Wasatch County Fair

We entered two quilts in the Wasatch County fair home arts category this year and we won a couple of ribbons:) We won a blue ribbon for our quilt "Daisies and Lattice." Our quilt "Strut Your Stuff" won a big ribbon for "Judges Choice." Yes, that is Natalia and her daughter Chesney, she just had to be held during the pictures!

A kind reminder.

While piecing yesterday we were kindly reminded by our sewing machine that it was time for oiling. This brought up a great point, sometimes we all need a kind reminder. We’ve included a list of reminders when piecing.
*Oil your machine regularly.
*Change your needle with every project.
*Attach your borders correctly.
*Don’t forget to include a label with dates and names.
*When taking your quilt to the machine quilter make sure that your backing is larger than the top.
*Make sure quilts are pressed.
*HAVE FUN! REMEMBER, QUILTING IS A HOBBY FOR MOST OF US SO ENJOY IT!

Deb Strain

Deb Strain is one of our favorite Moda designers. We love her style and love to learn about her.
Deb, her husband Scott, three children, Arrin, Katie, and Taylor live in a small wooded area at the edge of Gettysburg, Ohio. Her husband and family lovingly built their Saltbox home, which is the namesake of their Folk Art Stationery line that they began in early 1995. In 1996, Deb left her position as an art teacher for the past nine years to devote herself solely to her family and the development of her own art and business. "Many of my images have a folk art flavor to them, increasingly leaning toward the primitive. I have grown to love the warmth and friendliness of old quilts, gardens and Americana." Inspirations for several of her paintings have come from dolls created by Anne McKinney, an artist in her own right. Detailed images that touch a familiar heartstring or bring a quiet smile to the viewer, create the basis of her portfolio. "I am continually collecting ideas and images for my next illustration, whether it be from nature, antique shops, friends or my own imaginings. A painting is usually constructed from several scraps of ideas and then carefully pieced together to make a whole...similar to the quilts that I have come to treasure. Finally, my inspiration comes from the wonderful and loving support that is all around my life, from those in my own family, the staff in our own business and the company and the stores that I work with. I feel like I have so many people cheering me on. We truly work in a kind part of the business world, one that gives back in friendship as well as other benefits...and that is one of the most cherished qualities there is."
To see our current Deb Strain fabrics click HERE.

Piece N Share

These are a few fun quilts that we've machine quilted recently. We love Piece N Share. If you have a fun quilt that you'd like to share let us know. Simply e-mail us a photo and description of your quilt to customercare@piecenquilt.com and we'll share your quilt on our blog!

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Did you know.....

Did you know that we carry more than just great quilting fabrics?

Did you know that we have many quilt patterns, pattern books, ric rac, batting and many of them are on sale!!!

New Fabrics

New collections by Moda fabrics.

Gobble Gobble by Sandy GervaisGoodnight Monkey Pumpkin Spice by Deb Strain

Make Wishes Come True

We are big fans of the Make A Wish Foundation of Utah. They are hosting their annual Rubber Ducky Durby pretty soon and we'd love to encourage all of our friends to spare $5 and buy a ducky! GUESS what! You could even win a brand new car!

Click HERE to donate today!

To visit the official site of Make A Wish Utah click HERE.

Good laugh!

We love to read blogs. It's fun to read about our family and friends and even some new quilting friends:) We came across this great blog recently and have to share the link.

We think the best part is that we know a few people who blog just like this. Hope you enjoy!

Piece N Share

Our quilting friends have been busy piecing their quilts. Here are a few that we've machine quilted recently.

This quilt is called Bubble Gum Fun and is made using Bubble Gum Basics material by Quilt Soup and it's actually a FREE PATTERN. Click here for the pattern. This Quilt is called Winter Welcome. The quilt is made using a Holly Jolly Snowmen Quilt Kit. Available HERE. This quilt was a mystery quilt for a cute quilt shop, Seasons of Home in Midway, UT. The quilt is made using Wonderland material by MoMo for Moda fabrics.

Photography

We've fallen in love with photography, although we just don't have it that field our friends do! Check out this beautiful site and some of the great photos. Just have to share some pictures of one of our biggest fans.

Click HERE to see more about Posh Portraits by Whitnee

No longer a mystery!

If you remember a month or so ago we talked about our mystery quilt.

Well...... Here is the finished product. This is not ours, it is one of our cute quilting friends mystery quilt! We think that the colors she chose made her quilt absolutely stunning!

Don't Forget

Patriotic Quilt winners, Don't Forget to claim your prizes! We've only heard from two of our winners! There are three of you who have yet to claim your prizes!

In 2nd place we had Janis Taylor with her Stars of Friendship Quilt. Janis won 1 Moda Honey Bun of your choice.
In 4th place we had Ashlee W. with her Patriotic Quilt. Ashlee won 1 Moda Charm Pack of your choice.
In 5th place we had Sophia B. with her Red, White and Blue forever table runner. Sophia one single pattern of your choice
IF YOU ARE ONE OF OUR WINNERS DON'T FORGET TO E-MAIL US @ CUSTOMERCARE@PIECENQUILT.COM TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE!!

Quilt Show

Tonight I had the opportunity to teach a little demo on pre-cut fabrics, my favorite!!! While there I decided to stay and go to the award show at a quilt show in Midway, UT. There are some amazing quilts there! WOW, I can't believe how talented some people are. There were several winners and guess what!

OUR QUILT, STRUT YOUR STUFF, WON BEST OF SHOW!!!

My mom, Kathleen and I made this quilt earlier this year from Jelly Rolls and it won! What an honor! If you happen to be in the Midway area this weekend don't miss this fabulous show!

This little picture is courtesy of Rachel. Shown from left to right are some of the winners Patsy Shelton, Natalia Bonner, Brenda Wilcox and Michelle Murdock.
There are about 140 quilts and it's definitely worth seeing.

We have a winner!!!!!!

Congratulations to Rebecca and her beautiful quilt Stars and Stripes Forever!

Rebecca has won our Patriotic Quilt contest with an amazing 4,030 votes! She won a free Layer Cake of her choice, WAY TO GO REBECCA!!!!

You can check out more of her work on her blog.

Congratulations to everyone that participated in our Patriotic Quilt Contest. We had an amazing 13,434 votes, and our first place winner only won by 9 votes!

Click here to see all of the gorgeous quilts.

In 2nd place we had Janis Taylor with her Stars of Friendship Quilt. Janis won 1 Moda Honey Bun.

In 3rd place we had Zina J. with her You're a Grand Old Flag. Zina won 2 Moda Charm Packs.

In 4th place we had Ashlee W. with her Patriotic Quilt. Ashlee won 1 Moda Charm Pack.

In 5th place we had Sophia B. with her Red, White and Blue forever table runner. Sophia one single pattern.

IF YOU ARE ONE OF OUR WINNERS DON'T FORGET TO E-MAIL US @ CUSTOMERCARE@PIECENQUILT.COM TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE!!

Fourth of July

If you happen to be in the Heber Valley area over this fourth of July weekend don't forget to stop by a fun quilt show at the Zermatt Resort in Midway, UT.

We have a couple of quilts in the show so stop by and view them and many other gorgeous quilts.

Click HERE for more information.