sew little stitches

I warn you in advance, this is going to be a very long picture heavy post.  You might need tea, several cups and perhaps a biscuit or two (or an ice lolly).

This post is all the fault of my eldest daughter.  I was unable to make quilt market earlier  this year and as you know QM is a great place to showcase a collection and illustrate how it can be used.  It gives the designer a chance to say 'this is what I was thinking when I designed this stuff'.  So one evening, when I was wittering on to my family saying maybe I should have gone to market, my daughter said 'why don't you just do a booth in a blog post when the collection comes out instead?'  Children seem to have a distinct ability to simplify stuff don't they?

So here we go, a post all about what you can do with my newest fabric (shipping this week, I think) Sew Stitchy and also a little more about how it relates to my book Little Stitches.

For starters you can make stuff to keep your notions/haberdashery bitty bobs in.

Pouches obviously, for the one in the front, I used my pale blue Chain Stitch print and overlaid it with some machine embroidery using some Aurifil 12 weight thread (you can read a few pointer's for machine embroidery here).

I also stitched up another travel sewing pouch, pattern from the book Zakka Style by Rashida Coleman Hale using my grey Hexagons print and pink French Knot Dot co-ordinate.

The little needle book uses a square from the Panel which comes with the collection, the illustrations are all drawn up to look like they were stitched. 

The pattern for sewing the needlebook comes from my book Little Stitches.  As well as over 100 embroidery patterns the book also has 12 sewing projects to make from your embroideries but they can also be used with non-embroidered fabric just as easily.

These coasters were also made using one of the sewing patterns from my book and again the little deer is cut from the Panel print.

Something else you might want to know - there is a pattern for the embroidery version of the deer above, the squirrel below and the notions on the little needlecase above (as well as several of the other illustrations used in the Sew Stitchy line) in my book.  I wanted to make the fabric and the book work well with each other, so you can make embroidered and sewn items and then co-ordinate them with projects made from printed fabric too.  Lots of ways to play with the two together.

Here is another project I made by using a pattern in my book (again the book version is embroidered) - A couple of hot water bottle covers.  For the pink one, I made a scrappy fabric using this tutorial first and then followed the sewing part of the project.

Again the little girl is cut from the Sew Stitchy panel.

This is one of my favourite things that I've made from this line - my 241 tote, using my blue Hexagons print and grey French Knot Dots.  I have used this lots and love the bag pattern (by Anna, available here).

Tissue box cover - again using a pattern from the book.

This embroidery is one I did just for fun earlier in the summer.  I used the illustration from my Stitched Bird fabric and just took a little time out to play.

This is stitched from one of the bonus transfer patterns you'll find in my book.  You can bookmark this post and come back to it later should you ever want to stitch it up. 

Pillows made from the Panel print.

And there we have it.  I hope you enjoyed my little blog post version of a booth :)

Sew Stitchy yardage is out this week and will be available from Fat Quarter Shop and The Intreprid Thread amongst other places.

My book Little Stitches is out this month and will be available from Fat Quarter Shop, Sew Mama Sew and Amazon (in September) amongst others.

Comments

[Archie the wonder dog]

I love all the lovely things you've made with your gorgeous new fabric line and it's a great idea to a booth in a blog post!!

[Jamie lee]

I love the panel. Somehow I didn't see that before. I already preordered the pin fabric.

[Maria]

Love love love this fabric! I have already made the dresden pillow from your pattern I found in a magazine using this line. I am going to have to buy more, I really love it! I got another email from Amazon telling me that my preordered book "Little Stitches" will be arriving between August 20-24 - so super excited!

[Charlotte]

wow! you have been VERY busy! It all looks so lovely, and the panel is so versatile. Brilliant in the coasters, and everywhere else :-D

[Mary Ann]

Oh my goodness, I have already been planning on using Sew Stitchy for some friendship group Christmas gifts from Zakka style and here you've done a demo for me! Wonderful booth Aneela!

[Helen]

Thank your daughter for the idea of having an online market booth. It was so nice to see your new fabric and lots of projects to make with it. All these projects are adorable!

[Kathy]

Adorable ideas! I especially love the little stitched hexagons! And the squirrel! Cant wait til my Little Stitches book arrives! Thanks you for the great inspiration!

[anna]

love love the blog post quilt market booth!!! you did amazing aneela, and of course I love the 241. :)

[Kathleen O'Grady]

wonderful work! All your projects look so nice, you are very inspiring. I can't wait to get your book and a cup of tea, find a nice big chair and a quiet corner and slowly scour every page of the book marking all the projects I plan on doing! Thanks :)

[Leanne]

What a great way to show off this fabric, all of your makes are so cute. I am looking forward to the release of this new fabric and also your book.

[cynthia]

I love your new "stitchy" line and thanks to your sweet daughter, I was able to see great photos of how to incorporate the fabric into projects. Thank you!

[Jeni]

So much wonderfulness Aneela, love your virtual booth! :)

[Heidi @ Fabric Mutt]

Such a beautiful post and such a wonderful idea to have an "online booth" for us to see. Yes, I think that 241 tote may be my favorite project too, though it's awfully hard to choose... :)

[Nicola]

Lovely, lovely, lovely. Thank you for the reminder to drink more tea and eat more biscuits: always welcome x

[ina]

WOW! I can't wait to buy the book and start stitching! ;p

You are a creative well. ;p

[maypole]

Adored this post. I LOVE the panel

[Flying Blind]

Sew excited!!!! x

[Julie]

Love the market booth tour. Wonderfully clever projects using Sew Stitchy. Thanks for showing us. I have a new top made from Sew Stitchy waiting to get quilted.
I managed to get hold of some Cherry Christmas off the bolt last week from my little drive to Brisbane. Shhhh! Miss E was off sick from school so we snuck out of town. Now just waiting on the pre-cuts to arrive.

[gina]

Adorable...all of it!!! I think this may be my favorite line that you have created!

[arncar@actrix.co.nz]

This is a great idea, I love seeing your creations. I too am looking forward to receiving the book.

[Marian Griffin]

Lovely!! I love everything you've made and the fabric is so wonderful! Can't wait! Thank you for sharing!

[Kerryq]

Congratulations on quite a week! Your creations are sew cute! ;)

[Georgia]

What a great idea this was! Everything is as gorgeous as ever Aneela. Can't wait for your book!

[Caren]

I love all the pictures and ideas, and the fun embroidery over the hexies. One thing, though - did you really say "ice lolly"?!! I lived with a great friend from England for quite a while. She converted me to having a cuppa (tea!) every day (no marmite for me, thank you), but I had never heard of an ice lolly until today. See, you didn't know your post would be so educational, did you?! :)

[Lori]

All of the projects are lovely. I've just ordered you book - and I look forward to it arriving in the mail. All the best. Lori

[sherri]

This was such a fun post...your daughter had a terrific idea! I love seeing everything together just as I've loved seeing things on your blog as you've finished them!

[Yvonne @ Nellie's Niceties]

What a clever daughter to come up with such a brilliant idea. I hope you plan to do this with all of your lines as they are released! As ever your designs are inspiring Aneela. :)

[Mary]

What a marvelous market booth! I just love love love this line, and can't wait to get a bundle. I have a little plan to make something with it for a certain hexy mf'ing blogger we know and love! ;)

[Kristyne]

Tell your daughter "thank you"! I really enjoyed your virtual booth. :) Great idea. Great projects. Amazing eye candy.

[Bits of Stitching!]

Lovely creations! I already have a favorite from this collection... the hexies in aqua and in grey!!!
My book arrived yesterday , love it! I wrote about it today on my blog.

[Gloria Jan]

Just received your book and absolutely LOVE IT!!!! Dont know how I will ever decide which project to start first... so many fun things to do and not enough time!!! Thank you for such a great book and a fantastic line of fabric!!

[Cheryl]

I just bought your book Little Stitches! It is wonderful and I can't wait to get started on some of the stitching!There is such elegance in simplicity!! Love your booth on your blog!!! Wonderful creations!