I’m so excited to be sharing my 2025 RBD Block Challenge Block 1 – it’s time to kick off this brand new sew-along, and we are starting with a gorgeous block!

The RBD Block Challenge is a yearly sew along hosted by Riley Blake Designs and all the blocks are designed by RBD Designers. A different block will be released over the next few months and they will all come together to make a gorgeous Sampler quilt.

The first block in the series is called Bloom and Grow and was designed by Lori Holt. It’s a fun design that is great for fussy cutting!

I’m sewing with my Melody fabric collection for this year’s challenge. This year is a bit different for the challenge – Riley Blake is releasing the final layout of this year’s quilt for the first time. I’ve made a sample of what the quilt looks like in my fabrics; isn’t it fun? You can find out all the info on my version here.

This is going to be such a fun quilt to make and it’s all FREE! You can sew with friends too – join the RBD Block Challenge group and show off your blocks and get to see the other fabrics everyone is sewing with.
Click here for the Block Patterns, schedule, and fabric requirements.
Are you sewing along? I hope so!

Love Riley… have followed along watching on your website for awhile now
So much for “no buy January”! I’ve got to do the Riley Blake sewalong in your Melody fabrics. Gorgeous.