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A treat from Piece O’ Cake!

We are doing something we’ve never done before… we are releasing a block pattern from our next Block of the Month to you — before it is published! This Block of the Month is so new that it doesn’t even have a name yet!

It is our hope that you will make a project using this block and send us a photo of your project by March 1, 2009. Our plan is to include as many of these project photos as possible in the Block of the Month publication (tentative release date Spring 2010). There are some rules that you need to follow and they are listed in the PDF.

Click here to go to our home page. The link to the PDF is in the information about this free block. We hope you have fun working with this block and that you come up with some very cute projects.

Happy stitching from us both!

Smaller version of Lorna’s Vine from Piece O’ Cake

Many of you are familiar with my quilt, Lorna’s Vine, from our book, Amish-Inspired Quilts. I made the quilt for my daughter-in-law, Lorna. I teach this pattern often and, since the quilt is not mine anymore, I don’t travel with it. Lorna would be happy to loan it back to me, but I worry about it getting lost in my luggage.

I decided that it would be a good idea to make a smaller version of this quilt to travel with. I finished the top yesterday and here it is!

The smaller quilt is 55 1/2″ x 55 1/2″ - perfect for the wall or for a throw. You will need the book to make the quilt, but we’ve posted the yardage and cutting instructions for this smaller quilt on our website. Go to the Amish-Inspired Quilts page and look in the left side column. There is a link to a PDF with the instructions.

Happy stitching!

Becky Goldsmith, 1/2 of Piece O’ Cake