Bella Skill Builder - Block 8 Starburst

I can't believe it is September already!

The summer has flown by!

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

This month's block is Starburst.  It is a fun and easy block to put together and incredibly easy with this handy dandy ruler.

 I am pleased with how this quilt is coming together.

I hope you sew along too.  Be sure to share your block on Instagram with

the hashtag #BellaSkillBuilder

Happy Sewing

xo

Charise

Kimono Sleeve Dress in Sew It All Magazine

Good Morning!

It is Another sunny day in Seattle and I am soaking up the last few days of beautiful weather before my boys go back to school.

Not much sewing going on here but I do have a project to share.

Years back I designed my Kimono Sleeve Dress for Stitch Magazine.  

Sadly, Stitch is gone but the folks at F & W Media who are the parent company, own Stitch's content and have been re-publishing the content in their other magazines and e-books.

I received word from Sew It All that my Kimono Sleeve Dress was in the latest issue of Sew it All #11.

To be honest, I had forgotten all about that design!  

It is an incredibly easy make and perfect for a first time garment sewist.
You can find the pattern and link to purchase the magazine [HERE]

It has an empire seam which can be problematic for the fit on larger chested gals. 

Check out this handy little diagram to check for a correct fit and how to modify the pattern.

Happy sewing!
xo
Charise 

Vintage Block Quilt Along

In 2012 I had an idea to do a quilt-along using vintage quilt block patterns.
It took a little over two years and 12 patterns were done!

You can find all the patterns and tutorials [HERE]

I have all the blocks sewn but have yet to make them into a quilt.

My next project is to decide the sashing for this quilt, which I will share soon!

I decided to put pictures of my unfinished projects on a cute bulletin board (I found the bulletin board at Joann fabrics) so I don't forget which projects I need to finish.

It helps me to have a visual reminder : )

Looks like I will need a few more bulletin boards for all my projects!

Summer is coming to an end so I hope to have time to finish lots of my unfinished projects when my boys are back in school.

I hope you are enjoying these last days of summer!

Happy Sewing!

xo

Charise

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