Hello Again!

I know it has been forever since I have posted a blog and I don't really have an excuse. So much has been going on with EZ Piecing and in my personal life over the last few years that time has just zipped right on past me in so many areas. However, we are working on some changes that should make this more doable and certainly more enjoyable.

As most of you know, my wonderful daughter-in-law Laura, has been working with me for the last few years and heaven knows I needed her help. She is a natural at all of this and so I figured it was time to bring her and Donald into this company and make it a true family-owned business. I couldn't be happier. So, with the new year, the company will become "new" again. Same great products and service just better run and all with a lot more love.

We have so many new and exciting things going on. For the month of October, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, we ran a great project. We offered to send two Crazy Heart foundations to anyone that wanted to participate and all we asked was that they make one block and send it back to us and they could keep the second block for themselves. The response was overwhelming and we are so grateful. We asked that all the donated blocks be returned to us by December 1st so Laura and I can get the blocks assembled, quilted and bound and ready for donations by mid-February (that is our goal, anyway). The photo below is the pattern we will be using to make the quilts for Breast Cancer Patients. We will keep you posted on our progress and take lots of pictures when they are donated.

We announced our new Block of the Month project that will be starting in January. Sign-ups are open now and the first month's blocks will be sent out between January 15-20th. The pattern is called "Dana's Dream" and will only be available as a BOM project until it is completed in December of 2027. It is a 12-month long project and the completed quilt measures 95" x 112" so its a big one. If you subscribe to the BOM project, on the 15th of each month, you will be charged $13.95 (+shipping) and that month's blocks will be mailed within 5 days. With each month's foundation blocks, you will also receive a code that will allow you access to private instructional videos for that month's blocks. There will be detailed instructions included in the monthly packet for the blocks but the videos are a free bonus. When you sign up, you will be charged for the first month and then you won't be charged again until February 15, 2027. With January's shipment, you will receive a binder in which you will be able to add each month's instructions to make a beautiful book when you are done.

We will show you a couple of different versions of this quilt; one is made from Reproduction fabrics and the other will be similar to the one shown above, all made from my stash. The only big fabric amount is the middle border. We will be giving fabric requirements and other information as we get closer to the start. We hope you can join us because its going to be so much fun and we hope all the participants will show their progress on our Facebook "EZ Piecing Chat Room" page.

If you are looking for some quick Christmas gifts, check out our LeMoyne Star Oven Mitts.

The pattern contains foundations for making two oven mitts. There are videos on our YouTube page that show how to make them, although the pattern does include detailed instructions as well.

The Floating Blocks pattern is deceivingly easy to make and is a wonderful piece of art. Fabric kits are available as well. If you like a more modern look, this is definitely a project you will want to make.

We have so many more new and wonderful projects to share with you so stay tuned and I promise to be much better at keeping you abreast of what is going on here. Remember, Laura does Live shows on our YouTube channel Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings 10 to noon (EST), as well as pop-up shows on TikTok, and I do Live shows on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday afternoons noon to 2 (PST). I hope you can join us and see what's happening at EZ Piecing.

Until next time, HAPPY QUILTING!