Friday Likes Because I Missed Thursday Likes

Thursday in blog world is such a pleasure because of postings of "likes" by so many people.

Leeann at Not Afraid of Color started a series called "I Like Thursdays" that has bloggers 

sharing all kinds of likes...fabric, flowers, pets, grandchildren, etc. Have you seen these posts?

Reading them makes me relax and enjoy the positive things in life.

Though I may not always comment (yes, I am just a stalker sometimes), I love the posts.

In my mind, I always think "next Thursday I'm going to post things I like." I just can't seem to 

get it together to do it. Maybe I need to set an alarm on Wednesday to remind me.

I'd probably forget to set the alarm.

I missed Thursday (of course) so here's a late I like Thursdays on Friday list.

I like that my daughter takes me on some of her adventures (she takes a lot of them.)

She found a cave, but since she was alone at the time she wouldn't go in.

Her dad and I were more than willing to go with her to check it out.

It was actually no big deal and didn't go anywhere except a small cavern inside.

The graffiti and litter were disgusting. What's wrong with people!

If it can be climbed, she will climb it. She's over 40, but you wouldn't know it by all the

adventurous things she does. I wish I'd been more like her at that age.

I like that Ron can be just as adventurous at his "young age."

I like that my family loves Halloween as much as I do.

My adventurous daughter doctored up the family pic for Halloween.

I like that my youngest daughter makes sure she dresses her family appropriately for Halloween.

Villains and superheroes rock! 

I like this Monkey Boy's pose and that he always makes us smile.

I like that my daughter took me on this adventure to a petting zoo near Zion. 

This Monkey Boy liked it too!

I like when I run into random flowers in a mess of weeds.

I like when these two cuties come to visit and make me laugh.

We were at Chuck-A-Rama, one of their favorite eating places.

I love new toys. This Crafter's Edge Crossover has been fun to play with!

Thanks for stopping by to see my likes. Hopefully, I'll remember to do it again.

Riley Blake Designs Blog Tour Of Designer Knits

Riley Blake Designs has gorgeous cotton fabrics, but they also have Designer Knits 

 that are 100 per cent cotton, soft, stretchy, and are perfect for quilting, apparel and home

decor. I used "Something Borrowed" by Christopher Thompson for my projects.

This nightgown and pillow using "Something Borrowed" are ready to snuggle a size
five little girl. The fabric is beautiful in navy, gray, blue, and white.

My mother was the queen of sewing with knits. She made clothes, but also nightgowns
and pajamas for my children with knits and flannels. They loved them! She would
have loved all the amazing choices of knits by Riley Blake Designs.

The pattern for the nightgown is McCall's 7221 and was very easy to put together.
When sewing with knits, it is recommended to use a serger and/or a narrow zig-zag stitch.

The pillow is 20" x 20" and I used Heat n Bond iron-on adhesive for the flowers. To make sewing
 knits easier in pillows and quilts, use a light weight interfacing on the wrong side of the fabric.

I used three different knits in the pillow and nightgown:

Something Borrowed Main Gray

Something Borrowed Main Navy

Something Borrowed Petal Gray

If you want to see more beautiful projects using knits, visit Riley Blake Designs blog HERE.

Thank you for stopping by!

Fat Quarter Shop Remix With A Rotary Cutter

The Fat Quarter Shop has a remix happening with some of their older projects that were popular
and well liked. This is a fun and HUGE rotary cutter that is easy to make and looks fabulous in
solids or prints. I used my favorite solids, Riley Blake Confetti Cottons to create my rotary cutter.

The solid fabrics I used in this rotary cutter remix is a great match for the smaller version of the 

Ruby Red 40th Anniversary Rotary Cutter by Olfa. I love Confetti Cottons for sewing

and you can find an amazing variety of them at the Fat Quarter Shop!

I used four Confetti Cotton colors in my rotary cutter:

Riley Blake Confetti Cottons Black

Riley Blake Confetti Cottons Cranberry

Riley Blake Confetti Cottons Silver

Riley Blake Confetti Cottons Putty

A big rotary cutter requires a big pair of scissors!

You can find Fat Quarter Shop's remix rotary cutter pattern HERE
and more remix information HERE.

Thanks for stopping by!

A Time For All Seasons November Block

November 1st is here which means a new Time For All Seasons block.

Joan at Moosestash Quilting created the cutest blocks that totally represent

Thanksgiving and Fall weather. I know you'll love them!

I sewed two of them...one more to go!

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.

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 blocks by Carla at Creatin' in the Sticks

can be found HERE.

August blocks by Amy at Sew Incredibly Crazy

can be found HERE.

September blocks by Joan at Moosestash Quilting

can be found HERE.

October blocks by Carla at Creatin' in the Sticks

can be found HERE.

November blocks by Joan at Moosestash Quilting

can be found 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!