I'm so happy you stopped by my blog for the Patchwork Patterns 318 Blog Hop! Patchwork Patterns 318 is a Japanese sewing book by Kumiko Fujita. It has recently been published by World Book Media for the first time in English! The book is written for hand sewing but can be easily adapted to sewing on your machine using foundation paper piecing or freezer paper piecing. I decided to make a few projects from the "Girls Night Out" section of the book. The patterns are adorable and the perfect designs for embellishing some very practical items. I couldn't resist making a make-up bag - perfect for the lipstick and nail polish block! The fabrics used for the lipstick and nail polish are Cotton + Steel Mustang Collection. The large floral is a cotton canvas designed is Ruby Star Polka dot in Pink by Melody Miller. The background dot is Essential dots in Pink from Moda. The lipstick and nail polish block were enlarged to 4". The patterns in the book are approximately 2 3/8" and are not reversed for paper piecing, so I scanned the image and used Adobe Illustrator to enlarge and reverse the image. I added a seam to make the piecing a bit easier and numbered each section. If you don't have Illustrator you can use Photoshop Elements as well. Kerry has a great tutorial for sizing the blocks which you can find here. The next project is a shoe/project bag. (Shhh.... don't tell anyone but I had an almost identical pair of pink kitten heels I wore in the early 80's : ) The shoe is made with Cotton + Steel Mustang, the bottom and top border are Ruby Star Polka dot in Pink by Melody Miller. The background fabric is Essex Yarn Dyed Linen from Robert Kaufmann. I enlarged the pattern to 8" - large enough to adorn a roomy bag - perfect for a shoe bag or project bag. I am currently using this one for a knitting project. It is a roomy 13" x 16" - so it will fit a pair of long knitting needles or your favorite pink high heels : ) Now for the fun part!!! I will be giving away one copy of Patchwork Patterns 318 compliments of World Book Media and a FQ set of Mustang from Cotton + Steel from Fat Quarter Shop! Don't forget to take a peek at the New Cotton + Steel line at Fat Quarter Shop. Please leave a comment below sharing whether or not you have tried foundation paper piecing. If you have tried, what did you make? Give away is open to USA and International commenters. Comments will be open until Friday 9:00 p.m Pacific Standard Time. And.... be sure to check out the other projects on the blog hop - they are wonderful! Good Luck! xo Charise 318 Patchwork Patterns Blog Hop October 2oth Kerry Green from http://verykerryberry.blogspot.com *Project: House Mini Wall Hanging & Freezer Paper Piecing Tutorial with Y seams October 22nd Penny Layman from http://sewtakeahike.typepad.com * Project: Gardening apron with blocks from Vegetables collection October 24th Angela Pingel from http://cuttopieces.blogspot.com * Project: Wall hanging or bunting from Halloween collection October 27th Amy Sinibaldi from http://nanacompany.typepad.com * Project: Tote bag with appliqué blocks October 29th Amber Carrillo from http://oneshabbychick.typepad.com * Project: Blocks from Christmas collection October 31st Latifah Saafir from www.thequiltengineer.com * Project: Baby blanket from At the Circus collection November 3rd Charise Randell from http://charisecreates.blogspot.com * Project: Make up kit and shoe bag from Girls’ Night Out collection November 7th Amy Friend from http://duringquiettime.com * Project: Table runner with blocks from Fruits collection November 5th Leila from http://wheretheorchidsgrow.blogspot.com * Project: Tea Cozy from Tea Time Collection November 12th Caroline from www.sewcanshe.com * Project: Tote or pouch with appliqué block November 10th Faith Jones from www.freshlemonquilts.com * Project: Mini quilt from Vehicle Collection November 14th Rashida Coleman-Hale fromhttp://iheartlinen.typepad.com