Charise Creates

3.17.2025

Wildwood Dwelling Hexagon Quilt

Hi! I had the pleasure of working with the new line of fabric from Poppie Cotton - "Wildwood Dwelling" designed by @sheri.mcculley

The line features the most adorable woodland creatures print as well as beautiful florals in a muted palette of turquoise, pink, salmon and yellow.

When searching for just the right project, I remembered taking a workshop from Sew Katie Did to make a hexagon quilt pieced by machine.

I thought a hexagon quilt would be the perfect project for showcasing all the adorable prints.

Red Pepper Quilts has a great tutorial on how to sew hexagons by machine which you can find HERE

I purchased a hexagon template from Stated Woods Supply on Etsy. I chose the 6" size but they have many sizes available depending on your desired design.

You can find the ruler HERE

I opted for a Grandmother's Flower Garden design and used gingham for the center of the flowers.

I chose a layout that positions the flowers next to each other.

This layout is a more traditional Flower Garden quilt - but the possibilities are endless!

I hope you choose to make a project with Wildwood Dwelling!

Happy Sewing!

Charise : )

3.10.2025

Ruffle Pillows with Americana Fabric

Hi! Today I am sharing the latest projects I made with the new line of fabric “Americana” designed by Lori Holt.

Americana is a patriotic themed fabric in red, pink, yellow and blue with a nod to vintage feedsack style prints including florals and geometrics.

I designed a new quilting block – Florette – which uses both curved piecing and appliqué. The Florette Block is 12″ square.

I thought the Florette Block would be a perfect as a center piece for a sweet ruffle pillow. The finished size of the pillow is 16″ but can be customized to the size you need.

Florette Quilt Block Pattern

My Florette Pillow needed a friend, so I made a simple patchwork pillow using my favorite color combo of pink and yellow, and I love how Springy it looks!

You can find a tutorial for making a ruffle pillow Here at Polka Dot Chair.

I hope you choose to make a project with Americana Fabric!

Happy Sewing

Charise : )

3.07.2025

Mini Hexagon Purse in Berry Market Fabric

I had the pleasure of making a few cute purses with the new line of fabric - Berry Market from Bev at Flamingo Toes.

The Springy fabric includes everything strawberry – from cute strawberry prints and florals to the most adorable bicycle print. This line was screaming for a fussy cut project so I merged my love of hexagons and cute bags : )

I designed a smaller version of my Hexagon Purse and added a zipper closure and self fabric handles. Introducing the Mini Hexagon Purse. It measures 7 1/2″ in diameter so it is a handy little purse to hold your essentials. Get the pattern at the link below!

Mini Hex Purse Pattern

The back of the purse has a fun curved outside pocket perfect for holding your phone. The pocket is trimmed with bias gingham.

I can’t resist a fun zipper pull so I added a cute strawberry themed pull on each. These were a free gift with purchase from Sunny Day Supply.

I hope you choose to make a project with Berry Market!

Happy Sewing!

2.21.2025

Making all the things with Bee Basics from Riley Blake

Hi! Today I'm sharing all the projects I made with Bee Dots and Bee Gingham from Lori Holt of A bee In My Bonnet. Bee Dots is a fabulous collection of basics with personality. The Bee Dots line consists of florals and geometrics which are perfect for quilts and quilt blocks, purses and clothing. The fabrics are so good I had a very hard time deciding on just one project!

The first project I made is my Circle Hexagon Purse in the warm tones from the line.

The lovely brown fabric was used for the background and the purse gusset. I love how the pinks and oranges pop against the ditsy brown print.

The Circle Hexagon Purse is super roomy and big enough for sewing projects on the go.

Find the Circle Hexagon Purse Pattern Here

I’ve wanted to make a quilt coat for some time. I used the Flora Jacket pattern from Bright Side which is an easy fitting jacket with patch pockets and a dropped sleeve. The pockets were a wee bit big for my taste, so I reduce the size to 7″ tall x 7 1/4″ wide. I also shortened the front on the longer version by about 1 1/2″. The version I made is a size Medium and is nice and roomy.

The Brown Ditsy print – “Genoveffa Raisin”, was perfect for quilting! The print has a symmetrical pattern so I was able to use the print as my quilting guide – no marking required.

The binding is also a Bee Basics Bee Gingham – Cassidy Gingham in color Coral.

I love the pop of pink on the inside collar!

Here is my Quilt Coat inspiration board : ) I ended up choosing a pattern that looks and fits closest to the Free People jacket on the bottom left. My next quilt coat will be a version of the out of print pattern on the right – Simplicity 8298 with a vintage Cottagecore / Little House on the Prairie vibe.

I started a few more projects I thought I would share. This Dresden block is destined to become another Circle purse.

The Dresden block was made from a template from EZ quilting you can find HERE. I used the 6″ length blade and it fit the Circle purse perfectly.

Bee Dots was a perfect choice for my Vintage Dresses!

Find the Vintage Dresses Pattern Here

I hope you choose to use Bee Basics in your next project!

Happy Sewing!

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1.16.2025

POSIE Quilt in Precious Petites fabric

Hi! It has been grey and cold here in the Pacific Northwest so working with the bright and sunny floral collection – Precious Petites was a real treat!

The fabric line consists entirely of florals with a gingham print in five different colorways – my absolute dream fabric collection!

The collection is designed by Gerri Robinson for Planted Seed Designs.

I designed a quilt that has a Springy feel and takes advantage of all those amazing floral prints. The butterfly block is a perfect match for the floral themed Posie block : )

The Posie quilt is a perfect pattern for learning and expanding your sewing skills. The Butterfly block is foundation paper pieced and the Posie block uses curved piecing.

The Butterfly and Posie blocks are sashed with one of the pretty teal prints and the cornerstones are nine patch gingham blocks.

The Posie quilt will be available in my Etsy shop soon.

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Happy Sewing!

xo Charise