Super Cute Paper Piecing !!!

I hope you have been enjoying the summer.  We have been busy at the Randell household

enjoying the few last gasps of summer!

I have exciting news.  My book - "Super Cute Paper Piecing", is available as a pre-order on Amazon.

It releases on November 21st!

You can also purchase it at Martingale with a Nov. 7th availability.

Over the next few months, I will be sharing the projects and the inspiration behind them!

Be sure to sign up for my newsletter - you can find the sign up form on the right side of my blog.
Over the next few months, I will be sharing tips for perfecting your paper piecing as well as
new projects you can make from the blocks in "Super Cute Paper Piecing".

Happy Sewing and Happy Summer!

xo

Charise

Bella Skill Builder ~ Month 7

It is time to share the newest block for the Bella Skill Builder Sew Along hosted by the Fat Quarter Shop and designed by Sherri McConnell of a Quilting Life.

I just happened to be hanging clothes on the line today and thought it would be a perfect way to share the block I made for this month.

There are two block patterns this month and they both use half and quarter square triangles.  Fat Quarter Shop send me [this] handy dandy little ruler that makes the task of creating half square triangles easy peasy : )

I love how this blocks works with the others in the series.

Please be sure to share you versions on Instagram using the hashtag #BellaSkillBuiler

I love to see what you are making!

The patterns are free and are available [HERE] on The Fat Quarter Shop Blog.

Happy Sewing

xo

Charise

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The Splendid Sampler ~ Sew Along #2

In case you missed it the first time around, there is another Splendid Sampler Sew Along.

You can find the new sew along blocks [HERE]

The Splendid Sampler is the brain child of Pat and Jane who came up with the idea to ask 100 designers to come up with a 6" block to contribute to a sew along!  

Get all the info on The Splendid Sampler Website [HERE]

The cool thing is that all the blocks have been published in a book.   You can find the book [HERE] 

This is the second sew along in conjunction with the release of the book.

I am so happy they created another sew along.

I didn't quite get to all the blocks the first time around.

So far I have made block #73 entitled "Love" by Jennifer Albaugh.

I am looking forward to making more and watching this quilt grow.

Today, I printed out this handy dandy Block List which includes pics of all the blocks.  

It is a great way to keep track of the blocks you have made.

You can find it [HERE]

Be sure to tag your photos of the blocks you make on Instagram with the hashtag #TheSplendidSampler.

Happy Sewing

xo

Charise

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Fat Quarter Shop is giving away a Bernina “Hello Lovely” Cotton + Steel B350SE sewing machine

Fat Quarter Shop is having an amazing give-away.  Bernina has given them a “Hello Lovely”Cotton + Steel B350SE sewing machine to give away, MSRP $1,899!

Enter on their blog [HERE] through Rafflecopter, and there are many ways to enter.  Each task will give you one entry, for a total maximum of 7 entries.  This giveaway will end on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at midnight CST, and the winner will be drawn at random and announced on July 26, 2017.

For more info on this beautiful machine, go to the You Tube video [HERE]

*No purchase necessary to enter.  Commenting on this blog post does not count as an entry.  Fat Quarter Shop employees, Bernina employees and bloggers paid or compensated by Fat Quarter Shop are not eligible to enter this giveaway.*

Good Luck!

xo

Charise

Improv Fabric by Amy Friend of During Quiet Time

I am thrilled to be today's stop on the Blog hop for Amy Friend's new fabric - Improv by Benartex.

I love this new line of fabric!
The colors are beautiful and the prints are fresh and modern.
It is such a versatile fabric line perfect for quilts and sewn projects.
You can find more details and a free quilt pattern designed by Amy on her site [HERE]

Amy and I met when we both joined the Cocorico Quilting Bee on Flickr and I have known her for years.   
  It has been fun watching her design career grow.  
She designs paper piecing and quilt patterns and has authored two lovely books for Lucky Spool.




 Since we met in a Paper Piecing Quilting Bee, it seemed a perfect match to pair Amy's gorgeous new fabric line with a paper pieced pattern.

I made my Pussy Cat Pattern into a zipper pouch.  

Amy's fabric translated so perfectly into the kitty fur!

I also made this Macaroon Pouch a few weeks back and I love how it looks in Improv fabric!

If you would like to make my Pussy Cat Pouch, you can find the pattern in my Craftsy shop [HERE]
and Etsy shop [HERE]

Benartex is giving away a bundle of Improv fabrics each day.  Be sure to head over [HERE] for a chance to win!

Be sure to check out the other bloggers to see what they made with Improv!
The projects are gorgeous!

July 11th: Stephanie @Spontaneous Threads

July 12th : Sharon @Color Girl Quilts

July 13th: Charise @Charise Creates

July 14th: Nicole @Wild Boho

July 15th: AnneMarie @Gen X Quilters

Happy Sewing!

xo

Charise

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Bella Skill Builder ~ Courthouse Steps

Happy July to you!

Summer is in full swing here in the Pacific Northwest and I am loving it.

It is the 1st of July and time to share my latest block in the Bella Skill Builder Sew Along hosted by the Fat Quarter Shop.  Click on the link for the free pattern and all the Sew Along details.

This month I am sharing my Courthouse Steps blocks which is a variation of the Log Cabin Block.

I love this block!  It is fairly quick to sew together and this handy little ruler makes the process even easier!

Be sure to tag your pics on Instagram with the hashtag #BellaSkillBuilder

My quilt is coming together and I am loving it!

Be sure to check out all the sewists in this fun Sew Along

• Paula from The Sassy Quilter 
• Leanne from She Can Quilt
• Cindy from Live a Colorful Life
• Erin from Sew at Home Mummy
• Erin from Why Not Sew
• Connie from Freemotion by the River
• Lisa from In the Boon Docks
• Marni from Haberdashery Fun
• Natalia from Piece and Quilt
• Julie from 627 Handworks
• Megan from Canoe Ridge Creations
• Amy from Amy’s Creative Side
• Kim from Persimon Dreams
• Patty from Elm Street Quilts
• Denise from Pieced Brain Quilts
• Kaye from Miss Print
• Melissa from Happy Quilting Melissa
• Charise from Charise Creates
• Melanie from Mostly Crafty
• Dana from Old Red Barn Co.
• Kristen from Three in the Nest
• Vickie from Spun Sugar Quilts

Happy Sewing!

xo

Charise

* Super Cute Paper Piecing * ~ My New Book!

I can finally reveal the secret project I have been working on for months - my new book - "Super Cute Paper Piecing"

I wrote the book while managing a house remodel and a couple of moves.  

Writing the book helped keep me sane and happy during the chaos. 

The book will be available November 2017 and I will be making my first trip to quilt market at the end of October to share it and sign books!

This is the only photo from the book I can share now,  but the following pics are a few I took during the process.  If you look carefully, you can see some blocks that are in the book. 

"Super Cute Paper Piecing" has 13 paper pieced blocks and 10 fun and useful projects!

Look for updates here on all news for "Super Cute Paper Piecing" and on Instagram with the hashtag "SuperCutePaperPiecing"

And a big thanks to the Martingale team for all their hard work and talent, and Brent for the amazing pics. 

Happy Sewing

xo

Charise