Hello there. I am delighted to be a part of the Riley Blake Designs Quilt Market Blog Tour to share my upcoming fabric line, Little Joys! Last week I had the opportunity to go to Quilt Market in Minneapolis. This was my very first market and something I had been dreaming of forever. I had the best time and came home feeling excited for things ahead, especially for the release of Little Joys! This line will be arriving to stores very soon (June! yay!). The collection was showcased at Market in the Penny Rose Fabrics’ booth and I’d love to share some of the beautiful projects made with this line for Market, as well as a few tidbits about my inspiration for the collection.
Photographed by the super talented Kristyne of Pretty by Hand. She made some gorgeous treasures with this collection – can’t wait to show you soon! Click photo to visit www.prettybyhand.com and see all her lovely work!
Another beautiful photo my Kristyne at the lovely blog www.prettybyhand.com. Adore her work! Click photo to visit her beautiful blog.
When I was designing this collection, I thought about all the sweet treasures and traditions the Christmas season brings. For me, Christmas is the most magical time of year. It has always been my favorite holiday, even as a child. Gathering with friends and family, baking sweets, candy canes, Christmas songs, handmade gifts, decorating the Christmas tree – all those details I cherish was poured into this collection. My fondest memories were sitting with my Grandmother watching her make handmade treasures for her grandchildren, and decorating the Christmas tree with my mother pondering over every glistening ornament. I wanted the collection to be timeless and cheerful, and at the same time evoke those super exciting, i-can’t-stand-the-wait feeling of Christmas I remember as a child. I also incorporated classic Christmas colors of red and green into this collection, but added a heaping mix of pink for a cheerful twist on the traditional colors, too.
The most darling pillow by Amy at nanaCompany. I absolutely adore her beautiful work and couldn’t be more delighted to see this beautiful pillow made with Little Joys. Click this photo to see more of Amy’s work at www.nanacompany.typepad.com
3″ Hoop ornaments made for the Penny Rose Fabrics Make & Take at Quilt Market. Tutorial coming soon here on my blog! Stay tuned!
I am beyond grateful to see some of the amazing projects already created with this line. I included a note and the website to each maker below the photos and hope that you will stop by their website for a visit (if you don’t already do so (because they are amazing!!) and to see more of their beautiful work. I am so inspired by these talented ladies and it brings me so much joy to see what their gifted hands create with Little Joys.
Charming holiday pillows made by the talented Sedef of Down Grapevine Lane blog. LOVE these! See more of this project over at www.downgrapevinelane.com or by clicking the photos.
The sweet details on the backside of the pillows. Love these so!! Click the photo to see more!
I’m also including some recent inspiration posted on Instagram. There are some really. super. exciting projects in the works with this line. I’d love to connect on instagram or Facebook and keep you posted?! I will also be hosting a giveaway soon, too!
The sweet and talented Jemima from Tied with a Ribbon is making some magical things with Little Joys. She shared this recently on Instagram and can’t wait to see more. Oh how I love her work at www.tiedwitharibbon.com Click the photo to visit Jemima’s lovely blog!
Another sweet project in the works (shared on Instagram @tiedwitharibbon) by the amazing Jemima.
A darling doll and Christmas dress made with Little Joys by my sweet and gifted friend, Roberta.
Love, love, love this lovely quilt posted on Instagram from the Fat Quarter Shop. There are some exciting things ahead with this joyful quilt design. Stayed tuned at www.fatquartershop.com Click this photo to find Little Joys at this lovely shop!
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog. I am so delighted to share Little Joys with you, and to be participating in this blog tour among such wonderful designers and their exciting upcoming collections. Please continue on the blog hop or catch up on any stops that you may have missed on the links below. I am soooo ready for Christmas now. I hope you are, too! Big hugs, Elea
The other stops on the blog hop:
5/15 – Where Women Cook
5/18 – Becky Marie Designs
8/18 – Pattern Anthology
5/19 – Carina Gardner
5/21 – Lori Holt
5/21 – Tasha Noel
5/22 – Lori Whitlock
5/22 – Cinderberry Stitches
5/23 – Eleanor Dugan
5/23 – Deena Rutter
5/26 – Simple Simon
5/26 – The Quilted Fish
5/28 – Melly & Me
5/28 – Elea Lutz
5/29 – Zoe Pearn – next up
5/29 – Doohikey Designs – next up
5/30 -Samantha Walker
5/30 – Kelly Panacci
I love this collection! It’s so pretty and has a great vintage look!
This is the sweetest line. Love all the pretty projects. Can’t wait to see what you design next?!! 🙂
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this fabric collection! I am a huge fan of pink for Christmas, so these are right up my alley!
This is such a beautiful range Elea and I have loved working with this to create new designs. Thanks you for sharing my pictures and your kind words.