Pepin Tote Bag with Indigo Palette Fabrics by Tim Holtz

 Hello Friends! I'm excited to be back on the Simon Say Blog with this gorgeous bag made from the Indigo Palette Collection designed by Tim Holtz for FreeSpirit Fabrics. I love the sophisticated look of this Tiny Print in Indigo for the exterior and I can't wait to show you which fabric I used for the lining. Head over to the Simon Says Blog for all the details and the pattern I used. 

Pepin Tote in the Palette Indigo Tiny Print

Thanks so much for stopping by and happy sewing! 

Richele

See the Indigo Collection here!

Double Zip Gear Bag 2.0 with Tim Holtz Palette Fabric in Indigo

 Hello friends! I can hardly believe it's already August. Our project today is a great travel/gear case or for holding your tool for crafting or sewing. And let's talk about this gorgeous floral! The Tim Holtz Palette in Indigo has 10 beautiful prints from light to dark and has Typography, Florals, Tickets, Maps and more. I was really drawn to the Palette Wallpaper (floral) for the outside, Palette Tapestry for the lining and the deep dark Palette Vintage for accents. I love how the fabric shows off the Double Zip Gear Bag 2.0 Patterns by Annie. the pattern comes in 3 sizes and I've used the medium for our project today. 

Don't you love this Palette Indigo Wallpaper (floral). GORGEOUS! 

I love all the zipper pocket this bag has to offer. 

So helpful to stay organized. 

It's also a great size at 5"H x 10 1/2"W x 7"D

Here are some highlights for sewing the bag.

Gather your supplies and cut all the pieces out. I love that Patterns by Annie has little labels for all the pieces. So helpful to keep things straight. 

         Layer your pieces for quilting.         Quilt as desired. I used a 1 1/4" grid. 

Cut the pieces from the quilted pieces.

Create the pockets by sewing the binding on and adding the zippers. 

Sew mess pockets to the inside of the main piece.

Sew zipper pockets to the exterior of the bag. 

Create the center flap by adding the zippers and lining. 

Round corners of the end pieces and add Velcro and strap to end. 

Sew the center flap to the main body oof the bad. 

Add the binding to the ends turn rightsize out and you're all done. 

The outside features a zipper pocket on each side. 

Double zipper in the middle for easy access. 

The inside has mess pocket on each side for holding smaller items. 

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Happy Sewing!

Richele

Find the Tim Holtz Palette Fabric Collection at Simon Says Stamp!

Mini Rainbow Case with Palette Fabrics by Tim Holtz

Hello friends! I back today with a Mini Rainbow Case using Palette Fabrics by Tim Holtz. I love all the little fussy cut pieces like the flowers, bird and butterflies. You could also make this case from one piece of fabric or you can mix up the colors. I also think the Palette Collage fabrics would be great. The case can be used for all kinds of thing. It's perfect for holding your Mini Blending Brushes from the latest release from Tim, sewing supplies and it would be fun to put a set of cards in it as a gift! 

The possibilities are endless with Palette Fabrics. 

SUPPLIES NEEDED

60 squares cut to 1 1/2" x 1 1/2"

Backing 12" x 8"

Batting - 12" x 8"

Flap Fabric - 10" x 6"

Interfacing for flap - 10" x 3"

Binding - 2" x 44"

Clear Vinyl - 10 1/2" x 4"

1 Button - aprox. 5/8"

Elastic - 3" or a hair tie

Thread

Rotary Cutting tools

Sewing Machine

Sewing Supplies 

INSTRUCTIONS

Cut 10 squares from each color for a total of 60 - 1 1/2" squares. 

I've used Pink, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green and Blue from the Palette Collection by Tim Holtz. 

I also like to fussy ct images from the Collage fabric like the green bird and the yellow butterfly. 

Sew the pieces together in rows then sew the rows together.

Press the seams well with an iron. 

Layer the batting in between your pieced squares and your backing. 

I use spray glue to hold my layers together. You could also use pins. 

Quilt as desired. 

Square up you quilted piece. This should measure approximately 10 1/2" x 6 1/2". 

Position the interfacing to one side on the wrong side of the flap fabric. 

Fold the flap right sides together lengthwise and clip or pin together. 

Make a mark 1/2" in from the side at the fold.

Make another mark 1/4" in from the side at the other end. 

Draw a line from mark to mark. 

This will create the shape for the flap. 

Sew on the line, clip the corner, turn right side out and press. 

Topstitch 1/8" around the edge of the flap. 

Iron binding in half, sew to the top edge of the Vinyl, 

wrap around the top edge and the top stitch 1/8" from the edge. 

Position Vinyl Pocket and Upper Flap and clip in place.

 Iron binding in half lengthwise and sew to the back side.

Add the elastic piece to the front and stitch close to the edge. 

Fold the binding around to the front and top stitch 1/8" from the edges. 

Stitch through the Vinyl at the center to create a divided pocket. 

Hand sew the button to the front and be sure not to sew through the vinyl pocket. 

Mini Rainbow Case

Mini Blending Brushes

Sewing Supplies 

Note Card Set

Fill your organizer with mini blending brushes, sewing supplies or maybe a set of cards as a gift. 

What will you put in your Rainbow Case?

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy sewing!

Richele

Find all the Palette fabrics at Simon Says Stamp!

The Archie Backpack with Palette Fabrics by Tim Holtz

 Hello friends! Meet my Sunshine Backpack AKA Archie Backpack. Blue and Yellow from the Palette Collection to me is pure sunshine and happiness. I have always loved this color combo. The Archie Backpack pattern is by Knot and Thread. I really like using her patterns as they are easy to follow and she also has some videos from her sew a long that's going on right now. 

I'm so happy with my fabric choices for the backpack. 

The Palette BLUE Vintage for the body of the backpack, the BLUE stamps for the front pocket and a little YELLOW Vintage for accent were the perfect choices. The inside has a few more fabric which you'll see below like the YELLOW Map and the YELLOW Tiny Print. 

This shows all the pieces quilted and ready to start making the backpack. 

Next I added the binding and zippers. 

Here are the inside pockets. 

The yellow pockets are slip pockets and the blue pocket is for a computer (it's even padded). 

Next up I made the straps and handle, cut the shape of the backpack and added the side tabs. 

Adding the sides takes lots of clips and sewing slowly is the key. I also use a stiletto to help keep the layers in place as I sew. 

Here's a few detail photos of the finished Backpack. 

I also added a little piece from the Collage fabric for a fun detail. 

Don't you just love the stitching between the stamp fabric?

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Happy sewing!

Richele

Find the Palette Collection at Simon Says Stamp!

 Hello friends! I'm so happy to be over on the Simon Says Stamp Blog with this gorgeous Zip It Up Pouch using the BEAUTIFUL Palette BLUE Fabrics designed by Tim Holtz. Palette Blue has beautiful prints, stamps, script, map from light to dark. See all the details for this irresistible zipper pouch that's great for organizing your things. 

Box It Up Pouch Pattern by Minki Kim 

See all the details at Simon Says Stamp Blog. 

Check out all the Palette BLUE collection at Simon Says Stamp

Palette Recap NEUTRAL, GREEN, TEAL, BLUE - Eclectic Elements Palette by Tim Holtz

 Hello friends! Can you believe there is 8 colors of Palette that have already been released? I've made lots of projects! Palette Fabrics designed by Tim Holtz have a beautiful vintage vibe in 12 gorgeous color ways. If you missed the first 4 colors of Palette (pink, red, orange and yellow) you can see it here. 

PALETTE - NEUTRAL

CrisCross Pillow                            Pocketful of Sunshine  

                                                        Pattern by a Spoonful of Sugar

 

Hello Posey Quilt                            Minimalist Wallet

Pattern by Melanie Taylor                Pattern by NoodleHead

PALETTE - GREEN

Altoona Tote                                  Zip It Up 2.0

Pattern by Ma Tante Quilting                     Patterns by Annie         

Garden Apron                            Coasters and Trivets

Pattern by 204 FunNstuff                                                         

PALETTE - TEAL

 

Hexie Pillow                                Carry All Caddy 2.0

Pattern by Modern Handcraft                     Patterns by Annie            

Hello Pouches                                 Quilted Placemats

Pattern by Knot and Thread               Pattern by Cedar Quilt Co.

PALETTE - BLUE

Buckets

Pattern by Noodlehead

Sew many projects with the Tim Holtz Palette Fabrics. You can see that the fabric is very versatile and you can make just about anything!  I can't wait to show you the quilt I've been working on with all the fabrics in it. It's turning out amazing. 

Have you made any projects?

Happy Sewing!

Richele

Here are the Fat Quarter Bundles to get you started.