Picnic Florals Granny Purse & A Patchwork Coaster Tutorial

 Today I am sharing a few projects I made with the new fabric line from My Mind’s Eye, “Picnic Florals”. It is such a sunny, fun fabric line. Just what I need this time of year! I absolutely love the pink and yellow color way. The prints include an adorable strawberry print, gorgeous florals, and a lovely gingham and stripe.

The “Granny Purse” is a sweet hobo style bag. It has a cute little gathered pocket on one side. I added a custom covered button and loop closure. The purse is roomy with an inside pocket. Perfect for the market or for your portable knitting or sewing project.

The opposite side of the bag has a patch pocket. I trimmed the pocket with a sweet lace trim.

Find the Granny Purse here

This collection just had to be made into a cute patchwork project. I love having a collection of coasters. 

I made this sweet 9 patch coaster and you can too! 

Sometimes it is nice to make a quick project and this coaster is just that project. 

It is a free pattern on my blog!

Find the Coaster Pattern here

If you make a project with “Picnic Florals” be sure to tag your photos on social media with the following hashtags:

#PicnicFloralFabric #ILoveRileyBlake #RileyBlakeDesigns

I love to see what you make!

Happy Sewing!

xo

Charise

Holiday Gift Sewing ~ Scrappy Patchwork Coasters

Hello!  Hope you week is going well.

I have been in Holiday sewing mode and thought it would be fun to share a free pattern with you.

I designed the coasters pictured above last year as a way to use some of my favorite scraps of fabric.

It is a quick make and pairs nicely with a cute mug filled with goodies for a lovely Holiday gift.

The pattern includes instructions for both a 9 patch version and a 16 patch version.

You can find the pattern [HERE] on my original blog post

I like to make my own bias tape to finish off the coasters.  You can find my instructions for making bias tape [HERE]

If you make a coaster or two, please use the hashtag #ChariseCreates and #ScrappyPatchworkCoasters so I can see you makes.

Happy Sewing

xo

Charise

Scrappy Patchwork Coaster Tutorial

Happy Friday!

I created a tutorial for Scrappy Patchwork Coasters.

There is a 9 patch version that uses 2" squares.

There is also a 16 patch version which uses 1 1/2" squares.

This project is perfect if you want to use up some of your scraps.

I like to make my own bias tape which I think adds a nice touch.  It is really quite easy to make.

If you'd like to try making bias tape, you can find a tutorial [HERE]

You can find the Scrappy Patchwork Coaster Tutorial [HERE]

Enjoy!

Happy Sewing

xo

Charise