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I Sew For Fun Sewing Spotlight with Morgan Mahon and Her Machine Embroidered Dragon Quilt

Our sewing friend, Morgan Mahon, read a book series about a family of dragons. She fell in love with the story and was inspired to make a quilt about dragons. She sketched out her ideas and talked with her mom, Designer Joi, about sewing a quilt. Morgan shares her creative journey, today on the NZP Blog.

Morgan’s overall goal was to make a quilt based on one of her favorite book series (completed 2018). This is probably Morgan’s biggest 4-H project and she wanted to do it right. Morgan had the goal of getting advice from many different people so that she would have a keepsake for many years to come. Morgan sought out advice from a quilt store, an award- winning quilter, took a quilt class, and worked with her mom.

Morgan had the goal of designing the pattern and quilt layout—all on her own. This included selecting the right number of embroidered blocks. She wanted to use embroidery to represent the different dragons and selected four designs to represent the four main dragons. Morgan’s goal was to learn more about quilting. She learned a lot, but she shared, “There was a lot more to learn, including many types of quilting.”

The four books each feature a solid color (blue, red, yellow, and green). Morgan knew she wanted to include that idea in her quilt. The goal was to represent the book colors and select coordinating fabrics. Morgan wanted to embroider the quilt blocks to represent the dragons. She looked on embroidery design websites to find just the right designs. She found the dragon embroidery designs through Amazing Designs Dragon’s Lair, and her mom purchased the embroidery collection for her. Morgan did not realize at the time, but she had an unintentional goal of learning about embroidery stabilizers to create the dragon blocks. This goal took Morgn seven hours to complete.

Morgan’s goal in designing was to select elements such as color, thread, and fabric—that complimented one another. She learned to sew and design with quilting fabrics, notions, and batting. Morgan practiced sewing techniques on a small-size project before sewing a full-size quilt. She also wanted to make a matching pillow for practice.

Morgan’s accomplished her goal of learning to do pieced binding with mitered corners and matching different colors of binding correctly. Morgan also had access to a table top quilting machine and was able to quilt this project on that machine, making it look professional and be more durable. Morgan’s Future Goal: To create more quilts based on different book series, and she’s currently working on a design for next year’s fair!

Great job, Morgan! We’re so proud of your talents and accomplishments. Keep up the great work.

Here is the Amazing Designs Dragon’s Lair Collection Morgan used for her quilt project.

To win a NEW! I Sew For Fun Spring Tape Measure or NEW! Clip ’n Glide Bodkin from Clover, please leave a comment below telling us about a sewing or quilting project you have done with your young sewing partner.

Check out our I Sew For Fun sewing notions including the NEW! Clip ’n Glide Bodkin and NEW! Spring Tape Measure by Nancy Zieman Productions for Clover. The new Clip ’n Glide Bodkin provides a firm hold on elastic, ribbon, trims and cording, for pulling through casings with ease. Exceptional flexibility ensures a smooth passage along straight and curvy areas. The Spring Tape Measure is 60″ in length (includes metric and inches) and retracts with the push of a button.

The randomly selected winner of a copy of McCall’s M7655 Knit Overlay Tunic Pattern is Sunni.

Her comment is: View A. I just bought a lovely charcoal grey knit with no project in mind; just loved the fabric. There probably isn’t enough for a dress but I’d be very comfortable with the top. Thanks!

Happy Quilting and Sewing,

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Sew Simple Bins, Sacks, and Wall Pockets With Rectangles & Squares

From gift giving to personal sewing, Nancy found many projects could be stitched from the simplest shapes. She’s already shared the first episode of the three-part series, Sew Simple with Rectangles & Squares, on Sewing With Nancy. This blog focuses on part two of the series, sharing useful, yet clever items such as: Hold-it Sacks, Mini Fabric Sacks, Fabric Bins, and Wall Pockets. With 12 complete projects in all, you won’t want to miss this collection. 

Hold-it Sacks

The Hold-it Sacks were Nancy’s first sew-simple projects in this episode. Prop up your cell phone or electronic tablet in the cradle area of a Hold-it Sack. Made from laminated fabric, they’re ideal to use throughout your home or office. The unique finished shapes appear as if they were made from complicated patterns, but not these gadget holders. They’re all made from rectangular shapes.

Mini Fabric Sacks

Toss them in a game or use them to hold down pattern pieces, these Mini Fabric Sacks can be both fun and functional. You can easily make three mini sacks in an hour or less.

Fabric Bins

Don’t settle for tan or black bins for your shelf, customize fabric bins to accent your home décor by selecting coordinating fabrics. Make from, you guessed it, rectangle and square fabric pieces. The sewing is enjoyable and the end result is as fresh in appearance as it is useful. Grommets serve as both handles and a focal point.

Wall Pockets

What’s good for the shelf is good for the wall! With a little tweaking of the instructions, fabric bins turn into wall pockets that provide organization and style to any home or work office.

12 Complete Projects in  Sew Simple with Rectangles & Squares

Watch Sew Simple with Rectangles & Squares (Part One, Part Two, and Part Three)  on Sewing With Nancy  online.

 

What’s your favorite project from this series? A random winner will receive a copy of Sew Simple with Rectangles & Squares Book and DVD from Nancy’s Notions.

The randomly selected winner of a copy of  The Splendid Sampler 2: Another 100 Blocks from a Community of Quilters, from Martingale, is Linda Cejnar.

Her comment is: I just purchased this book, so if I win, I would give it to my quilting buddy Pam. Nancy’s spool block is exactly how a spool of thread should look! Thank you for the opportunity to win!

 

Happy Sewing,

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More Plain to Fabulous Fashion Sewing

A jeans jacket is a go-to wardrobe basic. They’re casual, comfortable, and essential. Today’s guest took that wardrobe staple and gave it options—many options. Welcome back Lorraine Torrence, fashion sewing expert, who takes our fashion sewing to the next level on Fashion Sewing: Plain to Fabulous Part Two.

On this Sewing With Nancy episode, you’ll see how innovative sewing can be, using a denim jacket style as a base. To show style changes, Lorraine and Nancy used a classic jacket called the Jambalaya Jacket. Anytime there is a panel to fill, use that space to show your style! See how easy it is in part one of this series, Fashion Sewing: Plain to Fabulous. If you missed part one, Lorraine and Nancy modified and personalized her Town & Country Tunic. Watch part one here.

Catch up on Sewing With Nancy episodes by watching online or pick up the Fashion Sewing: Plain to Fabulous DVD from Nancy’s Notions.

Global Influence

If you’re spending time and talent to make a jacket, why not personalize it. Lorraine’s version of a jeans jacket is the perfect palette to showcase unique fabric combos. Lorraine’s first version of the Jambalaya Jacket combines African and Guatemalan fabrics. It’s a jacket with global influence.

Strike a Cord

You might think of cording as a mundane accent, added along an edge or insert in a buttonhole. Cording can be anything but routine when you add Lorraine’s free form, meandering stitching to fill a space. Not only does this type of stitching add interest, there’s an added benefit of creating texture. We call this technique—Strike a Cord! Watch how this jacket is created on Sewing With Nancy.

Unlikely Partners

Jeans Jackets and denim are a dynamic duo. But what about the iconic jacket style made with organza! On today’s featured episode, sheer fabric and this structured pattern at first thought seemed unlikely partners. In reality, they make a testimony to the power of sewing where creativity is only limited by your imagination.

Carefree Couching

Small lengths of decorative thread and random stitching create the unique centerpiece sections of Lorraine’s next technique. No need to measure or worry about being accurate, this carefree type of couching—topstitching a heavy thread on fabric—is an ideal way to add an accent without a great deal of planning. See how easy it is to use a Free Motion Couching Foot on your machine as we demonstrate the technique in today’s episode of Sewing With Nancy.

Watch  Fashion Sewing: Plain to Fabulous  (Part One and Part Two)  on Sewing With Nancy  online.

For a chance to win the Fashion Sewing: Plain to Fabulous DVD and Two Patterns from Nancy’s Notions, please leave a comment sharing which jacket/tunic style is your favorite.

Happy Sewing,

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Sew an Easy Holiday Knit Dress

Sew a classy, yet comfortable, seasonal holiday dress. Nancy Zieman’s knit overlay tunic and dress, M7655 from The McCall Pattern Company aligns with Nancy’s sewing approach—easy styling with streamline sewing tips. The NZP Team’s pattern with McCall Pattern Company features an overlayed wrap on the bodice, two hem length options, and two neckline options: cowl and scoop neck.

View A:

Loose-fitting pullover tunic with front and back overlay, cowl, and scoop neck collar variations

View B:

Loose-fitting pullover dress with front and back overlay, cowl, and scoop neck collar variations

You’ll find the pattern available at Nancy’s Notions or your local fabric shop.

Make this pattern as a top or dress. Sizes included with this collection range from pattern size 6–22.

Find knit fabrics at Nancy’s Notions. Depending on your fabric choice—print or solid fabric—this quick-to-sew fashion can be made for daywear, your next vacation, casual lunch dates, or evening wear.

Easy Sewing Features

From the illustrations, you can see that the sewing time is minimal. Using moderate stretch knits (35% crossgrain)—cotton knits, jersey interlock, sweater knits—this tunic is certain to be a comfortable addition to your wardrobe.

For tips on sewing with knits, watch Sew Knits With Confidence (Part One and Part Two) on Sewing With Nancy online.

For a chance to win a copy of McCall’s M7655 Knit Overlay Tunic Pattern, please leave a comment below and let us know what view you’d like to make. The McCall Pattern Company will give away one pattern to one US resident in the 48 contiguous states.

The randomly selected winner of a package of Wrap ’n Fuse Piping from Nancy’s Notions, is Dixie.

Her comment is: I would use piping on pillows and the new tree skirt I am working on. Gives them a great look.

Happy Sewing,

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NEW! The Splendid Sampler 2 Featuring Nancy’s Spool Block

Announcing The Splendid Sampler 2 by good friends Pat Sloan and Jane Davidson.

For the New! Splendid Sampler Book 2  Pat and Jane are sharing 20 block tutorials. Have fun stitching the 2o blocks, purchase the book, and sew the remaining 80 blocks! The book has a total of 100 quilt blocks, all 6″ finished blocks. Nancy Zieman Productions is honored to be a part of The Splendid Sampler 2 with Nancy Zieman’s block, Nancy’s Spool.

Nancy Zieman, Nancy’s Spool

“I’m living my best quilting life when I’m spending creative time with sewing friends.” Nancy’s block, named Nancy’s Spool, represents the annual creative getaways with Nancy’s friend, Mary Mulari, at her home in northern Minnesota, and her quilting dates with landscape quilting buddy, Natalie Sewell, at her home studio in Madison, WI.

What you’ll need:

A. One tan square, 3-7/8″

B. One navy square, 3-7/8″

C. Four red squares, 1-3/4″

D. Two tan squares, 3-1/2″

 

Block A—Create two (2)

What you will need:

A. One tan square, 3-7/8″

B. One navy square, 3-7/8″

C. Two red squares, 1-3/4″

All seam allowances are scant 1/4″ unless otherwise stated.

 

Use your favorite half-square triangle tool, such as a No-Hassle Triangle Gauge.

 

1. Create two 1/2-square triangle blocks from A-tan and B-navy fabric.

Layer Fabric A and Fabric B right sides together. Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner on the wrong side of Fabric B.

Stitch on both sides of the marking, with right sides together.

Cut apart, using a rotary cutter.


Press

 

Layer Fabric C on lower corner of Fabric B right sides together, aligning side edges. Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner on the wrong side of Fabric C. Or, use your straight-line laser function on your Baby Lock sewing machine. Stitch on the marking.

Cut off top corner 1/4″ from seam, using a rotary cutter.

Press.

 

Block B – Create two (2)

What you will need:

D. Two tan squares, 3-1/2″

C. Two red squares, 1-3/4″

2. Create two blocks from D-tan and C-red fabric.

Layer Fabric C on lower corner of Fabric A right sides together, aligning side edges. Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner on the wrong side of Fabric C. Stitch on the marking.

Cut off top corner 1/4″ from seam, using a rotary cutter.

Press.

3.  Assembly

Arrange the Nancy’s Spool block as shown.

Place upper right block A on upper left block B and lower right block B on lower left block A.

Chain stitch making two rows.

Place upper row over lower row.



Stitch rows together.

This block is 6-1/2″ square, including seam allowances.

 

For a chance to win a copy of  The Splendid Sampler 2: Another 100 Blocks from a Community of Quilters, from Martingale, please leave a comment below.

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Simple Bags and Totes Sewn with Rectangles and Squares

Streamline the sewing process to make fun projects in no time at all.“I like to sew but I really don’t have the time.” Sound familiar? Nancy Zieman’s three-part series, Sew Simple with Rectangles & Squares, will change the way you think about projects and patterns. Everything demonstrated is simply cut from rectangles and squares!

The Travel Trio

During this first episode, learn how to create a weekender tote, cosmetic bag, and luggage saddlebag. This travel trio is made using comparable sewing steps, straight stitching, and double-sided quilted fabrics.

Cosmetic Bag

Even if you’ve never sewn before, you can stitch this bag!

Weekender Tote

After learning how to make a simple cosmetic bag, apply many of the same sewing steps to create a Weekender Tote. It’s a super-sized cosmetic bag with the addition of sturdy straps and double pockets.

Luggage Saddle Bag

For ease of travel, make a saddlebag for your carry-on luggage or rolling case. Two sizes of bags are attached with connector straps.

When not using this handy accessory on your luggage, zip the bags together and it’s a handy shoulder tote.

Sewing With Nancy Trivia—This photo was quickly taken on the Sewing With Nancy set. Notice the tape on the floor? Those were the positioning marks for Nancy’s chair in the Nancy’s Corner area. The chair had to be moved in order to take the photo. Now you see how they kept the props and furniture in the right place!

12 Complete Projects in the  Sew Simple with Rectangles & Squares  book.

All the projects featured in the three-part series, plus a bonus, are included in the book, Sew Simple with Rectangles & Squares.

Watch Sew Simple with Rectangles & Squares (Part One, Part Two, and Part Three) on  Sewing With Nancy .

 

 

 

For a chance to win a copy of Sew Simple with Rectangles & Squares Book and DVD from Nancy’s Notions, simply leave a comment sharing your dream travel destination.

 

The randomly selected winner of a copy of the Fearless Quilting Finishes book from Nancy’s Notions, is Gale Betterly .

Her comment is: The tip about using the fusible web to join the binding is fantastic! I do a number of presentation quilts and that tip alone will save me time and frustration!

 

 

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Plain to Fabulous Fashion Sewing

Expressing yourself with fabric is one of the hallmarks of sewing. Whether it’s dramatic, casual, modern, or sophisticated, you can easily combine fabrics and techniques that showcase your sense of style. Lorraine Torrence is Nancy’s guest on Fashion Sewing: Plain to Fabulous Part One. Watch as Lorraine shares her knack for making a statement through sewing.

On Sewing With Nancy, we’ll show how innovative sewing can be, using a basic tunic pattern. To show style changes, Lorraine and Nancy use a classic tunic pattern called the Town & Country. Anytime there is an area like a front panel to fill, use that space to show your style! See how easy it is on part one of this series, Fashion Sewing: Plain to Fabulous.

 

If you missed the episode, you can always catch up online at NancyZieman.com or watch the Fashion Sewing: Plain to Fabulous DVD from Nancy’s Notions.

Hip to Be Square

Gather small strips of fabric that portray your sense of fashion, stitch into strip sets, and cut into squares. Fill the center panel of this tunic with small quilt squares or blocks that contrast with the basic tunic color. Like the song says, “It’s hip to be square.”

Color Take Away

Turn a plain fabric into something fabulous with a stamp, stencil, or paintbrush. Rather than adding color, learn how to take color away from a natural fabric such as cotton, linen, or silk. Use a de-colorant gel—one of Lorraine’s artsy techniques. This method creates quite a unique garment, as you’ll see on Sewing With Nancy.

Bias Influences

Reflect your sense of style by adding artistic touches of fabric trim. Lorraine’s next tunic features complimentary and contrasting colors of squares and bias strips of fabric randomly stitched to the panel. The result—a fashion technique we call Bias Influences. It’s both a clever and tasteful fashion accent. Personalize your wardrobe with tips from this episode.

The Magic of Texture

What was once ordinary can easily become dimensional! Through the magic of stitching and steaming, this one time perfectly flat layer of silk fabric is now completely textured—a stitching technique that adds character! It’s magical how simple steps can make such a dramatic difference. Watch the transformation on Sewing With Nancy.

Watch  Fashion Sewing: Plain to Fabulous  on Sewing With Nancy  online.

For a chance to win the Fashion Sewing: Plain to Fabulous Patterns and DVD from Nancy’s Notions, please leave a comment sharing which tunic style is your favorite.

The randomly selected winner of a copy of a copy of Nancy Zieman the Rest of the Story—A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Friends, published by Nancy Zieman Productions, LLC, is Ann Marie Oblas.

Her comment is: I give holiday table runners as Christmas gifts to family and friends. I laugh when I look at the first simple 2-sided runners I made when I started quilting in 2009. I always think to myself have far I have come since then… with the help of Nancy’s show/videos! Thank you!

 

 

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Nancy Zieman Productions Fast Projects for the Holidays Sewing Round Up

The holiday season is upon us! Time to enjoy family, traditions, and celebrations. In keeping with holiday traditions, we’ll be making handmade items. We hope you will, too. NZP’s Fast Projects for the Holidays sewing round up is a collection of festive and quick sewing tutorials. Sew items for yourself or gift them to someone special. Gather fabrics from your stash, grab a new collection of fat quarters, or start with ready-made/recycled items. There’s a project here for everyone!

Festive Tree Skirt: With a small investment of time, you can create a Christmas Tree Skirt that will showcase the center of your holiday decorations. Choose fat quarter cuts or use fabric from your stash to create the wedge shapes. The sewing is streamlined; the end result is a boutique-style decoration.  Enjoy!

Holiday Peppermint Mug Rugs: Stitch the perfect stocking stuffer, a gift for a friend, or an accent for your home using fabric scraps! Our easy-to-sew mug rug pattern is ideal to stitch using a peppermint theme. In no time, create a set of festive drink coasters.

: We love to set a special dinner table with cloth napkins. Adding a simple, and we stress the word simple, design makes it even more festive. That’s when the idea dawned on us to use the Circles Sew Simple Tool to add the traditional ornament shape to napkins.

Quick Pot Holders: Make these pot holders for your big holiday meal or as a unique hostess gift. The project can be created in minutes using a few simple tricks.

Christmas Tree Napkins: With two coordinating fabric prints and a little serging savvy, you’re on your way to creating functional as well as festive napkins. Give a set as a gift, or make a set for your holiday entertaining. It’s a fun project. Here’s a preview of the serging process.

Lumberjack Pillow—from a flannel shirt:  We call this recycled-garment project the Lumberjack Pillow, although you could make this from a loved ones’ shirt and sew a memory pillow as well. The technique used to fit the shirt around the pillow form allows for many shirts and pillow sizes to be created easily.

Wrapped Pillows for All Seasons:  You can easily change your home décor with a little fabric and a great embroidery design with this pillow wrap project. Embroider a seasonal motif on fabric or choose an elegant fabric design to complement your décor.

Watch  Sewing With Nancy  online.

 

 

For a chance to win a package of Wrap ’n Fuse Piping from Nancy’s Notions , please leave a comment below stating which project above you would use the piping on.


The randomly selected winner of a copy of the I Sew For Fun Book from Nancy’s Notions is, Gayle O’Grady.

Her comment is: I loved watching Nancy sew with her granddaughters. I taped the final show and watch it often. She inspires me to sew and do other crafts with my grandchildren.

 

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Bind Quilts Fearlessly

Joining quilt binding ends together with ease can be a tricky task. The goal is to stitch the beginning of the quilt binding and the end together with a bias seam. The solution—use a strip of fusible web!

Sewing With Nancy team member, Donna Fenske came up with this idea and the technique was incorporated in this week’s featured Sewing With Nancy video. It’s the third part of the three-part series, Fearless Quilting Finishes. During this 30-minute show you’ll learn all sorts of quilt binding finishes. Watch the process online for all the details.

Here’s how to join the ends of quilt binding.

Cut one end of the binding with a 45-degree angle. Press in 1/4″ at the beginning angled edge.
Press a 1/4″ wide strip of paper-backed fusible web  on top of the folded inner edge.

Fold and press the binding in half, wrong sides together, meeting lengthwise edges.

Stitch the binding to the quilt with a 1/4″ seam, starting about 4″ from the end of the binding. (See the white thread at the far right of the photo!)

 Nancy details how to fold and stitch the binding at the corners. Remember, you can watch online , or of course, watch on Public TV !

Remove the paper backing from the fusible web.

When the binding reaches the starting point, tuck the end of the binding into the beginning.
Trim off the excess binding, if there is any.

With the binding end sandwiched between the starting point, press. The bias seam is secured without stitching.

Next, continue to stitch the remaining 1/4″ seam.

Press the binding up.

Wrap and pin the binding to the wrong side, covering the stitching line.

Stitch in the ditch, sewing in the well of the seam.

Or, hand stitch the folded edges, stitching on the wrong side of the fabric. (We’ve obviously used another sample!)

There’s more to learn online or read in the Fearless Quilting Finishes  book!

If the corners of your quilting project are hexagon or octagon shaped, learn the tips on how to add binding to easily finish those edges. Also, learn how to add binding to curves.

 Did you catch the first two episodes of Fearless Quilting Finishes?

Watch episode one and episode two online. Or, check out the blog on borders and the blog on stippling!

Here’s a reference to have close at hand.

All the information shown in the 3-part series is written and illustrated in Nancy’s book, Fearless Quilting Finishes. The Sewing With Nancy staff made certain that all the steps were carefully written and illustrated. Presenting sewing and quilting techniques is a team effort!

For a chance to win a copy of the Fearless Quilting Finishes book from Nancy’s Notions, please tell us your favorite quilt finishing technique.

 

Happy Quilting,

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2018 Christmas Stocking Sewing Challenge Winners Announced

The 2018 Nancy Zieman Productions Christmas Stocking Sewing Challenge was so much fun to host. We’ve enjoyed seeing all the entries and the talent showcased in this exciting event. You’ll view all the stocking entries at the bottom of this post! As you may know, the winners were chosen by a panel of judges. With 44 entries, it was quite a task for the team to narrow down winners. Thank you to everyone who participated!

If your stocking is featured here, you will receive an email from our team requesting contact information. Congratulations!


$1,075 in prizes!
Thank you to our generous sponsors!

 

June Tailor Shape Cut Ruler, Cut’n Press, T-Shirt Transformation, T-Shirt Project Fusible Interfacing, Holiday Stocking, Morning Blend Table Runner, Casablanca Placemat, Uplifting Mug Mat, Sophisticated Strips a $213 value





Reen W.

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 Riley Blake Fabrics/Penny Rose One Quilted bag featuring Nancy Zeiman’s first collection Farmhouse Floral, One Fat Quarter Assortment of Afternoon Picnic, One Mini Ruler Pal, Two different Riley Blake Designs enamel pins a $125 value



Janice T.

 Pellon prize bundle a $106 value

Marie K.

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Ann S.


Nancy Zieman Productions, Farmhouse Floral Fat Quarter Pack, 3 Quilt Patterns and Pinwheel Project Sheet by Nancy Zieman Productions. A $101 value

Kathy L.

F&W Media book bundle a $75 value



Katherine D.


Mary’s Productions and Mary Mulari a collection of gift ideas for stuffing Christmas stockings a $70 value



Laurie W.


Martingale Five Random Winners: Merry Makers Book compiled by Lissa Alexander a $26.99 value

1–Brigitte K.  2–Veronica T. & Sharon P.  3–Marilyn S.  4–Vickie Pe.  5–Nancy Ra.

 

Congratulations to everyone who won, and a huge thank you to everyone who entered. This whole event is made possible by the wonderful sponsors listed above. Thank you.

Look for Nancy Zieman Productions next sewing challenge in the spring.

If you’d like to see all the 2018 Nancy Zieman Productions Christmas Stocking Sewing Challenge entries, look no further!

 

1–Marlys C.   2–Barbara R.   3–Darlene J.

1–Bonnie S.    2–Laurie W.    3–Judy P.

1–Roberta S.   2–Laura P.   3–Katherine D.

1–Emma & Patricia L.   2–Shelley N.    3–Sharon B.

1–Joan M.  2–Vickie Po.  3–Veronica T. & Sharon P.

1–Ann S.  2–Cheryl F.  3–Sandra W.

1–Clovis P.  2–Marie K.  3–Brigitte K.

1–Marcia KM.  2–Marilyn S.  3–Phyllis V.

1–Linda S.  2–Margaret G.  3–Vickie Pe.

1–Terrie G.  2–Nancy L.  3–Evelyn G.

1–Katie G.  2–Aida R.  3–Ranuka G.

1–Maggie C.   2–Janice T.  3–Nancy Ru.

1–Laura S.  2–Deb P.  3–Stephanie L.

1–Nancy Ra.   2–Reen W.   3–Stephanie K.

1–Penny B.  2–Kathy L.

 

For a chance to win a copy of Nancy Zieman the Rest of the Story—A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Friends, published by Nancy Zieman Productions, LLC, please leave a comment below sharing a favorite Christmas sewing project.

The randomly selected winner of the Crisscross Apron Pattern from Mary Mulari, is Christine Yavaraski.

Her comment is: This apron is the perfect Christmas gift for family & friends.

 

 

Happy Sewing and Quilting,

Team Nancy Zieman

Nancy Zieman Productions. LLC.

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