Riley Blake Designs Blog: Articles in November 2011

Articles in November 2011

News Alert!

Posted: 30 November 2011 at 1:47 p.m.

Look who is wearing our fabric on Modern Family. Our fabric is going to be featured on Cam's Cuff sometime in the up and coming season....but here is a sneak peak for our Riley Blake Fans:

Name that fabric line!

After thousands of votes we are pleased to announce the 1st place winner in our Cruisin with Riley Blake contest. Joanna Wilezynska of Germany received the most votes for her Promenade Pillow. Johanna wins the Om beach cruiser bike. Congratulations to Johanna!

Our 2nd place winner is Sydney Haglund with ...

Winners of the Thanksgiving give-away

Posted: 28 November 2011 at 2:25 p.m.

Thank you for all of your kind comments. It warms our hearts to read what each of you is thankful for.

Using a random # generator for the four give-aways these are the winners: 43, 112, 95, 152

Fatquarter bundle winners:

43. I'm thankful to FINALLY be a grandma! Can ...

Thanksgiving Give-away

Posted: 23 November 2011 at 5:21 p.m.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I know I am posting this a wee bit early, but we are thankful for all of your support of Riley Blake Designs and wanted to have a give-away. Pictured below is a fatquarter bundle from two of our newest lines: Grandma's house and Country Harvest ...

Thankful

Posted: 23 November 2011 at 7:27 a.m.

Country Harvest just arrived and we are shipping it to stores this week. Eric Dowdle, is the artist of this fabric.

Notice the clouds, hills, buildings, animals and people, they are all iconic of Eric Dowdle. This quilt is called "Thankful" and is our free downloadable pattern.

Layla the Elephant, Softies

Posted: 22 November 2011 at 7:20 a.m.

Have you seen today's Sew Together Project? Adorable Elephants Softies. Jessica Christian is this weeks course instructor and this is another fantastic project that would make a great baby gift or Christmas gift for any small child on your list.

I love the big floppy ears. Thanks Jessica!

We ...

Vote

Posted: 21 November 2011 at 4:40 p.m.

Our Cruisin with Riley Blake contest ends next week click here to view the entries and vote for your favorite Riley Blake project.

Lila's tutorial

Posted: 21 November 2011 at 11:58 a.m.

How was everyone's weekend? Did you get any sewing done?...I finally did.. and I was actually able to finish a project ahead of schedule. My husband gets a handmade Christmas gift this year (it has been a while). There is so much to do, just not enough time ...

Christmas Candy Tree Skirt

Posted: 18 November 2011 at 8:42 a.m.

We squeezed in a second tutorial this week because Christmas is right around the corner and this weekend would be perfect time to sew up this Christmas Tree Skirt. Made out of Christmas Candy fabric, enjoy these fabric presents under the tree.

Visit Cutting Corners College and see step by ...

Doll blanket and pillow set

Posted: 15 November 2011 at 9:47 p.m.

Have you seen this week's tutorial? Check out this doll blanket and pillow set by Candice Taylor using Delighted fabric. What a great gift this would make for any girl that loves dolls.

Fantastic use of Sew Together products.... thanks Candice!

Vote for your favorite Home Decor Project

Posted: 14 November 2011 at 12:47 p.m.

We just posted the 10 finalist in our cruisin with Riley Blake Contest. A big Thank You to all who entered (we are so impressed with the projects). We enlisted four independent judges to rank their top ten choices, then by points the 10 finalists were selected. Take a look ...

11.11.11

Posted: 11 November 2011 at 3:50 p.m.

What a interesting day to end our contest. We have just a few hours until our contest is closed. Thanks to everyone who entered, fantastic projects ....Voting will begin next week for the 10 finalist. Remember everyone who entered is eligible for our Cruise give-away at the end of the ...

Perfect Borders

Posted: 10 November 2011 at 9:05 p.m.

Did you check out our tutorial this past Tuesday on Cutting Corners College. You can learn how to make beautiful borders like this.....

to finish a quilt like this.

Thanks Deonn for another fantastic tutorial on a quilting basic.

It's a wrap

Posted: 7 November 2011 at 9:31 p.m.

Here are the last of the pictures from Quilt Market....We introduced more Riley Blake Basics... Ombre Solids, Ombre Dots and Chevron Stripes. We have 8 colors of Ombre Solids and 8 Ombre dots and 10 Chevron stripes. Our first basics will arrive the end of January. We also introduced ...