Riley Blake Designs Blog: Recent Blog Articles

Project Design Team Wednesday~Pin it Pincushion!

29 Aug 2012

Supply List: 1 Red 4x6 piece 2 Gray 4x6 pieces, 14x3 strip, 7x3 strip Fusible Light Interfacing: 2 4x6 pieces, 14x3 strip, 7x3 strip Sew-on “hook and loop” Red thread Polyester filling optional: Silhouette Craft Cutter and Sewing Fabric Interfacing If you have the Silhouette Craft Cutter and you want to cut the “Pin it” with your machine send me an email at beckyucreate@gmail.com and I will send you the file. (I only have it saved as a Silhouette file though, not SVG) {You can also purchase one for $269.99 right now using the “Ucreate” promo code ... ...read more

Butterfly Pincushion

27 Aug 2012

The days are getting shorter and I can feel summer starting to slip away. So today I will enjoy the flowers.....everything is in bloom including my butterfly bush.

This bush attracts more than butterflies, it also attracts hummingbirds...but butterflies were the inspiration for my pincushion posted last Friday. Click here to visit Cutting Corners College to view the entire tutorial. Enjoy your last days of summer! ...read more

Winners of Giveaways

24 Aug 2012

Thank you, Thank you for all of the kind words about our new Pieces of Hope fabric line which benefits a cause near and dear to our hearts- Autism. We know there are countless people all over the world that have special people in their lives that are affected with Autism and this is our way to show support to you.

Congrats to Julie Thompson of New York, she will receive bundle of fabric from our Pieces of Hope fabric collection. Also, we were happy to participate in the end of summer giveaway courtesy of our Friend Kristen Duke of ... ...read more

Project Design Team Wednesday~Ombre Herringbone Quilt

22 Aug 2012

Tam of Sew Dang Cute back again to share with you my final design team project. I came up with this idea several months ago, and even got the fabric to make it back in April, but life got so busy that I didn’t get it done – until now. Introducing the Ombre Herringbone Quilt!!! Ombre Herringbone Quilt complete

This turned out just how I hoped it would, and was a fun quilt to make. The first thing I needed to do was design the quilt on paper. I created this image in PhotoShop as a rough draft. I planned on straightening up all ... ...read more

Robot Dog Softie

20 Aug 2012

Today's tutorial is simple and unique. Jean Kake from the Quilted Cupcake, shares how to make this adorable robot dog softie on Cutting Corners College.

Click here to view the entire tutorial. ...read more

Scrumptious cupcake pincushion

18 Aug 2012

Look at this sweet treat. Jackie White demonstrates how to make a scrumptious cupcake pincushion. Click here and take a look at this week's pincushion club tutorial!

End of Summer ... HUGE Giveaway!

15 Aug 2012

Hi everyone! We're participating in this FABULOUS end of summer giveaway courtesy of our friend Kristen Duke of

Here's what she's got to say ... ~ The end of summer is drawing to a close, and what better way to go out with a BANG than to have a massive giveaway? I banded together with some of my favorite handmade shops and bloggers to offer this giveaway worth nearly $1200!! The most exciting part? We'll have 50 winners total! Do you want to see what is up for grabs?!? 1. Orange Blossom 11x14 Frame 2. $100 gift card ... ...read more

Pieces of Hope

13 Aug 2012

We are so proud to announce that Pieces of Hope is shipping this week! For those who haven't heard, this is our line that we have created to increase autism awareness. You can read more about Pieces of Hope HERE. ~ In honor of this event, we're giving away a FABULOUS Pieces of Hope prize pack including: A Fat Quarter Pack containing 21 18"x22" cuts-one of each print, a 10" Stacker containing all 21 prints and a Rolie Polie containing 2.5" Strips of each of the 21 prints! All you need to do to enter the giveaway ... ...read more

Candy roll pincushion

11 Aug 2012

Shelly Pagllai, from Prairie Moon Quilts, shows you how to make a candy pincushion on Cutting Corners College using the soft colors of Willow.

Click here to view the entire tutorial. ...read more

A word about our contests ...

10 Aug 2012

Hi everyone! First off, We'd like to congratulate Melonie who won our last contest of the Marguerite FQ bundle. CONGRATULATIONS! Next, we'd like to share some information about our contests. Facebook has VERY strict rules about running contests on a FB wall, therefore we have to use an app. This app takes the contest off of our main wall, which might have caused some confusion. You can always get to this area by clicking the "GIVEAWAY" tab right below our Timeline picture, as shown here:

We will also be sure to post the app on our blog as ... ...read more

Project Design Team Wednesday~Laminate Cafe

08 Aug 2012

Good Morning - introducing my Laminate CAFE... Big Thanks to Riley Blake Designs #1 for making a laminate I absolutely love to work with #2 the opportunity to share with you my designs Today I would like to share this laminate tablecloth with an easy way to string your casing! It looks pretty easy, doesn't it?--- to get it to fit snug on a 30 inch square table..well let's see... The problem I have every summer is my tablecloths never stays on my table.. I tried the weights that you put on each corner but with the extreme ... ...read more

Apple Blossom Quilt

06 Aug 2012

We have a great quilt tutorial featured on Cutting Corners College today. Tracy of 3 Little Birds is sharing a fun and fast technique. It is called the Disappearing Nine Patch and you won't believe how fast this quilt will go together using this technique. Using Apple of My Eye fabric, the Quilt is called Apple Blossom. Click here to view the entire tutorial.