And the winners are......!

We just HAD to give you the details on the winners of our Bernina Staff Challenge. It was very stiff competition. But the winners were Liz Doyle in the Riverhead store with the VERY bright quilt with the appliqued borders and Kathy Kelner in the East Northport store with her quilt call That's what summer is all about.

Liz said, "Oh boy! the bali fabric fits perfectly with my favorite colors! Using EQ6, I found a great block which I decided to make 9" x 12" instead of square. The blocks were paper-pieced using the 830. The machine applique in the border was also done on the 830. I quilted my piece on the 730. Enjoy!!!"

Kathy's quilt was mostly created on the Bernina 820. What a treat! The applique was a snap and the blocks were created using the layered method used in the Accidental Landscapes. The lettering was done using the embroidery module on the 730.

For sure everyone had fun and produced incredibly creative quilts. We are SO proud of our staff!

The Pieceful Quilting staff has outdone themselves yet again! We just had the entries in the Bernina Staff Challenge submitted and hung in the East Northport store. All I can say is WOW! But check it out yourself and vote for YOUR favorite because the lucky winners will receive a $150 gift certificate. The entries will be hung in East Northport from now through August 20 and in Riverhead from August 21 through September 4th.

LOOK WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH A BERNINA!

They Shopped 'til They Dropped

We just finished up the THIRD annual Island Shop Hop. Once again, it was quite a wild weekend. We organized a bus from the Pieceful Quilting shop in East Northport on Sunday and The Quiting Bug organized a bus from their shop in Massapequa on Saturday. There were lots of laughs and the prizes were great. The grand prize Bernina Sewing Machine was won by Maura Pinnavaia from Brooklyn. She was just thrilled. The two Pieceful Quilting baskets were won by Lisa McEnany and Jo-Ann DiMarco.

For those of you who didn't hop, here are some pictures from the East Northport bustrip. It was just great to see the Shop Hop quilt done in so many different ways.

Busy Customers at Pieceful Quilting

Our customers have been very busy. Here's what they've been up to:

This is Lisa McEnaney with a wedding quilt she made in an Irish Chain. Check out THIS fancy border!

This is Brenda Hoffman. She made this adorable baby quilt using her Janome 11000 and a disc from Anita Goodesigns. I love that ruffled girly border.

Go Green Getaway Weekend

Now that was fun. Twenty six ladies from all over long island gathered for a wonderful relaxing and fun weekend. We had mother/daughters, sisters, old friends and some new friends.

We were busy, busy, busy from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon. The hotel had a fitness center, but I don't think anyone used it. It may have been the only place in the hotel WITHOUT loose threads.

Diane requested that everyone wear a name tag, but you know how some people just won't follow the rules. Here's a picture of Annie Mae wearing the nametag that Diane made for her. Yes, it IS made from Kotex!

Here's Donna playing Peek a Boo and Mary Lou with the technical tool.

And now for the unveiling of the finished (and some not so finished projects)

I'm Back!

Ok, I've been busy all year and I've finally found the time to get back into the blog. So much has gone on, I can't look back. But you just have to see this quick pic of me and Libby Lehman. We had a blast when she was here last week. And Beverly is going to teach Thread Play as soon as we can fit it in the schedule.



So let's look forward. We have a new Simple Sampler coming up in March. Here's a little taste of what it will look like. You can sign up on line.

Another fun event coming up is a visit from Jennifer Chiaverini. You know her - she wrote all those wonderful Elm Creek novels. If you haven't read them, get out those reading glasses for a real treat. Start with the Quilters Apprentice. She will be here on Friday April 3rd from 7 - 9 pm. You can sign up on line for that one too.

See you at the shop.

Old Bags Descend on Pieceful Quilting

The Old Bags Challenge was way too much fun for all. The participants were given and old bag filled with a fat quarter of, quite frankly, a very ugly fabric along with buttons, beads, ribbons, trims and who knows what else. They were to make a quilt no smaller than 8 x 10 inches, and no larger than 16 x 20 inches. The prizes were a sewing machine, a $100 gift certificate to Pieceful Quilting and a $50 gift certificate. We ended up with a tie for third place so we had TWO 3rd place winners. The staff also got into the act, but their quilts were not judged. Her are some pictures just in case you can't get into the shop. The quilts will be on display until Feb 23rd and you can vote for viewers choice. The viewers choice winner will receive a "big 'ol bag"!

Nancy Caponegro - First Place Sue Brink - Second Place

Colleen Shea - 3rd Place