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:
Tuesday, December 6th:
Wednesday, December 7th:
The Long Thread
Thursday, December 8th:
Friday, December 9th:
Thanks for sharing. Will try both.
Happy holidays.
Thanks for sharing your pound cake recipe and great block. Love the fabric – flying geese without sewing them!
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.
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!
Thanks for the block and the pound cake recipe. Can’t wait to try both of them! Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Thank you, Ellen, for the recipe and the quilt block!
I love pound cake and look forward to baking your recipe. Thanks also for the bag pattern.
Thanks for the great recipes. I, too, believe that pound cake is a must-have:) Have a Blessed Christmas season!
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.
Thank you for the pattern and recipe.
Char
Thank you for the pound cake idea. I think that will be my baked gift. Also thank you for the pattern.
Lovely block, thanks for the recipe too.
Thanks for the post of the pound cake and block.
Thank you for the pound cake recipe, will be trying it over the holidays.
Thanks for the recipe and the block.
Thanks for the recipes!
Cute block! Your cake sounds yummy too. Thanks for a fun blog hop, and Merry Christmas!
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!
Have a wonderful Christmas and all the best in 2012!
P
Reading your recipe actually made my mouth water, sounds so good. Thanks
Thanks so much for sharing the recipe and block. It is a wonderful gift!
Thanks for sharing…I love pound cake!
Pound Cake, one of my favorites! Thanks so much.
Thank you Ellen, you have an intricate block! this is why we love “designers” they can put it all together so elegantly.
Thanks for the pattern and the recipe. Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas and thank you for the poundcake recipe!
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.
Cute block, Ellen, and the fabric is adorable! Thanks for the pound cake recipe. It sounds delish. 🙂
your recipe and quilt block are amazing looking! thanks!
Can’t wait to try your pound cake. This is my favorite also
I am really looking forward to your fabric! It looks so fun. Thank you for sharing a glimpse of it.
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.
I LOVE pound cake. Thanks! Merry christmas
I love pound cake! Have a merry christmas
The block looks fun! I have never had Pound Cake before so this will be a first for me, Thank you!
Thank you for sharing with us – I love pound cake, but have never had a recipe until now!! Merry Christmas!
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!!!
Pound cake is a fav, honey makes it better!
Thanks for the fun block pattern and the yummy recipe!
Karen in Breezy Point
The came is sounding awesome – thank you for the block pattern – seeing a quilt.
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.
Thanks for the info, it looks soo good! definitely gonna try the bread!