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

Holiday Cheer

I’ve got the tree up and just made a stocking for our new addition to the family. Yes, we have stockings for all of our pets, including the guinea pig. And after I hung it, I realized that our other stockings point to the right. Oh, well.

Here are the triangle templates that I created to make the stocking if you’d like to use them for a quilt block or other project. I love paper piecing for getting precision in smaller triangles like these. If you’re unfamiliar with the technique, you basically place the fabric behind your paper pattern and sew right through the paper. You can check out tutorials on YouTube, because it’s tricky to explain. Here are some other paper pieced blocks I made.

Handmade Gifts for Kids

 

Don’t have time or the inclination to make gifts? Here are a few handmade gift ideas for the kiddos in your life. And yes, you can tell that I mostly think about gifts for girls, but these sites have lots of different options.

Tiger Pouch from Giddy Giddy, $32.

Recycled Cashmere Baby Hat, $29 from Tasha Miller Griffith.

Pencil Pouch, $15 from Slide Sideways.

Tic Tac Toe Stamp Kit, $19 from Yellow Owl Workshop.

Anna Ballerina, € 34.95 from Esthex.

Pink Rosette Necklace, $31.50 from Everbloom Studio.

Musical Instruments, set of 3 for $38 from Rare Device.