Today we are excited to introduce you to Rachel Erickson of Citrus & Mint Designs! Rachel Erickson, of Citrus and Mint Designs, hails from the always beautiful, and almost always humid, Florida. Like many other designers at Riley Blake, she is a teacher turned stay-at-home mom who discovered illustration while searching for a hobby to…
Meet This Maker – Christopher Thompson + GIVEAWAY!
Today we are excited to introduce you to Christopher Thompson, aka The Tattooed Quilter! Christopher Thompson is a New York City based quilt designer in the fashion industry who puts his own creative spin on style. His perspective, modern. His preference, graphic. His approach, 100% unassuming. Before he could even walk or talk, he sat…
Meet This Maker – Kelly Panacci + Giveaway!
Today we are excited to introduce you to Kelly Panacci! Kelly is an artist and illustrator whose classic signature style is recognized for it’s beautiful imagery entwined with layers of color and texture. Kelly and her husband Mario have been a creative team since they met in high school. Inspired by a shared love of…
Meet This Maker – Sugar Sisters + GIVEAWAY!
Today we are super excited to introduce you to the Sugar Sisters! Sugar Sisters Design is made up of 2 sisters, Lindsay van Uitert and Kelsey Facer They’re just two chicks who love art and fabric and combined the two to design fabric. Lindsay and Kelsey were born 13 years apart, and grew up in…
Meet This Maker – Sedef Imer + GIVEAWAY!
Today, we are excited to introduce you to Sedef Imer of Down Grapevine Lane! Sedef is a former chartered accountant from London who now lives in a picturesque wine town in Australia and blogs about sewing, embroidery and crochet at her website, Down Grapevine Lane. Before embarking on her craft journey, Sedef worked in finance all her…
Meet This Maker – Beverly McCullough + GIVEAWAY!
Today, we are excited to introduce you to Beverly McCullough of Flamingo Toes. Beverly grew up in a creative family of artists and seamstresses so it is no surprise that she loves to create. She began sewing and doing needlework as a teenager and made her own clothes and room décor even then. That love…
Meet This Maker – J. Wecker Frisch + GIVEAWAY!
In conjunction with our Meet the Makers Sew Along, we are excited to introduce you to the “makers” of Riley Blake Designs – the super talented fabric designers who consistently blow us away with their talent and artistry. Today, meet Janet, otherwise known as J. Wecker Frisch, owner of Joy Studio. The art of J. Wecker…
Quilt Market Spring 2018
We are so excited to be here in Portland, Oregon for Spring Quilt Market! In case you missed it on Facebook and Instagram, we wanted to share some pictures of our booth. We are booth #1437, if you are at market, come see us! Thanks for stopping by!!
Love Loud Quilt Project
Announcement! Announcement! Riley Blake Designs is super excited to be sponsoring the Love Loud Quilt Project! Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons founded the LOVE LOUD FOUNDATION to” help ignite the relevant and vital conversation about what it means to unconditionally love, understand, accept and support our LGBTQ+ friends and family.” John, of BIG CITY QUILTS, saw this logo and received permission…
Weekly Roundup!
As the deadline for submissions to the Modern Quilt Guild’s 2018 Riley Blake Designs Fabric Challenge passed this week, project photos poured in to Twitter and Instagram! We love seeing the skill and creativity coming from quilters of all skill levels and from all walks of life! Participants of the challenge were given a list…