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August 29, 2023
Zippity-Do-Done Project Bags Sewing As Seen On Stitch it! Sisters
Quilt As You Go: Zippity-Do-Done Project Bags Sewing Tutorial! Follow along as we stitch set of two beautiful project organizing bags. Plus SAVE 30% OFF our Exclusive Quilt As You Go Zippity-Do-Done Bundle Boxes at ShopNZP.com!
Then, head over to
ShopNZP.com and SAVE 30% OFF our NEW! Exclusive Quilt As You Go Zippity-Do-Done Bundle Box that includes everything you’ll need to sew two Project Bags including printed substrate, clear vinyl, Zippity-Do-Done, step-by-step instructions and Black, White & Bright Fabrics by Contempo Fabrics for Benartex at ShopNZP.com!
Watch Stitch it! Sisters Quilt As You Go: Zippity-Do-Done Project Bags Program 309 with Deanna Springer and Guest Jill Repp from June Tailor and learn Jill’s easy sewing tips for making her Quilt As You Go Zippity-Do-Done Project Bags!
Stitch it! Sisters Quilt As You Go: Zippity-Do-Done Project Bags Sewing Tutorial
by the Stitch it! Sisters
Quilt As You Go: Zippity-Do-Done Project Bags SuppliesExclusive Quilt As You Go: Zippity-Do-Done Bundle Box by the Stitch it! Sisters
June Tailor’s Quilter’s Starch Savvy
June Tailor’s Fabric Glue Stick
Schmetz Machine Quilting Needles Size 90
Clover’s 7-3/4″ Bordeaux Ultimate Shears
Clover’s Straight Tailors Awl Stiletto
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.
Following instructions included with Zippity-Do-Done Project Bag Bundle Box, cut fabric squares and rectangles.Assemble Quilt As You Go: Zippity-Do-Done Project Bags
Place wrong side of backing fabric to unprinted side of bag back substate. Make sure backing fabric completely covers printed area.Baste stitch around outside perimeter pattern line. NOTE: Do not iron.
Optional: Use June Tailor’s June Tailor’s Fabric Glue Stick or Quilt Basting Spray to spray baste substrate to backing fabric!
Place center fabric square piece one – right side up onto center printed blue square placement lines marked number one.
Printed blue lines are for placement only and are not stitching lines.
Use June Tailor’s Fabric Glue Stick to hold fabric piece number one in place.Place rectangle fabric piece two onto piece one, along blue placement lines, with right sides together.Stitch with a scant 1/4″seam along outer long edge of rectangle.Place rectangle fabric piece three onto piece one, along blue placement lines, with right sides together.Stitch with a scant 1/4″ seam along outer long edge of rectangle.Use June Tailors Magic Seam Wand to press seam open. NOTE: Do not iron.
Place rectangle fabric piece four along blue placement lines, with right sides together.Stitch with a scant 1/4″ seam along outer long edge of rectangle. Fold open seam.Place rectangle fabric piece five along blue placement lines, with right sides together.Stitch with a scant 1/4″ seam along outer long edge of rectangle. Fold open seam.Use
June Tailors Magic Seam Wand
to press seam open. NOTE: Do not iron.Place rectangle fabric piece six along blue placement lines, with right sides together.Stitch with a scant 1/4″ seam along outer long edge of rectangle. Fold open seam.Use
June Tailors Magic Seam Wand
to press seam open. NOTE: Do not iron.Place rectangle fabric piece seven along blue placement lines, with right sides together.Stitch with a scant 1/4″ seam along outer long edge of rectangle. Fold open seam.Use
June Tailors Magic Seam Wand
to press seam open. NOTE: Do not iron.Continue placing fabric rectangles following numbering, with right sides together.Stitch with a scant 1/4″ seam along outer long edge of rectangle. Fold open seams.Use
June Tailors Magic Seam Wand
to press seams open. NOTE: Do not iron.Edgestitch around outer edges. Trim edges square.Set aside bag back assembly.Place both bag upper front fabric rectangles to bag upper front substrate–with wrong sides to substrate–at blue placement lines. Glue-baste layers together with
June Tailor’s Fabric Glue Stick.
Stitch all three layers together with short vertical lines at about 1-3/4″ apart.Insert upper front assembly into one long edge opening of Zippity-Do-Done. Edgestitch along long edge of Zippity-Do-Done–stitching through all layers.Insert clear vinyl rectangle into remaining opening of Zippity-Do-Done. Edgestitch along long edge of Zippity-Do-Done–stitching through all layers.Optional: Add decorative stitching, ribbon trim, or fabric trim embellishment to Zippity-Do-Done.Layer bag front assembly wrong side to bag back assembly wrong side. Wonderclip along edges.Bind edges, through all layers, using your favorite binding methods.
Shop
Limited Edition Quilt As You Go Bundle Boxes
at
ShopNZP.com
☀️ Shop our End of Summer Sewing SALE starting today! 🧵 Save up to 25% Off Select Sewing Tools, Fall Fabrics, Stitch it! Sisters Sewing Patterns & Bundle Boxes, and More, now through September 2 ☀️ at our NEW! Nancy Zieman Productions website at ShopNZP.com.
This fall we’re launching a new enhanced shopping experience where we’ll continue to offer all our favorite Sewing Notions, Quilting Supplies, Machine Embroidery Essentials, Top Quality Fabrics, plus hundreds of New Sewing Products at our NEW! ShopNZP.com website!
Work continues on our ShopNZP.com website! We’re working behind the scenes on categorizing our thousands of sewing products, quilting supplies, Machine Embroidery Essentials, and Fabrics into the correct categories. However, while we’re building out the new site, we invite you to visit our NEW! ShopNZP.com website and Save 20% Off All Fall Fabrics During our End of Summer Sewing SALE.
When you land at our new website, you’ll see the new heading below, followed by The NEW! End of Summer Sale graphics. If you see our old site, simply open a new web browser window and copy/paste the following web address into the URL field (not the search field): https://www.shopnzp.com/
We’re excited to give you a sneak peek at our newly enhanced shopping experience! Visit our NEW! ShopNZP.com website! and Save up to 25% Off during our End of Summer Sewing SALE. And please pardon our mess while we move over to the new website.
Stop in and shop our BERNINA Sewing Machine Truckload Sale *ONE WEEK ONLY* at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio–now Through September 2, 2023!Nancy Zieman Sewing StudioNew Fall Store Hours Coming SoonMonday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Parking Behind Store
NANCY ZIEMAN SEWING STUDIO
120 FRONT STREET
BEAVER DAM, WI 53916
INFO[at]ZIEMANPRODUCTIONS[dot]COM
920-356-9546 phone
☀️ Shop our End of Summer Sewing SALE starting today! 🧵 Save up to 25% Off Select Sewing Tools, Fall Fabrics, S!S Sewing Patterns and More, now through September 2 ☀️ in store at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio and online a ShopNZP.com.
Happy Sewing!
Team Nancy Zieman
Nancy Zieman Productions. LLC.
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Quilt As You Go: Zippity-Do-Done Project Bags Sewing Tutorial! Follow along as we stitch set of two beautiful project organizing bags. Plus SAVE 30% OFF our Exclusive Quilt As You Go Zippity-Do-Done Bundle Boxes at ShopNZP.com!
Then, head over to
ShopNZP.com and SAVE 30% OFF our NEW! Exclusive Quilt As You Go Zippity-Do-Done Bundle Box that includes everything you’ll need to sew two Project Bags including printed substrate, clear vinyl, Zippity-Do-Done, step-by-step instructions and Black, White & Bright Fabrics by Contempo Fabrics for Benartex at ShopNZP.com!
Watch Stitch it! Sisters Quilt As You Go: Zippity-Do-Done Project Bags Program 309 with Deanna Springer and Guest Jill Repp from June Tailor and learn Jill’s easy sewing tips for making her Quilt As You Go Zippity-Do-Done Project Bags!
Stitch it! Sisters Quilt As You Go: Zippity-Do-Done Project Bags Sewing Tutorial
by the Stitch it! Sisters
Quilt As You Go: Zippity-Do-Done Project Bags SuppliesExclusive Quilt As You Go: Zippity-Do-Done Bundle Box by the Stitch it! Sisters
June Tailor’s Quilter’s Starch Savvy
June Tailor’s Fabric Glue Stick
Schmetz Machine Quilting Needles Size 90
Clover’s 7-3/4″ Bordeaux Ultimate Shears
Clover’s Straight Tailors Awl Stiletto
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.
Following instructions included with Zippity-Do-Done Project Bag Bundle Box, cut fabric squares and rectangles.Assemble Quilt As You Go: Zippity-Do-Done Project Bags
Place wrong side of backing fabric to unprinted side of bag back substate. Make sure backing fabric completely covers printed area.Baste stitch around outside perimeter pattern line. NOTE: Do not iron.
Optional: Use June Tailor’s June Tailor’s Fabric Glue Stick or Quilt Basting Spray to spray baste substrate to backing fabric!
Place center fabric square piece one – right side up onto center printed blue square placement lines marked number one.
Printed blue lines are for placement only and are not stitching lines.
Use June Tailor’s Fabric Glue Stick to hold fabric piece number one in place.Place rectangle fabric piece two onto piece one, along blue placement lines, with right sides together.Stitch with a scant 1/4″seam along outer long edge of rectangle.Place rectangle fabric piece three onto piece one, along blue placement lines, with right sides together.Stitch with a scant 1/4″ seam along outer long edge of rectangle.Use June Tailors Magic Seam Wand to press seam open. NOTE: Do not iron.
Place rectangle fabric piece four along blue placement lines, with right sides together.Stitch with a scant 1/4″ seam along outer long edge of rectangle. Fold open seam.Place rectangle fabric piece five along blue placement lines, with right sides together.Stitch with a scant 1/4″ seam along outer long edge of rectangle. Fold open seam.Use
June Tailors Magic Seam Wand
to press seam open. NOTE: Do not iron.Place rectangle fabric piece six along blue placement lines, with right sides together.Stitch with a scant 1/4″ seam along outer long edge of rectangle. Fold open seam.Use
June Tailors Magic Seam Wand
to press seam open. NOTE: Do not iron.Place rectangle fabric piece seven along blue placement lines, with right sides together.Stitch with a scant 1/4″ seam along outer long edge of rectangle. Fold open seam.Use
June Tailors Magic Seam Wand
to press seam open. NOTE: Do not iron.Continue placing fabric rectangles following numbering, with right sides together.Stitch with a scant 1/4″ seam along outer long edge of rectangle. Fold open seams.Use
June Tailors Magic Seam Wand
to press seams open. NOTE: Do not iron.Edgestitch around outer edges. Trim edges square.Set aside bag back assembly.Place both bag upper front fabric rectangles to bag upper front substrate–with wrong sides to substrate–at blue placement lines. Glue-baste layers together with
June Tailor’s Fabric Glue Stick.
Stitch all three layers together with short vertical lines at about 1-3/4″ apart.Insert upper front assembly into one long edge opening of Zippity-Do-Done. Edgestitch along long edge of Zippity-Do-Done–stitching through all layers.Insert clear vinyl rectangle into remaining opening of Zippity-Do-Done. Edgestitch along long edge of Zippity-Do-Done–stitching through all layers.Optional: Add decorative stitching, ribbon trim, or fabric trim embellishment to Zippity-Do-Done.Layer bag front assembly wrong side to bag back assembly wrong side. Wonderclip along edges.Bind edges, through all layers, using your favorite binding methods.
Shop
Limited Edition Quilt As You Go Bundle Boxes
at
ShopNZP.com
☀️ Shop our End of Summer Sewing SALE starting today! 🧵 Save up to 25% Off Select Sewing Tools, Fall Fabrics, Stitch it! Sisters Sewing Patterns & Bundle Boxes, and More, now through September 2 ☀️ at our NEW! Nancy Zieman Productions website at ShopNZP.com.
This fall we’re launching a new enhanced shopping experience where we’ll continue to offer all our favorite Sewing Notions, Quilting Supplies, Machine Embroidery Essentials, Top Quality Fabrics, plus hundreds of New Sewing Products at our NEW! ShopNZP.com website!
Work continues on our ShopNZP.com website! We’re working behind the scenes on categorizing our thousands of sewing products, quilting supplies, Machine Embroidery Essentials, and Fabrics into the correct categories. However, while we’re building out the new site, we invite you to visit our NEW! ShopNZP.com website and Save 20% Off All Fall Fabrics During our End of Summer Sewing SALE.
When you land at our new website, you’ll see the new heading below, followed by The NEW! End of Summer Sale graphics. If you see our old site, simply open a new web browser window and copy/paste the following web address into the URL field (not the search field): https://www.shopnzp.com/
We’re excited to give you a sneak peek at our newly enhanced shopping experience! Visit our NEW! ShopNZP.com website! and Save up to 25% Off during our End of Summer Sewing SALE. And please pardon our mess while we move over to the new website.
Stop in and shop our BERNINA Sewing Machine Truckload Sale *ONE WEEK ONLY* at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio–now Through September 2, 2023!Nancy Zieman Sewing StudioNew Fall Store Hours Coming SoonMonday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Parking Behind Store
NANCY ZIEMAN SEWING STUDIO
120 FRONT STREET
BEAVER DAM, WI 53916
INFO[at]ZIEMANPRODUCTIONS[dot]COM
920-356-9546 phone
☀️ Shop our End of Summer Sewing SALE starting today! 🧵 Save up to 25% Off Select Sewing Tools, Fall Fabrics, S!S Sewing Patterns and More, now through September 2 ☀️ in store at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio and online a ShopNZP.com.
Happy Sewing!
Team Nancy Zieman
Nancy Zieman Productions. LLC.
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Visit our New Website at ShopNZP.com and Save up to 25% Off During our End of Summer Sewing SALE
☀️ Shop our End of Summer Sewing SALE starting today! 🧵 Save up to 25% Off Select Sewing Tools, Fall Fabrics, Stitch it! Sisters Sewing Patterns & Bundle Boxes, and More, now through September 2 ☀️ at our NEW! Nancy Zieman Productions website at ShopNZP.com.
This fall we’re launching a new enhanced shopping experience where we’ll continue to offer all our favorite Sewing Notions, Quilting Supplies, Machine Embroidery Essentials, Top Quality Fabrics, plus hundreds of New Sewing Products at our NEW! ShopNZP.com website!
Work continues on our ShopNZP.com website! We’re working behind the scenes on categorizing our thousands of sewing products, quilting supplies, Machine Embroidery Essentials, and Fabrics into the correct categories. However, while we’re building out the new site, we invite you to visit our NEW! ShopNZP.com website and Save 20% Off All Fall Fabrics During our End of Summer Sewing SALE.
When you land at our new website, you’ll see the new heading below, followed by The NEW! End of Summer Sale graphics. If you see our old site, simply open a new web browser window and copy/paste the following web address into the URL field (not the search field): https://www.shopnzp.com/
We’re excited to give you a sneak peek at our newly enhanced shopping experience! Visit our NEW! ShopNZP.com website! and Save up to 25% Off during our End of Summer Sewing SALE. And please pardon our mess while we move over to the new website.
Stop in and shop our BERNINA Sewing Machine Truckload Sale *ONE WEEK ONLY* at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio–now Through September 2, 2023!Nancy Zieman Sewing StudioNew Fall Store Hours Coming SoonMonday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Parking Behind Store
NANCY ZIEMAN SEWING STUDIO
120 FRONT STREET
BEAVER DAM, WI 53916
INFO[at]ZIEMANPRODUCTIONS[dot]COM
920-356-9546 phone
☀️ Shop our End of Summer Sewing SALE starting today! 🧵 Save up to 25% Off Select Sewing Tools, Fall Fabrics, S!S Sewing Patterns and More, now through September 2 ☀️ in store at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio and online a ShopNZP.com.
Happy Sewing!
Team Nancy Zieman
Nancy Zieman Productions. LLC.
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Quilt to Give Comfort Quilt Sewing Tutorial for The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show
Join us at home and in person at the Quilt to Give area at The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show to stitch comfort quilts to benefit refugee children being resettled in Wisconsin. Today, Team NZP is sharing our easy Quick Column Quilt instructions for making a Comfort Quilt featuring Nancy Zieman’s signature Quilt To Give Pattern.
2023 Quilt To Give Community Service Project at The Great Wisconsin Quilt ShowDaily 9 a.m.-3 p.m., September 7-9, in the Atrium at the Exhibition Hall at The Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis.
Find Event Details at QuiltShow.com
Let’s use our skills to help others! Share your love of quilting by joining our community service project, a collaborative effort led by PBS Wisconsin Education. This year, you can help create a warm welcome for refugee children being resettled in Wisconsin. Your comfort quilt will be included in a welcome package for our new neighbors alongside PBS KIDS educational materials and distributed to families in their new communities throughout the year.
Here’s how to participate:
Plan a 1/2-hour or more to sit, sew and give at The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show .Donate fabric in bright colors: 1/4 yd. or more at The Quilt To Give Area in the Atrium at the Exhibition Hall at The Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis.Donate a finished, new quilt, 24″ or larger, in any quilt pattern including panel quilts to the Quilt To Give Area at The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show. All quilts must be clean and quilted through 3 layers by hand, hand-tied, machine quilted, or by mixing two or three methods.
Ship or Deliver Comfort Quilt Donations by October 1: Attention Quilt To Give, Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio, 120 Front St., Beaver Dam WI, 53916.
Thank you to our Quilt To Give Event Sponsors BERNINA and bernette Sewing Machines!
Please consider sharing photos of your process with the quilting community using the hashtags #wisconsinquiltshow and #quilttogive
Quick Column Quilt “Comfort Quilt” Tutorialfrom the book, Quick Column Quiltsby Nancy Zieman, inspired by a beach towel

2023 Quilt To Give Community Service Project at The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show
Daily 9 a.m.-3 p.m., September 7-9, in the Atrium at the Exhibition Hall at The Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis.
Find Event Details at QuiltShow.com
Let’s use our skills to help others! Share your love of quilting by joining our community service project, a collaborative effort led by PBS Wisconsin Education. This year, you can help create a warm welcome for refugee children being resettled in Wisconsin. Your comfort quilt will be included in a welcome package for our new neighbors alongside PBS KIDS educational materials and distributed to families in their new communities throughout the year.
Here’s how to participate:
Plan a 1/2-hour or more to sit, sew and give at The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show .Donate fabric in bright colors: 1/4 yd. or more at The Quilt To Give Area in the Atrium at the Exhibition Hall at The Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis.Donate a finished, new quilt, 24″ or larger, in any quilt pattern including panel quilts to the Quilt To Give Area at The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show. All quilts must be clean and quilted through 3 layers by hand, hand-tied, machine quilted, or by mixing two or three methods.
Ship or Deliver Comfort Quilt Donations by October 1, To: Attention Quilt To Give, Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio, 120 Front St., Beaver Dam WI, 53916.
Thank you to our Quilt To Give Event Sponsors BERNINA and bernette Sewing Machines!
Please consider sharing photos of your process with the quilting community using the hashtags #wisconsinquiltshow and #quilttogive
Happy Quilting!
Team Nancy Zieman
Nancy Zieman Productions. LLC.
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Spooktacular Gnomes Halloween Fabrics Available at Nancy Zieman Productions at ShopNZP.com
Spooktacular Gnomes Halloween Fabrics by Andi Metz for Benartex
available at Nancy Zieman Productions at ShopNZP.comThe Gnomes are back and they’re all dressed up to go trick or treating! Accompanied by lots of candy, spooky words and sayings, along with iconic images of jack-o-lanterns, moons and stars! These aren’t your ordinary fabled gnomes–they’re exceptionally modern and lovable!
Spooktacular Gnomes Panels and Fabrics by the Yard feature whimsical jack-o-lantern pumpkins, bats, mushroom houses, trees, trick or treat candies, stars & moons, trellis, and gnomes all dressed up in costumes and ready to head out for a fun filled Halloween night!
The Spooktacular Gnomes Panels and Fabrics Fabrics by Andi Metz for Benartex are high-quality designer prints. Featuring whimsical jack-o-lantern pumpkins, bats, mushroom houses, trees, trick or treat candies, stars & moons, trellis, and gnomes all dressed up in costumes and ready to head out for a fun filled Halloween night! The Spooktacular Gnomes Panels and Fabrics by Andi Metz for Benartex. These high-quality fabrics are 100% Cotton and ideal for quilting, home décor, trick or treat bags, and accessories! What will you stitch with this fun new fabric collection?
Spooktacular Gnome Fabric Panel Spooktacular Gnomes Spooky Gnome Doll Fabric Panel Spooktactular Gnomes Spooky Gnome Stripe Multi Fabric by the Yard Spooktacular Gnomes Halloween Party Gnomes Black Fabric by the Yard Spooktacular Gnomes Halloween Gnomes Purple Fabric by the Yard Spooktacular Gnomes Hocus Pocus Gnomes Purple Fabric by the Yard Spooktactular Gnomes Hocus Pocus Words Lilac Fabric by the Yard Spooktactular Gnomes Hocus Pocus Words Black Fabric by the Yard Spooktacular Gnomes Spooky Gnome Scenic Gray Fabric by the Yard Spooktactular Gnomes Gnomie Bars White Fabric by the Yard Spooktactular Gnomes Gnomie Bars Black Fabric by the Yard Spooktacular Gnomes Gnomie Bars Purple Fabric by the Yard Spooktacular Gnomes Pumpkin Patch Fabric by the Yard Spooktacular Gnomes Spooktacular Stars Black Fabric by the Yard Spooktacular Gnomes Spooktacular Stars White Fabric by the Yard Spooktacular Gnomes Moon and Stars Swirl Black Fabric by the Yard Spooktacular Gnomes Magical Trellis Orange Fabric by the Yard Spooktacular Gnomes Magical Trellis Black Fabric by the Yard Spooktacular Gnomes Magical Trellis Purple Fabric by the YardJoin Us at The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show September 7 through 9, 2023
At the Exhibition Hall at The Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis.
Find Event Details at QuiltShow.com
Happy Stitching!
Team Nancy Zieman & The Stitch it! Sisters
Nancy Zieman Productions. LLC.
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August 19, 2023
August 2023 NZP Block of the Month
Our NEW! 2023 Nancy Zieman Productions Free! Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series is a great way to finish a quilt in manageable monthly installments. One block at a time is an easy approach to creating a quilt. Plus our BoM23 is fat quarter friendly. Whether you’re a beginner quilter or seasoned quilter, our block of the month series is a great opportunity to get stitching in the new year. Team NZP is honored to continue Nancy Zieman’s Block of the Month program with our free monthly block sewing tutorials! We’ll be keeping the finished quilt design a mystery until later in December 2023! Hint: This year’s quilt is not a block sampler and will not have borders! This year, you may choose from two different Fat Quarter Bundle Colorways by our friends at Benartex: Choose Hugs & Kisses Fat Quarter Bundle includes twenty-one 18″ x 21″ fabric rectangles – Or, choose All American Gnomes Fat Quarter Bundle includes twenty 18″ x 21″ fabric rectangles.
Gather Your Fabrics and SuppliesAll blocks will feature fabrics from one Hugs & Kisses Fat Quarter Bundle or All American Gnomes Fat Quarter Bundle! Finished quilt measures approximately 72″ x 72″. For this quilt project, you will need:
One Hugs & Kisses Fat Quarter Bundle or All American Gnomes Fat Quarter Bundle ! Our Exclusive No-Hassle Triangles Ruler by Team NZP No-Hassle Triangles Gauge by Nancy Zieman for Clover 3-1/2 yd. White Block Background Fabric (options listed below)1 yd. Binding Fabric (options listed below)4-1/2 yd. White Quilt Backing FabricBasic Supplies and Tools Listed Below2023 NZP Mystery Block of the MonthThe Hugs & Kisses Fat Quarter Bundle or All American Gnomes Fat Quarter Bundle by Benartex offers two beautiful colorways to choose from! Each Fat Quarter Pack includes twenty 18″ x 21″ 100% cotton designer fabrics. Choosing just one collection may be the most difficult part of our BoM23!
Join the 2023 Nancy Zieman Productions Mystery Block of the Month!Our NEW! 2023 Nancy Zieman Productions Free! Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series will feature Hugs & Kisses Fat Quarter Bundle or All American Gnomes Fat Quarter Bundle! Here’s the inside scoop:
2023 NZP Mystery Block of the Month Series kicked off Saturday, January 21, 2023.As always, there’s no cost to join and no need to formally sign up.Block designs will be announced the Third Saturday each month.2023 NZP Block of the Month is fat quarter friendly.2023 NZP Block of the Month project lasts 12 months.Sharpen Your ToolsWell, 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 2023 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 a few triangles! Great News! Half-Square and Quarter-Square Triangles are easy to create with our Exclusive No-Hassle Triangles Ruler and No-Hassle Triangles Gauge!
Basic Supplies for NEW! 2023 Nancy Zieman Productions Free! Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series!You’re the designer, choose between TWO Fat Qtr. Packs, then choose coordinating Block Background Fabric, and Binding Fabric by our friends at Benartex:
One Hugs & Kisses Fat Quarter Bundle or All American Gnomes Fat Quarter Bundle ! Exclusive No-Hassle Triangles Ruler by Team NZP No-Hassle Triangles Gauge by Nancy Zieman for Clover 3-1/2 yd. White Block Background Fabric, choose one: Hugs & Kisses Shimmery Marble White(for Hugs& Kisses colorway), White Stars Tone On Tone Fabric(for All American Gnomes colorway) or for either colorway: Day and Night Paisley White, or Day and Night Dot Waves White, or Day and Night Geo Bloom White Fabric by the Yard, or a coordinating white solid or white tone on tone fabric from your stash. 1 yd. Binding Fabric, “Hugs & Kisses” choose one: A Coordinating Hugs and Kisses Fabric by the yard, such as: Hugs & Kisses XOXO Hearts Black Fabric by the Yard or Hugs & Kisses XOXO Hearts Red Fabric by the Yard. Or 1 yd. Binding “All American Gnomes” Fabric: A Coordinating All American Gnomes Fabric by the yard, such as: Fireworks Celebration Blue Fabric by the Yard or Star Spangled Fabric Navy Blue by the yard.4-1/2 yd. White Backing Fabric Queen Size Pellon Nature’s Touch 80/20 Cotton Quilt Batting Size 75 Schmetz Quilting Needles Clover’s Quilting Pins June Tailor’s Starch Savvy Tailor’s Clapper Frixion Marking Pen 45 mm Rotary Cutter and Cutting Mat 1/4″ Quilting Presser Foot Optional: Clover’s Ultimate Quilt ‘N Stitch Presser Foot for quiltingOptional: Clover’s Fine White Marking Pen Optional: Quilt Basting Spray Optional: Clover’s NEW! Wonder Pins Silk Finish Cotton Quilting Thread for piecingIron
Get Started Today!Prepare for the NEW! 2023 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. 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! 2023 Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series at Nancy Zieman Productions at ShopNZP.com! You’re the designer, choose one colorway from the Fat Quarter Pack options above with coordinating Block Background Fabric, and Border and Binding Fabric by Benartex, above!

All blocks will feature fabrics from the Hugs & Kisses Fat Quarter Bundle or All American Gnomes Fat Quarter Bundle along with our Exclusive No-Hassle Triangles Ruler by Team NZP and Nancy’s No-Hassle Triangles Gauge by Clover. Follow along as we share step-by-step how to create the August Quilt Blocks.
August Quilt BlocksKeep your fabric choices sorted using this handy Fabric Planner diagram. Download the planners, make notes, and/or pin cut block elements to the planner to remind you of the fabric placements. August 2023 NZP Block of the Month Planners
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.
This block is 12-1/2″ square; 12″ finished square. Approx. Finished Quilt Size 72″ x 72″ This month we’re featuring One block design. Follow along as we demonstrate how to create the August Quilt Blocks.
This month we’re illustrating the Hugs & Kisses Colorway! See below for the All American Gnomes Colorway
Construct BlocksAll seam allowances are scant 1/4″ unless otherwise stated. Half-Square Triangles (HSTs)
Join RowsPlace top row to second row right sides together.
Pin.
Stitch.Press seams flat, then press open or to one side – using a
Tailor’s Clapper
to set the seams.
Place third row to second row right sides together.
Pin.
Stitch.Press seams flat, then press open or to one side – using a
Tailor’s Clapper
to set the seams.
Place fourth row to third row right sides together.
Pin.
Stitch.Press seams flat, then press open or to one side – using a
Tailor’s Clapper
to set the seams.Block ARepeat steps above stitching all August Blocks.Blocks A, B, C & DThe August Hugs & Kisses Quilt Blocks Are Complete!Cut Fabrics for Four August Quilt BlocksAll American Gnomes:Cut Sixteen 3-1/2″ x 12-1/2″ rectangle from White Stars Tone on Tone Fabric.
Blocks A, B, C & DThe August All American Gnomes Quilt Blocks Are Complete!
Be sure to label each block upon completion. This will help with assembly in December! 
Find all the Supplies for NEW! 2023 Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series at Nancy Zieman Productions at ShopNZP.com! You’re the designer, choose the pink/white/black colorway with the Hugs & Kisses Fat Quarter Pack or the red/white/blue colorway with the All American Gnomes Fat Quarter Pack plus coordinating Block Background Fabric, and Binding Fabric by Benartex, above!
Join Us at The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show September 7 through 9, 2023
At the Exhibition Hall at The Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis.
Find Event Details at QuiltShow.com
Happy Stitching!
Team Nancy Zieman & The Stitch it! Sisters
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August 17, 2023
NEW! Sew-On-The-Line Sewing Round Up Featuring the Caitlyn Crossbody Tote
The NEW! June Tailor’s Sew-On-The-Line crossbody tote bag showcases a top zipper pocket that opens the main part of the bag revealing an upper pocket; ideal for a cell phone, car keys, or anything requiring a quick grab. The Sew-On-The-Line Stabilizer of this tote makes this project ‘sew’ easy! It’s the perfect tote for carrying your essentials! Featuring a fully lined zipper pocket on the outside. Insert the included Zippity-Do-Done Zippers simply by topstitching, no traditional zipper sewing is required, it’s the innovative zipper solution!
June Tailor’s Sew-On-The-Line product line allows you to create a complete layered project with the top, stabilizer, and backing in one step. The patterns are printed on stabilizer in an easy-to-follow sew-by-number system. Additional quilt stitching patterns can be added using a standard sewing machine. You chose the fabric!
Zippity Do Done™ pre-sewn zippers. Simply tuck project into Zippity casing and sew, no zipper foot required.
NEW! Sew-On-The-Line Caitlyn Crossbody Tote Bag Kit- Black
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Happy Stitching!
Team Nancy Zieman & The Stitch it! Sisters
Nancy Zieman Productions. LLC.
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NEW! Glow-O-Ween Halloween Fabrics by Kanvas Studios for Benartex Plus FREE Quilt Pattern Printable!
Get ready to glow! The NEW! Glow-o-Ween fabric collection by Kanvas Studio for Benartex Designer Fabrics are available in store and online at ShopNZP.com. View the digital fabric swatches below and SAVE 20% Off during our Celebrate Summer Sewing Sale at ShopNZP.com.
The Glow-o-Ween fabric collection by Kanvas Studio for Benartex Designer Fabrics, enhanced with special Glow in the Dark accents with a fun, festive look for extra special Halloween sewing and quilting projects. Features frightfully fun high-quality designer prints including spider webs, black cats, haunted houses, jack o’ lantern pumpkins, skeletons, iconic Halloween characters ready for trick-or-treating, and stars. Great for truly spooktacular quilting, home décor, apparel, and accessories!
Plus! FREE Quilt Pattern Printable!Halloween Party Quilt is a fun project designed by Lisa Swenson Ruble that is being offered as a complimentary pattern for the Glow-o-Ween fabric collection by Kanvas Studio of Benartex. It measures approx. 51’’ x 60’’. Download the Free! Halloween Party Quilt Pattern here:
NEW! Glow-o-ween Halloween Fabric Fat Quarter Bundle
NEW! Glow-o-ween Halloween 10″ Fabric Squares Package
NEW! Glow-o-ween Halloween 10″ Fabric Squares Package
NEW! Glow-O-Ween Halloween Glow-O-Ween Boxes Fabric by the Yard
NEW! Glow-O-Ween Halloween Fabric Panel
NEW! Glow-O-Ween Halloween Glowing Stars Purple Fabric by the Yard NEW! Glow-O-Ween Halloween Glowing Stars Lime Fabric by the Yard NEW! Glow-O-Ween Halloween Glowing Stars Black Fabric by the Yard NEW! Glow-O-Ween Halloween Glow-O-Ween Friends Purple Fabric by the Yard NEW! Glow-O-Ween Halloween Glow-O-Ween Friends Black Fabric by the Yard NEW! Glow-O-Ween Halloween Glowing Skeletons Purple Fabric by the Yard NEW! Glow-O-Ween Halloween Glowing Skeletons Orange Fabric by the Yard NEW! Glow-O-Ween Halloween Glowing Skeletons Black Fabric by the Yard NEW! Glow-O-Ween Halloween Haunted Patchwork Fabric by the Yard NEW! Glow-O-Ween Halloween Glowing Pumpkins Purple Fabric by the Yard NEW! Glow-O-Ween Halloween Glowing Pumpkins Black Fabric by the Yard NEW! Glow-O-Ween Halloween Haunted Houses Fabric by the Yard NEW! Glow-O-Ween Halloween Spooky Cats Purple Fabric by the Yard NEW! Glow-O-Ween Halloween Spooky Cats Orange Fabric by the Yard NEW! Glow-O-Ween Halloween Haunted Stripe Fabric by the Yard NEW! Glow-O-Ween Halloween Glowing Webs Purple Fabric by the Yard NEW! Glow-O-Ween Halloween Glowing Webs Orange Fabric by the Yard NEW! Glow-O-Ween Halloween Glowing Webs Black Fabric by the Yard What will you sew with these fun Halloween fabrics?
Happy Quilting!
Team Nancy Zieman & The Stitch it! Sisters
Nancy Zieman Productions. LLC.
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Meet the LauraStar Premium Ironing Systems Plus Special Event Savings and FREE! Filters with Select Purchases
Welcome to LauraStar! A premium ironing system that provides effortless results for all your sewing, quilting, and machine embroidery projects–with innovative design manufactured in Europe. Plus disinfecting properties thanks to the hygienic high-pressure Dry Microfine Steam (DMS). Team NZP and the Stitch it! Sisters are loving all the amazing features of the NEW! LauraStar products available at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio and now available at ShopNZP.com.
Meet the NEW! LauraStar Smart Ironing System 1980 Anniversary Edition!It’s the most sophisticated model in the Ironing System range and is equipped with all of LauraStar’s latest technological innovations.
With its motion sensor and connectedness,the NEW! LauraStar Smart Ironing System 1980 Anniversary Edition is there to ensure perfect results, without any effort. Fibers are smoothed, plumped, and cleaned, in a way that is both natural and long-lasting. The secret? The combination of an active ironing board–featuring a vacuum and blower system for avoiding creases and wrinkles, a steam generator, and a professional iron that reinvents ironing!
Whether you’re ironing horizontally on the board or steaming vertically on the hanger, your projects will be impeccable with a full curtain of Dry Microfine Steam (DMS) with the NEW! LauraStar Smart Ironing System 1980 Anniversary Edition.
The NEW! LauraStar Smart Ironing System 1980 Anniversary Editiontakes up no more space than a standard ironing board, yet it features cutting-edge technologies like motion sensing to release steam, and one ideal temperature setting. Lear more at ShopNZP.com.
Meet the NEW! LauraStar Lift Xtra 3-in-1 Steam Generator Iron – 1980 Anniversary Edition. The perfect portable LauraStar for taking to class or retreat. The iron’s storage space is heat resistant, allowing you to put away your iron while it’s still hot, immediately after you’ve used it. The companion LauraStar Steam Cart is also available at ShopNZP.com.
Special Event Savings! We’re celebrating the exciting launch of our LauraStar Collection with a special offer–just for you! Purchase either of the NEW! LauraStar 1980 Anniversary Edition Systems from The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio or ShopNZP.com by Wednesday, August 16, 2023, and LauraStar will send you a FREE! Filter Set ($100 Value).
The NEW! LauraStar Prestige Ironing Board is solid and stable. You’ll love the PrestigeBoard’s neat finish and elegant, modern design with a large ergonomic surface and an iron rest, linen rack, a secure closure system, and a light grey Laurastar quality cover.
Check out our full offerings of NEW! LauraStar Accessories and Steamers at ShopNZP.com.
NEW! LauraStar IZZI PLUS Garment and Hygenic Steamer–The ultimate textile and hygienic steamer (above) and NEW! LauraStar IGGI Handheld Steamer– the perfect handheld steamer (below).
Watch our Special Stitch it! Sisters Facebook LIVE featuring LauraStar Ironing Systems. Chat live with Deanna and Emily by adding your comments and questions in the comments section below the video player over at Facebook.com/StitchitSisters.Special Event Savings! We’re celebrating the exciting launch of our LauraStar Collection with a special offer–just for you! Purchase either of the NEW! LauraStar 1980 Anniversary Edition Systems from The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio or ShopNZP.com by Wednesday, August 16, 2023, and LauraStar will send you a FREE! Filter Set ($100 Value).
Join Deanna Springer for a LIVE LauraStar Demo tonight, Thur., Aug. 10, 5-8 pm, during Our Dog Days of Summer Sale Evening Event at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio.
Happy Pressing!
Team NZP & The Stitch it! Sisters
Nancy Zieman Productions. LLC.
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Join us TODAY for a Special Stitch it! Sisters Facebook LIVE Featuring LauraStar Ironing Systems
The NEW! LauraStar Smart 1980 is more than just an incredible iron! Tune in to our live event today at 2pm to learn more about what it can do, and how to use it over at Facebook.com/StitchitSisters.
The NEW! Laurastar Smart 1980 is a special edition Smart U ironing system and features all of Laurastar’s state-of-the-art technologies. Tune in a 2 p.m. today to see the exceptional results with state-of-the-art technologies! Facebook.com/StitchitSisters.
Join us for a Special Stitch it! Sisters Facebook LIVE, today at 2 p.m., featuring LauraStar Ironing Systems. Chat live with Deanna and Emily by adding your comments and questions in the comments section below the video player over at Facebook.com/StitchitSisters.
Happy Sewing!
Team NZP & The Stitch it! Sisters
Nancy Zieman Productions. LLC.
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