Riley Blake Project Tour - Gingham Foundry

 

August also marks the release of another Riley Blake Fabric Collection from My Mind's Eye, Gingham Foundry.  this collection is refined and classic.  The color palette consists of navy, honey, mist, beehive, and cream.  The prints in the collection are florals, gingham, vines, stars, dots and text.  

I used the tiny florals, text prints, stars, dots and vines in navy, honey, cream and mist along with a Vintage Blue Shades as the background to create a very sweet throw, Gingham Grannies, which is a modern twist on a granny square block.  

The pattern for Gingham Grannies will be available in my   Esty Shop beginning September 12, 2021  

This is a very easy pattern to piece as there are no flying geese, half square triangles or anything else "fancy"   Alternating colorways makes for an interesting quilt as does the non-traditional background fabric.  

If you make this quilt, please tag me on Instagram so that I may see your version. 

Until next time ... Happy Sewing!

Lisa Jo

@neverlandstitches

Riley Blake Project Tour - Hope in Bloom

This month Riley Blake Designs releases a new collection by Katherine Lenius called Hope in Bloom.  

Katherine has stated, "Hope in Bloom gathers up all the wishes I would share with those who have faced breast cancer and ties a pink ribbon around a bouquet of hope, strength, faith, courage and support.  Their perseverance is an inspiration to me. Through flowers and butterflies I hope these images and words of encouragement bring comfort and some joy as we fight to find a cure."

Riley Blake Designs has partnered with the Brest Cancer Research Foundation by  donating $10,000 regardless of the sales of this collection to assist in breast cancer research. Personally, I will donate 50% of the revenue from sales of the pattern, Irish Stars from my Etsy shop from now until October 31st to Karmanos Cancer Center in SouthEast Michigan.

Almost every family that I know has been touched in some way or another by breast cancer.  My family has been touched more than once.  The quilt that I made using Hope in Bloom, is called Irish Stars and it will be gifted to a dear friend who lost her mother to breast cancer 20 years ago.  

Katherine has included wonderful words of hope, interlocking pink ribbons, beautiful flowers, butterflies, and terrific gingham blenders in this. collection. 

In my version of Irish Stars using Hope in Bloom, I primarily used the word prints, interlocking pink ribbons, and butterfly prints.  In order to make the stars pop I mixed in two of the coordinating pink solids.  

Be sure to following both Riley Blake Designs and myself on Instagram for more photos of this project. 

Until next time ... Happy Sewing!

Lisa Jo 

@neverlandstiches