Riley Blake Designs Blog: Articles in October 2012

Articles in October 2012

Project Design Team Wednesday~Party Dress and Bow Tie

Posted: 31 October 2012 at midnight

Hi! I'm Nikkala, one of the 5 Crafting Chicks! We are excited to be joining the fabulous ladies on the Design Team here at Riley Blake!

A few months ago we added a little dolly to our family! It has been fun to have a baby girl to dress ...

Houston Quilt Market 2012

Posted: 30 October 2012 at 9:22 a.m.

Houston Quilt Market just ended and this is my first chance to post pictures.

Set up

With 7 packed crates it takes a while to set up and take down.

We all look on while Jenna finishes the floor ... never mind that she is the one that is pregnant!

Nice ...

ROAD TRIP!

Posted: 26 October 2012 at 4:27 p.m.

COME TAKE A ROAD TRIP WITH RILEY BLAKE DESIGNS!

We're heading to VEGAS!

Click HERE for the details ...

We'd love for you to join us:)

In Houston with my Cowgirl boots on

Posted: 26 October 2012 at 8:22 a.m.

I am putting on my cowgirl boots and Jina and I are teaching at School house today at the Houston Convention Center, join us at 4:55....Big news coming your way. If you are attending Quilt Market drop by and see us.

Stay tuned for a BIG announcement!!!

Posted: 25 October 2012 at 7:41 p.m.

PPPPSSSSSSSTTTTTT.

We've got a BIG BIG BIG announcement coming tomorrow! We've been keeping a secret, but tomorrow we'll let everyone in on it!

Make sure you come back tomorrow at 4PM (MST).

That's all I can say ...

Flutter GIVEAWAY!

Posted: 24 October 2012 at 7:02 p.m.

This week we're giving away a Fat Quarter bundle of our latest line, Flutter! That's 21 18"x22" cuts ... One each of the entire line! Think of all the great things you can make:) Please don't forget to get your entries in by Sunday, October 28th at ...

Autumn Blooms Quilt

Posted: 24 October 2012 at 2:55 p.m.

We love this Autumn Blooms Quilt designed by Andy of www.abrightcorner.com using Cyndi Walkers fabric Marguerite.

Click here to view the entire tutorial.

Wicked Blog Hop ...

Posted: 23 October 2012 at 2:04 p.m.

We are so excited to be sponsoring our friend and Project Design Team member

Mdm. Samm's FABULOUS Wicked Blog Hop.

You can't miss this one ...

She's got a HUGE lineup of amazing blogs with great projects!

PLUS, look what she's giving away!

Head on over to ...

Hoo's Going to Quilt Market

Posted: 22 October 2012 at 8:21 p.m.

Here is a sneak peek of our new novelty fabrics, Geeky Chic prints along with our Chevrons. These owls are flying with us to Quilt Market.

*Since we have had a few inquiries about the mustache fabric we wanted to let you know that Geekly Chic is scheduled to arrive ...

Roll Call for Quilt Market

Posted: 19 October 2012 at 11:35 a.m.

Who's coming to Quilt Market? We are so excited to share all the fabulous things that we have been working on...we have some Big things coming your way!

Jina and I will be teaching at school house 4:55, join us. We will be discussing the latest trends ...

Happy Every After GIVEAWAY!

Posted: 17 October 2012 at 11:39 p.m.

This week we're giving away a Fat Quarter bundle of our latest line,Happy Ever After! That's 21 18"x22" cuts ... One each of the entire line! Think of all the great things you can make:) Please don't forget to get your entries in by Monday, October ...

Project Design Team Wednesday~Heating Pad Cover

Posted: 17 October 2012 at 9:30 a.m.

I love heating pads... I suppose it brings back memories

when my wee cuddle bugs would come by the bed with

"it hurts" and my response would always be..

"let's make it all better".

I would dress them warm, dish up their favourite chicken noodle

soup and tuck a ...

Laminate liners

Posted: 16 October 2012 at 5:43 a.m.

Look inside this fridge...see anything unusual? How about some laminate Chevron.

Tracy from 3 little birds shows off a very interesting concept. Laminate liners for your fridge.... love this idea.

Click here to read more.

happy shelves

Pincushion ring

Posted: 13 October 2012 at 3:52 p.m.

Did you see our pincushion ring tutorial posted on Friday? Brought to you by Julia of Arcadia Cotton. Click here to view the entire tutorial.

We enjoyed our time at Sewing Summit!

The picture is a little fuzzy, but you can see we had many things to display. We loved ...

Project Design Team Wednesday~Super Simple Rag Quilt

Posted: 10 October 2012 at 8:07 a.m.

Hi Riley Blake readers!!

It's Jen from Tatertots & Jello. I am learning so much being a member of the Riley Blake Design Team. My sister had a baby this summer and I was so exited to make her a quilt for her baby shower. I had never made a ... ...read more

Eleanor Burns visits Riley Blake Designs

Posted: 8 October 2012 at 5:11 p.m.

Eleanor with Deonn Stott.

We were lucky to have Eleanor Burns visit our warehouse last week, she was in town teaching at a conference for the Cotton Shop.

Eleanor enjoyed seeing all of our quilts and thought Deonn Stott's QR code quilt, featured at our booth spring Quilt Market ...

Simple life pillow tutorial

Posted: 6 October 2012 at 8:06 a.m.

We have a great tutorial posted on Cutting Corners College using The Simple Life fabric line. Wendy Sheppard incorporates the blue panel in these two pillows. Click here to view the entire tutorial.

Project Design Team Wednesday~Scrappy Ruffle Headband

Posted: 3 October 2012 at midnight

I'm excited to be back here again at Riley Blake Designs. Today I'm sharing a tutorial for the Scrappy Ruffle Headband Tutorial. This headband is made from Riley Blake Fabrics (The Sweetest Thing) and Sew Together Trims and Buttons. These headbands come together in no time with very ... ...read more

How'd you like to WIN a FQ bundle?

Posted: 1 October 2012 at 2:50 p.m.

This week we're giving away a Fat Quarter bundle of our latest line, The Simple Life! That's 22 18"x22" cuts! One each of the entire line! Think of all the great things you can make:) We love this line and are so excited to share it with ...

Fabric Silhouette cover

Posted: 1 October 2012 at 11:51 a.m.

Today on Cutting Corners College, we have a new tutorial on how to make a Silhouette cover. Andrea of Knitty Bitties, uses The Simple Life fabic line to create this fabric cover. Look at the adorable hand embroidery block that was added.

This is a great idea to keep this ...

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