Flower Market Fabric Tour

Hello, friends—happy Wednesday!

I’m so excited to welcome you to my stop on the Poppie Cotton Flower Market Fabric Tour! Thank you so much for stopping by—it’s always such a treat to have you here.

Today, I’m absolutely thrilled to share several special pieces I created using the brand-new Flower Market Collection by the incredibly talented Elea Lutz for Poppie Cotton. As soon as I saw these stunning floral prints, I couldn’t wait to put on my quilt designer hat and dive right in!

🌸 About the Collection

Shipping to quilt shops this month, the Flower Market Collection is a fresh and fragrant line filled with gorgeous floral motifs—think roses, daisies, forget-me-nots, and tiny scattered petals—all wrapped in a vibrant palette of reds, greens, blues, pinks, yellows, and whites. ✨

It’s the perfect blend of cheerful vintage and heartwarming charm, and I had so much fun bringing these prints to life! 💐

✨ Project 1: Rosebud Manor Wall Hanging

First up is my original Rosebud Manor Wall Hanging, a Blue Ribbon Design pattern available in my Etsy Shop (digital or paper format). It measures 28½” W x 28½” H, and the size is easily adaptable.

This beginner-friendly appliqué project features most of the fabrics in the Flower Market collection—a beautiful way to showcase the prints!

• The center "manor" block is machine appliqué with added fussy-cut rose bushes.
• I used a clay flower button from Puntini Puntini for the doorknob.
• Rick rack inserted around the perimeter of the center block.
• The surrounding economy blocks are foundation pieced using StitchnSew EZ Print Foundation Piecing Stabilizer from Therm O Web.
• The binding, center background, and some house details are all Country Confetti prints.

📄 Paper Pattern: https://blueribbondesigns.etsy.com/listing/4303983188

💻 Digital Pattern: https://blueribbondesigns.etsy.com/listing/4303985658

✨ Project 2: Patchwork Project Bag

Next, I created a large patchwork project bag—no pattern, just pure creativity! 🪡

• It measures 10” x 13”, with each square finishing at 2½”.
• The top row features fussy-cut roses from the Hand Picked print—one in each colorway.
• Sashing is Country Confetti in Marshmallow New White
• I used red gingham ribbon for the pull, adding a sweet vintage touch.

✨ Project 3: Pincushion with Scissor Tie

And because I couldn’t resist, I made a sweet pin pillow with wool felt embellishment and a scissor tie—again, no pattern, just creativity. ✂️

• It measures 6” x 6” and features a red gingham ribbon tie to hold scissors.
• I added a hand-stitched 100% wool felt flower made from Bellwether Felt by Benzie Design.
• Red rick rack inserted around the perimeter.

💭 Which project is your favorite? I’d love to hear what inspires you most—whether it’s the cheerful florals, the creative details, or the joy of stitching something handmade!

I hope my stop on the Flower Market Fabric Tour has sparked your creativity. Be sure to visit the Poppie Cotton Blog and follow them on social media for even more inspiration using this gorgeous collection.

💮 Fallen in love with Flower Market like I have? Be sure to ask for it at your favorite quilt shop—it’s shipping now!

💫 And the fun doesn’t stop here…

➡️ Thursday, September 25th – I’ll be sharing a brand-new Benzie Design tutorial… think Halloween! 👻🦇

➡️ October 20th – I’ll be back for my next Poppie Cotton Fabric Tour stop, featuring fresh new projects with the upcoming Unicorn Dreams collection 🦄

➡️ Coming Soon – For those of you eagerly awaiting photos of my exclusive class designs for the Threadworxs Fair in June 2026, the wait is almost over—they’ll be posted here VERY soon! 🎨

Thank you so much for visiting today—I truly appreciate your support and enthusiasm. I can’t wait to share what’s next. Until then, happy sewing & stitching, friends. 🧵💖

Granny's Sewing Room Fabric Tour

Greetings, friends—happy Thursday!

I’m absolutely delighted to welcome you to my stop on the Poppie Cotton Granny's Sewing Room Fabric Tour! Thank you so much for dropping by—it's always a treat to visit with you.

Today, I’m thrilled to share the special pieces I created using the brand-new Granny's Sewing Room Collection by Sheri McCulley for Poppie Cotton. The moment I received these vintage inspired sewing prints, I couldn’t wait to put on my quilt designer hat and dive in! 

About the Collection:

This darling collection—shipping to quilt shops this month—is bursting with charm. You’ll find sweet motifs like strawberries, blossoms, daisies, tulips, bluebirds, buttons, sewing machines, mannequins and sewing notions—all wrapped in a delightful palette of pinks, teals, yellows and white. It’s vintage sewing style in fabric form, and I had the best time bringing these prints to life!

✨ Project 1: Sew Happy Quilt

First up is my original Sew Happy Mini Quilt - I didn't use a pattern, just made it up as I went along, creating happy blocks and sewing them together. It measures 30.5” W x 30.5” H  and features:

• Machine appliqué quilt blocks
• Foundation pieced quilt blocks
• Country Confetti background fabrics
• Jailhouse Stripes binding
• ¼” button for cottage doorknob.

This small quilt is perfect for hanging in my sewing room and showcases some of my favorite things.

✨ Project 2: Sewing Roll with Strawberry Pincushion

I am so excited to share this sweet sewing roll and strawberry pincushion. There are no patterns for these—again, I made them up as I went along. 

• The Sewing Roll is 6” x 17” when open. 
• Three pockets (the bottom pocket is gusseted).
• Wool Blend Felt from Benzie Design for needles and pins.
• Tied with Hand-dyed Rayon Ribbon from Lady Dot Creates
• My own design, no pattern. 
  
  
• The matching strawberry pincushion is made with Wool Blend Felt from Benzie Design.
• Strawberry is die cut from Felt Berry Blossom by Nichol Spohr for Spellbinders
• Hand stitched together with DMC embroidery floss. 
• ¼” button for center of the blossom. 
• Decorative pins shown are from Puntini Puntini.

✨ Project 3:  Strip-pieced Large Project Bag

Last but not least, I sewed up a large strip-pieced project bag (again, no pattern, just my creativity). 

• Showcases each fabric print in this collection.
• Lining is Country Confetti.
• White zipper pull. 
• Again, my own design, no pattern.

Which project was your favorite? I’d love to hear what you’re inspired to make! 

I hope this stop on the Granny's Sewing Room Fabric Tour has sparked your creativity. Be sure to check out the Poppie Cotton Blog and follow them on social media for even more inspiration using this delightful collection.

If you’ve fallen in love with Granny's Sewing Room like I have, don’t forget to ask for it at your favorite quilt shop—it’s shipping now...

And there’s more fun ahead! Stop back next Tuesday, August 19th for my next Poppie Cotton Fabric Tour featuring Lakehouse Blues. Also, mark your calendars on Monday, August 18th for a brand-new project tutorial on the Therm O Web Blog. Plus, Monday September 1st, I will have another collaboration tutorial with Benzie Design and Therm O Web kicking off a full week of Fall Craft Fair Projects. 

Thanks again for visiting—I can’t wait to share what’s next. Until then, happy stitching!

Studio Snippets

Greetings, friends!

Winter seemed to fly by, and I am so happy it looks like spring is here to stay for a while. The last couple of months have been a whirlwind. We're still on a "night schedule" in our household, which continues to make life interesting. Even after all this time, I find myself adjusting to this upside-down schedule, but there are far fewer interruptions when I work from 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM.

I've been catching up on needlework finishing and custom orders that are long overdue. I'm down to one last order, which is amazing, as I have a pile of original designs I want to focus on. I've been keeping busy with fun projects for Therm O Web and Poppie Cotton. Plus, I've been planning something really exciting that will be announced tomorrow! I'm itching to get some pattern writing done. Design work brings me the most joy and is my favorite part of my job, so I'm looking forward to finalizing some original designs very soon.

This weekend, we're heading up to Iowa to see dear friends (who are family to me) and attend the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival. I have a long list to complete beforehand. Then, at the end of May, we'll be taking a road trip to Bentonville, AR, for several days to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary (which was at the beginning of April). I'm trying to stay as focused and productive as possible to meet all my deadlines and still have time to travel and play.

Today's photos showcase some of the needlework finishing I've completed for customers (not my stitching, just my finishing) and custom project bags and sewing I've sewn with customer-supplied fabrics. Enjoy the eye candy.

My own design - Needle and Scissor Keep

INSIDE: My own design - Needle and Scissor Keep

Tote Bag Pattern: My own design - Focal and Four Tote Bag

Tomato Season Mat by Notforgotten Farm (Punch Needle)

BACK: Tomato Season Mat by Notforgotten Farm (Punch Needle)
Backing fabric: vintage - Nell’s Flower Shop by Blackbird Designs

Garden Morning Drum Pinkeep by Blackbird Designs
 from the Sewing Club Booklet finished as a pincushion/bowl filler.

BACK: Garden Morning Drum Pinkeep by Blackbird Designs
 from the Sewing Club Booklet finished as a pincushion/bowl filler.

Truly Thine by Blackbird Designs