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QUILT PATTERN: The Wild Woods by Carol at Just Let Me Quilt

QUILT PATTERN: The Wild Woods by Carol at Just Let Me Quilt

Fabric, Send Me to the Woods Fabric

Seeing what other quilters, sewists and pattern designers do with my fabric collections is always so much fun! Carol at Just Let Me Quilt created this cute 60″ x 60″, complete with appliqué animals, and is giving the pattern away FOR FREE during March and...
Called to Sew – DIY Face Masks

Called to Sew – DIY Face Masks

Free Sewing Projects, Send Me to the Woods Fabric

Called to Sew – Face Masks This tutorial was created on March 21, 2020 during the Coronavirus or COVID-19 outbreak. It is a global pandemic that has halted life as we know it around the globe. People are scared. People are sick. People are dying. People are in...
Send Me to the Woods Fabric – Inspiration Story

Send Me to the Woods Fabric – Inspiration Story

Fabric, Send Me to the Woods Fabric

I'm excited to introduce you to my lodge and outdoor themed fabric collection with Riley Blake Designs – Send Me to the Woods   This collection of quilting fabric features 21 prints and two panels with four square layouts for pillows, quilts and more.   I...

about TARA REED

Art Licensing. Watercolorist. Sewist. Quilter. Designer of fabrics for Riley Blake Designs.

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  • QUILT BLOCK TUTORIAL: Churn Dash
  • QUILT PATTERN: The Wild Woods by Carol at Just Let Me Quilt
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  • Called to Sew – DIY Face Masks

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What are you doing for YOU? We can’t help others What are you doing for YOU? We can’t help others if we don’t take care of ourselves... When my dad had Alzheimer’s I neglected my self care more than I should have. I feel myself slipping back into that pattern now so today I’m going to rest more (even if I have to tie myself to the couch!) and refill my tank with energy, peace and calm so I can continue to do my work and the helping I’ve been doing. #selfcare #paceyourself #selfcareisntselfish #covid #weareinthistogether #tarareeddesigns
I know many of us feel like we are stuck in our ho I know many of us feel like we are stuck in our homes and that is the only way we can make a difference... (stay home, flatten the curve 👉🏻👉🏻»YES! PLEASE DO!) . But we can help in so many other ways! My good friend Kim Beasley saw the call for masks on 3/18 and called me, knowing that I sew, and said, "Can you help?" She then offered to help pay for elastic, as I have tons of fabric but not elastic. . Amazon was already low on elastic so we bought a BIG spool - thank goodness. I then created written directions that follow the video directions most people were using as a model (thank you Deaconess) - I find it easier to cut and sew with something printed by my side. I offered that to anyone who wanted it on Saturday night - 3/21. I started sewing. and sharing. and sewing some more. I am donating all of my masks but some people have offered to give me money to help pay for elastic and the cost to ship masks and supplies (thank you to all who have!) . I sew, they help offset expenses, we all help in our own way. . In just 12 days, I've personally sewn 130+ masks. They have gone to friends and family across the country. To a retirement home in Arizona. A labor & delivery nurse in Delaware. To Home Health workers locally. . I've sent elastic to sewists who can't find any in Texas, California, Illinois & Puerto Rico. . I've put fabric and elastic at my front door for a few people who took me up on the offer I made here on FB. . I was in an article in USA Today yesterday (online yesterday - link in profile - in the actual paper today!!) . That visibility led to over 300 more people downloading the free directions for how to sew masks. As I type, 855 people have downloaded the directions. . I'm just one person... working from home, wanting to help. . We don't all have sewing machines. We aren't all nurses or first responders and the like... but I believe we can all do something that can make a huge difference during this crazy and scary time. . Think about what you can do. Who and how you can help. It has made it all more manageable for m.e emotionally and is helping people all across the country. Stay home. Stay healthy. Be of service
These are tough times... possibly tougher than 200 These are tough times... possibly tougher than 2008 and I never thought we’d see worse. Help where you can - and that includes shopping from small brick and mortar and online businesses. . If you are a crafter with a #Cricut or #silhouette machine I have lots of digital downloads in my Etsy shop - search for the shop: Tara Reed Designs (East right?) . I appreciate your business and your friendship! Stay safe, home if you can and healthy . #standwithsmall #etsy #smallbusiness #artistsoninstagram #tarareeddesigns
Want to learn to sew a quick and versatile quilt b Want to learn to sew a quick and versatile quilt block? The churn dash quilt block is a great place to start and is the Riley Blake Designs block of the week! . Be sure to tag #rbdblockchallenge so we see them! . I used my Homestead Life fabric and loved it so much I turned it into a mug rug! I have directions on my blog - link in my profile. ##churndash #homesteadlifefabric #rileyblakedesigns #tarareeddesigns #RBDblockchallenge #quiltblock #freequiltblocktutorial #churndashtutorial #monkeywrenchquiltblock #freequiltblock
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