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1.14.2018

Parfait Quilt from The Cake Mix Quilt Along

I had the great pleasure of making a quilt for The Cake Mix Quilt Along hosted by the Fat Quarter Shop.

The Cake Mix Quilt Along features The Cake Mix Quilt Book: Volume One by It’s Sew Emma!

This Quilt Along features all 16 quilts in The Cake Mix Quilt Book!

Over 16 weeks, Fat Quarter Shop will be featuring one quilt from the book each week.

My stop is week 8 and I made the Parfait Quilt.

I decided on a pretty Spring Palette of pinks and corals.

It was a fun make and includes a whopping 160 hourglass blocks and 25 pinwheel blocks.

The quilt was a fun and easy make!

Most of the print fabrics were from my stash but I did decide on that yummy Bubblegum Kona Solid and I couldn't resist the cute fashion print from Bee in my Bonnet by Lori Holt for the backing.

Be sure to check out the lovely makes from the other quilters on the hop!

And tag your Instagram photos with #fqsquiltalong and #CakeMixMonday so I can see all your fun makes!

Happy Sewing

Charise

Monday, November 13 – Ginger Bread Quilt by Melissa of Happy Quilting Melissa
Monday, November 20 – Sherbert Quilt by Melanie of A Bit of Scrap Stuff
Monday, November 27 – Fondant Quilt by Sinta of Pink Pincushion
Monday, December 4 – Taffy Quilt by Sondra of Out of the Blue Quilts
Monday, December 11 – Crème Brulee Quilt by Sherri of A Quilting Life
Monday, December 18 – Sundae Quilt by Anorina of Samelia’s Mum
Monday, January 8 – Marzipan Quilt by Amanda of Jedi Craft Girl
Monday, January 15 – Parfait Quilt by Charise of Charise Creates
Monday, January 22 – Banana Split Quilt by Connie of Freemotion by the River
Monday, January 29 – Ganache Quilt by Amy of Diary of a Quilter
Monday, February 5 – Fruitcake Quilt by Sharon of Lilabelle Lane
Monday, February 12 – Meringue Quilt by Erin of Why Not Sew?
Monday, February 19 – Buttercream Quilt by Sondra of Out of the Blue Quilts
Monday, February 26 – Tiramisu Quilt by Jennie of Porch Swing Quilts
Monday, March 5 – Cheesecake Quilt by Anorina of Samelia’s Mum
Monday, March 12 – Petit Four Quilt by Seema of Hooks, Needles and Brushes

8.31.2017

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

Charise

7.31.2017

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

Charise

1.13.2016

Hope Blooms

Welcome to my stop on the Fat Quarter Shop's Top Ten Videos of 2015.

Today I'm sharing the Hope Blooms Quilt Block.

I love log cabin blocks and the video from Fat Quarter Shop ensures your log cabin blocks will be perfectly square! The video shows how to make the 8 1/2" log cabin using the Creative Grids Log Cabin Trim Ruler. I seriously love this ruler!

If you want to make the quilt, you can find the pattern HERE.

My favorite part of any new sewing project is picking out the fabric. I was inspired by this Fat Quarter Shop bloggers bundle from Quilt Jane. I love the coral pink, turquoise and grey combo.

I chose to use predominately coral pink and grey for my blocks. You can see some Paperie by Art Gallery Fabrics and Lakehouse Favorites that I used in the blocks.

I decided to make a pillow with four squares and grey dot sashing from Lakehouse. I love how it turned out and you can never have too many pretty pillows : )
Next project is a full size quilt to match the pillow!

If you’re on Instagram, use the hashtag #hopebloomsquilt to share your Hope Blooms Quilt Project and #FQSTop10 for a chance to win a Fat Quarter Shop $100 Gift Certificate.
The contest ends January 31, 2016 and the winner will be announced on Instagram February 1, 2016.

Be sure to check out the other lovely blogger projects here:

Shruti of 13 Woodhouse Road

Seema of Hooks, Needles, & Brushes

Sinta of Pink Pin Cushion

Rachel of PS I Quilt

Julie of The Crafty Quilter

Christopher of The Tattooed Quilter

xo ~ Charise

8.02.2015

Sunday Stash ~ Lakehouse Favorites

A few years ago Lakehouse Dry goods fabric produced the cutest line called Annie's Farm Stand.

My favorite prints are the text prints called Annie's Seed catalogue, which came in white, black, red and yellow.

They are adorable and versatile and I love to use them for quilts and small fabric projects!

The print made an appearance in my block for the quilt in the book "Playful Little Paper Pieced Projects." It is the text print in the apple on the left.

You can find them in My Vintage Block Quilt Along.

And most recently, a free paper piecing pattern.

I was so excited that Lakehouse decided to reprint them ~ and in new colors!

You can find the prints at Fat Quarter Shop.

Happy Sewing!

Charise

7.17.2015

Kettle's On! ~ My stop on the Farm Girl Vintage Sew Along

Hello and Happy Friday. Farm Girl Friday that is : )

I am excited to share my block from the new book by Lori Holt of a Bee in my Bonnet, "Farm Girl Vintage".

The book is fantastic and has 45 adorable quilt blocks and patterns for quilts,
potholders and table toppers.

Each block has a pattern for a 6" or 12" block.

Lori shares her farm girl past with adorable pics of her family
growing up on a farm in Utah.

Check out this fun video from the Fat Quarter Shop for a clever way to bind a potholder using backing fabric [HERE]

I made the Kettle's On! block and chose an aqua, red and pink theme.

The blocks are labeled alphabetically so I used my Alphabitties to mark all the pieces.

I love the way they coordinate with the fabrics : )

I thought My Kettles On block would make a perfect little purse and even had the red handles in my stash!

Be sure to check out the other bloggers and their blocks and projects.

You can find the schedule [HERE]

If you Instagram, check out the hashtag #FarmGirlFridays for more inspiring creations.

Happy Sewing!

Charise

11.02.2014

Patchwork Patterns 318 Blog Hop and Give Away

I'm so happy you stopped by my blog for the Patchwork Patterns 318 Blog Hop! Patchwork Patterns 318 is a Japanese sewing book by Kumiko Fujita. It has recently been published by World Book Media for the first time in English!

The book is written for hand sewing but can be easily adapted to sewing on your machine using foundation paper piecing or freezer paper piecing.

I decided to make a few projects from the "Girls Night Out" section of the book. The patterns are adorable and the perfect designs for embellishing some very practical items.
I couldn't resist making a make-up bag - perfect for the lipstick and nail polish block!

The fabrics used for the lipstick and nail polish are Cotton + Steel Mustang Collection. The large floral is a cotton canvas designed is Ruby Star Polka dot in Pink by Melody Miller. The background dot is Essential dots in Pink from Moda.

The lipstick and nail polish block were enlarged to 4". The patterns in the book are approximately
2 3/8" and are not reversed for paper piecing, so I scanned the image and used Adobe Illustrator to enlarge and reverse the image. I added a seam to make the piecing a bit easier and numbered each section. If you don't have Illustrator you can use Photoshop Elements as well. Kerry has a great tutorial for sizing the blocks which you can find here.

The next project is a shoe/project bag. (Shhh.... don't tell anyone but I had an almost identical pair of pink kitten heels I wore in the early 80's : )

The shoe is made with Cotton + Steel Mustang, the bottom and top border are
Ruby Star Polka dot in Pink by Melody Miller. The background fabric is Essex Yarn Dyed Linen from Robert Kaufmann.

I enlarged the pattern to 8" - large enough to adorn a roomy bag - perfect for a shoe bag or project bag. I am currently using this one for a knitting project. It is a roomy 13" x 16" - so it will fit a pair of long knitting needles or your favorite pink high heels : )

Now for the fun part!!! I will be giving away one copy of Patchwork Patterns 318 compliments of World Book Media and a FQ set of Mustang from Cotton + Steel from Fat Quarter Shop! Don't forget to take a peek at the New Cotton + Steel line at Fat Quarter Shop.

Please leave a comment below sharing whether or not you have tried foundation paper piecing. If you have tried, what did you make?
Give away is open to USA and International commenters. Comments will be open until Friday 9:00 p.m Pacific Standard Time.

And.... be sure to check out the other projects on the blog hop - they are wonderful!

Good Luck!

xo
Charise

318 Patchwork Patterns Blog Hop

October 2oth Kerry Green from http://verykerryberry.blogspot.com

*Project: House Mini Wall Hanging & Freezer Paper Piecing Tutorial with Y seams

October 22^nd Penny Layman from http://sewtakeahike.typepad.com

* Project: Gardening apron with blocks from Vegetables collection

October 24^th Angela Pingel from http://cuttopieces.blogspot.com

* Project: Wall hanging or bunting from Halloween collection

October 27th Amy Sinibaldi from http://nanacompany.typepad.com

* Project: Tote bag with appliqué blocks

October 29^th Amber Carrillo from http://oneshabbychick.typepad.com

* Project: Blocks from Christmas collection

October 31st Latifah Saafir from www.thequiltengineer.com

* Project: Baby blanket from At the Circus collection

November 3rd Charise Randell from http://charisecreates.blogspot.com

* Project: Make up kit and shoe bag from Girls’ Night Out collection

November 7th Amy Friend from http://duringquiettime.com

* Project: Table runner with blocks from Fruits collection

November 5th Leila from http://wheretheorchidsgrow.blogspot.com

* Project: Tea Cozy from Tea Time Collection

November 12th Caroline from www.sewcanshe.com

* Project: Tote or pouch with appliqué block

November 10th Faith Jones from www.freshlemonquilts.com

* Project: Mini quilt from Vehicle Collection

November 14th Rashida Coleman-Hale fromhttp://iheartlinen.typepad.com

9.22.2014

Fat Quarter Shop - Robert Kaufman Sale

Hello! My apologies for being so quiet over here! I have been spending time organizing my fabric which required a trip to IKEA for some bookshelves - with doors - to store my fabric. My stash has outgrown the plastic bins I now store them in. I will share some photos soon! It is so nice to have my fabric arranged by color!

I wanted to let you know that Fat Quarter Shop is having a sale - 20% OFF ALL ROBERT KAUFMAN FABRICS with coupon code: RK2014

This includes Kona, Ann Kelle, Carolyn Friedlander, Darlene Zimmerman, and Many more!

This offer starts TODAY, September 22^nd until SUNDAY, September 28^th at 11:59 PM CST.

I may head over myself, but only if I have some room on those new shelves : )

xo Charise

9.05.2014

Sponsor News - National Sewing Month!

Becca at Sew Me a Song is having a sale this weekend

In Celebration of National Sewing Month!

Take $10.00 off your purchase of $50 or more. Enter coupon code : SEWSEPT at checkout. Offer good through September 8th.

I'm rather smitten with this I dream of Paris bundle : )

The Fat Quarter Shop is celebrating National Sewing Month with a free pattern. The Color my Heart Quilt pattern is available HERE. It uses a handful of charm squares and makes a 27" finished block. I would be an adorable mini quilt or make a bunch for a larger quilt!

(Don't forget to use #colormyheart on social media when you create this quilt!)

They are also hosting a blog hop! They have asked bloggers (me included!) to share a projects they have not made before ~ all month long! Here is the list of bloggers!

Shruti of 13 Woodhouse Road

Sherri of A Quilting Life

Amy of Amy's Creative Side

Alyce of Blossom Heart Blog

Charise of Charise Creates

Lucy of Charm About You

Erin of Dog Under My Desk

Amy of During Quiet Time

Rachel of Family Ever After

Anne Marie of Generation X Quilters

Marni of Haberdashery Fun

Melissa of Happy Quilting