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Tuesday, May 19, 2020

A Quilt Of Tranquility By Riley Blake Designs

I think we all need a break from "the virus" and some "Tranquility" by Riley Blake Designs

is a perfect way to find some peace. Their new fabric collection by Gerri Robinson of

Planted Seed Designs fills the need for sure. The fabrics are gorgeous!

The fabrics are 100 percent cotton and are perfect for clothing, home decor, or other projects.

"Tranquility Garden" measures 50" x 50"

The wagon wheel left by the previous owner of our new house makes a fun prop for quilts!

Quilting was by Ginger Turner of Sew Sassy Longarm

Riley Blake Designs basic Confetti Cotton Solid Steel was the perfect gray.

You can find "Tranquilty Garden" HERE.

Making the Dresden in the center was so easy because I used Crafter's Edge fabric die,

Rounded Dresden. It easily cuts up to six petals at a time and comes in two sizes. Love it!

The oldest Monkey Boy was "The Crew" this time. Silly boy is barefoot standing on rocks. Ouch!

For more "Tranquility" projects in this blog tour, check out these blogs:

5/12 - Julia - Riley Blake Designs

5/19 - Carol - Just Let Me Quilt (this is me)

5/26 - Sarah - Piccolo Studio

Be sure to visit the "It's Cool To Be Square" blog hoppers today.

So much inspiration!

May 19

MooseStashQuilting

Beaquilter

Quilt In A Not-Shell

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Seams To Be Sew

Daughters of Dorinda

Kathy's Kwilts and More

Thank you for stopping by!

Monday, May 18, 2020

It’s Cool To Be Square Blog Hop Time

Today is “It’s Cool To Be Square” day!

If it’s square, you’ll see it here on this blog hop.

My favorite bloggers are showing off their coolness beginning today...

check them out!

May 18

Creatin' in the Sticks

Life in the Scrapatch

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Seams To Be Sew

Daughters of Dorinda

Kathy's Kwilts and More

Becky’s Adventures in Quilting and Travel

Vicki’s Crafts and Quilting

May 22

Just Let Me Quilt

Vroomans Quilts

Patchouli Moon Studio

Den syende himmel

Quilt Fabrication

Samelia's Mum

I’m blogging from my phone (which is not easy) because I have no internet.

Moving is a bit crazy but hopefully I’ll be up and running this afternoon.

There's a Pinterest page, too!
HERE

Monday, May 11, 2020

The Race Is On With Riley Blake Designs Hot Wheels Fabric

One of the newest fabric releases by Riley Blake Designs is "Hot Wheels" and it is so incredibly

colorful and amazing! This print features classic Hot Wheels tracks logos, icons, and phrases.

I loved designing this quilt, "The Race Is On", using the "Hot Wheels" fabrics.

"The Race Is On"

50" x 60"

The panel in the "Hot Wheels" line makes a great racetrack on the back of the quilt.

Quilting was by Ginger Turner of Sew Sassy Longarm. As usual, her work was amazing!

I loved what she did around the race car and the fiery swirls are perfect!

RBD "Hot Wheels" is 100 per cent cotton that can be used in a variety of sewing projects.
I love the bright oranges in it!

Such cute designs in that panel.

After Ginger quilted "The Race Is On" she let me take photos at her beautiful house.

You can find the pattern for "The Race Is On" in my Etsy store HERE.

For more "Hot Wheels" project ideas, check out these blogs:

5/4 - Cream Craft Goods
5/15 - Riley Blake Designs

I love using EZ Print Lite Sheets by ThermOWeb...no tracing!

Just print in your inkjet printer and your designs are ready.

Thanks for stopping by!

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Masks Using Crafter's Edge Dies And ThermOWeb Interfacing

Who would have thought we'd be making masks for personal and work use...not me!

Some people are totally heroes in my book for the 100's or 1000's of masks they've made.

Thank you for taking care of our families, friends, and medical community!

I design for ThermOWeb and Crafter's Edge, so I've combined two of their new
products Crafter's Edge Mask Die and HeatnBond Sew-In interfacing, plus
Heat n Bond Lite Iron-on Adhesive to create masks for everyday use.

"Working closely with The Masks Now Coalition, Therm O Web (the manufacturers of

HeatnBond brand products) has developed this new interfacing for use in the MasksNow.org

3-Layer Mask Pattern from Created for Crisis, as well as other patterns that call for

lightweight 100% polyester nonwoven, sew-in interfacing."

Directions come with the Face Mask Die and they are really easy to follow. Just run your
mask front, lining and interfacing through the Crossover II Edge using the mask die.

Sew the rounded edge of fabric and interfacing mask pieces together.

Clip the round edge as shown in directions or with pinking shears.

Press seam flat on mask interfacing and mask fabric.

If you want to add a heart or other design to the mask, now is the time.
Iron Heat n Bond Lite Iron-on Adhesive to the wrong side of the design fabric.
Run it through your cutter following directions or cut out shape by hand.

Stitch around the shape using a blanket or straight stitch.

Sew elastic or fabric ties to mask lining, a quarter inch from edges.
Stitch a couple times over the elastic or ties to secure them a little better.

Layer mask: Lining face up, mask front face down, and interfacing face down.

Pin all layers together.

Sew around all edges making sure to catch all layers. Be careful to not catch the elastic
or ties in the seams. Leave a 2" opening for turning. Turn inside out. Press.

If you want to add wire to the nose area, now is the time to do it.
Curl and crimp the ends tightly on the wire and tuck it centered in the seam at the mask top.

It helps to pin along the seam to keep the wire in place until you sew around the edges.

Slowly stitch 1/4" from the edge all the way around the mask. Stitching slowly will
help you avoid the wire and not break your needle. Be sure to sew open seam closed.

The masks work great with elastic, ties, or seam binding around the edges.

Using a different fabric for lining is best. Making it a bit fun (with spider fabric) works, too!

Bribing these guys with a delivered barbecue dinner helped me get these photos.

It's always hard to see smiles when wearing masks, but I think their smiles show through.

My beautiful green-eyed daughter willing posed with her mask AND she brought us cookies!

The Crafter's Edge mask die can cut several sizes of masks, including for children.

The masks sew together quickly and using the HeatnBond Sew-In interfacing gives a
little more protection when wearing them in public. Stay safe and healthy!

Check out the ThermOWeb blog for more craft ideas!