Saturday, February 17, 2024

COLORBLOCK projects - fabric designed by Tim Holtz

Hello friends! I have to say that this collection was very inspiring to me. The fact that Tim created the little squares one at a time a few years back makes it even better. The box arrived after Christmas and I was opening the box it came to me that this fabric was very special. 

Tim's fabric is produced by FreeSpirit Fabric and is available in stores or online now.  

So with that said I made several projects. Let me show you! 

The first 3 project are made from patterns by Kaitlyn Howell at Knot and Thread. Kaitlyn is a pattern designer, a longer quilter and she does fabulous work. If you're new to sewing bags I would choose the "All Things Tote" because there's no zippers involved. Kait has some videos that will help you get started, she also has all the supplies on her website and always ships right away which is a bonus. 

"ALL THINGS TOTE"
pattern by Knot and Thread

THE VIOLET BACKPACK
pattern by Knot and Thread

PATCHWORK DUFFLE
pattern by Knot and Thread
photo credit Tim Holtz

Next up is another favorite patterns designer Anna Graham and her company is called Noodlehead. She also has videos to support her patterns. I really loved this bag with the mix of Denim and ColorBlock fabric and don't you like the drawstring at the top? 

FIREFLY TOTE
pattern by Noodlehead
photo by Tim Holtz

Everyone loves a good zipper pouch so I made a few different styles. 

VERITY ZIPPER POUCHES
pattern by Molko
photo by Tim Holtz

VINYL ZIPPER POUCHES
pattern by Sotak Patterns

More projects...
The pillow is made with strips of fabric to create triangles. Thanks Paula for the great idea. 
No patterns for the following items but a blog post will follow. 

TRIANGLE PILLOW

CHECKERS BOARD AND DRAWSTRING BAG

KEY CHAINS
photo credit Tim Holtz

Here are a few project of things to wear.

ALTERED SHIRT
photo credit Tim Holtz

Taking a store bought shirt and adding the fabric to the yolk and cuffs. 

FLAT CAP
pattern by Tori Capes for Mad Cap Hats 

HAPPY FEET SNEAKERS
sneaker kit from BucklebeeBags.com


Thanks for stopping by! 
Richele

If you'd like to get a little fabric Simon Says Stamps has a couple options.