IMPORTANT for ATTENDEES - Versatile Envelope Bag Class

Hello! This post is for students taking my Versatile Envelope Bag and Envelope Pouch Class at Garden of Quilts. To clear any confusion, please see the Prep List below. You can click on each sheet image and save and print the image. If you have any questions on the prep work, please contact me at creamcraftgoods@gmail.com . Otherwise, see you in a few days!

 

Thanks,

Karen

Hidden Cottage - Versatile Envelope Bag

Hello! I hope you all had a great summer! My kids have started kindergarten and we are moving into Fall. So that means I have more time for Fall sewing! This new collection - Hidden Cottage by Minki Kim for Riley Blake Designs is the perfect collection to start off Fall sewing! Minki always has the perfect color palette and prints, and the fun thing about most of her collections is her "hexie cheater prints". What a great way to showcase each print from her line!

For this project, I created my Versatile Envelope Bag because it's a great way to show how different prints from a collection can go together. I'm also teaching this class in about two weeks, September 16-18,  at Garden of Quilts in Utah! And another surprise - I'm going to release this pattern for sale after the class event, so stay tuned on my Instagram for more info!

Here is what I made:

I hope you enjoyed my project! Hidden Cottage should be hitting stores soon, so check your favorite fabric retailer to see if they are carrying it!

Thank you!

Karen

Gathered Tote Bag - Flea Market Fresh

Hello! Here is my project for the newly released Flea Market Fresh Fabric designed by the uber talented Cathe Holden for Moda Fabrics. Just in time for spring flowers sprouting everywhere, this collection embodies the refreshment of Spring. Cathe has the best eye for gathering old and new together. The colors in this collection are fresh, smart, and go so well together. Her love for ephemera and olden times shine and I'm so excited to share my project with you - Gathered Tote Bag. 

I created a two-tone bag to showcase the lovely prints and possibilities it has to offer. This collection has a lovely selection of colored stamps and I wanted to show them in the best way possible, so I made them into the main pockets of the bag. The curated floral botanicals was a perfect backdrop for the stamps.  This bag is roomy, so you can hold all your essentials and even some of your shopped items when you go to the market. 

I hope you enjoy this project. Here is what I made:

Flea Market Fresh is starting to hit stores now, so check your favorite quilt/fabric shop to see if they carry it.

Thanks!

Karen

Anne's Patchwork Tote bag

Hello! Here is my project for licensed Anne of Green Gables by Riley Blake Designs - Anne's Patchwork Tote Bag. In my mind, Anne is a bag lady just like me, so to keep it in Anne's classic style, I created a patchwork panel to showcase all the beautiful prints from the collection. The color palette is classic, beautiful, and gives the vintage style feeling I love and appreciate. I think rounding it off with book page text is a perfect way to bring the collection together. 

The tote bag is a classic shape. I added sturdy leather handles and a zippered top to keep everything safe and secure. The back has a zippered pocket to hold your necessities for quick and easy access. There's also a zippered pocket inside. I hope you enjoy this new bag.

Here is what I made:

I hope you enjoyed my project. Anne of Green Gables is out now, so check your favorite Quilt/Fabric shop to see if they are carrying it.

Thanks,

Karen

Notting Hill - Classic Saddlebag

 Hello! Here is my latest project for the new fabric line Notting Hill by Amy Smart of Diary of a Quilter for Riley Blake Designs - my take on the Classic English Saddlebag. Notting Hill is packed with English inspired prints - classic English-style cabbage roses, dainty florals, polka dots, plaids, watercolors, and the cutest tiny Union Jacks, all in a British color pallette. Amy's love letter to London is beautiful and inspiring.

I was inspired by own travels to England many years ago. I picked up a heart Union Jack door clacker, which has been hanging on my doors for years too. I wanted to create something classic English style and incorporate the Union Jack, so I decided on a English Saddlebag design with the flap being made into a Union Jack heart, which I hand quilted. I used the tiny Union Jack print in pink and just had to incorporate the navy blue polka dots (which are classic British) into the bag. I added gold hardware details to make it even more special.

I hope this collection inspires your past or future travels to England. It really is a special place!

Here is what I made:

Here's some pictures of my process. I didn't know I would turn this into a saddlebag. My original design was a flat style bag, with the heart flap, but it just wasn't right for this project. Sometimes you have to change things multiple times to get projects right and that's okay. It's part of the creative process!

But I am tickled on how the bag turned out. Notting Hill is one of my favorite lines to come out this year. It should be hitting stores now or pretty soon, so check with your favorite quilt or fabric shop!

Thanks!

Karen