Introducing: My Happy Place
I’m excited to share a new fabric collection from Riley Blake Designs.
My Happy Place by Lori Holt, features button cards, vintage ladies, florals, quilt blocks, and gingham. New for RBD, this collection comes in home decor weight and is 57/58’’ wide—perfect for so many awesome projects like throw pillows, bags and totes, furniture, and everything else in between! And if these beautiful prints (in Lori’s signature colors) weren’t enough, there’s also a label panel. Yasss!
I was so inspired when I saw this collection that I couldn’t decide what to make.
The struggle is real, y’all!
I decided to make some sewing themed Christmas stockings and boy-oh-boy are they cute!
For this project, I used June Tailor’s Quilt As You Go Stripes Stocking for the base of my stocking.
I love June Tailor QAYG products. You’re essentially sewing-by-number and you quilt as you sew!
Awesome, right? Check out the Wine Totes I made here.
However, I mixed things up a bit. I totally went rogue.
Here are some rough (haha!) step-by-step instructions:
Start with the pre-printed batting.
Separate the pre-printed batting by cutting the two stockings sides apart.
Use the pre-printed batting rectangle you cut as a guide to cut the top and lining fabric.
Spray baste the top fabric to the batting, wrong sides together.
Repeat for the second side of the stocking.
Trim 1/2’’ to 1’’ away from the stocking outline.
Sew around the stocking outline, directly on top of the line.
Quilt directly on or used the pre-printed lines as my guide.
Spray baste the finished top section to the lining fabric. Wrong sides together.
Sew around the stocking outline, directly on top of the first sew line.
Trim right up next to the sew line.
Repeat for the other side of the stocking.
Follow the instructions for joining your two stocking sides together.
Follow the instructions for adding your hook and binding.
Each stocking was quilted differently, giving them lots of unique texture. I even added Lori Holt’s buttons to some of the button cards. They’re just sew perfect. Make one for you and all your quilty friends!
My Happy Place is arriving local quilt shops now. I can’t wait to see what you make!
cut, sew, repeat…
the tattooed quilter
