Moda Designer Blog Hop

Today I’m excited to be part of the Moda Designer Blog Hop! If you read this blog regularly, you’ll know that I have a fabric collection called Quilt Blocks that will be available in stores in April. If you’ve just found The Long Thread through the Moda blog hop, be sure to check out my book, 1, 2, 3 Sew.

For the blog hop, each participating Moda designer is sharing a quilt block and a recipe on their blog. My contribution is the quilt block above and a recipe for Honey Pound Cake. The 12″ block uses some of the fabrics that will be available in the spring, but I just had strike-offs to work with, so the colors may be slightly different. It’s a straightforward block using three different fabrics, and would work well with solids or any pattern.

As a Southerner, I’ve always been a big fan of pound cake and its versatility. You can serve it with fruit, ice cream, whipped cream, or just on its own with coffee. Pound cake freezes well and makes a nice holiday gift. You could make this drawstring gift bag for a loaf of pound cake to make it extra special.

Just click on the image below to print the .pdf file with the recipe and block instructions. Happy Holidays!

Follow along with the other stops on the Moda Designer Blog Hop. Here’s the full tour schedule:

Monday, December 5th:

Minick & Simpson

Anne Sutton

Me & My Sister

Deb Strain

Tuesday, December 6th:

Kansas Troubles

Fig Tree & Company

Cosmo Cricket

Lucie Summers

Liz Scott

Wednesday, December 7th:

Bonnie Olvason

French General

Liesl Gibson

Sweetwater

The Long Thread

Thursday, December 8th:

Camille Roskelley

Kathy Schmitz

Laundry Basket Quilts

Kate Spain

Primitive Gatherings

Friday, December 9th:

Basic Grey

Jan Patek

American Jane

Pieces from my Heart

92 Replies to “Moda Designer Blog Hop”

  1. Thanks for sharing your pound cake recipe and great block. Love the fabric – flying geese without sewing them!

  2. Thank you for the pound cakes. Great block and I love pound cakes because they’re finished when you take it out of the oven. I have a recipe box just for pound cakes.

  3. I am a southerner too (although now living in Vermont), and I have a great appreciation for pound cake. Can’t wait to try your recipe!

  4. Thanks for the block and the pound cake recipe. Can’t wait to try both of them! Merry Christmas to you and your family!

  5. Thank you so much for the recipe and pattern. I’ve always loved pound cake – heck who am I kidding. I love cake. This recipe sounds delicious.

  6. Thank you for the pound cake idea. I think that will be my baked gift. Also thank you for the pattern.

  7. Love the block and I love pound cake with Strawberry’s and homemade whipped cream! My granddaughter just saw the picture of the pound cake and said ummm, ummm, ummm! I agree. Merry Christmas to you and yours!

  8. Thank you Ellen, you have an intricate block! this is why we love “designers” they can put it all together so elegantly.

  9. These are two fantastic recipes and I LOVE both. My husband has been in search of a certain pound cake for years and years. I will try this one for him, after the holidays. First I thought the small Flying Geese were made but I am sure hoping they are not because of the sketch. TFS everything. Happy Holidays.

  10. Thank you for the recipe and the quilt block! Pound cake is one of my favorite desserts because it is so versatile, and it’s delicious all on its own too.

  11. The block looks fun! I have never had Pound Cake before so this will be a first for me, Thank you!

  12. Thank you for sharing with us – I love pound cake, but have never had a recipe until now!! Merry Christmas!

  13. Thank you so very much for the great block pattern and the pound cake recipe…ummm…were you spying in my kitchen earlier this evening??? Not an hour ago I told my hubby that I needed a really good “pound cake” recipe to use for strawberry shortcake on Christmas day, using frozen strawberries that I have here for my daily smoothies. True story, it wasn’t more than an hour ago, LOL. Have a blessed Holiday season. Hugs…
    PS…I love the reusable gift bag…wonderful idea!!!

  14. If you like pound cake, try it as french toast. That would be wonderful.
    In CA we like everything with french bread. You do the usual breading of eggs, milk, I add cinnamon and nutmeg at christmas. Dip the french bread as usual, and instead of frying it you bake it on a cookie sheet with parchment paper, turn the bread when the top is not sticky. Its wonderful.

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