I loooooove strawberries!
Strawberry chapstick, strawberry scented markers, strawberry ice cream and strawberry shortcake!
And today’s #RBDNotSoBasic project, if you haven’t guessed it, is all about strawberries!
There are everal Riley Blake Designs basics included in this project:
I started making these foundation paper pieced strawberries not long after Susan of Quilty Pie released her template, but tucked them away to work on another project. Doesn’t that always happen?
Shortly after working with Shabby and then Texture, I just knew I had to finish this mini quilt. Blossom, Shabby, and Texture make the most delicious strawberries, don’t you think?
If you’re new to foundation paper piecing, don’t worry. There are so many great tutorials out there!
I recommend practicing on beginner blocks like flying geese before advancing to more intricate templates. Susan’s templates are easy to follow and this one is especially beginner friendly.
After making six additional blocks, I experimented with the layout and added sashing and borders. I used Aurifil’s monofilament thread and the serpentine stitch on my BabyLock Journey for the quilting.
To round the corners of this mini quilt, I used June Tailor’s Round the Corner template. If you’re nervous to try this at home, don’t be. The template along with bias binding will make you an expert in no time. Sewing very slow when attaching the binding to the front of the quilt helps too.
Oh, and those strawberries? I made those too—with a little bit of help from Jack. Sooo cute, right?
I used fellow RBD designer, Sedef’s free tutorial as the base of my mini strawberry’s. Instead of cutting out the tops and leaves by hand, I used my Cricut Maker and felt from Benzie Design.
If those mini strawberries weren’t cute enough, Sedef has a maxi strawberry pattern that you can buy here.
Okay, I’m outta here. Going to find something strawberry to snack on.
Maybe those strawberry candies my grandmother always had in her purse. Haha.
cut, sew, repeat…
the tattooed quilter