Green just sent me this photo and I must share it with you, right now! What a great idea and I have to say, Sue, your appliquéd circles are excellent :-)!

Sue wrote:

I was watching your you tube videos on Searching For Beauty and got the brainstorm to make ornaments for my grandchildren using one of the blocks. I reduced the block to 4.25 inches and hand appliqued them. The kids are in 2nd and 5th grade and have been back and forth between in school and remote learning. Thank you for the pattern!

Thank you, Sue, for sharing!

FYI: Click here to find all of the free videos and pattern together on Creative Spark. Or you can find the pattern on my website, click here. There is a link on that page to the same videos on YouTube.

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Margery Tadder sent me this photo of her Welcome to the North Pole wallhanging. She wasn’t sure it was good for Show and Tell but it is perfect in every way for showing! Not only is the quilt super cute, the decorations above and the elf below so very happy. Well done, Margery!!!

She wrote: “It was fun to do and looks really cute hanging from my mantle. Thank you again for your adorable patterns! Wishing you and your family good health and happiness in a better New Year!”

And I send happy, healthy thoughts out to you all as well!

My most-used organizer for on-the-go sewing…

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The Yazzii Mini-Petite Organizer is just the right size for me. It doesn’t take up too much space in my bag but it is big enough to hold almost everything I need when I sew away from home.

It was student in one of my classes who suggested taking out the inside pouches. Boy, she had an amazingly great idea! Don’t be shy… just do it!

Click here to find Yazzii’s at pieceocake.com.

Make a home for your needles!

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This needle caddy is the perfect place to hold your hand sewing needles—and the epattern is free! I use my needle caddy all the time because it is small and flat and it holds lots of needles and a variety of flat notions. Super handy!

Click here to find the FREE Needle Caddy digital pattern at pieceocake.com.

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This quilt was made by Denise, Beth, Vidhu, and Jen who are part of the UF Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine department in Gainesville, FL. They decided to mark the fight against Covid-19 with a quilt to hang in their office space.

I’m impressed! First, with the job they have been doing all this year. And second, that they carved out the time to be creative. Well done and thank you for sharing your quilt with us!

I love the little Covids that they added to the Searching for Beauty pattern. They add depth to the design. I wish I had thought of that myself! (You can find the free how-to videos I made on YouTube or on Creative Spark.)

If I remember correctly from a previous email, they plan to collect signatures on the back of the quilt. The little Covid in the corner is a patch crediting me with the design which is a nice touch. They need to add their names and other documentation info to the quilt as well—perhaps that will happen as they gather signatures?

Denise knows about Jim, so she included a photo of Vidhu’s family’s cat in the Christmas tree!!! It took me a while to find him…

I’m guessing that he is the only ornament that tree will wear this year 😂. I am not going to let Jim see this picture. He has enough bad ideas in his head already.

Thank you Denise, Beth, Vidhu, and Jen, for sharing your quilt with us! Stay healthy, and happy.

Wednesday Giveaway

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Louann Y. is this week’s lucky winner and she will receive a set of my favorite white chalk pencils and an eraser, both by General’s. Congrats to Louann! You can find them, and other marking tools 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!