Riley Blake Designs Blog: Recent Blog Articles

Come sew with us!

10 Jan 2013

Grab your sampler blocks, Deonn Stott and I will demonstrate different ways to assemble a quilt. Click here to few the tutorial. What will be our next video series.......... Riley Blake Designs Mystery Block of the Month Come sew with us Monday morning! January 14th Jina and I will be presenting our first Mystery block. Theme: "Things we love" *Look for a new quilt block the Second Monday of each Month. ...read more

Project Design Team Wednesday~Tooth Fairy Pillow for a boy or girl

09 Jan 2013

I'm Jamie, one of the Crafting Chicks from www.thecraftingchicks.com. The CHICKS are so excited to be part of the Riley Blake Design team. We are huge fans of Riley Blake fabric, crafting and sewing. We look forward to sharing some of our sewing tutorials with you! Today I am sharing my tooth fairy pillow tutorial with you. I have 2 six year olds that are just beginning to lose their teeth. I'm sure by next Christmas, they will be singing "All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth." When I was little my mom ... ...read more

Sweetcakes Baking Party Set Tutorial

07 Jan 2013

Happy Monday everyone! Heidi Staples from Fabric Mutt has created a fantastic tutorial for all those little girls (or big girls) that enjoy a tea party. Click here to view the entire tutorial Normal 0 false false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font ... ...read more

2013 pincushion

04 Jan 2013

Check out our first pincushion of 2013! Hany, from All with hands. Create, made this adorable little pincushion using our our solids and chevron fabric and Sew Together buttons. ...read more

Project Design Team Wednesday~ Padded Gadget Cover

02 Jan 2013

Happy New Year, friends! It’s Char here from Crap I’ve Made and I’m excited to kick off 2013’s Project Design Team tutorials! Did Santa bring you a new gadget for Christmas? You know, an iPad/Kindle/Nook/tablet/whateverthecraptheycallthem? Are you worried about it getting scratched up in your purse? (Maybe you’re not because your purse isn’t as scary as mine?) This super quick and easy project will keep your gadget safe when you’re on the go. Padded Gadget Cover D7K_5213

Supplies: Exterior fabric (I used some Millie’s Closet by Lori Holt of ... ...read more

Happy New Year!

01 Jan 2013

Happy New Year! We have great things coming your way in 2013! ...read more

New Years Eve projects

31 Dec 2012

We hope everyone is enjoying their holidays... and maybe getting a little sewing done. Check out our most recent tutorials on Cutting Corners College that would make great projects for the new year. The flannel Queen teaches you how to create this self binding baby blanket. Allegory Landam shows you how to create Tiered Cake Pincushions. Tracy from 3 little birds demonstrates some fun modern quilting techniques using Black and white fabrics from our Mystique range. Click here to visit cutting corners college. ...read more

Project Design Team Wednesday~ I M Happy

26 Dec 2012

Last week I was in a department store when I witnessed a mini tamper tantrum from a very spirited 3 year old. Her Mumm scolded her firmly but gently... "Emma, be happy, it's Christmas" Well wee Emma, stomped her feet, and with such a frown, bellowed out " I M Happy"... All of us that witnessed this outburst -smiled at the Mumm We all were quite familiar with these moments ! Possibly had the same outcomes....lol As I completed my shopping, I kept thinking of WEE Emma . As soon as I arrived home, I got my sketch pad out and ... ...read more

Anyone working on sewing projects today?

21 Dec 2012

Who is still working like mad to get their sewing projects done for Christmas? Here is my pile of fabric and I have a 3 days. I always think I will have more time, get more done, and have more to show for my efforts... But I did just pick up a quilt from the quilter for my son (thanks Connie).... and I had her add a little something from me. Hopefully my early teen will not mind a little sentiment from his mom mixed with his sport quilt. I also just finished last night my advent calendar I know ... ...read more

A Good Day!

19 Dec 2012

I just wanted to share a picture of our sweet Mason with the donation check to Autism Speaks and the Carmen B. Pingree Center for Autism. KSL, our Utah TV Station, covered the event and the segment aired this evening. We enjoyed showing off our fabrics from Pieces of Hope and visiting with the administration of the Center, and an Autism Speaks representative. What a great day. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for buying, selling or sewing with Pieces of Hope. Click here to see the feature on KSL ...read more

Hope

18 Dec 2012

It is with a grateful heart that tomorrow we donate $21,800 to Autism Speaks and the Carmen B. Pingree Center for Autism ($1,800 is from our friend Billy Alper- Thanks Billy!) Your purchases from Pieces of Hope fabric line have generated this donation. I have a nephew with Autism. He is sweet, curious, smart, but does not speak. We try and connect with him and see into his world.

My sister in law, Jenna had an idea over a year ago. She suggested that Riley Blake Designs create a fabric line that would benefit Autism. Having a son ... ...read more

It's a CELEBRATION and a GIVEAWAY too!

12 Dec 2012

To celebrate reaching 20,000 fans on our Facebook page, we're giving 3 of you a copy of our current catalog which you can browse and then choose ANY FAT QUATER BUNDLE OF YOUR CHOICE! PLUS we're also giving you a copy of Where Women Create Magazine featuring Riley Blake Designs! Wahoo! Just make sure you enter by Sunday, December 16th at Midnight (MST) ... GOOD LUCK! *Not all of our lines will be available yet, but we'll send you which ever one you choose when it comes out :) Simply enter on the Rafflecopter widget below ... We'll ... ...read more