🌿What's Inside This Week

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🏅 A ribbon-winning quilt (and a fun story behind it!)

🎉AOTC Update for Members

🌸 A one-time workshop to make your own table runner
​📌 National Quilting Day + template sale

🧦 Sewing in Slippers update (hello, cardinals!)

🌿News from Sue

Hi Reader,

This week has been full of surprises—in the best way.

At my local quilt guild show in Upton last weekend, my Magic Carpet Ride quilt was awarded a purple ribbon… my first ever pretty purple ribbon! And what made it even more special? The ribbon matched the Secret Garden Island Batik fabric line perfectly. You know I notice things like that 😊
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The funny story is that nobody knows that this was probably the easiest to make quilt in the show that ended up with a ribbon! While the quilt looks really complex, almost like a stained glass window, it is so simple to make, but it really fools the eye!

I’ll share more about that quilt below along with a special one-time workshop where you can make a beautiful table runner with me—no membership required.

I’m also heading to Texas this week to spend time with my mom and family. Even while I’m away, we’ll still be sewing together for our Quilt-Alongs, which is something I never take for granted. If you are making True Colors of Springtime with me, or have just started Gradations, I'll be there for you on our Quilt-Along Zoom sessions!

There’s a new Sewing in Slippers episode (those cardinals are just too cute), a short break in live shows while I travel, and a National Quilting Day sale you won’t want to miss.

Be sure to scroll and see what’s waiting for you this week.

Happy quilting,

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🌿Ahead of the Curve Update

A new The Ahead of the Curve community will be opening soon to welcome new members. As we begin our April workshops, we’re looking forward to welcoming a few new quilters before the April sessions begin.
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I've just posted the updated workshop schedule for the rest of 2026...with some fun new additions. Check it out behind the "Information for Members" door on your membership portal.
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Our next two workshops — Spring Fling and the Betsy Ross Flag — are starting soon. You’ll find the details below along with registration links.
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April 2 — Appliqué Design Club ​
Let’s play with more tropical blooms inspired by Hawaii —Ellie found a Lobster Claw Tree that will be exciting to try! And if you have any design dilemmas bring them along for some input from your AOTC community!

🌸 Workshop Invitation

Make Your Own Magic Carpet Table Runner

If you’d like to try this technique with me, I’m offering a one-time workshop where we’ll create the Magical Garden Table Runner together.

• 🗓 May 8, 2026
• 🌞 Morning or 🌙 Evening session
• 💲 $49
• 🚫 No membership required

This is a simple, approachable project that will help you build confidence with Rotary Cut Appliqué—especially if you’re new to cutting curves.

What you’ll need:

• Grande Leaves Galore Template (grab one now while they are on sale for National Quilting Day, until Sunday!)
• 28mm rotary Cutter
• Grace True Grips
• Standard Sewing Supplies and Fabric!

After you register, I’ll send you a full supply list and a short prep video showing how to fuse your appliqué fabrics with Mistyfuse, so you’re ready to go when class begins.

Then we’ll work through the project together, step by step.
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Registration will begin soon...so watch your inbox!

🎉 National Quilting Day

A Little Celebration (and a Sale!)

National Quilting Day is this Saturday, March 21!

To celebrate, I’m offering 15% off all Rotary Cut Appliqué Templates for two days with the coupon code: NationalQuiltDay, now through Sunday!
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This sale includes:

✔ Individual Rotary Cut Applique templates
✔ Bundles of Templates, plus other Applique Essentials

If you’ve been thinking about adding to your collection, or starting for the first time with Rotary Cut Applique techniques, this is the right time to do it.

🌿Sewing in Slippers with Sue

🧦 Watch Sewing in Slippers with Sue Every Tuesday Morning at 11AM on the Sue Pelland Design's Facebook Page ​​ ​Please note there will be no Sewing in Slippers episodes on May 26 or June 2 while I’m away in Italy. Last week on Sewing in Slippers with Sue I demonstratied how to free-motion embroider names for tmy stocking project. We used my standard sewing machine, not a fancy embroidery macihne! ​ This week, I'll be blanket stitching around the applique...and this will be agood one, becaue the points on the holly leaves are really pointy! So I'll show you some tricks to get nice blanket stitches, even though the points are so curvy ​ Then there are those pesky 1" circles to stitch. Let's tackle those too! See you Tuesday, May 19 at 11am on the Sue Pelland Designs Facebook page.

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