Week in Review 2/9-2/13/26

by Maureen Lewicki · February 23, 2026

Monday, 2/9/26 Prim Embroidery Quilt, Heart Block, The Stitchuation Room

Becky catches us up with her weekend decluttering! There’s nothing quite as satisfying clearing out things and knocking them off a to-do list!

The Heart block for the Prim Embroidery quilt was the focus for today. This is a sweet block, which borrows another symbol from the Shakers, the “heart in hand.” The Shakers used this symbol to represent their believe that the work of their hands showed their love of God. That sure fits into this quilt, a real labor of love.

Have you considered joining Becky as she stitches the Stitch Your Sewing Room Embroidery Stitch a Long (Pre-order) It looks like a great way to build skills or just enjoy the fun elements of machine embroidery.

Tuesday, 12/10/26 Finishing the #DBJJ March Mini Quilt Sampler, The Stitchuation Room

Becky completed the DBJJ March Mini Sampler with some of her own design choices from DBJJ St. Patrick’s Day Sketch Designs. This is SEW one of a kind! Use Becky’s link for her DBJJ 50% off Link for March!

Are there stitch-alongs in your future? Becky’s starting some great ones, like the America 250 QAL (5:44) hosted by the Fat Quarter Shop. All the info is on this link!

Two Chicks Quilting has put together a great kit for the Wonky Houses America Embroider-Along That will be fun, and you’re invited to the barbeque. Well, the stitch-along, anyway.

Have you checked out the patch on the side of this blog? Look for this patch, to see the information about the Farmyard Friends Quilt Along (7:22). Think of these farm animals as the cheerleaders of the Barnyard.

Enjoy the replay, full to the brim with tips and tricks and plans aplenty!

Wednesday, 2/11/26 Beginner Quilt Cutting America 250 #CelebratingAmericaQAL The Stitchuation Rm

Becky is cutting some of the pieces for the America 250 Quilt project this morning. Don’t worry, you aren’t behind, she just caught an early flight and started the aircraft block. (See what I did there?) Becky gives some insight into the importance of prep and organizing the fabrics.

Preparations are an important part of the process. Checking the pattern, matching fabrics to the pattern (she shows a boo-boo), and the stitching begins.

Pressing the fabric with the Cricut Easy Press,

Carefully planning out the fabric cuts. She measures the first cut a tad bigger and then slips it around for a perfect measure and a clean start to begin sub-cutting.

Becky announced good news for Embroiderers! Here’s a great way to celebrate the big USA birthday! The Wonky Houses America is a limited-edition design. There’s so many ways to use these files besides the banner! Kits are also available from Two Chicks Quilting!

Members! Becky will be starting the Hen House quilt soon. If you join, you’ll need the Embrilliance Stitch artist 2 to convert the applique to Snapplique! ™. This video will be for Members Only on her YouTube channel. It’s only .99 Cents a month with a promised one video per month that is pre-recorded so there’s no livestream chat distractions. Hit the Join button next to the Subscribe button on her channel.

Enjoy the replay!

Thursday, 2/12/26 How to Stitch Applique on a Cotton Knit T-shirt, The Stitchuation Room

Today we get to hear about some great projects and watch Becky in action as she appliques on a T-shirt.

Becky has a cute new font from Wonky Houses called New Spelling Bee Applique Font and she walks us through the process of putting an applique on a garment. There are lots of mini skills which she explains as she works. Becky emphasizes the importance of using the correct materials and techniques to avoid that dreaded puckering and those holes! (5:35)

She’s got tips for choosing fabrics.

Tips for prepping the applique fabric,

She shows some best practices for pressing using the Cricut press,

Uses the ScanNCut to cut out the letter shapes.

And wrangles the fabric onto the hoop properly centered!

Becky wears the shirt the following day.

Fabric Confetti has changed the design of their Wonky Houses America, shown below. Use this link for the pattern. Two Chicks Quilting has put together a fabric kit for it, with red or blue border options and pre-cut pieces for the houses, roofs, and doors (3:09-3:25). WOW!

Enjoy the repay!

Fabric Confetti has a New Spelling Bee Applique Font . Thursday, Becky appliqued a message on her shirt, and today she wears it. Yes, Stitch happens, and so much more! We cal ALL relate! Right?

Friday. 2/13/26 How to Make Quilt Binding with a Diagonal Seam, Giveaway Friday! The Stitchuation Room

Becky’s rounding out a busy week!

Becky demonstrates how to use the Stripology ruler for cutting fabric strips for binding. It’s efficient! (18:07)

We watch as Becky makes the binding for the Brightly Sampler quilt. She has it on the longarm, ready for finishing! She demonstrates the Quilted Heartz Binding System. It efficiently creases and rolls the binding. Sweet! You will LOVE her suggestion for collecting the binding!

She also gets out her Groovy Longarm Binding Ruler designed to keep the binding straight while sewing on a longarm machine. It is great for longarm quilters looking to streamline their binding process and achieve professional, consistent results with less effort. It’s at Becky’s website, Power Tools with Thread Store.com (49:36)