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.

 

Happy 4th Of July Week

I love most holidays, but my favorite ones are when I get to hang around with my family.

Lucky me that the Monkey Boys and their parents came to celebrate the 4th of July!

Last night we took them to a local farm to pick fruit for $1 a pound...it was so fun!

There were lots of ants on the ground and weeds to walk through, but I survived.

There was a snake, too...boys will be boys!

I do love close up photos, soooo...

Monkey Baby picked a lot of fruit and, of course, had to sample it. 

Some of it wasn't quite ripe so they were a bit sour.

There were peaches, apricots, plums, and some other mixed fruits.

It was time to go, but he had other plans.

It was a great family day!

A Time For All Seasons July Block Of The Month

Carla has the cutest blocks for the July "A Time For All Seasons" block of the month!
I finished one of them and hopefully will get the other one done soon.

Each block is unfinished at 10 1/2" x 10 1/2" and will be free for one month.
After that, they are available for a small fee.

Here's my version of Carla's block...

Check her blog for the other one HERE.

Here's the optional finished quilt information:

62” x 74” quilt top 

5 rows across, 6 rows down

30 blocks (6 bonus blocks)

 2” sashings (or you could use 1" sashings for a smaller quilt)

 4 yards background fabric (allows for extra if needed)

2 ½ yards sashing fabric

Miscellaneous fabrics of your choice for appliques, etc. 

(A fat quarter bundle works great for this)

Do you want to sew all the blocks? Check out the links below:

February blocks by Amy at Sew Incredibly Crazy

can be found HERE and HERE.

Both of the March blocks by Just Let Me Quilt

can be found in my Etsy shop HERE.

April blocks by Carla at Creatin' in the Sticks

can be found HERE.

May blocks by Joan at Moosestash Quilting

can be found HERE.

June blocks by Carol at Just Let Me Quilt

Dad's Tie Overload HERE

Sailing Into Summer Solstice HERE

June Bride and Groom HERE

July Sweet Summer HERE

There's a Facebook page to share your finished blocks HERE.

Amy has a giveaway each month for those that link up their finished blocks, too!

It's never too late to join in!