Stitch Your Sewing Room Banner Fitting the Borders, the Stitchuation Room, 11 May 26

Becky’s happy to be home after a busy week at the H&H America’s trade show with a head cold as one of the souvenirs. But that won’t stop our stitching fun.

Stitch Your Sewing Room Embroidery Stitch a Long

Sometimes, even when we follow the directions, our embroidered blocks turn out to be slightly different sizes. It’s easy to feel discouraged, but don’t panic! Whether you are working on a banner like the Stitch Your Sewing Room project or any other tiling scene, you can “fudge” it to make it work. Becky shows you how. (14:08).

Becky shows us how to make it work!

If you have followed Becky for a bit, you know how much she uses the Embrilliance software. They are offering 10% Off Embrilliance Embroidery Software, Coupon Code BESTMOM thru 5/18 !

 

A Little Something Sweet-Becky shares a super cute project from CaDi Corners Embroidery, the Wrapped in Thread nugget quilts . They make adorable little felt sleeves for Hershey’s nuggets—perfect for gifting to your fellow stitchers. The designer, Diane, includes a file for making all 12 designs at the same time. What a great, quick item for craft fairs! These Nugget Wraps from CaDi Corners Embroidery-(Use code PTWT20 for 20% off) work up fast, so chances are you will still have some nuggets left (others may have been nibbled along the way). (26:52)

Creative Inspiration: We got a peek at some adorable “nugget wraps” (miniature candy bar covers) that a viewer customized for a graduation—such a clever and personalized gift idea (40:35)!

Don’t let a few uneven edges get you down. Just breathe, trim, and keep stitching. They look simultaneously cute and elegant in a candy dish! Happy sewing, everyone!

#Kimberbell Sippin’ on Sunshine Quilt, Sun Hat on Multi-needle, the Stitchuation Room, 12 May 26

A Day in the Stitchuation Room: Sunshine, Sun Hats, and Sewing Tips!

Becky celebrates finishing her latest wall hanging! She walks us through her process of “stitching in the ditch” and emphasized that “finished is better than perfect” (3:06).

Kimberbell Sippin’ on Sunshine 

She shares a fantastic technique for aligning tiling scenes (6:30), demonstrating how to use pins to perfectly match stem lines across different blocks, ensuring everything aligns beautifully when pressed open (12:20). Becky stitches an adorable sun hat block.

Don’t forget to keep your sewing space clear and tidy—it really does make the stitching flow much better. Happy sewing, everyone!

Stitch Aunt Sukey’s Choice Block, #CelebratingAmericaQAL, the Stitchuation Room, 13 May 26

Today was all about productivity, organization, and tackling some beautiful quilt blocks.

America 250 Quilt-Along (QAL):

 Becky’s deep into the Fat Quarter Shop America 250 QAL continues! The America 250 Quilt-Along (QAL) is a major quilting event hosted by the Fat Quarter Shop. Here is the key information regarding how you can participate. (2:44).

Schedule & Fabric Selection: You can find the official blog post with the full schedule and fabric requirements for the project here.

Pattern Book: The project utilizes the Celebrate Quilts pattern book, which is available for purchase here.

Backing Requirements: You will need either 4.25 yards of 42-inch fabric or 2.5 yards of 108-inch wide-back fabric here.

Becky focused today on creating the Aunt Sukey’s Choice block (13:20).

Becky broke down the technical side of piecing, emphasizing the importance of maintaining the “integrity of the base shape” and perfecting those flying geese units using directional striped fabrics. By paying attention to the fold and the turn of the cloth, you can achieve perfect, crisp points every time (18:13).

►Have you tried the So Fine! 50 wt Thread ? It’s Becky’s new GO TO piecing thread! She loves it for its Versatility, Composition and Low-Lint which helps keep both home sewing machines significantly cleaner. Becky’s PQ1500 piecing machines loves it too because the thread trimmer works now 100% of the time! Quilters often refer to it as a “set it and forget it” thread because it is remarkably consistent and generally requires minimal tension adjustments. Sounds like a win-win!

Thanks for hanging out! Don’t forget to grab your supplies and join us as we continue to put something under the needle. Happy stitching!

Aunt Suki’s Choice Blocks (4:13) are done!

#DBJJ June Mini Quilt, Block E Ice Cream Cone, the Stitchuation Room, 14 May 26

In this session, Becky works on the Designs by JuJu June Mini Quilt. She announced that the DIME by OESD Magnetic 8×14 Hoop for Brother/Baby Lock 10 Needle is back in stock! Becky uses DBJJ Stabilizer & Batting.

It all looks yummy!

Enjoy!

Quilt with Me! Show & Tell Quilt by Elizabeth Hartman, the Mixtape Quilt

 Show & Tell Quilt by Elizabeth Hartman kit – https://tidd.ly/4va54o7 ► Show & Tell Pattern at FQS – https://tidd.ly/40cLedW  ► So Fine! 50 wt Thread – https://tidd.ly/41OWQ7M ► OESD Embroidery / Longarm E2E Designs – https://embroideryonline.com/?aff=149

In this video, Becky demonstrates how to assemble the Mixtape Quilt block, part of the Show & Tell Quilt series by Elizabeth Hartman.  Becky is making a smaller version of the quilt featuring four animal blocks rather than the full-sized version (0:32). There’s not enough wall space in her sewing room! The Show & Tell Pattern alone, is also at FQS .

Tips & Techniques: Becky shares her methods for nesting seam allowances (42:15), using a sew-and-flip method (25:14).

It’s a pleasure to watch Becky’s progress, isn’t it? Enjoy.

Friday Declutter! New Designs and Products to Share. The Stitchuation Room, 15 May 26

 Becky highly recommends a specificNon-melting No-Show Mesh Stabilizer. She purchases the 25-yard roll through Amazon for approximately $22. (42:27)

Becky has finally be able to purchase the Magnetic 8×14 Hoop for Brother/Baby Lock 10 Needle. The magnetic feature allows for easier fabric placement and stability when working with complex embroidery designs.

She introduces us to a subscription box from Creative Notions Quilt Shop . She highly recommends their services for those who live in areas without local quilting stores, referring to these regions as “quilt deserts” The April 2026 Subscription Box contains a quilt binding holder, fabric for a strawberry pin cushion, a “Bunting Bliss” project, a vinyl pouch kit, a “Spools and Stars” three-yard quilt pattern and fabric. WHOA that’s quite a box of goodies! (17:48).

Fabric Confetti has a new design! The America 250 Bit-o-Color Embroidery Banner. The letters are beautiful! The Fabric Confetti Ransom Letters Font used in the project is also available separately if you prefer. This font, along with other new designs, is available for 20% off through the upcoming weekend (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) (11:56). Brose their designs. They are so unuque.

Becky’s getting ready to do the Kimberbell (KB) Applique of the Month, a monthly subscription embroidery program. The May design is a “Let Freedom Ring” flag with floral accents.

For the Doorstep Version ($24/month) you receive all fabrics and instructions to complete the project. You can skip, reschedule, or cancel their subscription at any time. Or you can opt for just the digital download embroidery design files for $10/month.

Designs are available in both 5×7 and 8×12 sizes but Becky plans to make the 8×12 version for her table runner (14:46).  

Today we watch as Becky organizes her cubbies and shares how she decides what to keep and what to donate. It’s so helpful to hear her pragmatic approach, and apply it to our own stash.

Declutter, OR Go Sew Something!