New Blog Hop Alerts For Halloween And Favorite Blocks

It's time to jump back into blog hop adventures!
There's a new one hosted by Carla at Creatin' in the Sticks and a Halloween one by me.
I love co-hosting with Carla because she always has such fun blog hopping ideas
(and I really like her, too.)

We took a little rest and now we're ready to do some more hopping along with you.

Are you ready to play along in a Halloween blog hop? You have a little over two months to
get "Witchy Stitchy" with a Halloween project. Come on...you know you want to join in!

The blog hop rules are simple:

Make a project with anything Halloween...spooky or not.
It can be a mug rug, pot holder, mini quilt, baby quilt, bag, etc.

Post your project on your assigned day.
Have a giveaway or don't have a giveaway. It's totally optional!
Visit everyone's blog on the list and leave a sweet comment.

Are you in?

Send me an email with the following information:

Your first name
Your email address
Your blog name

Your blog URL

Carla at Creatin' In The Sticks has a really fun blog hop happening and there are a few openings
 left so hurry to sign up. This one lets you use your favorite block. I'm loving this idea!

Check out Carla's blog post about it HERE with info on how to join in.

Carla and I are totally ready to blog hop and we'd love to have you join us!

Free Patterns With Therm O Web Summer Fun Sew Along

There's another sew along at Therm O Web and this one is all about “Summer Fun.” 
Four free applique patterns are ready to sew that were created by Therm O Web fabric 
designers. The unfinished 6 ½” x 6 ½” blocks can be made with fat quarters and/or scraps. 

Once you have your blocks sewn, visit the Therm O Web blog during the week of  July 29th to 
August 1st for projects to use those blocks in. Free patterns will be available with a list of 
supplies and instructions. While you're there, check out all the other amazing projects to make!

My block is Beach Boy Freddie's Pool Day

The applique blocks are so easy when using HeatnBond EZ Print Lite Sheets, Iron-on Adhesive. 

The EZ Print Lite Sheets use an inkjet printer so there’s no tracing. If you’d rather trace your 
designs, Heat n Bond Lite, Iron-on Adhesive is the way to go. Both products have a protective 
paper that easily peels off when you’re ready to apply the designs.

You'll find all the blocks and links at the Therm O Web blog HERE.

Riley Blake Designs Halloween Basics Blog Tour

Everything always goes together perfectly wicked with Riley Blake Designs fabrics, especially
when it's their Seasonal Basics Halloween fabrics: Gunnysack, Pin Dots, and Stripes. There's
also those spooky Halloweenish solids of Eggplant, Cheddar, Black, and Inchworm to add to the
mix. It's a combination that can make a project beautiful or creepy. I was looking for a little bit of
both for my quilt "Stirring Up Trouble" and the fabrics totally gave me what I wanted!

These four sisters are definitely stirring up something that is probably a bit scary.

A few of the fabrics I used...

You can find the fabrics at local quilt stores or online...

Riley Blake Halloween Gunny Sack  HERE
Riley Blake Halloween Pin Dot HERE
Riley Blake Halloween Stripes HERE

I love these Crayola Halloween boxes of solid fabrics, too! You can find them HERE.

Visit Riley Blake Design's Blog for more fun ideas to use with their fabrics!

You can find the pattern for "Stirring Up Trouble in my Etsy store HERE.
It's never too early to sew for Halloween.

My favorite iron-on adhesive for applique is Heat n Bond's EZ Print Lite Sheets.
I run them through my computer...no tracing!

Riley Blake Designs National Park Blog Tour Of Zion

What could be more exciting than taking a vacation to any number of National Parks throughout

 the United States! Each park has their own treasures just waiting to be explored. 

Riley Blake Designs is releasing panels for several different National Parks that are amazing.

Zion National Park isn't far from where I live and it's a gorgeous place to visit. I love going there!

Vacation Adventures At Zion

You can find the PDF pattern in my Etsy store HERE.

We took a day trip to Zion for photographs of my quilt. 

The day was beautiful, but a little bit windy.

There was no shortage of helpers to hold up my quilt in they wind...they were all so nice!

Ron's the best photo crew ever!

The applique blocks show a few things you might see or do in Zion.

"The National Parks collection by Anderson Design Group for Riley Blake Designs is great for quilting, apparel and home decor. This panel features a scene from Zion National Park. 

Panel size is 36" x 43 1/2". Official licensed product." 

These are the fabrics I used in my quilt...

Utah National Parks panels by Riley Blake Designs

Great Smoky Mountains panels by Riley Blake Designs

 Yellowstone panels by Riley Blake Designs

Check out the entire fabric line at Riley Blake Designs HERE.

My favorite iron-on adhesive for applique is Heat n Bond's EZ Print Lite Sheets.
I run them through my computer...no tracing!

It's time for an adventure...where do you want to go!

Riley Blake Designs Storytime 30s Blog Tour

Being a part of a Riley Blake Design Blog Tour is always a joy for me. This time I've sewn a child's 

quilt using Storytime 30s by the Penny Rose Studio for Penny Rose Fabrics. If you look close 

you'll see tiny daisies, bunnies, cats, and birds, with toys sprinkled throughout. It's so cute!

Train Ride Home

Finished size is 42" x 46"

These applique train passengers in Confetti Cottons are enjoying their ride. 

The chevron rows looked great in this cute fabric.

For the back of the quilt I had some RBD Dot fabric that was perfect for it.

Wouldn't you just love a cake plate full of these fabrics!

So many beautiful colors and designs in Storytime 30s!

My favorite iron-on adhesive for applique is Heat n Bond's EZ Print Lite Sheets.

I run them through my computer...no tracing!

You can find the PDF pattern for "Train Ride Home" in my Etsy store HERE.

Check out the Riley Blake Designs blog for more fun and amazing sewing ideas.

Thanks for stopping by!

Riley Blake Designs "Seasons Greetings" Blog Tour

It's Christmas in July with Riley Blake Designs new fabric line "Seasons Greetings" by Liberty Fabrics. There's pretty metallic designs and bright colors with a bit of traditional Christmas throughout each fabric piece. They are beautiful and perfect for quilts, pillows, clothing, etc.!

"Seasons Greetings"

"Angel From Above"

 "Rocking Around The Christmas Tree"

 

"Star So Bright"

The back of the quilt has an pocket to slide the pillow into.

You can find this pattern in my Etsy store HERE.