It has been a great week for the RBD Knit LOVE Blog Tour! We have seen a fantastic variety of items made out of our fabulous Jersey Knit Fabric. Today we are excited to take you over to The Sewing Loft, where Heather shows us how to make this charming lobster-brimmed hat. Heather has a…
RBD Knit LOVE Blog Tour: Melly Sews
It’s Day 3 of the Riley Blake Knit LOVE Blog Tour and today we are heading over to Melly Sews! Melissa is the creator of Melly Sews and the designer behind Blank Slate Patterns. Melissa was a high school teacher for 12 years and is now a mom and entrepreneur. Her blog is filled with…
RBD Knit LOVE Blog Tour: Everything Your Mama Made & More!
Today’s stop on the RBD Knit LOVE Blog Tour takes us to EYMM, or “Everything You Mama Made: Modern designs for the modern seamstress. Kymy, designer of EYMM patterns, is a mother of 5 children, whose discriminating tastes are the inspiration for many of her patterns. EYMM patterns range from infant to adult, and boast…
Project Design Team Wedenesday ~ Wiltshire Daisy Doll Panel
Hey friends! It’s Stef from Girl Inspired. and I’m so excited about today’s project! I fell head over heels for the gorgeous Wiltshire Daisy fabric line by Carina Gardner for Riley Blake. Upon receiving my order of yummy yardage, I discovered the absolute cutest surprise – a panel of doll clothes with the pattern pre-printed…
RBD Knit LOVE Blog Tour: Figgy’s Patterns
 Today we are excited to head over to Figgy’s. Shelly Figueroa, the talented designer behind Figgy’spatterns has announced a book to be released in July! We can’t wait to get our hands on a copy! Based in Portland, Oregon, Figgy’s patterns have a modern aesthetic while maintaining a timeless quality about them.  Head on over…
RBD Knit LOVE Blog Tour!
It’s finally here! Today begins our month-long Riley Blake Jersey Knit Love Fest! We have an amazing blog tour lined up for you, filled with some seriously talented pattern designers and bloggers. To start off the tour, I have whipped up a SUPER easy shag pillow using this fantastic, easy-to-follow tutorial from V. and Co. I…
Hello from Cotton Carnivale!
Jina, Cindy and Amanda have headed to Australia by invitation of Sue Daley for Cotton Carnivale, a three day even full of inspiration and ideas for shop owners.  Sue runs Millhouse Collections a distributor of Riley Blake Designs/Penny Rose fabrics. We’re having a great time! Amanda Herring  taught  the ladies how to make slippers. Here’s Natalie…
Traditional Block Thursday: 16-Patch Block
Today’s tutorial features our last strip-pieced block. This one is actually a mite easier than the nine-patch, so this should go quickly for you! Printer-Friendly Version Fabric needed: 2 – 3.5″ x width of fabric strips. I used two beautiful prints from Penny Rose’s Meadow collection. Put the right sides together and stitch a 1/4″…
Lucky Girl Dress Blog Tour
When Lucy invited us to sponsor and participate in her Lucky Girl Dress blog tour, we were thrilled! We love Lucy’s stuffed animal patterns, so we were excited to try out her brand new dress pattern using ourjersey knit fabrics. Â This pattern has a lot of flexibility to it. As you can see, our…
Project Design Team Wednesday ~ Bonnie Rose Quilt
Hello Riley Blake readers!  It’s me, Melissa Corry from Happy Quilting and I am so excited to be back here at Riley Blake to share another Design Team Tutorial with you 🙂  With my upcoming book release, Irish Chain Quilts: Contemporary Twists on a Classic Design, it’s no surprise that I have Irish Chains on the brain 😉…