Zipper Pouches with the Tim Holtz Palette ORANGE collection

Hello friends!  I'm back on the Simon Says Stamp Blog with some Zipper Pouches made with the Palette ORANGE fabrics. I love the orange fabrics they are a beautiful golden orange and the prints are so gorgeous. I really love the florals! 

Once I got started I couldn't stop! I made 7 pouches in various sizes. The pattern is the "Verity Zipper Pouch" by Molko The pouches come in 3 sizes and the pattern is very easy to follow. It has several step  photos for easy understanding. I hope you will give them a try. 

made with Palette - Orange Coallage

made with Palette - Orange Tickets, Stamps, Ephemera

made with Palette - Orange Botanical, Toadstools, Sketchbook

Which is your favorite pouch? 

Thanks for stopping by!

Richele

See all the Palette ORANGE fabrics below!

Fun Fabric Cards with the Tim Holtz Palette Fabrics

Hello friends! I'm sharing some fun fabric cards over on the Simon Says Stamp Blog. I hope you will pop over and see how easy they can be. I really love the texture fabric adds to cards. and the stitching is fun too. 

You don't have to be an expert sewer to create with fabric! 

I hope you will try adding some fabric and stitching to your next project. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Richele 

Links for the fabrics I used are below. 

Tool Organizer using Tim Holtz Palette Fabric

Hello friends! I hope your year is off to a great start. I've been doing a lot of sewing with the new Tim Holtz Palette fabrics from FreeSpirit Fabrics. I love the vintage vibe of the fabric and the colors coordinate so well with each other. 

I will be creating several projects each month so check my 

Instagram @caliARTgirl to see all the projects. 

So many of you wanted to know how I made this beautiful Tool Organizer so here we go. 

This project is Fat Quarter friendly and I used both the Pink and Red Palette collection. 

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Red and Pink Palette Fabrics

Soft and Stable (or batting)

Fusible interfacing

Optional - Felt, buttons, red pearl cotton

Basic sewing supplies and sewing machine 

CUTTING LIST

Inside 

Red Ledger:  1 - 17" x 11"  (lining)

Red Tiny Print: 1 - 17" x 6 1/2"  (inside pocket)

Any print for the inside 1 - 17" x 6 1/2"  (pocket lining) 

Binding and ties

Red Tapestry: 2" x WOF  (binding)

1 - 1 3/4" x WOF  (ties)

If using a fat quarter you'll need to double the amount of cut strips 

 

Outside

Pink and Red prints: 1 - 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" 

total of 40 squares (2 of each print)

Fusible Interfacing for inside pocket

1 - 17" x 6 1/2" 

Soft and Stable or Batting

1 - 17" x 11" 

OK lets get started!

OUTSIDE COVER

1. After cutting all the pieces layout the square as desired for the outside. 

You will need 5 squares tall and 8 squares wide for this project 

Finished size will be approximately 10 1/2" x 16 1/4" 

2. Sew all the squares together with a 1/4" seam allowance. Press 

3. Create a quilt sandwich with the Red ledger, Soft and Stable and 

the squares that you sewed together. Quilt as desired. 

4. You can see I used a diagonal grid for this project. 

Trim off the excess batting and backing. 

INSIDE POCKET

5. Creating the pocket - Press the fusible interfacing to the Tiny Print piece. Lay the pocket pieces out as follows. (Pocket Lining will be wrong side up and then Red Tiny Print will be right side up lining up the edges) Pin together to prevent slipping. Add binding to the top edge sewing to the back side then wrapping to the front. Top stitch on the front of the pocket. 

6. Pin the pocket to the inside of the cover. Use a Hera Marker or similar to draw the stitching lines for the pockets. Sew from top to bottom creating the pockets for your tools. To mark the the lines draw a line down the center measure out from the center 3" and 1 1/2" and 1 1/2" and that leavers a 2" pocket on the outer edge. 

BINDING 

7. Sew binding strips end to end. Fold in half length wise and press in half. Stitch binding on as you would for a quilt. fold over and hand stitch down. 

THE TIE

8. Fold tie strip in half lengthwise and press. Open the fold the edges to the center and press. Fold in half again and press. Topstitch 1/8" from the edge. Fold in half to find the center on the tie. Pin to the center of the cover on the outside. 

EMBELISHMENTS

Optional: 9. Die cut or cut out a heart from felt. Using a blanket stitch sew the Heart to the cover of your organizer. Be careful not to go through all the layers when sewing so your pocket is still functional. 

10. Add a few Mother of Pearl Buttons to complete the look. 

Add your tools to the organizer. Fold in half and tie with a bow. 

You can also fold the edges in to create a smaller organizer. 

I hope you will try to make something with these beautiful fabrics. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Richele

Here are the links to the Tim Holtz Palette fabrics at Simon Says Stamp

Holidays Past fabric collection from Tim Holtz

 Hello friends! I'm back today with my makes using the Holidays Past fabric collection from Tim Holtz and FreeSpirit Fabrics. I love this collection, there is so many different print and finishes to choose from. The quilting cottons are so lovely, the flannels are so soft and the canvas cloth is gorgeous. 

I made a variety of project from decor pieces, bags and totes, clothes and even some slippers.

Tree Skirt - Pattern by Gotham Quilts

FREE PATTERN HERE

Christmas Barn Quilt Pillow - Pattern by Wendy Sheppard

LINK HERE

All Things Tote - Pattern by Knot and Thread 

LINK HERE

Christmas Tree Bag - Reverse Appliqué 

Children's PJ's and Slippers - 

PJ Pattern Simplicity #1573

Honey Bunny Slippers Pattern by Sewcial Mama Designs

SLIPPER PATTERN HERE

Children's Dress - Pattern Simplicity #9245

Tim's Shirt - Overlay on a purchased shirt

Noel Card - Sizzix VAULT Seasonal Sketch die set

What will you make? 

The Holidays Past Collection is in stores now and also at Simon Says Stamp!

Halloween LABORATORY fabric release

 Hello friends! I'm back today with my makes from the Tim Holtz LABORATORY release with FreeSpirit Fabrics. The fabrics are a great mix for fall and they can be used for more than just Halloween. There is 3 designs of Canvas Cloth and 14 quilting cotton fabrics to choose from. Let me show you what I made. 

Here are a few bags I made with the Canvas Cloth. The Canvas is very soft and easy to use. 

I hope you're inspired to make something from fabric. 

PATTERN - Mini Patchwork Duffle by Knot and Thread 

Photo by Tim Holtz

PATTERN - All Things Tote by Knot and Thread

Photo by Tim Holtz

Kaitllyn does a beautiful job with her patterns, they are very easy to follow. 

PATTERN -Sotak Patterns

Photo by Tim Holtz

PATTERN - The Creative Blog

Photo. by Tim Holtz

Wonky Log Cabin Block Pillow
Photo by Tim Holtz

Wonky Log Cabin Block - Trick or Treat Bag

Photo by Tim Holtz

Wonky Log Cabin Block - Table Runner

Photo by Tim Holtz

Wonky Log Cabin Block - Quilt 

Photo by Tim Holtz

Mixed Media Card

Photo by Tim Holtz

Thanks so much to Tim Holtz for the beautiful photos of the makes and for designing gorgeous fabric to create with! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Richele

Simon Says Stamp now carries Tim's fabric by the yard! So excited for this, thanks Heidi! 

Here are the links below for the fabrics. 

Fairytale Clipboard

Hello friends! I'd like to share another make from the 

NEW Tim Holtz Idea-ology release.

The foundation of the Clipboard was cover with Paper Strips after a sewed along the edge. 

The Layer Frames - Montage with the fun stitching was perfect for the base of the Paper Doll Poses. 

The sweet Paper Doll for the new poses was colored with Distress Crayons then I added a little vintage lace on her hem, a ribbon at her waist, a small bow at the color and the wand in her hand. I also added some wings behind her. 

The clip at the top was painted black and accented with Gold Metallic mixative. The Sweetheart Adornment pack has these darling embellishments also colored with Gold Metallic Mixative and accented with Black Distress Crayon. 

The word band is from the new Typed Tags pack. You can fill the letters with the Picket Fence Distress Crayon so they stand out. The tied it around the clipboard with a bow. Don't forget to add a piece of Vintage Lace under the edge. 

The Salvaged Hearts are a lovely accent I also colored it with Foundry Wax then rubbed it with Steel Wool for an aged look. Around the bow I added some flowers (bouquet) and vintage buttons. The little flowers are died with Distress Ink and the centers are carefully painted with Gold Metallic Mixative. 

You can see a green stamp for the Postmark Sticker Book in the upper right. 

The New Idea-ology release has so many amazing items to use on a variety of projects. On this project my favorite are the Paper Strips. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Richele

Here's all the project for the new release....

 

Wander Etcetera Tag

Hello friends! Today I'm sharing an Etcetera Tag I made using the new Tim Holtz Idea-ology release. There are so many amazing new products. 

Here is my "Big Adventure Tag". Here are a few of my favorite products on this project. 

Just look at all those gorgeous stamps in the background from Postmarked.

I loved this little Trophy Cup Figure Stands it's so cute.  

This handsome guy is from the Paper Doll Posed and he's holding a new Optic Frames. 

The words are from the new Typed Tags and I had to add some Screw Heads to finish it off. 

I also added the pointy finger from the previous Figure Stands.

The new Mini Stencil Chips are illuminated with the word Wander. 

I also used a sheet of Cello Tape that was cut to fit behind the letters. 

So many AMAZING new products. I can't wait to make my next project. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Richele

HERE ARE THE NEW PRODUCTS......

COLORBLOCK - Triangle Pillow

Hello! The COLORBLOCK fabric designed by Tim Holtz for FreeSpirit Fabrics ins't just for blocks of color you can also make triangles. And before you say no way it's not as bad as it seems. Paula Cheney had this great idea! What if you makes strips and sew them together to make the triangles. She's brilliant! 

I used the COLORBLOCK Canvas Cloth. The canvas is very soft and easy to sew. 

I cut the strips measuring 1/4" beyond the points of the design for the seem allowance. There I a bit of waste but you can use them for something else later. As you start to piece things together be sure to pin at the points so they match up. Your seam allowance will be 1/4" and please press the seems open. 

You can see the browns and pinks strip has the 1/4" cut past the points. Keep in mind that the strip is not going to be an exact measurement throughout the strip. This will all works out, trust me. 

Continue sewing the strips together until you have approximately 16 1/2"wide give or take. 

Cut a square approximately 16 1/2" and press lightweight woven interfacing the back, 

I used Pellon SF101. Layer pillow top with batting and backing like your making a quilt. The backing will not show so something like muslin will work great. 

Quilt as desired through all the layers. I chose diagonal quilting with a medium dark blue thread. 

Create the pillow as you wish using pipping or binding around the perimeter.

Enjoy your pillow!. Happy sewing! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Richele