Tone Finnanger's Blog, page 16

Spring!

Here is a little look at the new Tilda collections made by Stitch  Craft Create. Love the happy music.

 

Spring is in the air

And the new Tilda spring collections are, or soon will be available in many quilt and craft shops around the world. A fresh new season with new colors, patterns and possibilities.

Let us present “Spring Diaries” and “Pardon My Garden”, we really hope you like it.

Spring Diaries is an adorable retro series inspired by the radio, weekly magazines and teenage dreams of the 1950’s. Shades of honey, pink and turquoise combine for a sweet and subtle vintage palette that unifies the collection.

The Tilda Spring Diaries collection has 12 fabrics, papers, ribbons, buttons, notebooks, papers and more in sweet (but not too sweet) retro colors.

Pardon My Garden is a fresh series with a variety of floral patterns in shades of blue, green and turquoise. While perfect for gardening and outdoor living, it is welcome any time of year. The patterns span from classic to retro to form an exciting whole that is unified by matching colors.

The Tilda Pardon My Garden collection has 12 fabrics, papers, ribbons, buttons, boxes, notebooks and more.

Have a great creative weekend!

 

 

Cute Quilt

This adorable quilt is called Foxley Village, designed by Natalie Bird using Tilda Sweetheart and Autumntree fabric.

It is available through the Homespun BOM Program at the Fabric Pixie.

Silver Award!

Tilda has just won silver in the Favourite Sewing/Haberdashery Range category in the International Craft Awards 2015!

We are very proud. Thank you to everyone that has voted for us!

Spring Sneak Peek

The studio is busy as we are working on releasing the new collections for spring, while being knee deep in snow as soon as we go out the door… Days are short, the dark comes at 4 pm here, but the studio is light and buzzing with spring colours. Her is a little sneak peek of what’s coming real soon.

Have a great weekend!

Merry Christmas

We wish you all a Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year!

Little Sweetie Bags

Check out these cute Little Sweetie Bags with Christmas stitchery motives. Designed by the talented Sanch at Red Brolly using the Sweetheart fabric range.

Cosy Christmas Stockings

Add a personal touch to your Christmas decor with large cosy and comforting Christmas stockings.

Full of candy and gifts they will also make a sweet and unique gift for family and friends.

When the stockings are finished with folded edges they measure 55 cm (22in)

We used the “Sweetheart” fabric collection, quilt wadding, off-white quilt fabric for the lining, and “Sweetheart” buttons with spots for decoration”.

Print the two parts for the pattern:

Christmas Stocking Pattern 1 and Christmas Stocking Pattern 2.

Add 15 cm (6in) to the length of the stocking between the pattern pieces, see figure A.

Make a paper template by gluing the pieces together, and cut out the full stocking shape.

Cut two opposite/reversed stocking pieces in the stocking fabric, lining fabric and wadding.

If you want to quilt the stockings as we have done here you will also need two pieces in backing fabric. Add a large seem allowance to all the pieces.

The backing will not be visible in the end, so you can use any old fabric.

Patchwork stocking

The patchwork stocking is made out of 3in (7,5 cm) squares. Seem allowance is included so when sewn into the patchwork the squares are 2,5in (6,25 cm).

Sew together enough squares to cover the pattern and seem allowance for each of the stocking pieces, and continue as you would with a simple stocking piece.

Attach the wadding to the back of the stocking pieces, and the backing fabric on the other side of the wadding. You can use a basting spray or stitch a large seem along the edge.

Quilt the stocking pieces by hand or sewing machine, see figure B.

Place the lining and stocking pieces right side together.

Trace or refresh the pattern onto the lining piece and sew along the scalloped edge. See figure C.

Cut any extra seem allowance only along the scalloped edge, and make small notches between the bows. Be sure not to cut into the seem. See figure D.

Place the two sewn-together parts right sides together. Trace or refresh the pattern drawing on the stocking part, and sew around. Leave a reverse opening in the lining part, see figure E.

Cut any extra seem allowance and make notches in the seem allowance where the seem curves inwards.

Turn the stocking inside out. Use a flower stick or similar to turn the scalloped edge.

Push the lining into the stocking part. (If you need to iron turn the stocking and iron from the lining side to avoid damaging the quilt effect.)

Fold down the edge, see picture of stockings.

Loop

Cut a 3.5 x 20 cm (1,3/8 x 8in) strip for the loop.

Fold and iron each short end approximately 1 cm (3/8in) inwards.

Fold and iron approximately 7 mm (1/4in) inwards along each long side, then fold and iron the strip in half so that it will become approximately 1 cm (3/8in) wide.

Stitch up the open side by hand or machine.

Fold the loop and tack the ends to the inside of the stocking.

Buttons are sweet decor along the scalloped edge.

Have a great weekend!

Christmas books

If you need ideas for Christmas check out all the Tilda books with a Christmas theme.

When we counted – eight of the twenty Tilda books has a Christmas and winter theme!

The pictures below shows the Norwegian covers and the year they where published for the first time.

Most of the books are still available and translated into many languages, so lots and lots of ideas to choose from for your christmas projects.

Have a great day!

Tilda christmas

This season is full of ideas for children but as many of you know there are a lot of Christmas ideas in Tilda’s world.

The lovely Stitch Craft Create are doing a Tilda christmas theme this week.

The new Sweetheart collection is perfect for a country Christmas look with red spots, forest motives and folklore flowers. Here combined with pictures of Tilda Christmas ideas from different books.