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NEW! Moose Creek Lodge Fabric Collection by Kanvas Studio for Benartex Now Available at ShopNZP.com

NEW! Moose Creek Lodge Fabric Collection by Kanvas Studio for Benartex now available in store at the Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio and online at ShopNZP.com!

NEW! Moose Creek Lodge Fabric Collection by Kanvas Studio for Benartex are 100% Cotton Fabrics and are super for sewing quilts, pillows, wall hangings, home or cabin decor, and more!

NEW! Moose Creek Lodge Fabric 19pc. Fat Quarter Bundle

NEW! Moose Creek Lodge Boxes Gray Fabric by the Yard

NEW! Moose Creek Lodge Boxes Brown Fabric by the Yard

NEW! Moose Creek Lodge Cabin Plaid Cream/Gray Fabric by the Yard

NEW! Moose Creek Lodge Cabin Plaid Gray/Black Fabric by the Yard

NEW! Moose Creek Lodge Cabin Plaid Cream/Green Fabric by the Yard

NEW! Moose Creek Lodge Cabin Plaid Tan/Brown Fabric by the Yard

NEW! Moose Creek Lodge Bear Trail Cream Fabric by the Yard

NEW! Moose Creek Lodge Bear Trail Forest Green Fabric by the Yard

NEW! Moose Creek Lodge Lodging Signs Cream Fabric by the Yard

NEW! Moose Creek Lodge Lodging Signs Black Fabric by the Yard

NEW! Moose Creek Lodge Campfire Treats Charcoal Fabric by the Yard

NEW! Moose Creek Lodge Campfire Treats Tan Fabric by the Yard

NEW! Moose Creek Lodge Gone Camping Cream Fabric by the Yard

NEW! Moose Creek Lodge Gone Camping Black Fabric by the Yard

NEW! Moose Creek Lodge Camping Stripe Multi Fabric by the Yard

NEW! Moose Creek Lodge At the Cabin Cream Fabric by the Yard

NEW! Moose Creek Lodge At the Cabin Blue/Teal Fabric by the Yard

NEW! Moose Creek Lodge Forest Leaves Black Fabric by the Yard

NEW! Moose Creek Lodge Forest Leaves Light Blue Fabric by the Yard

NEW! Moose Creek Lodge Forest Leaves Tan Fabric by the Yard

Plus! FREE Quilt Pattern Printable!

The Moose Creek Lodge Quilt Pattern is a fun project designed by Matthew Pridemore that is being offered as a complimentary pattern for the Moose Creek Lodge fabric collection by Kanvas Studio of Benartex. It measures approx. 66’’ x 66’’. Download the Free! Moose Creek Lodge Pattern here:

 

Join us this Saturday for our SUPER SATURDAY Event! One day only, October 14, 2023. See what’s new for fall while enjoying cider & cookies, a Pumpkin Make-it! Take-it!, NEW! BERNINA 790 Pro Laser Pinpoint Placement Demos, BERNINA Holiday Gift Box reveal. Plus the best BERNINA & bernette machine financing of the year–at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio–THIS SATURDAY ONLY!

 

THIS SATURDAY! Stop in and shop our NEW! Fall Fabrics, Halloween Fabrics, and Christmas Fabrics–while enjoying a cup of apple cider, and cookies, at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio!

The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio is a BERNINA Excellence Dealer! Stop in and experience premium Swiss engineering in a wide range of sewing machines, sergers, and Q-Series long arm machines–to fit all your sewing needs–and purchase the machine of your dreams!

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Colorblocked Shoulder Bag Sewing Tutorial with our Absolute Easiest Bag Straps

In today’s blog tutorial, we’re sharing easy tips for constructing our Exclusive Colorblocked Shoulder Bag! The outer bag assembly and inner lining assembly is magically completed with a combination of turning the bag right sides out and finishing with bias cut fabric strips! Plus Save 25% Off Your Entire Order Over $50 Sale Ends Tonight at ShopNZP.com!

 

Watch Stitch it! Sisters Program 207, Colorblocked Shoulder Bag!

Watch Stitch it! Sisters Program 207, Colorblocked Shoulder Bag! with hosts Deanna Springer and Dana Casey from Team NZP! In this video, the Stitch it! Sisters share how to make our Colorblocked Shoulder Bag.

Make our Colorblocked Shoulder Bag from two or more fabrics. Or, choose a fashionable fat quarter collection. Our roomy Colorblocked Shoulder Bags are beautiful – and functional for toting essentials. Our Colorblocked Shoulder Bag made with Clover’s Trace ‘n Create Bag Template Set by Nancy Zieman is a great sewing project for beginners sewers and seasoned sewists, alike! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase the Exclusive Colorblocked Shoulder Bag Diagonal Bag Bundle Box featuring four coordinating Glohaven floral by Lila Tueller for Riley Blake Designs, Pellon Peltex, Pellon Sof-Shape, and bag hardware, along with Team NZP’s Colorblocked Shoulder Bag Sewing Tips Sheets and  Clover’s Trace ‘n Create Bag Template by Nancy Zieman – with step-by-step instructions and illustrations! You’ll supply the thread. Now available -at the lowest prices of the year- exclusively at ShopNZP.com!

Exclusive Colorblocked Shoulder Bag Diagonal Bag Bundle Box

Exclusive Colorblocked Shoulder Bag Fat Quarter Bag Bundle Box Exclusive Colorblocked Shoulder Bag Two-Fabric Bag Bundle Box

Colorblocked Shoulder Bag Finishing and Bias Trim Sewing Tutorialby the Stitch it! SistersColorblocked Shoulder Bag Supplies Listing Exclusive Colorblocked Shoulder Bag Bundle Box Clover’s Trace ‘n Create Bag Template Set by Nancy Zieman Clover’s Chaco Liner or Erasable Fabric Marking Pen Schmetz Denim Needle Size 90 Clover’s 1″ Bias Tape Maker Clover’s 3/4″ Bias Tape Maker June Tailor’s Quilter’s Starch Savvy 8″ Dressmakers Shears Clover’s Wonder Clips Clover’s Flower Head Pins Clover’s Double Sided Basting Tape Clover’s Button Hole Cutter or 18mm Rotary Cutter Clover’s Roll ‘n Press Clover’s 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge Coordinating Thread Seam Stick Pliers Iron Eze-View Pressing Cloth Fine-Mist Spray Bottle Rotary cutter, mat, and ruler Optional: Tailor’s ClapperOptional: Clover’s Straight Tailor’s AwlOptional: Monofilament ThreadConstruct Colorblocked Shoulder BagFollowing instructions in the Exclusive Colorblocked Shoulder Bag Bundle Box and Trace ‘n Create Bag Template, construct outer bag assembly and inner lining assembly.

With right sides together, insert outer bag inside inner lining – aligning side seams.Align bag top side edges. Pin.

Stitch bag top side edges only. Do not stitch curved areas.

Carefully turn bag assembly right side out. Press.Wonder Clip bag top side edges as shown.

 

Topstitch bag top side edges as shown.Baste stitch curved edges.

Create Trim for Bag Curve

Using rotary cutter, ruler, and mat, cut two 3″ x 21″ bias fabric strips for curve trim.Fold 3″ x 21″ bias strips right sides together. Press.

Center and Wonder Clip, or pin, cut edges of bias strip to edges of bag curve, leaving approximately 3″ of trim extending beyond bag edges.Stitch bias strip to curves.

Turn bias strip to bag inside. Press.Wonder Clip bias binding strip to bag.

Stitch binding in the ditch, sewing in the well of the seam.Trim binding extensions to 2-3/4″.

Repeat step above and stitch bias trim to remaining bag curve.

Create Handles

Using rotary cutter, ruler, and mat, cut two 2″ crosswise fabric strips for handles.Using rotary cutter, ruler, and mat, cut four 2″ x 20″ strips Sof-Shape Interfacing for handles.Following manufacturer’s instructions, press Sof-Shape Interfacing to wrong side of crosswise fabric strips.Using 1″ Bias Tape Maker, create bias trim.Insert fabric strips into wide end of 1″ bias tape maker, using a stiletto awl.Press folded fabric at narrow end of bias tape maker, while advancing maker.

Place two O-Rings onto fabric strap.

Pin fabric strap short ends right sides together. Stitch.

Press seam open.

 Refold fabric strap. Press.

Place fabric strap wrong sides together.Slide O-Rings to opposite ends.Wonder Clip or pin.

Edgestitch along fabric strap long edges. Stop stitching with needle down and pivot at each end – near O-Rings.

Repeat steps above and create second fabric strap.Attach O-Ring to bag assembly by looping 2-3/4″ trim binding extension through O-Ring.Double fold bias trim and stitch.

 

Stitch all four O-Rings to bag assembly.

Watch Stitch it! Sisters Program 207, Colorblocked Shoulder Bag Video at YouTube.com/StitchitSisters

Make one, or all four styles, of our Colorblocked Shoulder Bag! The bag templates are designed to be used over and over again!

Colorblocked Shoulder Bag! Bundle Boxes include everything you’ll need to make a beautiful new bag – available exclusively at ShopNZP.com!

 

 

Shop our Exclusive Patterns & Bundle Boxes at ShopNZP.com

 

 

Happy Sewing!

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We’re Celebrating Mary Mulari’s Birthday with Her Felt Sew Smart Sewing Projects

Learn how to make Mary Mulari’s easy felt sewing projects featured in her Felt Sew Smart Sewing Pattern with Wool Felt Fabric Rectangles! Mary Mulari shares how to turn 9″ x 12″ WoolFelt Precuts into classy accessories you’ll be proud to sew, show, and gift. Great for youth and sewing enthusiasts of all levels, these projects are easy to make and fun to use. Plus Birthday SALE at  ShopNZP.com.

Watch Stitch it! Sisters  Felt Sew Smart  Program 304

Watch Stitch it! Sisters Felt Sew Smart Program 304 and see Mary’s clever felt projects with her Felt Sew Smart Sewing Pattern, including a Three Button Bowl, Wedge Bowl, Gift Tote, Gift Tote Collar, Scissors Keepers, Mitten Pocket, all made with WoolFelt Fabric Rectangles.

Then, head over to ShopNZP.com and purchase one of three different colorways of our Exclusive Mary Mulari Felt Sew Smart Bundle Boxes that includes twelve beautiful 12″ x 18″ WoolFelt pieces, and Mary Mulari’s Felt Sew Smart Pattern with clear instructions and signature style illustrations by Mary. You’ll supply the thread and trims.

 

 

 

Watch Stitch it! Sisters  Felt Sew Smart  Program 304 

Happy Birthday, Mary Mulari! We’re celebrating Mary’s Birthday Week with a spotlight on her Fun Felt Sew Smart Sewing Projects, along with a Birthday Sale! October is an exciting month! Here at Nancy Zieman Productions we’re celebrating 16 Years in business. The Stitch it! Sisters along with ShopNZP.com are celebrating 4 years! And 2 years ago, we opened the doors at The NEW! Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio in Beaver Dam! We’re celebrating with a Birthday SALE! Take an extra 25% Off Orders over $50! Enter code SAVE25 at  ShopNZP.com..

Shop Limited Edition Bundle Boxes & Timesaving Sewing Tools at ShopNZP.com

 

 

Join the 2023 Nancy Zieman Productions Fall Table Runner Sewing Challenge!

For a chance to be the random winner of a Clover’s Rainbow Wonder Clips 10 pcs., please leave a comment below sharing your favorite Mary Mulari Sewing Projects!

Clover will give away one Clover’s Rainbow Wonder Clips 10 pcs. to one US resident in the 48 contiguous states. Winner must reply within 30 days to the official giveaway announcement email message – sent from Nancy Zieman Productions.

 

Happy Sewing!

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10-20-30 Minutes to Sew A Tunic – the Nancy Zieman Way

Sew A Tunic – The Nancy Zieman Way, learn Nancy Zieman’s tried and true knit garment sewing tips, and easy pattern assembly steps for sewing our McCall’s Tunic & Dress Pattern, M8022. Gain the confidence and know-how to sew with knit fabrics, every time!

Our Birthday Sale is on now through October 10 at  ShopNZP.com!

 Watch Stitch it! Sisters Program 114: 10-20-30 Minutes to Sew A Tunic – The Nancy Zieman Way!

Watch  Stitch it! Sisters Program 114, 10-20-30 Minutes to Sew A Tunic – The Nancy Zieman Way with hosts Deanna Springer and Dana Casey. In this video, the Stitch it! Sisters share Nancy Zieman’s tried and true knit garment sewing tips, and easy pattern assembly steps for sewing our McCall’s Tunic & Dress Pattern, M8022. Gain the confidence and know-how to sew with knit fabrics, every time!

 

 

Then, head over to ShopNZP.com and purchase one of our Sew a Tunic Bundle Box with Ponte Fabric curated by the Stitch it! Sisters! Each Tunic Bundle Box includes McCall’s M8022 Tunic & Dress Pattern by Team NZP – a stylish pullover tunic/dress pattern with flattering side front and side back seams, a center front pocket hidden between the seams, long sleeves, and a cinching cowl collar — with elastic cord and stopper; Ponte Knit Fabric with 5% spandex for durability and sag-free comfort while wearing; 1/2 yd. 1/8″ Black Elastic Shock Cord and two Black Rectangle Barrel Cord Locks – for creating our unique cinching cowl collar! Now available at ShopNZP.com! Quantities are limited.

 

Shop our Patterns and Exclusive Bundle Boxes at ShopNZP.com

 

Nancy Zieman’s 10-20-30 Minutes to Sew A Tunic McCall’s – M8022

See how to easily complete our McCall’s M8022 Tunic Pattern by grouping garment construction steps into Nancy’s units of 10, 20, or 30-minutes or less – and maximize your sewing time. ⏰ 

⏰ Nancy’s Classic Timesaving Tips makes the sewing process easy, even for beginners!

 

10-20-30 Minutes to Sew A Tunic – The Nancy Zieman Way Tools & Supplies: Sew a Tunic Bundle Box with Black Ponte Fabric  McCalls’ M8022 Tunic/Dress Pattern by Team NZP Clover’s Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge Clover’s Clip ‘n Glide Bodkin Clover’s Hot Ruler Clover’s I Sew For Fun Heart-Shaped Pins Clover’s Pin ‘n Stow Magnetic Wrist Pin Cushion Pellon’s Easy-Knit Interfacing, 5 yd. Pack Eze-View Press Cloth Clear Elastic Schmetz Chrome Jersey Stretch Ball Point Needles Size 80/12
Iron

 

⏰ 10 Minutes – Pretreat Your Fabric:

Prewash fabrics right after purchasing them, so they’re “ready for the needle”. Pretreat each fabric as you will wash or clean the completed project/garment. For our Ponte Knits, we recommend machine washing in warm/cold, and tumbling dry low or hanging to dry.

 ⏰ 10 Minutes – Gather Project Supplies

Gather your fabric, interfacing, elastic, thread and sewing tools. Watch the Stitch it! Sisters Program 114, 10-20-30 Minutes to Sew A Tunic – The Nancy Zieman Way, reference the Tools & Supplies Listing(above), and/or check the back of the pattern envelope and pattern instructions for our recommendations timesaving tools – when sewing our McCalls’ M8022 Tunic/Dress Pattern by Team NZP.

⏰ 10 Minutes – Prepare Pattern Pieces

Choose a pattern view, and cutout pattern pieces needed project. For greatest accuracy, extend the pattern grainline so it’s visible the entire length of each pattern piece. Fold tissue pattern along the grainline arrow and press with a dry iron to extend the line the full length. Using Clover’s Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge and a permanent marker, mark pattern grainline the entire length of each pattern piece.

⏰ 30 Minutes – Optional: Press Interfacing to Back of Each Pattern Piece

Before beginning the pattern fitting process. Using the tissue pattern pieces, cutout and press Pellon’s Easy-Knit Interfacing to the back of each pattern piece – for ease in handling patterns during fitting, plus durability when sewing favorite pattern designs, again! Be sure to press with an Eze-View Press Cloth and no steam.

 

⏰ 30 Minutes – Alter the Pattern

In our  Stitch it! Sisters Program 113, Tunic Pattern Fitting – The Nancy Zieman Way Video, we show step-by-step how to increase the bust line, waistline, hip line and sleeve, using Nancy’s easy pivot and slide pattern fitting techniques.

⏰ 30 Minutes – Cut Out Tunic Fabric Pieces

Layout tissue pattern pieces according to pattern guide sheet. First position all pieces that need to be placed on the fold. Second, position other pattern pieces – using just two straight pins. Using Clover’s Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge, unpin and reposition pattern pieces as necessary – placing pieces on grain and at even distances from grainline to fabric selvage. Prior to cutting fabric, double check that all pieces needed to be placed on the fold – are indeed on the fold. Reference individual pattern pieces to verify the need to “Cut One” or “Cut Two”. Reference the pattern guide sheet to be sure all pieces are placed for cutting. Use pattern weights, or commercial kitchen canned goods – to weight pattern pieces. Cut out pattern using 28 mm Rotary Cuter, ruler, mat, and 7-3/4″ Bordeaux Ultimate Fabric Shears.

 

⏰ 5 Minutes – Transfer Pattern Markings

Instead of cutting around notches, cut them off at the cutting line and mark notches by cutting short “nips” in the edge of the fabric at each notch or circle marking, about 1/8″ in length. Clip two “nips” at a double notches.

 ⏰ 5 Minutes – Set Up Sewing Machine and/or Serger

Insert a new Schmetz Chrome Jersey Stretch Ball Point Needles Size 80/12 into sewing machine and/or serger. Thread machine(s). Choose a seam option, and test out stitches on fabric scraps:

⏰ 10 Minutes – Fuse Interfacing Strips to Tunic Back Shoulder Seams and Sleeve Hems

Cut 3/4″ strips of Pellon’s Easy-Knit Interfacing. Fuse knit interfacing strips to wrong side of Tunic Back Shoulder Seams, and to wrong side of Sleeve Hems.

Using Clover’s Hot Ruler, press up 3/4″ hem on sleeves.

 

⏰ 10 Minutes – Staystitching

Staystitch side edges of Front and Back, between notches. Staystitch and ease sleeve caps by holding fabric behind presser foot with pointer finger –as shown in the Stitch it! Sisters Program 114, 10-20-30 Minutes to Sew A Tunic – The Nancy Zieman Way.

⏰ 20 Minutes – Construct Tunic Front, Pocket, and Front Side Sides

⏰ 10 Minutes – Construct Tunic Cowel Collar

Place strips of tape to collar – between circle markings – to mark “no-sew zones”. The tape is a reminder to stop stitching!

Using Clover’s Clip ‘n Glide Bodkin, to insert Elastic Shock Cording into Cowel Collar.

In the next step, use the 5/8″ width of Clover’s Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge, to mark casing stitching lines – on each side of the cowl seam.

⏰ 20 Minutes – Construct Tunic with Nancy’s Flat Construction

With right sides together, pin flat sleeves to armhole edges, matching notches and circles. Stitch Sleeve caps to Tunic. Stitch front to back at Side seams, stitching from the bottom Tunic hem to the wrist area of sleeve –as shown in the Stitch it! Sisters Program 114, 10-20-30 Minutes to Sew A Tunic – The Nancy Zieman Way.

⏰ 20 Minutes – Hem Tunic & Sleeves

Cut 1″ strips of Pellon’s Easy-Knit Interfacing. Fuse knit interfacing strips to wrong side of hem. Using Clover’s Hot Ruler, press up 1″ hem. Topstitch hem with wobble stitch. Refold Sleeve Hems and topstitch hem with wobble stitch.

 

Our McCalls’ M8022 Tunic is Complete!

 

 

10-20-30 Minutes to Sew A Tunic – The Nancy Zieman Way Tools & Supplies: Sew a Tunic Bundle Box with Black Ponte Fabric  McCalls’ M8022 Tunic/Dress Pattern by Team NZP Clover’s Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge Clover’s Clip ‘n Glide Bodkin Clover’s Hot Ruler Clover’s I Sew For Fun Heart-Shaped Pins Clover’s Pin ‘n Stow Magnetic Wrist Pin Custion Pellon’s Easy-Knit Interfacing, 5 yd. Pack Eze-View Press Cloth Clear Elastic Schmetz Chrome Jersey Stretch Ball Point Needles Size 80/12
Iron

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Shop Clover Tools & Sewing Supplies at ShopNZP.com! Shop Schmetz Sewing Machine Needles at ShopNZP.com!

 

 

 

Join the 2023 Nancy Zieman Productions Fall Table Runner Sewing Challenge!

Happy Sewing!

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2023 NZP Table Runner Sewing Challenge Announced

The Nancy Zieman Productions Team is excited to announce our 2023 Fall Table Runner Sewing Challenge taking place this October!

Enter the 2022 Fall Table Runner Sewing Challenge!

You’re invited to join the 2023 NZP Table Runner Sewing Challenge by stitching a table runner and showcasing your sewing and quilting talents. Table runner entries may be any color palette, feature any sewing, quilting, or machine embroidery techniques, and must be a size that fits on a kitchen or dining table—use your imagination! Enter one table runner that has been sewn within the last year and has not been entered into a previous Nancy Zieman Productions Table Runner Sewing Challenge. Enter the NZP 2023 Table Runner Sewing Challenge by emailing one table runner photo to Team NZP at info@ziemanproductions.com. You could win a prize from one of our generous 2023 Table Runner Sewing Challenge Sponsors!

Join the 2023 Nancy Zieman Productions Fall Table Runner Sewing Challenge!

Chose any design ideas, including the FREE! Table Runner Sewing Tutorials featured in our Table Runner Sewing Round Up (below), choose one of June Tailor’s Quilt As You Go Table Runner Designs as featured in the official 2023 Table Runner Sewing Challenge Badge, or choose your own original design, then enter the Fall 2023 Table Runner Sewing Challenge. Deadline to enter is October 27, 2023.

How to Enter2023 Nancy Zieman Productions Table Runner Sewing Challenge GuidelinesSelect or create your design. All sewing, quilting, serging, machine embroidery, and/or embellishment techniques are eligible. Table Runner must be made within the last year and may not have been entered into previous NZP Table Runner Sewing Challenges.How to enter: Send ONE high-resolution quality image of your finished Table Runner to info@ziemanproductions.com by 11:59 p.m. CST on Friday, October 27, 2023. Include your full name, hometown, and a sentence or two about your Table Runner.One entry per person; open to US residents in the 48 contiguous states only.All Table Runners will be judged, and winning entries will receive a prize from our generous sponsors!

Make sure you are subscribed to Nancy Zieman Productions E-Newsletter—so you won’t miss a thing. Sign up today! Join us on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, and YouTube.

Grab our Table Runner Sewing Challenge blog badge and let your friends know about this fun Sewing Challenge.Share your progress and projects on your social media sites using the hashtag #NZPTableRunnerChallenge2022

Schedule:

October 3, 2023—Table Runner Challenge Kick OffOctober 27, 2023—Table Runner Challenge Entry DeadlineOctober 30, 2023—A Panel of Judges Review EntriesOctober 31, 2023—Winners Announced! All decisions made by judges are final.

Table Runner Sewing Round UpSew A Celebration Halloween Half-Square Triangles Table Runner

Our half-square Table Runner, by Team NZP, goes together in a couple of evenings of sewing and features twenty-eight 4″ half-square triangle quilt blocks — made from just twelve fat quarters, and one yard of fabric!

Sew A Celebration Valentine Modified Quarter-Square Triangles Table Runner

Our modified quarter-square Table Runner, by Team NZP, goes together in a couple of evenings of sewing and features twenty-eight 4″ modified quarter-square triangle quilt blocks — made from just twelve fat quarters, and one yard of fabric!

Sew A Celebration Patriotic Quarter-Square Triangles Table Runner

Our Patriotic Table Runner, by Team NZP, goes together in a couple evenings of sewing and features twenty-eight 4″ quarter-square triangle quilt blocks – made with fat quarters, and one yard of fabric!

 

Hexagon Hit & Miss Table Runner

At first glance, this table runner looks like it’s pieced with traditional hexagons. Not so with this speedy column quilt design. The hexagon shapes are created with two halves, eliminating the intersection of three seams, otherwise known as Y-seams. With this technique, faux hexagon halves are stitched in columns with relative speed and ease. Plus, the results are dramatic with Nancy Ziemans Hit & Miss Table Runner Tutorial.

Topsy Turvy Table Runner

Make a nontraditional Dresden plate. No round shapes here—the wedge-shapes of the Dresden are stitched, well … topsy-turvy, to create a linear look. This finished table runner is approximately 18″ x 86″. You could shorten or lengthen depending upon your table size. See how easy it is to make the Topsy-Turvy Table Runner.

No-Hassle Triangles Table Runner

Many of you have commented on the ease of creating triangles with the No-Hassle Triangles Gauge and wanted additional projects. We’re confident you’ll add the No-Hassle Triangles Table Runner to your to-do list. Made in the same style as the projects featured in Nancy’s Quick Column Quilts, triangle blocks plus column strips make for a fast, easy, and no-hassle assembly of this 21″ x 56-1/2″ No-Hassle Triangles Table Runner.

Festive Fall Table Runner

You may recognize this next table runner tutorial from our 2018 NZP Fall Table Runner Challenge. Featured is the Box Quilt Block, which dates back to 1898. Each 12-1/2″ block is made with eight half-square triangles and a center square. Streamline the piecing process by using the No-Hassle Triangles Gauge.

Heartbeat Table Runner

No matter the size—table runner to king quilt—you can sew a quick column quilt in a heartbeat! Colorful accent strips in a variety of widths make up the heartbeat pattern, while the subdued one-color strips add a perfect background for the design. In Quick Column Quilts you’ll watch Nancy stitch a queen-sized quilt. In this blog posting, we’ve scaled down the design for this Heartbeat Table Runner size, 24″ x 57″.

Silk and Ribbon Table Runner

Here’s a table runner that you can easily create in 2-hours—our kind of home décor project! Renaissance Ribbons, Silk Dupioni, and a little thread are all you’ll need. The ribbon is the unifying element in this design. The Silk and Ribbon Table Runner is a super-fast sewing project!

FREE! Afternoon Picnic Table Runner Tutorial!

This Puzzling Parallelogram Patchwork Table Runner, by Team NZP, goes together in an afternoon of sewing and features twelve 6″ modified 1/4-square triangle quilt blocks—all made from just three fat quarters, and a fourth fat quarter for binding. This design looks complicated, but is truly easy to make and is a great project for beginning quilters. The finished size of this table runner is approximately 12-1/2″ x 36-1/2″.

Join the 2023 Nancy Zieman Productions Fall Table Runner Sewing Challenge!

Choose any pattern or design ideas, then enter the Fall 2023 Table Runner Sewing Challenge. Deadline to enter is October 27, 2023.

How to Enter2023 Nancy Zieman Productions Table Runner Sewing Challenge GuidelinesSelect or create your design. All sewing, quilting, serging, machine embroidery, and/or embellishment techniques are eligible. Table Runner must be made within the last year and may not have been entered into previous NZP Table Runner Sewing Challenges.How to enter: Send ONE high-resolution quality image of your finished Table Runner to info@ziemanproductions.com by 11:59 p.m. CST on Tuesday, October 27, 2023. Include your full name, hometown, and a sentence or two about your Table Runner.One entry per person; open to US residents in the 48 contiguous states only.All Table Runners will be judged, and winning entries will receive a prize from our generous sponsors!

Make sure you are subscribed to Nancy Zieman Productions E-Newsletter—so you won’t miss a thing. Sign up today! Join us on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, and YouTube.

Grab our Table Runner Sewing Challenge blog badge and let your friends know about this fun Sewing Challenge.Share your progress and projects on your social media sites using the hashtag #NZPTableRunnerChallenge2023

Schedule:

October 3, 2023—Table Runner Challenge Kick OffOctober 27, 2023—Table Runner Challenge Entry DeadlineOctober 30, 2023—A Panel of Judges Review EntriesOctober 31, 2023—Winners Announced! All decisions made by judges are final. Thank you to our generous sponsors totaling $568!

 

Bernina : The Big Book of Machine Quilting, The Bernina guide to Machine Quilting. $99 value

 

Clover-USA: Stitch Dome; Quick Cut Thread Cutter; Wonder Clips Variety Pack; 6-in-1 Stick ‘n Stitch Guide; Sweet ‘n Sharp Macaron Pistachio and Wonder Pins. $100 value

 

 

June Tailor: Quilt As You Go Lunch Tote Navy, Project Bag Black. $56 value

 

Benartex:  Assorted 5″ Fabric Stack Bundles. $40 value

 

OESD:Home for the Holidays Embroidery, includes 29 designs. CD. $70 value

 

 

Schmetz: Sewing Machine Needle Bundle. Includes one card each of: myPad™ Needle Organizer; Universal Needles; Quilting Needles; Microtex/Sharp Needles. $34 value

 

 

Stitch it! Sisters: Exclusive Stitch it! Sisters Sew A Celebration Pattern Pack Up includes; Halloween Half-Square Triangles Table Runner Sewing Pattern; Valentine Love Letters Modified Quarter-Square Triangles Table Runner Sewing Pattern; Patriotic Quarter-Square Triangles Table Runner Sewing Pattern; Stitch it! Sisters Bottle with Tethered Lid and Stitch it! Sisters Sticker. $58 value

 

 

Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio: Exclusive Stitch it! Sisters Wrap It Up! Casserole Carrier Bundle Box—Green & Teal; Stitch it! Sisters Bottle with Tethered Lid and Stitch it! Sisters Sticker. $68 value

 

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Enter Today!2023 Nancy Zieman Productions Table Runner Sewing Challenge GuidelinesSelect or create your design. All sewing, quilting, serging, machine embroidery, and/or embellishment techniques are eligible. Table Runner must be made within the last year and may not have been entered into previous NZP Table Runner Sewing Challenges.How to enter: Send ONE high-resolution quality image of your finished Table Runner to info@ziemanproductions.com by 11:59 p.m. CST on Friday, October 27, 2023. Include your full name, hometown, and a sentence or two about your Table Runner.One entry per person; open to US residents in the 48 contiguous states only.All Table Runners will be judged, and winning entries will receive a prize from our generous sponsors!

Make sure you are subscribed to Nancy Zieman Productions E-Newsletter—so you won’t miss a thing. Sign up today! Join us on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, and YouTube.

Grab our Table Runner Sewing Challenge blog badge and let your friends know about this fun Sewing Challenge.Share your progress and projects on your social media sites using the hashtag #NZPTableRunnerChallenge2022

Schedule:

October 3, 2023—Table Runner Challenge Kick OffOctober 27, 2023—Table Runner Challenge Entry DeadlineOctober 30, 2023—A Panel of Judges Review EntriesOctober 31, 2023—Winners Announced! All decisions made by judges are final.

 

Happy Sewing!

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2023 NZP Table Runner Sewing Challenge Announced Plus Our Birthday SALE is On!

The Nancy Zieman Productions Team is excited to announce our 2023 Fall Table Runner Sewing Challenge taking place this October! Plus our Birthday Sale is on now through October 10 at ShopNZP.com!

Enter the 2022 Fall Table Runner Sewing Challenge!

You’re invited to join the 2023 NZP Table Runner Sewing Challenge by stitching a table runner and showcasing your sewing and quilting talents. Table runner entries may be any color palette, feature any sewing, quilting, or machine embroidery techniques, and must be a size that fits on a kitchen or dining table—use your imagination! Enter one table runner that has been sewn within the last year and has not been entered into a previous Nancy Zieman Productions Table Runner Sewing Challenge. Enter the NZP 2023 Table Runner Sewing Challenge by emailing one table runner photo to Team NZP at info@ziemanproductions.com. You could win a prize from one of our generous 2023 Table Runner Sewing Challenge Sponsors!

Join the 2023 Nancy Zieman Productions Fall Table Runner Sewing Challenge!

Chose any design ideas, including the FREE! Table Runner Sewing Tutorials featured in our Table Runner Sewing Round Up (below), choose one of June Tailor’s Quilt As You Go Table Runner Designs as featured in the official 2023 Table Runner Sewing Challenge Badge, or choose your own original design, then enter the Fall 2023 Table Runner Sewing Challenge. Deadline to enter is October 27, 2023.

How to Enter2023 Nancy Zieman Productions Table Runner Sewing Challenge GuidelinesSelect or create your design. All sewing, quilting, serging, machine embroidery, and/or embellishment techniques are eligible. Table Runner must be made within the last year and may not have been entered into previous NZP Table Runner Sewing Challenges.How to enter: Send ONE high-resolution quality image of your finished Table Runner to info@ziemanproductions.com by 11:59 p.m. CST on Friday, October 27, 2023. Include your full name, hometown, and a sentence or two about your Table Runner.One entry per person; open to US residents in the 48 contiguous states only.All Table Runners will be judged, and winning entries will receive a prize from our generous sponsors!

Make sure you are subscribed to Nancy Zieman Productions E-Newsletter—so you won’t miss a thing. Sign up today! Join us on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, and YouTube.

Grab our Table Runner Sewing Challenge blog badge and let your friends know about this fun Sewing Challenge.Share your progress and projects on your social media sites using the hashtag #NZPTableRunnerChallenge2022

Schedule:

October 3, 2023—Table Runner Challenge Kick OffOctober 27, 2023—Table Runner Challenge Entry DeadlineOctober 30, 2023—A Panel of Judges Review EntriesOctober 31, 2023—Winners Announced! All decisions made by judges are final.

Table Runner Sewing Round UpSew A Celebration Halloween Half-Square Triangles Table Runner

Our half-square Table Runner, by Team NZP, goes together in a couple of evenings of sewing and features twenty-eight 4″ half-square triangle quilt blocks — made from just twelve fat quarters, and one yard of fabric!

Sew A Celebration Valentine Modified Quarter-Square Triangles Table Runner

Our modified quarter-square Table Runner, by Team NZP, goes together in a couple of evenings of sewing and features twenty-eight 4″ modified quarter-square triangle quilt blocks — made from just twelve fat quarters, and one yard of fabric!

Sew A Celebration Patriotic Quarter-Square Triangles Table Runner

Our Patriotic Table Runner, by Team NZP, goes together in a couple evenings of sewing and features twenty-eight 4″ quarter-square triangle quilt blocks – made with fat quarters, and one yard of fabric!

Hexagon Hit & Miss Table Runner

At first glance, this table runner looks like it’s pieced with traditional hexagons. Not so with this speedy column quilt design. The hexagon shapes are created with two halves, eliminating the intersection of three seams, otherwise known as Y-seams. With this technique, faux hexagon halves are stitched in columns with relative speed and ease. Plus, the results are dramatic with Nancy Ziemans Hit & Miss Table Runner Tutorial.

Topsy Turvy Table Runner

Make a nontraditional Dresden plate. No round shapes here—the wedge-shapes of the Dresden are stitched, well … topsy-turvy, to create a linear look. This finished table runner is approximately 18″ x 86″. You could shorten or lengthen depending upon your table size. See how easy it is to make the Topsy-Turvy Table Runner.

No-Hassle Triangles Table Runner

Many of you have commented on the ease of creating triangles with the No-Hassle Triangles Gauge and wanted additional projects. We’re confident you’ll add the No-Hassle Triangles Table Runner to your to-do list. Made in the same style as the projects featured in Nancy’s Quick Column Quilts, triangle blocks plus column strips make for a fast, easy, and no-hassle assembly of this 21″ x 56-1/2″ No-Hassle Triangles Table Runner.

Festive Fall Table Runner

You may recognize this next table runner tutorial from our 2018 NZP Fall Table Runner Challenge. Featured is the Box Quilt Block, which dates back to 1898. Each 12-1/2″ block is made with eight half-square triangles and a center square. Streamline the piecing process by using the No-Hassle Triangles Gauge.

Heartbeat Table Runner

No matter the size—table runner to king quilt—you can sew a quick column quilt in a heartbeat! Colorful accent strips in a variety of widths make up the heartbeat pattern, while the subdued one-color strips add a perfect background for the design. In Quick Column Quilts you’ll watch Nancy stitch a queen-sized quilt. In this blog posting, we’ve scaled down the design for this Heartbeat Table Runner size, 24″ x 57″.

Silk and Ribbon Table Runner

Here’s a table runner that you can easily create in 2-hours—our kind of home décor project! Renaissance Ribbons, Silk Dupioni, and a little thread are all you’ll need. The ribbon is the unifying element in this design. The Silk and Ribbon Table Runner is a super-fast sewing project!

FREE! Afternoon Picnic Table Runner Tutorial!

This Puzzling Parallelogram Patchwork Table Runner, by Team NZP, goes together in an afternoon of sewing and features twelve 6″ modified 1/4-square triangle quilt blocks—all made from just three fat quarters, and a fourth fat quarter for binding. This design looks complicated, but is truly easy to make and is a great project for beginning quilters. The finished size of this table runner is approximately 12-1/2″ x 36-1/2″.

Join the 2023 Nancy Zieman Productions Fall Table Runner Sewing Challenge!

Choose any pattern or design ideas, then enter the Fall 2023 Table Runner Sewing Challenge. Deadline to enter is October 27, 2023.

How to Enter2023 Nancy Zieman Productions Table Runner Sewing Challenge GuidelinesSelect or create your design. All sewing, quilting, serging, machine embroidery, and/or embellishment techniques are eligible. Table Runner must be made within the last year and may not have been entered into previous NZP Table Runner Sewing Challenges.How to enter: Send ONE high-resolution quality image of your finished Table Runner to info@ziemanproductions.com by 11:59 p.m. CST on Tuesday, October 27, 2023. Include your full name, hometown, and a sentence or two about your Table Runner.One entry per person; open to US residents in the 48 contiguous states only.All Table Runners will be judged, and winning entries will receive a prize from our generous sponsors!

Make sure you are subscribed to Nancy Zieman Productions E-Newsletter—so you won’t miss a thing. Sign up today! Join us on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, and YouTube.

Grab our Table Runner Sewing Challenge blog badge and let your friends know about this fun Sewing Challenge.Share your progress and projects on your social media sites using the hashtag #NZPTableRunnerChallenge2023

Schedule:

October 3, 2023—Table Runner Challenge Kick OffOctober 27, 2023—Table Runner Challenge Entry DeadlineOctober 30, 2023—A Panel of Judges Review EntriesOctober 31, 2023—Winners Announced! All decisions made by judges are final. Thank you to our generous sponsors!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sign up at ShopNZP.com to reserve your spot and join  Dana Casey in person at the Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio  and make  our  Dresden Sunflower Table Mat  Thursday, October 5, 2023 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

 

Sign up at ShopNZP.com to reserve your spot and join  Dana Casey in person at the Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio  and make  our  Dresden Sunflower Table Mat  Thursday, October 5, 2023 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Happy Sewing!

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NEW! My Hero Fabrics by Kanvas Studio For Benartex Designer Fabrics at ShopNZP.com

You’ll say “Pow” and “Bam” when you see this super cool NEW! My Hero Fabrics by Kanvas Stuidos for Benartex, comic strip-inspired fabric collection. Features high-quality designer prints, including the block print to super kids, to the masks and word prints – these fabrics are perfect for kids of all ages. Plus SAVE 20% Off NEW! My Hero Fabrics during our Hello Fall Sale at ShopNZP.com!

 

Sew quilts, pillows, clothing, and accessories for the whole family – guaranteed to delight everyone! 100% Cotton Fabrics are great for quilting, home décor, aprons, coasters, table runners and napkins.

NEW! My Hero Fabric Fat Quarter Bundle

NEW! My Hero 2-1/2″ Fabric Strip Pack

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NEW! My Hero Boxes Fabric Panel

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Sign up at ShopNZP.com to reserve your spot and join Dana Casey in person at the Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio  and make

our Dresden Sunflower Table Mat Thursday, October 5, 2023 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

 

Happy Sewing!

Team Nancy Zieman

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Shop Our Hello Fall Sale and SAVE up to 30% Off Fall Fabrics, Halloween Fabrics, Sewing Kits and More at ShopNZP.com

 

Start planning your fall sewing project and Shop Our Hello Fall Sale and SAVE up to 30% Off Fall Fabrics, Halloween Fabrics, Sewing Kits and More at ShopNZP.com .

 

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NEW! I Sew For Fun Kids Sewing Challenge 2023 Winners Announced!

Thank you for entering the NEW! I Sew For Fun Kids’ Sewing Challenge 2023 sponsored by Nancy Zieman Productions, Clover Needlecraft, Benartex and June Tailor. The challenge was for youth ages 15 and under to share how they “sew for fun”— while making a Cinch Sack with My Hero Fabric by Benartex; along with a Clover sewing tool. Read the complete I Sew For Fun Kids’ Sewing Challenge 2023 entry rules on the September 1st Blog Post.

 

 

Ethan – age 8 – Pennsylvania

Clover tool sewing used – Red Wonder Clips

I Sew For Fun Kids’ Sewing Challenge Winners and Prizes 2023
Thank you to our generous sponsors!

Clover-USA: I Sew For Fun Sewing Tools, Neon Wonder Clips & Sweet ‘n Sharp Macaron

Congratulations! Ethan – age 8 – PA

 

 

 

 

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Purchase the Official 2023 I Sew For Fun Kids’ Sewing Challenge Cinch Sack Project Pack at ShopNZP.com Quantities are limited!

 

2023 I Sew For Fun Kids’ Sewing Challenge Cinch Sack Project Pack – My Hero Turquoise

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2023 I Sew For Fun Kids’ Sewing Challenge Cinch Sack Project Pack – My Hero Blue

 

Happy Stitching!

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Dresden Fall Sunflower Table Mat Sewing Tutorial

Sew a festive fall Dresden Sunflower Table Mat in an evening—made with the Easy Dresden Ruler Template and triple-dyed Bali Batik Palettes Harvest fabrics by Benartex. Plus shop our Hello Fall Sale at ShopNZP!

We are illustrating our Dresden Table Mat with BaliBatik Harvest Fat Quarter Pack by Benartex.

Approx. finished size 14″

Dresden Sunflower Table Mat Supplies

Six Coordinating Fabrics, Fat Quarters work well for this project

Easy Dresden Ruler Template

Pellon ShirTailor Fusible Interfacing

Clover’s 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge

Clover’s New! Hot Hemmer Square

Clover’s Point 2 Point Turner

Clover’s “Quick Cut” Thread Cutter

Clover’s Flower Head Pins

Clover’s Straight Tailor’s Awl Stiletto 

Frixion Marking Pen

Scissors

Clover’s Rotary Cutter, mat, and ruler

Rotary Pinking Blade

Metrosene Plus Thread

Schmetz Chrome Universal Sewing Machine Needles Size 80

June Tailor’s Quilter’s Starch Savvy

Sewing Machine

June Tailor’s Eze-View Pressing Cloth

Iron

Tailor’s Clapper

You’re the designer, choose your favorite fabrics to create the Dresden Sunflower Table Mat, Team NZP chose the following.

 

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Prepare your fabrics! Pre-shrink fabrics by steaming and pressing. Then, stabilize fabrics for the sewing process by pressing and starching fabrics with Quilter’s Starch Savvy.

 

Sign up at ShopNZP.com or call 920-356-9546 and reserve your spot to join Dana Casey in person at the Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio and make our Dresden Sunflower Table Mat Thursday, October 5, 2023 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

If you are not able to join us in person Thursday, October 5 2023, we invite you to follow along with our Dresden Fall Table Mat Sewing Tutorial below!

We are illustrating our Dresden Table Mat with BaliBatik Harvest Fat Quarter Pack by Benartex, inspired by the above photo of Nancy Zieman’s original Sunflower Table Mat.

Choose six coordinating fabrics, five will be Dresden wedges, one will be for center circle.

Cut 5-1/2″ Crosswise Fabric from five fabrics.

Using the Easy Dresden Ruler Template cut four wedges from five fabrics of your choice.

Cut a total of 20 wedges per complete Dresden circle.Fold wedges right sides together, stitch wedges 1/4″.

Chain stitch wedges together.

Dresden Fall Sunflower Table Mat Sewing Tutorial

Using Clover’s “Quick Cut” Thread Cutter  or scissors, clip threads between wedges.

Using Clover’s Point 2 Point turner, turn points right sides out.

Using Clover’s NEW! Hot Hemmer Square, align seam and diagonal marking, press.

Repeat steps above with all wedges.

With right sides together, stitch Dresden wedges.

Continue to stitch wedges together.

Five Dresden wedges will create one quarter of the Dresden circle.Press seams open or to one side.

Use Tailor’s Clapper to set seam.

Repeat steps above to create four quarters for the Dresden circle.

Stitch top two assemblies together.Stitch bottom two assemblies together.

Stitch top and bottom assemblies together.

 

Create Center Circle

 

Cut a one 6-1/2″ square from coordinating fabric and Pellon’s ShirTailor Interfacing, right sides together, glue dots facing up.

 

We’re making a 6″ center circle.

Using Clover’s 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge and Frixion Pen create 6″ Circle.

Pin

Stitch using a short stitch around circle.

 

When using a pinking blade, cut on the back side of cutting mat.

Use a rotary pinking blade to remove excess fabric, approx. 1/4″ from stitching line.

Remove the excess interfacing from within the circles, leaving approx.1″ of interfacing.

Turn the interfacing to the wrong side.Use a Clover’s Point 2 Point Turner to smooth the curves.

Using June Tailor’s Eze-View Pressing Cloth press ShirTailor Interfacing to wrong side of fabric.

Center Dresden Sunflower.

Using Clover’s 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge, enter center circle onto sunflower assembly.

Pin and edgestitch with coordinating or monofilament thread. Choose a straight stitch, blanket stitch, or other decorative stitch.

Add Backing

 

Team NZP chose Wool Felt for backing.

Turn table mat wrong side up.Measure the diameter from valley to valley of matching wedge.

Subtract an 1/8″ to 1/4″ from this measurement.Using Clover’s Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge and Frixion Marking Pen, create backing circle on wool felt.

Cut out backing circle.

 

Pin or use fabric glue to hold backing in place.Place backing on wrong side of sunflower table mat.

Hand stitch Wool Felt backing in place around the perimeter, catching finished points.

Your Dresden Sunflower Table Mat is complete!

Dresden Sunflower Table Mat Supplies

Six Coordinating Fabrics, Fat Quarters work well for this project

Easy Dresden Ruler Template

Pellon ShirTailor Fusible Interfacing

Clover’s 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge

Clover’s New! Hot Hemmer Square

Clover’s Point 2 Point Turner

Clover’s “Quick Cut” Thread Cutter

Clover’s Flower Head Pins

Clover’s Straight Tailor’s Awl Stiletto 

Frixion Marking Pen

Scissors

Clover’s Rotary Cutter, mat, and ruler

Rotary Pinking Blade

Metrosene Plus Thread

Schmetz Chrome Universal Sewing Machine Needles Size 80

June Tailor’s Quilter’s Starch Savvy

Sewing Machine

June Tailor’s Eze-View Pressing Cloth

Iron

Tailor’s Clapper

 

Happy Stitching!

Team Nancy Zieman

Nancy Zieman Productions. LLC.

 

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