This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to Diane!
But, of course, you can still buy gorgeous patterns from The Rivendale Collection – check your local patchwork store.
For weeks now I have been working on a new stitchery project. In fact, I started before Christmas! I loved this project so much that I couldn’t keep it a secret and have been sharing bits and pieces on Instagram as I went along but I haven’t yet shared the most exciting part of this project.
It involves a giveaway for you, my readers! Keep reading to find out how to enter to win 10 patterns!
This gorgeousness was created from a pattern by The Rivendale Collection. All the patterns are gorgeous but this one really caught my eye. I still remember my Mum’s button jar and now I have, not one, but quite a few button jars in my own craft room. I love the fact that you always seem to find a hidden treasure in a button jar – a button that you had completely forgotten about but are excited to find again!
This stitching project reminded me of that excitement.
My fabric with cute birds, stripe and flowers is a Riley Blake print from my stash. The blue and green spots are also from my stash but not Riley Blake. I needed something extra and this dot print fit perfectly with the other colours. The pattern includes full instructions for cutting the fabric, transferring the stitching patterns, and creating a cushion from the finished stitchery. It also explains how to make the prairie points that feature on the short ends of the rectangle.
I actually made my finished panel into mini quilt rather than a cushion. (Read the ‘how to’ below.) It is now one of a number of mini quilts waiting to be added to the wall above my sewing table.
The Rivendale Collection is an Australian pattern company created by Sally Giblin. Many of her patterns are pictured in soft pretty prints so I couldn’t resist changing it up a little and using bright rainbow colours instead. Always remember that a project can look very different depending on the colours and fabrics that you choose.
Let’s look at some of the details:
I attached all the applique pieces with Vliesofix, an iron on double-sided adhesive that is super simple to use. Then I blanket stitched the edges to decorate and protect them.
Find my tutorial for how to Blanket Stitch an Applique here.
For the stitching I used DMC thread in these colours:
- Green – 581
- Red – 817
- Aqua – 598
I used stem stitch for the flower stems and Lazy Daisy stitch for the leaves. (Look out for my Lazy Daisy stitch tutorial coming soon.) I used a basic running stitch for the borders and blanket stitch around the appliques – as I mentioned above. The pattern included simple diagrams for the stitches required, although I used stem stitch rather than the suggested back-stitch. The stitched sections were perfect for working on in the car as I waited to pick up kids!
Update: Find my Lazy Daisy Tutorial here.
I think the Prairie Points are my favourite part of this project! I love the look of them but I have not ever made them before. The pattern included really clear instructions on how to cut, fold, pin and stitch these into place.
How I finished my Mini Quilt:
Here’s a quick rundown of how to make your panel into a mini quilt rather than a cushion. The cushion instructions are included in the pattern, of course, so this a little bonus:
- Completely finish your panel with all the appliques attached and the hand stitching done.
- Cut a piece of iron-on pellon or quilt batting the same size as the finished panel and another piece of fabric for the backing.
- Iron on or quilt the pellon or batting to the back of the finished panel. I just quilted in the ditch around the edge of all the white sections to hold the batting in place. You might spray baste the batting in place if you need to.
- Lay the Prairie Points on the back on the panel as described in the pattern with the points pointing inwards. Stitch them in place as described. They will be sitting on top of the batting layer.
- Place the backing fabric down right sides up and then place the quilt top face down with batting and prairie points facing up on top. Pin in place.
- Stitch around the edges to join leaving a turning gap of 4″ or so.
- Clip the corners and turn through. Use a knitting needle to push out the corners if you need to.
- Carefully press, then top stitch around the edge about an eighth of an inch in to close the gap and give a neat finish.
Giveaway
The Rivendale Collection has generously offered to give one lucky reader not only this pattern but 10 patterns total, valued at $132.
How lovely is that?!
The winner can pick 10 patterns from The Rivendale Collection website here so go and take a look. There are table runners, cushions, quilts, bags and more to choose from – see under “The Collection” tab to see all the categories. I know you will find something there to love. I love how so many of the projects include sayings or quotes in them – so sweet!
To Enter:
Pop over to The Rivendale Collection website and browse around then come back and tell me:
If you were designing a beautiful pattern like these,
what phrase or quote would you choose to stitch?
Read the Fine Print:
- Only one entry per person.
- Entries are to be in the comments on this post.
- This is a game of skill, not chance. You must answer the question for a valid entry – I am looking for creativity and originality in your answer. If you pick a quote from someone else, please tell us who said it.
- You must leave a valid email address for me to contact you for a valid entry.
- This giveaway is open internationally so anyone from any country can enter. (But you must answer the question in English!)
- Entries open with this post on Sunday February 28 2016 and close on Saturday March 5 2016 at 8pm Brisbane time.
- The winner will be chosen from the valid entries and contacted via email before midnight Monday 7 March 2016.
- If the winner doesn’t contact me, after 4 days I will choose a new winner to replace them.
- Once I have been in contact with the winner, I will announce the winner and pass on their details to the lovely sponsor who will send out the prize.
- I can’t take responsibility for any issues in the delivery process.
How gorgeous! These designs remind me of my sister-in-law, who is going through a tough time at the moment. For that reason I would design a cute little cottage-style house(with gorgeous buttons as flowers in the garden) and the quote would be “Love where you live” which is her motto for 2016. ?
Everything from that collection is beautiful, colours, design, everything!
I love nature…birds, bees, flowers, trees and all sorts of bright garden scenes.
I have to call it, My Sew Tweet Garden.
Wow what a prize. It was so hard to pick just one says that I would put on a project if I was designing. I would use this Dr Seuss Quote: “We are a little weird and, Life’s a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual Weirdness and call it LOVE” I know it is long but I really like it.
Thanks for the chance to win.
tracinecharest at gmail dot com
They have lots of pretty things on their website!
I would choose this quote which I know is famous but I don’t its origin : To have a child is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.
Love THE Pattern and THE fabrics.
IT is à bit different toen here in Holland.
I would stitch my motto”Do What Matters Most”. I think it is original to me, and it is my own personal guiding principle, in a day-to-day way, helping me weed out the important from the merely loud and pushy–it also reminds me to focus on the things that last, not the things that are tempting or shiny (or on television!).
My quote would be: Wake up and smell the roses.
Beautiful patterns so thanks for the chance.
My quote is “Time is so important………use it wisely” patterns are lovely.
LOVE – this would be my choice. Lovely stitching.
Recently my youngest daughter went through a tough time in a relationship. My older daughter traveled hundreds of miles to see her on a Friday night. I was touched by their love and support for each other, even with their age difference. I have been trying to find a way to honor them, make them a home item or a find a piece of jewelry that would mean something to them.
I found this quote from George RR Martin and I love it. I would love to see a wall hanging with Suns and Moons and this quote ” You may be as different as the sun and the moon, but the same blood flows through both your hearts. You need her, as she needs you.”
I love flowers and birds. My quote would be “Bloom where you are planted.”
As my husband and I had been through so much before we found each other, I’d have to use the phrase we say every day which is “We Love Us!”
Oops! I meant “I Love Us!”, because we do love us!
What a lovely new to me site. My Mother stitched this quote for me when I was first married almost
40 yrs ago…. Bloom where you are Planted. It has helped me through some events in our lives.
I would love to stitch up some of these for our little grand girls. Thanks Tonya for sharing the site and collections.
DeeDee
Gifted if I had to describe your work of art in one word. The quote I would use if I was designing one of these gems. “Out on a limb you are never alone. Owl or we will be there”. Out on a limb comes from a mug rug I made for a friend who mother just passed, “you are never alone” scripture verse and “Owl or we will be there” is the machine embroidery pattern with four owl sitting on a tree branch. Your work of art has inspired me to get to drawing and sewing and use the gift God gave me to bless others. Thank you for sharing.
Wow! What an exciting collection. Because I so love nature, and it astounds me by all the wonderfully awesome things God has created I would choose a nature setting of birds, butterflies, & flowers. I have no idea where the origin of the quote I love comes from but I would use: ” God is good all the time.” I feel sure it is Scripturally based.
As a button collector this inspires me to use a set of glass buttons that I have that my mama put on a little dress of mine when I was very small. I think there might have been 6 originally, but I only have 5 of them. They are made of blue glass.
Thank you for sharing all your talents and those of others with us. I am grateful.
I love all the colors. I would stitch peace be with you and yours and your country mgj
Everyone is wonderful. I have a new great granddaughter and I would love to make her a garden quilt called ” Colors of My Heart” Yo love your site.
I love the patterns. Flowers, bees and butterflies. My daughter is getting married soon and I would love to stitch a little quilt for her to put on her wall. She loves owls so I would have two owls with the quote, “Always kiss me goodnight.” I’m not sure where it came from. It goes along with, Never go to bed angry. Thanks for the chance.
Those patterns are so inspiring I’ve come up with “Don’t just do, Take part in life”, I have been a watcher of life for too long, I’m now taking part and living a much happier life.
My Daughter and her family have moved to South Australia last year and I miss them all so much I have a special bod with my youngest granddaughter, Iove sewing for her, I have seen Belinda’s patterns before and love them the cushion with the Granddaughter verse is wonderful. My verse would be “A Grandmothers Love is greatest gift of all to be able to spend special times with your grandchildren means the world to me as a Grandmother”
Thank you for the opportunity to enter the competition.
Judy
I would make a cute lil’ cottage, a garden & sweet sitting area. My stitching would be “Sit awhile & share a pot of Tea ” I would make & give to my Best Friend…we have shared so many pots of tea…& dreams & quilty books & projects. 🙂
Thank you for chance to win your Give-a-way! 😀
My quote would be “Any action that is acknowledged will continue” part of a larger quote from a dear friend who is a counselor.. it continues with good bad or otherwise, acknowledge it and it will continue
The quote I would use is:
“ONLY IN NEW YORK KIDS … ONLY IN NEW YORK”
Cindy Adams – New York Post
Hope I win, I just love this fabric, it’s beautiful!
“Like an Angel” and “Small Treasures” would be perfect,
for a quilt I’d like to make my granddaughter.
I’m so glad I came across your website. Thank you for a chance to win …