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I Sew For Fun – Project Spotlight: Quillow

These snuggly quillows (quilt + pillow) are sewn with warm and toasty high loft fleece. You and your little sewing partner can make one for themselves, and one for their stuffed animal or doll. A quillow warms your “toesies,” and your heart!

Finished Size: Approximately 58″ x 60″ adult/child-sized, and 27″ x 28″ stuffed animal/doll-sized

Supplies Needed: Makes one adult/child-sized and one stuffed animal/doll-sized or stuffed animal quillow.

• 2½ yd. high loft fleece-Fabric A (quilt)

• ½ yd. high loft fleece-Fabric B (pillow)

• Coordinating, all-purpose thread

Instructions:

Please read all instructions before beginning. Use the width of the presser foot as the depth of the seam allowance. Both sizes of the quillows are made using the same techniques.

1.     Trim away fleece selvages using a rotary cutter, mat, and ruler.

2.     Cut the quillow sections:

Cut one 58″ x 60″ rectangle (child-sized quilt) and one 27″ x 28″ rectangle (doll-sized quilt) from Fabric A.
Cut one 18″ square (child-sized pillow) and one 9″ square (doll-sized pillow) from Fabric B.

3.     Prepare the pillow:

Turn under a ½” hem on one of the non-stretchy edges of the pillow; hold in place with Wonder Clips.

Stitch the hem in place using a straight or a narrow width zigzag stitch, guiding the fabric along the edge of the presser foot.

 

 

     If you’ve experience skipped stitches, switch to a Size 90 Stretch Needle. The rounded point helps prevent skipped stitches on knits.

 

4.     Position the pillow on the quilt:

Fold the pillow in half to locate its center. Mark at the cut edge opposite the stitched hem.
Fold the shorter edge of the quilt in half to locate its center. Mark.
Position the pillow on the quilt, right sides together, matching the centers. Pin the pillow to the quilt.
Stitch around three sides of the pillow with a straight or a narrow width zigzag stitch.

5.     Complete the quillow:

There is no need to finish the edges of the quilt, as the high loft fleece won’t ravel. It is great for young kids to see how quickly a project can be sewn.

Position the quilt, pillow side down. Fold the quilt into thirds lengthwise, wrapping quilt edges toward the wrong side.


Fold the quilt approximately into fourths, folding from the end opposite the pillow.
Turn the pillow right side out, tucking the folded quilt inside.

Voila! Your quilt becomes a pillow with just a few folds.

 

For a chance to win a copy of the I Sew For Fun Book from Nancy’s Notions, please leave a comment below.

The randomly selected winner of  The New! Ultimate Quilt ‘n Stitch Presser Foot from Clover, is Valerie Brown.

Her comment is: This would keep me from having to put down painter’s tape just to sew a straight line. I love the measuring (ruler) bar, too!

What a super idea! Thanks!!!

 

 

Happy Sewing,

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Stipple Quilts Fearlessly

Today’s Sewing With Nancy online featured video is Fearless Quilting Finishes, Part 2. During this 30-minute show you’ll learn three quilting options: stitching in the ditch, decorative “tie” stitching, and stippling.

It’s easy to show stippling, but not as effective to write about it. After all, it’s the action that causes many to shy away from this particular quilting process. So, what better way to teach the technique than to click here and watch Fearless Quilting Finishes! Plus, you can find all the details written in the book that accompanies this 3-part series, Fearless Quilting Finishes.

Stippling Review

Setting up your sewing machine is the first step in learning stippling.

Lower the feed dogs.
Attach a quilting foot.
Set the machine for a straight stitch.
Choose a thread that matches the background, or use a variegated thread as featured in the quilted project.
Use a needle compatible with the thread. With the thicker variegated thread , We suggest a topstitching needle —the large eye accommodates the thread.

Helpful notions

With the feed dogs lowered, you’ll be guiding and moving the quilt layers underneath the needle area. This is the motion or process that makes many people leery! Consider using a Supreme Slider on the bed of the machine. We use it since it helps the fabric move effortlessly under the needle. It has a Teflon top and a tacky underside that sticks to the machine.

To help control the fabric, comparable to the steering wheel on a car, use a  Quilt Halo . Position the halo on top of the basted quilt and slide it under the foot of the machine. Then, hold the sides of the notion using gentle pressure. The tacky underside of the Quilt Halo grips the fabric while giving you a sense of control.

Begin by stippling a small project

Choose a small quilting project for your first stippling adventure such as a placemat or small wall hanging, Then, move the fabric under the needle to create medium to even large “puzzle-end” shapes. Big shapes are okay, in fact that’s the best way to learn. Just be consistent in size.

Or, stipple following the shape of the design as featured in the petals and leaves of the coneflower. It’s best to watch the process online!

Here’s a reference to have close at hand

All the information shown in this 3-part series is written and illustrated in Nancy’s book, Fearless Quilting Finishes. 

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.

Watch Fearless Quilting Finishes, Part 2 online.

 

Happy Quilting,

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Sew a Speedy Reversible Apron – With No Ties!

Sew a quick, easy, and reversible Crisscross Apron ideal for wearing while baking, during a garden harvest, or for next weekend’s BBQ! Today Mary Mulari shares her all-time most requested apron style! You can sew in an evening—with no strings and no ties!

Photo credits and many thanks to Alison Zieman (photographer) Brittany Maher (model).

 Crisscross Apron by  Mary Mulari , guest blogger and friend of Sewing With Nancy
Supplies

Mary Mulari’s Crisscross Apron Pattern

Two 1 yard cuts of cotton quilting fabrics or batik fabrics

For years Mary received countless requests for a Crisscross Apron Pattern. Mary was stymied by thinking the pattern shape wouldn’t fit on a one yard cut of fabric. She also couldn’t think of a way to make it adjustable for different size people. Mary studied an old apron and realized the Crisscross Apron could be made from a one yard cut of fabric (actually two yards–because it’s reversible!) and the shoulder band piece was the key to adjusting the apron size. Another adjustment opportunity is to narrow or widen the apron front. The pattern offers instructions and illustrations for both alterations.

Tablecloth & Fat Quarters

Tablecloth:  This was Mary’s mother’s tablecloth.  She “fussy cut” the pattern from the tablecloth and loves the way the front and back of the apron both show the floral pattern.

Fat Quarter:  It’s fun to choose four coordinating fat quarters for one side of the apron.  Instead of meeting all four fabrics at one central point, Mary chose to offset the top and bottom pairs by 3″.

She also added 1″ strips of fabric between the fat quarters.

 

The pocket comes from the tablecloth side, but it could be cut from fabric remaining after cutting the apron from the assembled fat quarters.

Red and Yellow

Red side:  Mary used a different red print fabric on the shoulder bands so you can see this extra piece sewn to the apron. These bands can be cut and adjusted in length for apron wearers of any size.

 

Sometimes Mary sews on just one pocket and it would be the pocket for the dominant hand. All the lefties appreciate you thinking about them when you decide on where to place a single pocket!

Yellow side:  Mary thought this clever kitchen print was a great choice for the reverse side of the apron and it didn’t need any further embellishment.

 

 

Black and Orange

Black side: Mary inserted narrow strips of orange fabric at the ends of the shoulder bands, just for a little trim.

 

Mary trimmed only one of the pockets and the other pocket blends into the printed fabric of the apron. If you’ve been following her apron patterns and suggestions through the years, you’ll remember that she dosen’t sew two contrasting fabric pockets to an apron because this detail draws the eye across the body at the hip and stomach level, and usually that’s not the area we like to highlight. For a practical apron, she likes a dark background print to hide liquid or flour spills.

Orange side:  Wide rick rack trims the pockets and also the apron’s bottom edge. Extending the rick rack beyond the fabric edges means that the rick rack can be seen from either side of the apron.

General notes to use if you wish:

Mary’s apron patterns are printed on sturdy paper so they withstand many uses. There’s a list area on the pattern where you can write the recipients’ names and the dates of the aprons you make from the pattern. It’s always fun to read the list and jog your memory.

Reversible aprons continue to be a favorite gift at bridal showers. For a coordinating gift, she enjoys trimming a kitchen towel with leftover fabric from the apron.

Watch Sewing With Nancy  online or on the go at NancyZieman.com .

For a chance to win a copy of the Crisscross Apron Pattern from Mary Mulari, leave a comment below sharing the fabrics you’d choose to make your apron.

Thank you, Mary, for sharing your popular apron style with us.

 

The randomly selected winner of a copy of Sew Simple with Rectangles and Squares Book from Nancy’s Notions, is Bonnie.

Her comment is: I have occasionally made napkins to match my table linens, but with this quick no sew method I will be making them more often. Thanks for sharing this great technique.

 

Be sure to join in and follow the 2018 Nancy Zieman Productions Christmas Stocking Sewing Challenge at the NZP Blog. Deadline to enter is TODAY, November 27, 2018.

 

Happy Sewing,

Team Nancy Zieman

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New! The Ultimate Quilt ‘n Stitch Presser Foot

New! The Ultimate Quilt ‘n Stitch Presser Foot designed by Nancy Zieman Productions, LLC for Clover! An all-new presser foot with a built in stitch alignment ruler for guiding rows of parallel stitching. The New! Ultimate Quilt ‘n Stitch Presser Foot is ideal for parallel-line straight stitching, topstitching, and straight-line machine quilting! Premiering today at the NZP Blog!

How to use

Attach with the low shank. (Presser foot may require your specific sewing machine companies’ specialty adaptor. (Not compatible with all machines.)
Move the ruler to set distance between needle and alignment guide, 3/8 in. (9.5 mm) to 3 in. (76.2mm).

 

The foot has a ¼-inch seam allowance, with a wide-back for maximum feet dog grip—presser foot stays on course and does not meander when encountering bulky seams.


   When not in use, stitch alignment guide acts as a “third hand” – for smoothing layers (above).





Align guide to previous marked line or previous stitching line.

The New! Ultimate Quilt ‘n Stitch Presser Foot works great with outside curves, and inside curves!

   The stitch alignment ruler has plenty of clearance for safety pins to pass below ruler—when stitching!

Large polycarbonate presser foot glides smoothly over fabric surface— Clover provides the highest quality materials and workmanship!

Team NZP is excited to feature the premier of The New! Ultimate Quilt ‘n Stitch Presser Foot. Pre-order your presser foot, today!

For a chance to be the random winner of The New! Ultimate Quilt ‘n Stitch Presser Foot from Clover, please leave a comment below.

 

 

The randomly selected winner of a copy of NZP’s NEW! McCall’s M7871 Knit Dress and Tunic Pattern, is Candice C.

Her Comment is: I have a long list of holiday gifts to sew for the grandkids: cute dress/pinafore for my granddaughter and cute shirts for the grandsons (fabric gift from my secret Santa last year—just for this!), plus 3 Care Bears, and 3 reading pillows. I also have some baby gifts to whip out, and I’m somewhere in there with a new dress, or at least a new top!!

 

Be sure to join in and follow the 2018 Nancy Zieman Productions Christmas Stocking Sewing Challenge at the NZP Blog. Deadline to enter is November 27, 2018.

 

Happy Quilting,

Team Nancy Zieman

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Finish Quilts and Borders Fearlessly

Nancy was often asked, “How do you determine topics for your TV show, Sewing With Nancy?” Good question! There are many answers to that question—what she wanted you to learn, what she thought you’d like to know, what’s trendy in sewing, quilting, or embroidering . . . and the basics, there are always newcomers or those of us who need refresher courses.

The basics, that’s what drove Sewing With Nancy’s 3-part series, Fearless Quilting Finishes, teaching the basics of quilting borders, quilting, and binding.

During the first online Sewing With Nancy streaming video, you’ll learn eight, yes eight, techniques in one 30-minute show! From the most simple border to some artsy options!

Checkerboard Border Preview

Cut crosswise strips of light and dark fabrics to use in the main quilt design. (Nancy used 1-1/2″ strips in this small wall quilt or table topper.)
Stitch together a light and a dark strip, right sides together. Press seam toward the dark fabric. Cut strips in half.

Stack two of the half-strips, right sides together, positioning the light coloration of one strip over the dark section of the second strip.

Subcut strips into sections the same width as the strip.

Join subcut pairs, right sides together, to form the 4-patch. Chain stitch pairs, one after the other.

Press the seams open and lay out the 4-patch blocks to create a checkerboard border.

Simple, but creative, don’t you think? This border shines by itself!

Seven more ideas during the show!

 

All the details are in one place!

You’ll find all the details in Fearless Quilting Finishes.

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.

 

The randomly selected winner of a copy of  Stress-Free Quilting with Machine Embroidery is Margaret.

Her comment is: I think that actually physically moving the quilt around to get to every section of the top, and not get “off track” with the quilting stitches, is the most difficult part of the process. It is always a relief to see it finished. I think this book would provide some interesting quilting options.

 

Be sure to join in and follow the 2018 Nancy Zieman Productions Christmas Stocking Sewing Challenge at the NZP Blog. Deadline to enter is November 27, 2018.

 

 

Happy Quilting,

Team Nancy Zieman

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Give Thanks for Quick No-Sew Napkins

Dress up the table this Thanksgiving, or on any occasion, with this no-sew project. Make cloth napkins in a hurry to coordinate with any season or theme. Using tips from our Sewing With Nancy friends, you may find your cloth napkin drawer overflowing in no time at all.

The technique is shared from Gail Brown and Mary Mulari. Read more about the method in their book, Simply Napkins.

Supplies:

Fabric 
Pinking blade
45 mm rotary cutter
1/2″ EZ Steam II paper-backed fusible web


Here’s how to create No-Sew Fabric Napkins

Cut the fabric 1″ larger than the finished size of the napkins. Trim the edges with the pinking blade. (Trim on a rotary cutting mat.)

Fuse the 1/2″ EZ Steam II  paper-backed fusible web to the north and south ends of each square.

Remove the paper.

Press under 1/2″.

Repeat the fusing process, adding the fusible tape to the east and west sides of the fabric square.

Ta dah!

You may wonder if the fusing will hold through washings. Gail Brown made 20 napkins years ago, using this technique. These napkins are used at least twice a year and they still are fused along the edges. Amazing!

Simply Napkins

Mary Mulari and Gail Brown share striking, innovative ideas for napkin making, folding, and embellishing. Also included: creative napkin rings, machine embroidery trims, quilt lovers’ napkins, gift and décor ideas for napkins. Crafters, quilters, and sewists will be inspired by these quick and easy napkin projects. 128 pages. Color photos and illustrations. Mary and Gail’s book is available here.

 

For more fast and fun projects, watch  Sew Simple with Rectangles & Squares  (Part One, Two, and Three)  on Sewing With Nancy  online.

For a chance to win a copy of Sew Simple with Rectangles and Squares Book from Nancy’s Notions, please let us know how often you make cloth napkins for yourself or others.

The randomly selected winner of  a Nancy Zieman Renaissance Ribbons Bundle, 2 yd. ea. of five different ribbons, is Lorraine Alves.

Her comment is: My friend moved into a new home and has a rose and mint color scheme in her living room. I plan to make her stockings using rose and mint fabric scraps I have from a quilt project.

 

Be sure to join in and follow the 2018 Nancy Zieman Productions Christmas Stocking Sewing Challenge at the NZP Blog . Deadline to enter is November 27, 2018.

 

 

In all things, give thanks,

Team Nancy Zieman

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New! McCall’s M7871 Tunic and Dress Pattern by Nancy Zieman Productions

The McCall Pattern Company and Team Nancy Zieman are delighted to bring you The Nancy Zieman Productions TM Collection of sewing patterns designed for those of us who love to sew and have limited sewing time.

We’re designing patterns to be sewn with Nancy Zieman’s innovative sewing techniques. Within each of our McCall’s patterns, we give you construction tips and specific hints how sewing notions can be used to save time. You’ll find that in a matter of hours you can sew fashion garments and make your daily style pop.

Introducing the NEW! McCall’s M7871 Knit Dress and Tunic Pattern

NEW! McCall’s M7871 Knit Dress and Tunic Pattern by Team NZP! Available now for your holiday fashion sewing. Add a statement necklace, or a scarf with gold or silver accents, and you’ll sparkle at your holiday gathering.

NEW! McCall ’s M7871 Knit Tunic View A

Loose-fitting, pullover tunic View A Tunic has side front and side back insets, easy welt pockets, and 3/4 sleeves with vent.

NEW! McCall ’s M7871 Knit Tunic View B

Loose-fitting, pullover dress View B has side front and side back insets, easy mock-welt pockets, long sleeves, and slightly longer dress length.

View A and view B both include a flattering V-neckline with designer darts—easy designer details! We chose Ponte knits with lycra for style and comfort, when sewing our tunic and dress.

McCall’s has been a supportive sponsor of the “Sewing with Nancy” television show, hosted by Nancy Zieman. “Sewing with Nancy” is available on public television, Create TV, and online at nancyzieman.com. Tune in and join Nancy and friends for 30 minutes of how-to TV—emphasizing contemporary sewing techniques with Nancy Zieman’s signature timesaving techniques.

 

For a chance to win a copy of NZP’s NEW! McCall’s M7871 Knit Dress and Tunic Pattern, please leave a comment below and let us know what holiday fashion sewing you’re planning. The McCall Pattern Company will give away one pattern to one US resident in the 48 contiguous states.

The randomly selected winner of  a Clover’s Trace ’n Create Quilt Template—Dresden Collection by Nancy Zieman is Mary Green.

Her comment is: I’m a quilter year round, but right now I have some flannel to make my granddaughters winter nighties. I remember when my Aunt Marjorie made long nighties for my sister and two cousins and me. I hope my girls will hold this memory dear to their hearts too.

 

Reminder to join in and follow the 2018 Nancy Zieman Productions Christmas Stocking Sewing Challenge at the NZP Blog .

Happy Sewing,

Team Nancy Zieman

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More Easy Quilting With Your Embroidery Machine

Sometimes the quilting step is the most perplexing and stressful. Your goal is for a stress-free process, but where to begin? Denise Abel, Nancy Zieman’s guest on Sewing With Nancy, has a solution—use an embroidery machine and turn it into a quilting machine. Denise joins Nancy for the second part of this series, Stress-Free Quilting with Machine Embroidery. Watch the second part on Sewing With Nancy, online.

First Episode Highlights

During the first program of this series, Denise and Nancy showcase piecing simple blocks using an embroidery machine. If you missed that episode, watch Stress-Free Quilting with Machine Embroidery Part One, today! Programming the design into the embroidery machine yields precisely stitched blocks with unbelievable accuracy.

Highlights from the Second Episode

Determine the layout of the blocks. For the Simple Shadow blocks, there are a few design options.

Stress-Free Hooping

Positioning the three layers of a quilting sandwich—backing, batting, and pieced top—evenly into a hoop might seem tricky at first glance! Not so, with these techniques.

First option: Spray baste the layers together

Tape backing to tabletop, wrong side up.
Lightly spray baste the backing fabric with Quilt Basting Spray .
Position batting.
Lightly spray baste the batting.
Position pieced top; right side up.
The quilt sandwich is ready to hoop.

Second option: Fuse-tack the layers together.

Cut 1/2″ wide strips of EZ-Steam II .
Press 1/2″ wide strips of  EZ-Steam II  to the wrong side of backing and quilt top.
Press 1/2″ squares in place, a fist width apart.
Remove paper backing.
Press layers together.
The quilt sandwich is ready to hoop.

Choose a quilting embroidery design

There are 24 quilting designs available with the book purchase. The two designs that were used to quilt the layers of this lap quilt are featured below.

There are other embroidery designs that are digitized for machine quilting. Look for designs that have compatible components such as a square, a 1/2-square triangle, or borders.

Attach embroidery hoop

Mark center of each block with a  wash-away marking pen . This block has a seam at the center, which eliminates this step.
Add double-sided basting tape to the underneath side of the inner hoop.

Position hoop on fabric, aligning crossmarks of hoop with wash-away marks on fabric or crossmarks on template.

Place outer hoop underneath the quilt sandwich; loosen the screw. Insert inner hoop into the fabric. Tighten screws.
Remove template if a template was used.

Close-up of the quilting stitches

Denise used white thread to stitch the full embroidery design in the center of the pieced blocks and the design that fills a 1/2-square block in the corner of each white triangle.

Watch Stress Free Quilting with Machine Embroidery Part Two  on  Sewing With Nancy  online.

To watch Sewing With Nancy on your iPad, iPod Touch, or iPhone, download the app.

 

Leave us a comment sharing your most stressful step in the quilting process, and you’ll to be entered to win a copy of  Stress-Free Quilting with Machine Embroidery. A winner will be chosen randomly and announced on November 22.

 

 

Be sure to join in and follow the 2018 Nancy Zieman Productions Christmas Stocking Sewing Challenge at the NZP Blog .

 

Happy Quilting with Machine Embroidery,

Team Nancy Zieman

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Remembering Nancy Zieman with The Baby Lock Nancy Zieman Humanitarian Award

Nancy Zieman (June 21, 1953–November 14, 2017) was an American author, designer, businesswomen, TV producer, blogger and national sewing authority, and host of the popular show Sewing With Nancy. As you know, Nancy Zieman touched the lives of millions as they stitched alongside, or simply tuned in to watch, the inimitable Nancy Zieman and guests on Public Television’s longest-running sewing show [35 years],  Sewing With Nancy . We remember Nancy today, and everyday, and we’re pleased to share news of how Baby Lock is honoring our friend Nancy:

 

This Fall, at the annual Baby Lock Tech Retailer’s Convention, The Tacony Corporation and Baby Lock Sewing Machines honored Nancy Zieman’s intense passion and tireless devotion to the sewing world—with a beautiful award presentation. To say the least, Nancy Zieman was a legend in the sewing industry. To celebrate Nancy’s incomparable spirit, The Nancy Zieman Humanitarian Award recognized a Baby Lock retailer that embodies Nancy’s tireless and selfless devotion to sewing and using it to connect people from all walks of life.

Initially known as the President’s Award for Humanitarian Achievement, this award recognizes Baby Lock retailers who have had an impact on their local communities or have reached out to those in need far beyond the scope of their own location.

We’re pleased to share with you the news that Sandra L. Pirdy, owner of Creekside Fabrics Quilts & Yarns, 237 Main St., Arcade, NY 14009, was awarded the inaugural Nancy Zieman Humanitarian Award for her volunteer outreach work with Cozy Quilts Ministry.

 

Cozy Quilts Ministries started in August 2004, with the second Cozy Quilt Home being held at Creekside Fabrics Quilts & Yarns classroom, September 13, 2004. To date there are 10 active Cozy Quilts Ministry groups, including Creekside Fabrics Quilts & Yarns. Cozy Quilts started with one friend caring for another. Kelley Carson (group leader) made a “cozy quilt” for her friend, Connie who was diagnosed with colon cancer. Together they realized a need for warmth at the infusion center where she was receiving chemotherapy. Kelley approached Sandy—at her store—and Sandy immediately committed to helping the project. 14 years later, their combined groups have created and distributed 6,571 quilts to 50 States and 14 foreign countries. The Creekside group alone has created 1,184 that have been distributed to 39 states and 7 foreign countries.  Each quilt is packaged in a tote bag and includes a handmade card and a book titled “When God and Cancer Meet” by Lyn Eibes.

 

“During these countless years, many quilters have come and gone, and some have received quilts of their own. Cancer does not discriminate and this is one way we can share the burden of this disease—together.” Sandra L. Pirdy, owner of Creekside Fabrics Quilts & Yarns

 

In August, at the annual Baby Lock Tech Retailer’s Convention, Nancy’s son, Ted Zieman, his wife Ali, their daughters Avery and Luella, and Deanna Springer from Team NZP, were honored to be present and participate in awarding The Nancy Zieman Humanitarian Award to Sandra Pirdy. Deanna and Sandy have stayed in touch. This week, Sandy sent the following note to the Zieman Family and Team NZP:

“I cannot express in the truest of words, what the honor of having the first recognition of the Nancy Zieman Humanitarian Award means… I have read Richard’s book, Nancy Zieman The Rest of the Story—A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Friends three times, and each time she speaks to me in different ways. And, the tears still flow. I cannot imagine your thoughts and feelings. Last night we had our usual Cozy Quilts meeting and discussed how we felt about what we do… At the end of each session we have a devotional and prayer. One of the prayer requests came in the form of a loss of life due to diabetes and heart disease of one of our community members. Just as we finished the prayer—his son walked in to tell us of his father’s passing (thinking that we might have not known). We, as a collective group believe that we are equipped to help and this is our way, doing what we do best, sewing, quilting, and gathering.

Personally, I was very overwhelmed with receiving the honor of the Nancy Zieman Humanitarian Award. I immediately felt I wanted to do more to honor Nancy.  But now that a few months have passed, I see where we need to be—meeting the needs as they come, in whatever way it means. The Cozy Quilt ladies are quite a loyal and dedicated group with very dynamic and fun personalities. I am honored to be part of this group, and to have our store partner with them. Kelley Carson, our leader, has dedicated the ‘off hours’ of her life to this ministry and I am grateful for her faith, friendship, and her vision. The members of our group include: Barb Baird, Judy Russell, Marge McCutcheon, Nancy George, Dorrie Clinch, Card maker Karla Carson and myself as the official binder of the quilts!!! ” Sandra L. Pirdy, owner of Creekside Fabrics Quilts & Yarns

 

The Zieman Family and Team NZP are humbled and grateful for Baby Lock’s kindness, generosity, and commitment to honoring Nancy with this incredible award. We’re also very proud to honor Sandy Pirdy with the inaugural Nancy Zieman Humanitarian Award for her volunteer outreach work with Cozy Quilts Ministry.

 

Happy Sewing,

Team Nancy Zieman

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Christmas Stocking Sewing Pattern Roundup by Nancy Zieman Productions

Find all the inspiration you’ll need to sew for Christmas, right here! In today’s Christmas Stocking Pattern Roundup, view a gallery of stocking designs and choose one or more to fit your décor. In just a couple evenings of sewing enjoyment, you’ll have a new stocking, or two, or four!

Don’t forget to enter your Christmas Stocking in the 2018 NZP Christmas Stocking Sewing Challenge! The deadline to enter is Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Make sure you are subscribed to the Nancy Zieman Productions enews mailing list so you won’t miss a thing.

Stocking Pattern Round Up

 

Half-Square Patchwork Stocking by Nancy Zieman Productions: This is a perfect stash-buster project or use a package of charm squares. The half-square triangles stitch together quickly using the No-Hassle Triangles Gauge.

 

Tumbler Stocking by Nancy Zieman: From elegant to whimsical, Christmas stockings are a great way to add a pop of holiday cheer to any room. Plus, they can readily be sewn in a few hours of enjoyable sewing time. Using Grandmother’s One Patch Template: Tumbler Block allows you to create this classy silk design in a snap.

 

Ribbon Elf Stocking by Nancy Zieman, featuring a stocking template by Patty Young for Baby Lock: Today we’re going to change up the design a bit and feature Nancy’s Lime, Pink and Teal Ribbons from Renaissance Ribbons.

 

 

Christmas Stocking Projects from Baby Lock, enter keyword “stocking:” Baby Lock has over a hundred projects to choose from, in every size, shape, and function available. Make beautiful decorations for your home or create the perfect gift for someone you love.

Choose your favorite reindeer, Or Santa’s Hat, and make a Kraft-Tex Cone “Stocking” from C&T Publishing.

 

Here’s a freebie Christmas stocking pattern from Martingale’s Stitch This! Blog. Dawn Anderson created this traditional Christmas red and green stocking with a whimsical pointed toe. The cuff is richly finished with velvet ribbon edged with rows of bugle beads.

 

Make a Christmas Stocking from a T-shirt! T-shirts, we all have them. Whether from schools, vacations, concerts, sport events, or charitable causes, T-shirts hold memories usually stored in a drawer. Mary Mulari, our recycling expert, is here to encourage you to give those T-shirts a second chance and create unique gifts while renewing memories.

I {Heart} Pellon Stocking from Pellon Projects: Ready to dress up that mantle in style? The I {heart} Pellon stocking with patchwork detail and optional embroidery will make any mantle Santa-ready.

For a chance to win a Nancy Zieman Renaissance Ribbons Bundle, 2 yd. ea. of five different ribbons, please leave a comment below sharing your plans for sewing a Christmas Stocking this season.

The randomly selected winner of a  No-Hassle Triangles Gauge from Clover is Joanna.

Her comment is: I was working on a project that I didn’t know what to do with when finished…now I do! It would make one great big stocking for my husband and me! Now to finish it and enter!


Be sure to join in and follow the 2018 Nancy Zieman Productions Christmas Stocking Sewing Challenge at the NZP Blog and enter your stocking by emailing a photo of your stocking to info@ziemanproductions.com.

 

Happy Sewing,

Team Nancy Zieman

Nancy Zieman Productions. LLC.

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