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NEW! My Mother’s Valentines Fabric by Mary Mulari

NEW! My Mother’s Valentines Fabric by Mary Mulari!

Celebrate love and nostalgia with the NEW! My Mother’s Valentines Fabric by renowned sewing designer and author Mary Mulari! Inspired by cherished paper valentines, this fabric print brings a touch of vintage romance to your sewing, quilting, and crafty projects. Shop in stock NEW! My Mother’s Valentines Fabric by Mary Mulari! for Marcus Fabrics and more at ShopNZP.com! 

NEW! My Mother’s Valentines high-quality designer fabric features delightful illustrations that capture timeless scenes of friendship and affection, making it an ideal choice for those who cherish sentimental keepsakes. “This fabric line is based off of 1920’s valentines my mother saved and then passed on to me because she couldn’t bear to throw them away.” ~ Mary Mulari

Transform your projects with this lovey-dovey fabric  and let your creativity blossom! Ideal for quilting, home decor, heartfelt gifts, and more. Enjoy two FREE Project Patterns below, featuring NEW! My Mother’s Valentines Fabric by Mary Mulari!

 

My Mother’s Valentines Fabric Double Panel

My Mother’s Valentines Red Patchwork Fabric 

My Mother’s Valentines Blue Patchwork Fabric 

My Mother’s Valentines Cream Hearts And Roses Fabric

My Mother’s Valentines Blue Stripe Fabric

My Mother’s Valentines Multi Flowers Fabric

My Mother’s Valentines Blue Texture Fabric

My Mother’s Valentines Red Texture Fabric

Cream Mini Check Fabric

 

Find all the Supplies for our NEW! 2025 Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series at Nancy Zieman Productions at ShopNZP.com!

February is National Machine Embroidery Month!

 

Visit the Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio  at 120 Front Street in Beaver Dam, WI 53916

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Happy Sewing!

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S!S305 OESD Stabilizer Smarts

February is National Embroidery Month and today we’re sharing a gallery of OESD Machine Embroidery Stabilizers including, Cut-Away’s, Tear-Away’s, Wash-Away’s, and Topping Stabilizers, plus tips on how to use each stabilizer as the “foundation” for every project! Learn how to choose the right machine embroidery stabilizer and find out why stabilizers are the “foundation” for successful embroidery projects!

 

Watch Stabilizer Smarts on Stitch it! Sisters with Deanna Springer and Karie Coffey from OESD! Follow along as they share an assortment of Machine Embroidery Stabilizers including, Cut-Away’s, Tear-Away’s, Wash-Away’s, and Topping Stabilizers. 

Then, head over to ShopNZP.com and our Exclusive Stabilizer Bundle Box that includes OESD Polymesh CutAway Stabilizer, 10″ x 10 yd. Roll; OESD Medium Weight TearAway Stabilizer, 10″ x 10 yd. Roll; OESD AquaMesh WashAway Stabilizer, 10″ x 10 yd. Roll; OESD Heat2Go Topping Specialty Stabilizer, 12″ x 10 yd. Roll; Zippered Polyweave Storage Pouch, 12″ x 16″ and a Stitch it! Sisters Sticker!

Download the FREE! OESD FREE! OESD Stabilizer Quick Reference Guide Printable!

Gallery of Machine Embroidery Stabilizers

Today we’re sharing a gallery of OESD Machine Embroidery Stabilizers including, Cut-Away’s, Tear-Away’s, Wash-Away’s, and Topping Stabilizers, and how to use each stabilizer as the “foundation” for each project! 

Machine Embroidery Stabilizer Basics

Beautiful machine embroidery results begin with choosing the right stabilizer for your project. Stabilizer is the foundation for a successful embroidery project. It stabilizes the fabric and keeps it from moving, puckering, or stretching while embroidering. Stabilizer keeps the stitches looking good after embroidery by adding stability to the fabric. Without stabilizer (or too little stabilizer), embroidery designs will have puckers, holes in the fabric, and alignment problems, like gapping between the fills and the outlines of the designs.

How is stabilizer made?

Most stabilizers are non-woven material, made in a process where the fibers are smoothed into a single consistent layer. All OESD Stabilizers are made with a non-directional process, which means they are equally strong in all directions. Because of this, it does not matter which direction you cut or hoop your stabilizer, as there is no grain! For tearaway stabilizers, this non-directional feature also means that the stabilizer will tear evenly in all directions.

What makes OESD stabilizers different?

OESD Stabilizers are developed by The OESD Team of embroidery experts that have many years of experience in both commercial and home embroidery. Each stabilizer is thoroughly tested for quality and ease of use before it is given the OESD name. OESD stabilizers do not stretch in any direction, ensuring good quality embroidery, even on knits. You’ll notice the high quality and consistency of OESD stabilizers, as well as their versatility for a variety of projects. OESD stabilizers are designed to be the foundation on which you can build quality embroidery!

 

Why are there so many kinds of stabilizers?

Different stabilizers are made to work with various applications. Many factors go into selecting the correct stabilizer, such as:

• Fabric choice: the weight and type of fabric
• Design density: how many stitches the design has over a given area
• How the project will be embroidered: can the project be hooped
• The desired finished result: whether the back of the embroidery shows, or will the stabilizer show through the fabric

What are the types of stabilizers?

Stabilizers are generally categorized first by how they are removed: CutAway, TearAway, or WashAway. In addition to these three major categories, some items fall into a specialty category, as they either stay in the project or are tools to help with the embroidery process. These major types are color-coded:

In addition to how they are removed, stabilizers are also categorized by other factors. The first is stabilizer weight, such as light, medium, or heavy-weight stabilizer. Stabilizers are also identified by their application, such as a pressure-sensitive or water-activated adhesive. Also, some types are available in multiple colors to match fabric or prevent shadowing.

 

How do I select the stabilizer weight?

There are some basic guidelines for selecting stabilizer weight. The heavier the fabric and/or the denser (more stitches) the design, the heavier the stabilizer that is needed. You may get better results using two layers of a lighter stabilizer than a single layer of a heavier stabilizer, especially when stitching a heavy design on a lighter weight fabric.

 

How do I select the stabilizer type?

Selecting a stabilizer type is in part based on personal preference, but each type has features that make it suited to particular kinds of projects.

CutAway Stabilizers

CutAway stabilizer can be used on any fabric but must be used on knits or stretchy fabrics. Because the fabric stretches, unless a CutAway stabilizer supports it, the embroidery will also stretch. CutAway will keep the stitches in place and prevent them from breaking or distorting after embroidery. Use CutAway stabilizer on jersey knit, t-shirts, sweatshirts, knit kids’ clothing, afghan fabric, denim or other twill weaves, and most wearables. CutAway holds up best on items that will be frequently washed and worn.

For beginning embroiderers, using a CutAway stabilizer will give the best results in terms of stitch quality. While it is primarily used for knit fabrics, it can be used on almost any type of fabric and provides the most support, giving the best quality stitch-out with clean alignment. CutAway stabilizers hold the most stitches of all the types of stabilizers. For example, a medium weight CutAway could support as many stitches as a heavy-weight TearAway. For designs with a high stitch count or very detailed outlines, CutAway may be the best choice.

When removing CutAway, cut the stabilizer with scissors about ¼” from the edge of the embroidery, being careful not to cut the fabric while trimming the stabilizer. It is best not to cut the stabilizer closer than ¼”, as it is easy to nick the stitches, and trimming the stabilizer this close can cause a ridge around the embroidery.

OESD Cut Away Stabilizers are available in several different types:  Heavy, Medium, Polymesh, Fusible Polymesh, and StabilStick.

 

 

TearAway Stabilizers

TearAway stabilizers are used in projects where most of the stabilizer needs to be removed, such as towels and linens. TearAway stabilizer can support more stitches than WashAway, but not as many as a CutAway.

TearAway stabilizer is often preferred because it is easy to remove and gives a cleaner look to the back of the embroidery. TearAway stabilizers are ideal for woven fabrics without stretch, such as chambray, poplin, quilt cotton, linen, and most satins. Also use TearAway for sturdy ready-to-wear items like bags and hats. OESD’s TearAway stabilizers have no directional tear; they will tear easily in either direction, and there is no need to crisscross layers.

When removing TearAway, support the stitches with one hand as you tear away the stabilizer with the other. Only remove one layer at a time. Remove TearAway stabilizer from the outside of the design, but you can leave it in the open areas on the inside of a design.

OESD Tear Away Stabilizers are available in several different types: Heavy, Medium, Light, Ultra Clean and Tear, HydroStick, StabilStick, and Fusible.

WashAway Stabilizers

WashAway stabilizers are made from a chemical starch that dissolves completely in water. When rinsed thoroughly, the stabilizer is completely removed from the fabric.

If a fabric is sturdy and the design is light enough, a WashAway can be used as the primary stabilizer. For sheer fabrics, such as organza, tulle, or batiste, WashAway stabilizer is the best choice, as even a TearAway stabilizer will show on these projects.

WashAway toppings create a smooth surface for embroidery with fabrics containing a pile or nap, such as towels. By laying a piece of WashAway stabilizer over the top of the fabric to be embroidered, the stitches form over the top of the fabric, looking smooth and even, without sinking into the fabric.

WashAway is removed by rinsing it under warm running water. Rinse the project completely before allowing it to dry, as the starch in the stabilizer can stiffen the fabric if it is not rinsed out.

WashAway is also used on in the hoop projects like freestanding lace or appliqué. WashAway is the best choice for freestanding lace designs (unless otherwise noted). OESD recommends using one layer of AquaMesh and one layer of BadgeMaster to provide the perfect amount of stability for freestanding lace.

OESD Wash Away Stabilizers are available in AquaMesh, AquaMesh Plus, StitcH2O, and BadgeMaster.

Specialty Stabilizers

Specialty stabilizers have unique applications for specific types of embroidery projects. Some examples are using Fiber Form for creating sturdy standalone items, Fuse and Fix for easier applique stitching, and fusible products like Fuse and Seal or SoftWeb.

OESD Specialty Stabilizers include Applique Fuse and Fix, Fuse and Fleece, Fiber Form, Gentle Touch Backing, Fuse and Seal, SoftWeb, StabilStick Template Sheets, Heat2Go, and Top Cover.

 

Exclusive Stabilizer Bundle Box and more at ShopNZP.com

Find all the Supplies for NEW! 2025 Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series (above) at Nancy Zieman Productions at ShopNZP.com!

Visit the Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio  at 120 Front Street in Beaver Dam, WI 53916

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S!S 307 OESD Origami Gift Box Tutorial

Stitch an OESD Origami Gift Box – All in the Hoop of Your Embroidery Machine! Watch our Origami Gift Box Video on Stitch it! Sisters with Deanna Springer and Karie Coffee from OESD! Follow along as we share step-by-step directions for making OESD’s Origami Gift Boxes!

Watch Stitch it! Sisters Origami Gift Boxes    Program 307

Then, head over to ShopNZP.com and find our Exclusive OESD Origami Gift Box Bundle Boxes that include OESD AquaMesh Wash Away Stabilizer, OESD BadgeMaster Wash Away Stabilizer, OESD StabilStick Cut Away Stabilizer; OESD Luxe Sparkle Vinyl, OESD Origami Gift Boxes Design Collection on USB, Zippered Polyweave Storage Pouch, 12″ x 16″, and a Stitch it! Sisters Sticker!

Download the FREE! OESD Stabilizer Quick Reference Guide Printable!

 

Watch Stitch it! Sisters Origami Gift Boxes    Program 307

Learn tips for selecting and hooping the right stabilizers for successfully stitching OESD’s in-the-hoop free-standing Origami Gift Box. Learn about AquaMesh Water Soluble, BadgeMaster WashAway, and StabilStick Cutaway Stabilizers. Plus Tips for embroidering with OESD’s NEW! Luxe Sparkle Vinyl, and how to easily assemble free-standing machine embroidered creations.

Stitch an OESD Origami Gift Box – All in the Hoop of Your Embroidery Machine!  Tutorial by the Stitch it! Sisters

Hoop one layer of AquaMesh and one layer of BadgeMaster for all designs.

Hoop one layer of AquaMesh and one layer of BadgeMaster for all designs.

Adhere two layers of StabilStick CutAway to the wrong side of all applique fabrics to provide stiffness to the finished structure.

Load selected design into the machine.Example design is 12888-03.Thread the machine per the thread chart.Place hoop on the machine.Stitch Machine Step 1, Front Fabric Placement Stitch.

Remove the hoop from the machine, but NOT the project from the hoop.Place the hoop on a flat surface.Cut the prepared applique fabrics 1/4”-1/2” larger than theapplique templates.Cover the placement line completely with the preparedfabric.Tape in place to secure.NOTE: A separate Machine Step has been added to allowdesign work to be placed on the outside of the box if desired. Stitch the design between Steps 6 and 7 in the instructions. If no design is added to the box, add the back fabric now (see Step 7) and skip Machine Step 3, Back Fabric Cut Line and Tackdown.

Return the hoop to the machine.Stitch Machine Step 2, Front Fabric Cut Line and Tackdown.

Remove the hoop from the machine, but NOT the project from the hoop.Trim the excess fabric as close to the cut line stitching as possible. If the outermost stitches (cut line) are cut, the inner stitches (tackdown) will still hold the applique in place.Tip: If the AquaMesh is cut or a hole is created while trimming the fabric, use Expert Embroidery Tape WashAway.Note: Design work for the box may be added here, before proceeding to Step 7.

Turn the hoop over and place the back applique fabric right side up covering the placement stitch.Carefully tape to secure. Avoid pushing too hard on the stabilizer to prevent it from dislodging from the hoop.

Return the hoop to the machine.Stitch Machine Step 3, Back Fabric Cut Line and Tackdown.

Remove the hoop from the machine, but NOT the project from the hoop.Trim the excess fabric as close to the cut line stitching as possible. Return the hoop to the machine and stitch the remaining colors according to the thread chart.Remember to thread the sewing machine with matching thread in the top and bobbin.

When design is complete, remove the project from the hoop and trim the stabilizer 1/4”- 1/2” outside the design.

Rinse each piece in warm running water until the design is only slightly tacky.Place right side down on a non-stick surface to dry. Parchment paper or a cooling rack will prevent curling. Dry completely.

Once dry, press right side down on a Perfect Embroidery Press Cloth.

Line up the pieces to connect as shown. Thread the sewing machine with matching thread in the top and bobbin.Stitch together using a multi-step zigzag stitch (also known as a serpentine stitch). Back stitch at the beginning and end to secure. Trim thread tails.Tip: An open toe or edge stitch foot is helpful.

Match the eyelets and buttonettes as shown. Pull each buttonette through the corresponding eyelet, using button clips to temporarily hold them in place, as needed.

Fold the three lid pieces interlocking at the grooves.Tadah! Your OESD Origami Gift Box is complete! Stitch an OESD Origami Gift Box – All in the Hoop of Your Embroidery Machine!  Tutorial by the Stitch it! Sisters Shop Limited Edition Machine Embroidery Bundle Boxes at ShopNZP.com

Learn about our NEW! 2025 Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series at 2025 Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series and find all the supplies needed at Nancy Zieman Productions at ShopNZP.com!

 

Visit the Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio  at 120 Front Street in Beaver Dam, WI 53916

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Happy Stitching!

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Lucky Gnomes Fabrics Now Available at Nancy Zieman Productions ShopNZP.com

Lucky Gnomes Now Available at Nancy Zieman Productions ShopNZP.com

Looking for the cutest St. Patty’s day fabric? You’re in luck! The Lucky Gnomes Fabrics are sure to bring a smile to your face as they revel in the green holiday’s festivities! The fun fabrics feature gnomes dressed as leprechauns who have struck gold and have found scores of four-leaf clovers and the word print has all of your favorite St. Patrick’s Day sayings. Great for quilting, home décor, apparel, and accessories. From the Lucky Gnomes fabric collection by Andi Metz for Benartex Fabrics.

 This 100% Cotton fabric is great for quilting, sewing fabric face coverings, stitching accessories, home decor, aprons, table cloths, napkins, and gift bags! We’re sharing 12″ fabric swatches in today’s post.

Lucky Gnomes Fabric Fat Quarter Bundle

Lucky Gnomes Fabric Panel

 

Mini Clovers White Fabric by the Yard

Mini Clovers Black Fabric by the Yard

Mini Clovers Kelly Green Fabric by the Yard

 

Lucky Gnomes Words White Fabric by the Yard

Lucky Gnomes Words Bladk Fabric by the Yard

Lucky Gnomes Tossed White Fabric by the Yard

Lucky Gnomes Tossed Black Fabric by the Yard

Lucky Gnomes Happy Go Lucky Fabric by the Yard

Lucky Gnomes Scenic Fabric by the Yard

Lucky Gnomes Stripe Fabric by the Yard

Lucky Plaid Clover Kelly Green Fabric by the Yard

Lucky Plaid Clover Green Fabric by the Yard

Lucky Plaid Clover Emerald Green Fabric by the Yard

Lucky Lucky Trellis Green Fabric by the Yard

 

Find all the Supplies for NEW! 2025 Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series (above) at Nancy Zieman Productions at ShopNZP.com!

Shop Our Semi-Annual Stock Up & CLEARANCE Sale at ShopNZP.com

 

Visit the Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio  at 120 Front Street in Beaver Dam, WI 53916

920-356-9546 phone

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NEW! Store Hours • Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

❄️ PARKING AVAILABLE BEHIND STORE ❄️

Happy Quilting!

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2025 NZP Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series Kick Off and Gather Your Supplies

In case you missed it, last week we announced The NEW! 2025 Nancy Zieman Productions Free! Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series! We’re kicking off our NEW! 2025 Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series featuring the NEW! Dazzle Dots Fabric Fat Quarter Bundle by Christa Watson for Benartex Designer Fabrics, along with our No-Hassle Triangles Gauge & Ruler!

Though we won’t be sharing the blocks today, we will be posting a new quilt block tutorial starting on February 15! And on the third Saturday of each month in 2025. Today we’re excited to announce the BoM25 featured fabrics, NEW! Dazzle Dots Fat Quarter Pack by our friends at Benartex.

The NEW! Dazzle Dots Fabric Fat Quarter Bundle by Christa Watson for Benartex Designer Fabrics includes twenty-two 18″ x 21″ fabric rectangles. Dive into a kaleidoscope of warm reds, oranges, and golds, harmoniously blending with cool blues, greens, and purples. The playful confetti dots and snazzy square motifs add a touch of whimsy to this year’s Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series! 

2025 NZP Mystery Block of the Month

Basic Supplies for NEW! 2025 Nancy Zieman Productions Free! Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series!

All blocks will feature fabrics from one NEW! Dazzle Dots Fat Quarter Fabric Pack  Finished quilt measures approximately 74” x 86″. For this quilt project, you will need: 

One NEW! Dazzle Dots Fat Quarter Fabric Pack by Christa Watson for Benartex Exclusive No-Hassle Triangles Ruler by Team NZP No-Hassle Triangles Gauge by Nancy Zieman for Clover 5-1/4 yd. White Block Background & Border Fabric: Superior Solids White, or Rhapsody White Tone-on-Tone ; or choose Black Block Background & Border Fabric: Superior Solids Black, or Cotton Shot Charcoal! 1 yd. Binding Fabric, choose a Coordinating Dazzle Dots Fabric by the yard.
5 yd. White or Black Backing Fabric, or 2-1/2 yd. White or Black WIDE BACK Backing Fabric June Tailor’s Starch Savvy 45 mm Rotary Cutter and Cutting Mat Frixion Marking Pen or Fine White Marking Pen by Clover Tailor’s Clapper or LauraStar Ironing System Fine Quilting Pins by Clover 1/4″ Quilting Presser Foot or 1/4″ Quilting Presser Foot with Guide Size 75 Schmetz Quilting Needles Silk Finish Cotton Quilting Thread for piecing Queen Size Pellon Nature’s Touch 80/20 Cotton Quilt Batting Optional: June Tailor’s Quilt Basting Spray Optional: Wonder Pins by Clover Optional: Ultimate Quilt ‘N Stitch Presser Foot by Team NZP for Clover for quiltingIron or LauraStar Ironing System

Sharpen Your Tools

Well, not really, but do make certain that you have a sharp blade in your rotary cutter, and gather your No-Hassle Triangles Ruler, rotary cutting mat and pressing notions. The main tools for our 2025 Block of the Month are our Exclusive No-Hassle Triangles Ruler by Team NZP and the No-Hassle Triangles Gauge by Nancy Zieman for Clover. You may have already guessed the blocks will be made with triangles! Great News! Half-Square Triangles are easy to create with our Exclusive No-Hassle Triangles Ruler and No-Hassle Triangles Gauge!

 

 

 

Get Started Today

Prepare for the NEW! 2025 Nancy Zieman Productions Free! Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series by gathering and organizing your supplies. Organize your sewing space, and as soon as you have your fabrics, press & starch all Fat Quarters.

Hint from the Stitch it! Sisters: Pre-shrink quilt fabrics by steaming and pressing, and steaming and pressing a second time, and then press one more time using June Tailors Quilter’s Starch Savvy.

2025 NZP Mystery Block of the Month Sewing Tutorials begin on Saturday, February 15, 2025.As always, there’s no cost to join and no need to formally sign up.On the third Saturday of each month in 2025, we will be posting a new quilt block tutorial.Block designs will be stitched each month. Each month we will be stitching multiples of the same block design.
2025 NZP Block of the Month is fat quarter friendly. 2025 NZP Block of the Month project lasts 12 months.

Did you follow along with one or more of our previous NZP Block of the Month Series? If you finished part of all of the quilt blocks or the entire project, please share photos. We’d love to see and share them! Email your finished BoM quilt or quilt top photos to info@ziemanproductions.com.

Find all the Supplies for NEW! 2025 Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series at Nancy Zieman Productions at ShopNZP.com!

 

Find all the Supplies for NEW! 2025 Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series (above) at Nancy Zieman Productions at ShopNZP.com!

Shop Our Semi-Annual Stock Up & CLEARANCE Sale at ShopNZP.com

 

Visit the Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio  at 120 Front Street in Beaver Dam, WI 53916

920-356-9546 phone

info@ziemanproductions.com
NancyZiemanSewingStudio.com

NEW! Store Hours • Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

❄️ PARKING AVAILABLE BEHIND STORE ❄️

Happy Quilting!

Team Nancy Zieman & The Stitch it! Sisters

Nancy Zieman Productions. LLC.

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NEW! Patch Abilities Applique Wall Hanging Patterns & Hardware: Shamrock Shake

NEW! Patch Abilities Appliqué Quilt Wall Hanging Patterns & Hardware Now Available at ShopNZP.com! Patch Abilities Appliqué Quilt Wall Hangings are “Mini quilt projects that invite beginners (and seasoned sewists) into the “soul-satisfying hobby of quilting. Keepin’ em simple enough to finish in just 1 day.” Julie Wurzer, designer Patch Abilities.

Shop our Semi-Annual Clearance & Stock Up Sale in store at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio & Quilt Shop and online at  ShopNZP.com.

 

 

 

 

NEW! Patch Abilities Nibblers Series Wall Hanging Pattern and Button Pack Set–Spring Months Now Available at ShopNZP.com!

Sometimes you need just a nibble! Spring Nibblers includes three fridge-worthy yummy designs for the Spring months. These projects go together very fast, so you can hang them on your fridge or wherever a reminder to just nibble is desired. Super beginner-friendly pattern uses traditional raw edge applique with fusible web.

Pattern includes:
• Step-by-step instructions, beginner friendly, leaving no step unexplained
• Paper templates you’ll love – bold, labeled, ready, and easy to trace anywhere
• Project layout guide – in color, numbered shapes aid with placement
• Binding instructions for creating neat proper binding
• Great Basic Tips for the basic skills required to make the project
• Hand embroidery stitch instructions with diagrams
• Paper templates for personal cutting machines – non-labeled, non-reversed, ready to scan and cut

 

NEW! Patch Abilities Spring Nibblers Series Wall Hanging Pattern

NEW! Patch Abilities Summer Nibblers Series Wall Hanging Pattern and Button Set

NEW! Patch Abilities Autumn Nibblers Series Wall Hanging Pattern and Button Pack Set

NEW! Patch Abilities Winter Nibblers Series Wall Hanging Pattern and Button Pack Set

 

NEW! Patch Abilities Calendar Quilt Series Project Pattern & Button Pack Set – January

 

NEW! Patch Abilities Calendar Quilt Series Project Pattern – February

NEW! Patch Abilities Calendar Quilt Series Project Pattern & Button Pack Set – March

NEW! Patch Abilities Calendar Quilt Series Project Pattern – April

NEW! Patch Abilities Calendar Quilt Series Project Pattern – May

NEW! Patch Abilities Calendar Quilt Series Project Pattern & Button Pack Set – June

NEW! Patch Abilities Calendar Quilt Series Project Pattern & Button Pack Set – July

NEW! Patch Abilities Calendar Quilt Series Project Pattern – August

NEW! Patch Abilities Calendar Quilt Series Project Pattern- September

NEW! Patch Abilities Calendar Quilt Series Project Pattern & Button Pack Set – October

NEW! Patch Abilities Calendar Quilt Series Project Pattern & Button Pack Set – November

NEW! Patch Abilities Calendar Quilt Series Project Pattern – December

NEW! 11″ Bi-Mount Calendar Quilt Stand for Calendar Quilt Series, Custom Designed by Patch Abilities!

 

NEW! Gingerbread Memories Wall Hanging Pattern

 

Monthly Mini #12 Series Applique Quilt Pattern and Button Pack – January Cardinal Flurries

 

NEW! Frosty Friends Wall Hanging Pattern, Button Pack, and Hanger Set

NEW! Funky Tree Applique Wall Hanging Pattern and Quilt Hanger Set

NEW! Swirly Whilry Tree Applique Wall Hanging Pattern and Quilt Hanger Set

NEW! Ready for Santa Applique Quilt Project Pattern

 

NEW! More Peace and Joy Wall Hanging Pattern

NEW! Happy Birthday Wishes Wall Hanging Pattern and Quilt Hanger Set

NEW! Patch Abilities A Big Welcome Patriotic Wall Hanging Kit NEW! Favorite Fall Decor Applique Wall Hanging Pattern and Quilt Hanger Set

NEW! Turkey Perch Applique Wall Hanging Pattern and Quilt Hanger Set

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Join us for our NEW! AccuQuilt Grateful Hearts Table Runner Dessert & Demo Event at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio & Quilt Shop in Downtown Beaver Dam, WI. Open House 10am-4pm, Friday & Saturday, January 24 & 25, 2025. No pre-registration required. FREE! to Attend!Announcing the NEW! 2025 Nancy Zieman Productions Free! Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series. Join Today!

 

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Daylight Sewing Room Lighting- The First Step in Your Creative Journey!

NEW! Daylight Sewing Room Lighting – the first step on your creative journey. Whether you’re a proficient sewer or quilter or just enjoy doing regular crafts, quality lighting is key to producing your best work and protecting your eyes. Compare features and functions, below in today’s blog posting!

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Many of us love to relax with our projects in the evenings, but Daylight understands that artificial lighting can make it difficult to sew accurately and color match correctly. Since the 1980s, Daylight has been designing exceptional craft lights and magnifying lamps that provide high quality light, enhancing the creative lives of so many crafters, sewists, and quilters.

NEW! Daylight TriSun Lamp

This highly functional lamp can be customized to your needs; simply adjust the brightness level to your liking, move the arm and shade into the perfect position, and charge your phone whenever needed using the built-in USB port.

 

NEW! Daylight Foldi Go Lamp

Premium, rechargeable task lamp. Consistently bright, high-quality light. Fully adjustable angle, height and reach. Extremely compact, lightweight and stable.

 

NEW! Daylight Duo Table Lamp

This slim flexible lamp has a modern design and sleek finish. It has two independently adjustable shades allowing high light output over a very wide area or an intense light over a small area. The flexible arm directs light exactly where you need it.

 

NEW! Daylight Twist 2 Portable Lamp

Illuminate your space, wherever you are with the Twist 2 portable lamp. Easy to grip and carry around. The twistable shade allows the light to be positioned exactly where you need it.

 

NEW! Daylight Halo Go Light and Magnifier

The Halo Go is the first rechargeable Light and Magnifier of its kind! This is the first fully rechargeable light that gives you up to 8 hours of light.

 

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Valentine’s Day Colorblocked Wine Tote Sewing Tutorial

Get ready to celebrate Valentine’s Day and sew our Valentine’s Day Wine Tote! In just a couple hours of sewing, you’ll have a festive wine tote to add to your Valentine’s Day table decor. Deanna, from Team NZP, selected two coordinating Valentine’s Day fabrics, along with our McCall’s M6338 Picnic Party Pattern – Shop NEW! Valentine’s Day Fabrics and more at ShopNZP.com!

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In our sewing tutorial below, learn how Deanna made one Valentine’s Day Wine Tote look like two completely different wine totes! Can you guess how? If you look closely at the Wine Tote side seams, in the photos above, you may figure out our sewing secret!

Valentine’s Day Wine Tote Supplies McCall’s M6338 Picnic Party Pattern by Nancy Zieman Two Coordinating Valentine’s Day Fabric fat quarters work great for this project! 1 yd. Pellon Fusible ShirTailor Interfacing
Eze View Press Cloth & Fine Mist Spray Bottle Clover’s Heart Shaped Pins or  Clover’s Wonder Pins Pattern Making Paper Pattern Shape Weights – Set of  8 Sewer’s Fix It Tape Team Nancy Zieman’s Clip ‘n Glide Bodkin by Clover Clover’s Stilletto/Awl Marking Pen Tailor’s Clapper June Tailor’s Starch Savvy Open Toe Presser Foot The Big Jig Schmetz Universal Sewing Machine Needle, Sz. 80 45 mm Rotary Cutter, Pinking Blade, Mat & Ruler Standard Sewing ThreadIron Valentine’s Day Wine Tote Sewing Tutorial!

Finished Size Approximately 4″ x 6″ x 14″

All seam allowance are 5/8″, unless otherwise stated.

Our Valentine’s Day Wine Tote may be sewn in as little as two or three hours – and is made from just two Valentine’s Day Fat Quarters, or 1/2 yd. each of two different fabrics.

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Prepare Fabrics

 

Prepare all fabrics by pressing and starching with June Tailor’s Starch Savvy. Press and starch, press and starch.

Cut Fabrics & Interfacing Cut two 10″ wide x 17″ tall rectangles from Fabric A–Valentine’s Day Fabric. Cut two 10″ wide x 17″ tall rectangles from Fabric B–Valentine’s Day Fabric. Cut four 10″ wide x 17″ tall rectangles from Pellon Fusible ShirTailor Interfacing.

Fuse ShirTailor Interfacing rectangles to wrong side of fabric rectangles, using Eze View Press Cloth & Fine Mist Spray Bottle – filled with water.

Cut out the Wine Tote Pattern Piece from the McCall’s M6338 Picnic Party Pattern by Nancy Zieman .Cut one 10″ wide x 17″ tall rectangle from Pattern Making Paper .

Fold Pattern Making Paper rectangle in half – meeting 17″ long edges.Position Wine Tote Pattern Piece along fold of Pattern Making Paper – using Pins or Shape Weights to hold pattern in place. Cut away Pattern Making Paper , along curved edge. Unfold pattern, and tape Wine Tote Pattern Piece to Pattern Making Paper – using Sewer’s Fix It Tape. Position wine tote pattern onto fabric rectangles, using Pins or Shape Weights to hold pattern in place.

Cut two wine tote shapes from Fabric A. Cut two wine tote shapes from Fabric B.

 

Sewing Secret Revealed! To make one Wine Tote appear to be two completely different totes, sew two outer pieces together using two different fabrics!  (And, sew two inner pieces together using two different fabrics). We also call this our Color Blocked Wine Tote!

Pin or Wonder Clip  inner fabrics, right sides together, at top narrow edge (one each of two different fabrics). Pin or Wonder Clip outer fabrics, right sides together, at top narrow edge (one each of two different fabrics).

 

Or, to make a traditional Wine Tote, with coordinating outer fabric (and coordinating inner fabric), place like fabrics right sides together – just like with did in our Halloween Wine Tote Sewing Tutorial. 

Attach an Open Toe Presser Foot to sewing machine, and insert a new Schmetz Universal Sewing Machine Needle, Sz. 80 .Stitch seams, along top narrow edges.

Press seams open, using a Tailor’s Clapper – to flatten seams.

Place wine tote sections right sides together, aligning opposing fabrics.Pin or Wonder Clip along curved edges.

Stitch wine tote sections along curved edges, only!

Using 45 mm Rotary Cutter, Pinking Blade, and Cutting Mat, trim seam allowances to approximately 1/4″ – along curved edges only.

 

Extend the life of the cutting mat, and cut on the “reverse side” of the mat – when rotary cutting with a pinking blade! 

Press seams open over a Tailor’s Clapper – to flatten seams.

Attache Clip ‘n Glide Bodkin to lower corner of outer wine tote section, and turn right sides out.

Press.

Pin or Wonder Clip front and back sections together at sides.

Press seams open, using a Tailor’s Clapper – to flatten seams.

Turn right sides out. Press.Meet lower edges. Pin or Wonder Clip all four lower edge layers together.

Using sewing machine, or serger, stitch all layers together – along lower edge.

Create Lower GussetsFold lower corners meeting right sides together and matching lower seam to side seams.Mark a straight line at 1-1/2″ inside corner, as shown.

Stitch along marked lines – using a Stilletto/Awl to assist feeding seams under presser foot.

Using an Open Toe Presser Foot makes it easy to stitch directly on the marked line!

 

Optional: Create curved lower gusset seams by tracing a salad plate, marking curves at previously stitched lines, as shown.

Stitch along curves lines.

 

Use The Big Jig behind and under presser foot, to keep presser foot level when sewing multiple layers!

 

Trim lower seam allowances to 3/8″

Serge or zigzag lower seam allowances.

Turn right side out.Convert sewing machine to free arm sewing, and topstitch around curved handle seams.

Our Color Blocked Valentine’s Day Wine Tote is complete!

 

Our Valentine’s Day Wine Tote holds one or two standard wine bottles, and also makes a great gift bag – with a built-in handle!

Valentine’s Day Wine Tote Supplies McCall’s M6338 Picnic Party Pattern by Nancy Zieman Two Coordinating Valentine’s Day Fabric fat quarters work great for this project! 1 yd. Pellon Fusible ShirTailor Interfacing
Eze View Press Cloth & Fine Mist Spray Bottle Clover’s Heart Shaped Pins or  Clover’s Wonder Pins Pattern Making Paper Pattern Shape Weights – Set of  8 Sewer’s Fix It Tape Team Nancy Zieman’s Clip ‘n Glide Bodkin by Clover Clover’s Stilletto/Awl Marking Pen Tailor’s Clapper June Tailor’s Starch Savvy Open Toe Presser Foot The Big Jig Schmetz Universal Sewing Machine Needle, Sz. 80 45 mm Rotary Cutter, Pinking Blade, Mat & Ruler Standard Sewing ThreadIron

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Join us for our NEW! AccuQuilt Grateful Hearts Table Runner Dessert & Demo Event at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio & Quilt Shop in Downtown Beaver Dam, WI. Open House 10am-4pm, Friday & Saturday, January 24 & 25, 2025. No pre-registration required. FREE! to Attend!Announcing the NEW! 2025 Nancy Zieman Productions Free! Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series!Happy Sewing!

 

Happy Sewing!

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2025 NZP Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series Kick Off and Gather Your Supplies

Announcing the NEW! 2025 Nancy Zieman Productions Free! Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series! We’re kicking off our 2025 Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series featuring the NEW! Dazzle Dots Fabric Fat Quarter Bundle by Christa Watson for Benartex Designer Fabrics, along with our No-Hassle Triangles Gauge & Ruler!

Though we won’t be sharing the blocks today, we will be posting a new quilt block tutorial starting on February 15! And on the third Saturday of each month in 2025. Today we’re excited to announce the BoM25 featured fabrics, NEW! Dazzle Dots Fat Quarter Pack by our friends at Benartex.

The NEW! Dazzle Dots Fabric Fat Quarter Bundle by Christa Watson for Benartex Designer Fabrics includes twenty-two 18″ x 21″ fabric rectangles. Dive into a kaleidoscope of warm reds, oranges, and golds, harmoniously blending with cool blues, greens, and purples. The playful confetti dots and snazzy square motifs add a touch of whimsy to this year’s Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series! 

2024 NZP Mystery Block of the Month

Basic Supplies for NEW! 2025 Nancy Zieman Productions Free! Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series!

All blocks will feature fabrics from one NEW! Dazzle Dots Fat Quarter Fabric Pack  Finished quilt measures approximately 74” x 86″. For this quilt project, you will need: 

One NEW! Dazzle Dots Fat Quarter Fabric Pack by Christa Watson for Benartex Exclusive No-Hassle Triangles Ruler by Team NZP No-Hassle Triangles Gauge by Nancy Zieman for Clover 5-1/4 yd. White Block Background & Border Fabric: Superior Solids White, or Rhapsody White Tone-on-Tone ; or choose Black Block Background & Border Fabric: Superior Solids Black, or Cotton Shot Charcoal! 1 yd. Binding Fabric, choose a Coordinating Dazzle Dots Fabric by the yard.
5 yd. White or Black Backing Fabric, or 2-1/2 yd. White or Black WIDE BACK Backing Fabric June Tailor’s Starch Savvy 45 mm Rotary Cutter and Cutting Mat Frixion Marking Pen or Fine White Marking Pen by Clover Tailor’s Clapper or LauraStar Ironing System Fine Quilting Pins by Clover 1/4″ Quilting Presser Foot or 1/4″ Quilting Presser Foot with Guide Size 75 Schmetz Quilting Needles Silk Finish Cotton Quilting Thread for piecing Queen Size Pellon Nature’s Touch 80/20 Cotton Quilt Batting Optional: June Tailor’s Quilt Basting Spray Optional: Wonder Pins by Clover Optional: Ultimate Quilt ‘N Stitch Presser Foot by Team NZP for Clover for quiltingIron or LauraStar Ironing System

Sharpen Your Tools

Well, not really, but do make certain that you have a sharp blade in your rotary cutter, and gather your No-Hassle Triangles Ruler, rotary cutting mat and pressing notions. The main tools for our 2025 Block of the Month are our Exclusive No-Hassle Triangles Ruler by Team NZP and the No-Hassle Triangles Gauge by Nancy Zieman for Clover. You may have already guessed the blocks will be made with triangles! Great News! Half-Square Triangles are easy to create with our Exclusive No-Hassle Triangles Ruler and No-Hassle Triangles Gauge!

 

 

 

Get Started Today

Prepare for the NEW! 2025 Nancy Zieman Productions Free! Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series by gathering and organizing your supplies. Organize your sewing space, and as soon as you have your fabrics, press & starch all Fat Quarters.

Hint from the Stitch it! Sisters: Pre-shrink quilt fabrics by steaming and pressing, and steaming and pressing a second time, and then press one more time using June Tailors Quilter’s Starch Savvy.

2025 NZP Mystery Block of the Month Sewing Tutorials begin on Saturday, February 15, 2025.As always, there’s no cost to join and no need to formally sign up.On the third Saturday of each month in 2025, we will be posting a new quilt block tutorial.Block designs will be stitched each month. Each month we will be stitching multiples of the same block design.
2025 NZP Block of the Month is fat quarter friendly. 2025 NZP Block of the Month project lasts 12 months.

Did you follow along with one or more of our previous NZP Block of the Month Series? If you finished part of all of the quilt blocks or the entire project, please share photos. We’d love to see and share them! Email your finished BoM quilt or quilt top photos to info@ziemanproductions.com.

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Happy Quilting!

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Cozy Reads for Winter Days

Grab a mug of your favorite warm beverage, along with a lap quilt, and snuggle up with one of our cozy reads for winter–that also make great gifts!

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Jennifer Chaiverini—New York Times bestselling author of thirty-four novels, including critically acclaimed historical fiction and the beloved Elm Creek Quilts series. About her historical novels, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writes, “In addition to simply being fascinating stories, these novels go a long way in capturing the texture of life for women, rich and poor, black and white, in those perilous years.” Jennifer’s novel, Switchboard Soldiers, earned starred reviews from Booklist and Library Journal. Publishers Weekly praised the novel as “Enchanting,” adding, “Chiaverini brings her singular characters to life, including real historical figures, as they become united in the quest to serve their country.

 

Jennifer Chaiverini’s The Museum of Lost Quilts: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel: The latest installment in the beloved Elm Creek Quilts series, The Museum of Lost Quilts. Join Sylvia, Sarah, Summer, and cherished friends at Elm Creek Manor for a heartwarming tale of friendship, resilience, and the art of quilting. Set in June 2004, the story follows Summer Sullivan, a founding Elm Creek Quilter, as she returns to the retreat with a daunting challenge.

 

Jennifer Chaiverini’s The Canary Girls: A Novel: Rosie the Riveter meets A League of Their Own in this vibrant novel about the “munitionettes” who crafted bombs in Britain’s factories during World War I, risking everything for the war effort and finding friendship and strength on the football field. As the Great War began, men left Britain’s factories to fight, and women stepped in to fill their roles. Their rallying cry: Be the Girl Behind the Man Behind the Gun.

 

Jennifer Chaiverini’s Switchboard Soldiers: A Novel : A gripping tale of bravery and resilience. Discover the untold story of the courageous women of the U.S. Army Signal Corps. This riveting narrative sheds light on their pivotal role during World War I, breaking gender barriers and facing life-threatening challenges to aid the Allies’ victory. In the summer of 1917, as General John Pershing struggled to establish communication lines in France, the need for skilled telephone operators became critical. Despite societal constraints, over 7,600 women.

Jennifer Chaiverini’s Resistance Women: A Novel: This gripping tale brings to life the courageous story of Mildred Fish Harnack, an American woman who, alongside her friends, waged a secret war against the Nazi regime in Berlin. After marrying German economist Arvid Harnack, Mildred moves to Germany, where they immerse themselves in Berlin’s vibrant intellectual scene of the 1930s. However, their idyllic life is shattered by the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. Determined to resist the growing tyranny, Mildred and her circle, risk everything to gather intelligence from within the heart of the Nazi regime.

 

Jennifer Chaiverini’s The Christmas Boutique: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel: This heartwarming story of quilting and friendship is set to become a holiday favorite. Just weeks before Christmas, a storm damages the church hall hosting the Christmas Boutique, an annual fundraiser for the county food pantry. Sylvia Bergstrom Compson steps in, offering Elm Creek Manor as the new venue. The Elm Creek Quilters, in the spirit of the season, transform the manor into a festive marketplace, showcasing their cherished quilts that evoke memories of past holidays and dreams of future ones. But while the Elm Creek Quilters work tirelessly to make sure the Christmas Boutique happens, it may take a holiday miracle or two to make it the smashing success they want it to be.

P.S. Discover the enchanting world of quilting with Jennifer Chiaverini’s latest quilting book creation, Harriet’s Journey from Elm Creek Quilts Book. This extraordinary book invites you to recreate the stunning 100-block sampler quilt, a masterpiece featured in Jennifer’s beloved Circle of Quilters novel. Whether you’re an adventurous beginner or an experienced quilter, you’ll find inspiration in the mix of vintage favorites and new designs. Each 6” finished square offers a unique challenge, with step-by-step instructions for cutting and piecing blocks. Alternatively, you can use the included foundation piecing patterns for ease and precision. Join Jennifer Chiaverini in celebrating the art of quilting with this captivating new addition to the Elm Creek Quilts series.

 

Ann Hazelwood Novels–Best-selling author Ann Hazelwood has written five novels in her Door County Series. Ann is a former shop owner and native of St. Charles, Missouri, Ann has always adored quilting. And she is a certified quilt appraiser! She considers writing as one of her greatest passions. Choose one, or all five of Ann Hazelwood’s Door County Series.

Ann Hazelwood’s Door County Series:  Cozy up with Claire Stewart for adventures, quilting, and more! Claire Stewart takes readers on a riveting journey with a story that begins when Claire, a new resident of Door County Wisconsin, joins a prestigious small quilting club when her best friend moves away. Follow along as Claire and the Quilters of the Door take you on adventures of love, friendship, community, and quilts.

Door County FIVE Novel Series Collection

Quilters of the Door Novel, #1

Door to Door Quilts Novel, #2

The Tannenbaum Christmas Quilt Novel, #3

Quilted Cherries Novel, #4

Christmas Surprises at the Door Novel, #5

Discover Ann Hazelwood newest Novel–Best-selling author Ann Hazelwood has written a novel of 50 plus heartwarming short stories, tidbits, and more!

NEW! Christmas She Wrote Novel

Melissa Bourbon is the author of the Harlow Cassidy Magical Dressmaking series  and the PI Caper Lola Cruz series , and several stand-alone mystery suspense novels. Mellissa is a Mom of five kids and she lives in beautiful North Carolina with her educator husband and her dogs, Bean, the pug, Dobby, the chug, and Pippin, the super breed.

Melissa Bourbon’s Harlow Cassidy Magical Dressmaking Series:  When her great-grandmother passes away, Harlow Jane Cassidy leaves her job as a Manhattan fashion designer and moves back to Bliss, Texas. But when she opens a dressmaking boutique in the turn-of-the-century farmhouse she inherited, Harlow senses an inexplicable “presence”. Her old friend Josie orders a gown for her upcoming wedding, but when Josie’s boss turns up dead, Harlow has to find the killer-with a little help from beyond.

Pleating for Mercy:  A Magical Dressmaking Mystery Book, #1

A Fitting End: A Magical Dressmaking Mystery Book, #2

Deadly Patterns: A Magical Dressmaking Mystery Book, #3

A Custom-Fit Crime: A Magical Dressmaking Mystery Book, #4

A Killing Notion: A Magical Dressmaking Mystery Book, #5

A Seamless Murder: A Magical Dressmaking Mystery Book, #6

Melissa Bourbon’s PI Caper Lola Cruz Series: Meet Lola Cruz. After paying her dues as an intern, she’s now a full-fledged detective at Camacho and Associates. Her boss is Manny Camacho, a muy caliente former cop with a mysterious ex-wife, a Lara Croft look-alike girlfriend, and a sudden personal interest in Lola. Her first big case? A missing mother who may not want to be found. And to make her already busy life even more complicated, Lola’s helping her cousin plan her quinceañera and battling her family and their old-fashioned views on women and careers. She’s also reunited with the gorgeous Jack Callaghan, her high school crush whom she shamelessly tailed years ago and photographed doing the horizontal salsa with some other lucky girl.

Living the Vida Lola Novel: A Lola Cruz Mystery Book, #1

Hasta la Vista, Lola: A Lola Cruz Mystery Book, #2

Bare-Naked Lola: A Lola Cruz Mystery Book, #3

What Lola Wants: A Lola Cruz Mystery Book, #4

Drop Dead Lola: A Lola Cruz Mystery Book, #5

Grab a mug of your favorite warm beverage and a lap quilt, and snuggle up with one of our NEW! cozy reads for winter–that also make great gifts!

Shop Our Semi-Annual Stock Up & CLEARANCE Sale at ShopNZP.com

Shop Our Semi-Annual Stock Up & CLEARANCE Sale at ShopNZP.com

 

Visit the Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio  at 120 Front Street in Beaver Dam, WI 53916

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Happy Reading!

Team Nancy Zieman & The Stitch it! Sisters

Nancy Zieman Productions. LLC.

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