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NEW! Twist and Turn . . . . This Way or That Way!

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NEW!  Twist and Turn . . . . This Way or That Way!

Floret  my NEW Basic Collection for Riley Blake Designs, introduced into the Marketplace earlier this year, consists of (30) over-dyed, richly saturated colors with a ditzy flowing flower bud printed on top for a great universal blender or for an entire quilt.

Floret by Gerri Robinson of Planted Seed Designs for Riley Blake Designs

To support the Floret Collection, I designed 6 quilts featured in our NEW! Twist & Turn pattern booklet  0 comment

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Slowly Catching Up on the 2023 RBD Block Challenge!

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Slowly Catching Up on the 2023 RBD Block Challenge!

Riley Blake Designs (RBD) launched their NEW 2023 Block Challenge on January 3rd with (16) new and exciting 10" quilt blocks and mine will be shared and revealed on May 9th as the 15th Block!

Unlike last year where I only made my block, I didn't want to have a repeat performance of "one and done", so I enlisted the help of my dear quilting friend, Lisa Garber, who I introduced you to HERE!

Floret Fat Quarter Bundle by Gerri Robinson of Planted Seed Designs 0 comment

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Quilts in Bloom Available Now as a PDF!!!

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Quilts in Bloom Available Now as a PDF!!!

Did you see that?  Should I repeat it again?  That's right, Quilts in Bloom is available right NOW as a PDF - right HERE!

Quilts in Bloom by Gerri Robinson of Planted Seed Designs

Riley Blake Designs may be sold out of Quilts in Bloom in their warehouse but we still have printed copies in "our warehouse" available and ready to ship - right 1 comment

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Made You Look! NO CUT Easy Buffalo Check Quilt

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Made You Look!  NO CUT Easy Buffalo Check Quilt

There isn't a color palette or design that isn't more iconic than a traditional Buffalo Check.  You can find the Buffalo Check design in apparel for men, women, youth and babies as well as home décor.  It's a true classic that has stood the test of time.

What would make this iconic design even more classic?  How about easy, NO CUT and quick sewing using our PRE-CUT friendly 5" Floret squares in Black, Gray and Off-White in a repeating pattern.  Can it get any easier than this?!

If you know a simpler and easier way, I'd love...

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NO CUT - NO TRIM Block-in-a-Block FREE Pattern!

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NO CUT - NO TRIM Block-in-a-Block FREE Pattern!

Has this ever happened to you where a quilty friend shares a link to a really cool technique and you "think" you've committed it to memory until you didn't?

Yep, that's exactly what happened in this situation.  I "thought" I had the technique all locked down in my memory and I was in my sewing room making a block when my block did NOT look like the block I had remembered.  What happened?!!!

Preface it to say, "my mistake" turned out to be better than the original!!  Why?  Because "my way" requires NO...

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