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A Burst of Spring Color: Shoreline Sweet Escape and the First Blooms Fabric Collection

 

Today’s Tour de Chicks video is overflowing with fresh color, inspiring fabrics, and beautiful quilt ideas. If you’re craving a little spark to fuel your next creative project, this episode is packed with everything you need. From a striking two-color quilt to the cheerful First Blooms collection, there’s so much to love. Grab a cup of coffee, settle in for a quick tour, and get ready to be inspired.

In today’s video, I started by sharing the Shoreline Sweet Escape quilt hanging right behind me. This two-color quilt is such a stunning reminder that simple designs can be incredibly impactful. With clean patchwork and a soothing palette, it’s a great project for confident beginners and experienced quilters alike. You can find the Shoreline Sweet Escape kit here on our website.

Next, we took a closer look at the First Blooms collection from Riley Blake Designs, created by Heather Peterson. This line truly captures the feeling of spring. The fabrics feature bright floral prints, soft pastels, creamy neutrals, dusty blues and greens, charming scattered buds, and beautiful small-scale botanicals. The blend of vintage florals and modern textures makes this collection easy to sew with and perfect for all kinds of projects, from throw quilts to baby gifts to home décor.

At Hen & Chicks Studio, we curated three fat quarter bundles based on the standout florals in the collection. Each bundle offers a different color story, giving you the flexibility to mix and match prints with confidence.

Riley Blake Designs First Bloom Mariposa Quilt Kit, Butterflies, quilting kit, kit for quilters
First Bloom Fat Quarter bundle,
Riley Blake Designs First Bloom, Heather Peterson, Anka's Treasures
Riley Blake Designs First Bloom, Heather Peterson, Anka's Treasures
First Bloom, Riley Blake Designs, Anka's Treasures, Heather Peterson

We also created three quilt kits using some of our favorite patterns:

• First Blooms Mariposa Quilt Kit
• First Blooms Chain Letter Quilt Kit
• First Blooms Extrovert Table Runner Quilt Kit

These projects make it easy to dive right into the collection and start sewing something cheerful and bright.

If you haven’t watched today’s Tour de Chicks episode yet, I invite you to take a few minutes and enjoy it. The colors, the projects, and the inspiration are simply too good to miss. You can watch the full video on our YouTube channel, and as always, everything you see in the tour is available on our website.

Whether you visit us in person in Conrad, Iowa, or shop online from across the country, we love sharing beautiful fabric collections, quilt kits, and creative inspiration with you. Thanks for following along on our daily Tour de Chicks adventure. I can’t wait to show you what’s next.

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