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Riverside Knoll Sew A Long Installment #2
Here is Installment #2 finished! Remember you will be making 4 of each block. Take your time and enjoy the process. It's a fun and quick pieced block. Don't shy away from the applique - this is the last of the applique!
Blush Garden by Wilmington Prints - Patterns and Inspiration
Blush Garden by Wilmington Prints Once again, Lisa Audit has created an awesome floral collection. “Blush Garden” has “blushing” pink/lavender/peach flowers in varied sizes on gray or white grounds. It has a beautiful panel along with great coordinates. It ...
Easy As Pie BackBasting!
BackBasting is a great alternative for creating beautiful and really precise applique without a lot of the prep work!
Riverside Knoll Sew A Long Installment #1
Let's get started! Installment #1 is a bit time consuming. Allow yourself some extra time to get organized and ready to go. Don't be put off about the applique, we have videos and pictures to help! Happy sewing!
Welcome to Riverside Knoll!
Over the next 6 months, we are going to tackle this beautiful quilt. Check out this blog for an intro video and links to sign up for all the ways to stay connected as we sew along together!
Grocery Store Hacks for Sewing and Quilting
Many of my favorite things for the sewing room are found in the grocery store. So I wanted to share some of them with you. Have you ever wondered how to use Freezer paper in quilting? What about washing a quilt? Here are some of the ways I use household items...
10 Minute Project - Scrunchies
A fun and quick sewing project thats easily customizable. It's perfect for beginners and requires minimal materials.
Red, White & Blue Pinwheels
Easy sew or no-sew craft you can make with the kiddos in your life!
Fresh from the Grove by Wilmington Prints - Get creative with a project
Chalkboard signs were once used to announce what was Fresh from the Grove and ripe in the field. This collection is a fun throwback to that simpler time. You will love the bright colors paired nicely with the black backgrounds and chalk designs. Designed by A...
Love me some Gnomes'- Heart Gnomes for Valentines❣️ - Pattern and Inspiration
Gnomes in Love is a new line of fabric by Tara Reed for Riley Blake Designs, right in time for Valentine's Day, or any time you need a little joy and love in your life! It has such cute gnomes in the prints, and I found a great pattern to make with the fabric.
Parisville Deja Vu by Tula Pink
My goal is to make some of these older, hard-to-get, prints more accessible to new makers while preserving the integrity of the original collection. I have learned a lot about color and fabric design since I designed my fabric collection in 2006 and I am brin...
Sew Along - Kim Diehl Right as Rain Collection and The Riverside Knoll Sew Along
Join us for a sew along with this beautiful kit Riverside Knoll with the Collection Right as Rain from Kim Diehl. Kim is doing the sew along over six months. We will have our own resident expert Mary Jean Murphy making the quilt at the same time and posting v...
We are a Sponsor of QuiltCon 2022
QUILTCON 2022 February 16 – 20 in Phoenix, Arizona Presented by The Modern Quilt Guild, QuiltCon is the largest modern quilting show of its kind. Each year, thousands of attendees come to see hundreds of modern quilts on display, including a juried quilt show...
D.I.Y. No Sew Project - Wreath Strips
Kelly is here showing an easy no-sew project on how to make fabric wreaths! All you need is three things, and need know how to cut fabric and tie a knot! This is a super easy DIY project you can do while sitting in front of the TV or even something fun to do ...
Free Spirit, Kaffe Fasset - Our Top Picks
Hey, it's Margo here! Free Spirit is an amazing fabric company with brilliant artists who come up with the most beautiful and well-developed designs and collections. In this video I'll go over some of our most popular products from them as well as a few of my...
Crystal Prism - Unboxing
This Hoffman’s Sew Into It! Kit features the Crystal Prism kaleidoscope star. Designed by Jeanie Sumrall-Ajero using Hoffman Bali Watercolors hand-dye fabric. All the cutting work is done, leaving the fun part for you — no templates, no paper, no math, no Y s...
Pining For You - Quilt Kit Unboxing
Hey, Margo here. In this video I'll go over the 'Pining For You' Quilt Kit by Tula Pink from Free Spirit Fabrics made with pieces from the 'Daydreamer' collection. This comes out to be a king sized quilt with different color pineapple shapes throughout. Its a...
What is a Jelly Roll?
The first part of working with 2½ inch strips and Jelly Rolls is understanding how they are cut from a bolt of fabric, it’s what makes them so versatile and one of my favorite precut’s. Each strip in a Jelly Roll is 2½ wide and its length comes from the full ...