Hi again! This is Tara Reed – a Riley Blake fabric designer and artist. You can find me at TaraReed.com, on Instagram and Facebook. If you are like me, you have at least 10 times as many things you’d LIKE to make or do than you have time for. Creative intentions are often bogged down…
Calico Collection – Dazzle Quilt
Hi Quilty Friends! I’m Melanie from A Bit of Scrap Stuff Blog and Instagram. Today I’m sharing the Dazzle Quilt featuring the fabulous Calico Collection designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs. Calico is full of sweet florals, cute chicks, cherries, and geometric prints in lovely colors plus low volume prints too! It’s a fabulous follow-up collection to…
South Hill – Shadow Stars Quilt
Hi Makers! It’s Lisa Jo of Neverlandstitches with a twist on an previously released quilt pattern. More about that later. First of all let’s look at this sunning new collection from Fran Gulick of Cotton and Joy, South Hill. I absolutely fell in love with the color palette of navy, fog, sugar pink, rose, blush,…
Make it Modern Pillows – December 2022 Tutorial
It’s Jamie again from Sew Brainy Designs and I’m back with my very last 2022 Make it Modern Pillows series! This year I brought you some fresh and bold modern quilt blocks that were designed specifically to be 18″ pillows! They were quick and easy, plus they were a good way to bust your scrap stash or…
Expressions Batiks – Treasured Lap Quilt
Hello Quilting Friends! It’s Melissa Corry from Happy Quilting here, with you today. I was absolutely thrilled when Riley Blake announced they were releasing their new line of Expressions Batiks!!! I have really not sewn with Batiks, but it has been on my list to start creating with them. They just have so much beautiful and…
Announcing our 2023 RBD Block Challenge!
Today we have exciting news to share… the #RBDblockchallenge is coming back in January!! This annual challenge has grown into one of our favorite things of the year and we are thrilled to embark on another challenge quilt with you. If this is the first time you’re hearing of the RBD Block Challenge, welcome! We…
How to Sew a Bench Pillow from a Placemat Panel
Hi! Tara Reed of TaraReed.com here with another quick sewing project that uses the December placemat panel from my Monthly Placemat Panel Program for Riley Blake that is something other than a placemat! If you have ever wanted a quick way to add seasonal decor to your home, bench pillows – or small rectangular pillows…
10 Free Patterns for the Holidays
It’s officially December and we are feeling the holiday spirit! Today we are sharing a round up of 10 free patterns to sew up this holiday season. Did you know that we have a huge FREE pattern library on our website?! We have lots of different projects, check out all the patterns today! We hope…
Calico – Cut Out Edge Table Runner
Hello, friends, it’s Julia from Bayhill Studio. I was thrilled to be able to play with fabric from Lori Holt’s new Calico collection, and today I get to share my project with you! You know I absolutely love fabric panels and cheater cloth, so when I saw the Grandmother’s Calico Flower Garden print from the…
How to Sew a Fabric Bread Basket – Video Tutorial
Hi! This is Tara Reed – a fabric designer for Riley Blake, artist and crafter at TaraReed.com and on Instagram. I recently went to Paris and fell in love with the floppy fabric bread baskets filled with delicious french bread. I decided these would be perfect to make with the December prints that coordinate with…