Hexagon make up bag.



So this is when I reveal what I've made with the scrappy hexagons - well I guess the title has given it away.

 

 

The finished bag is 7" across, 5" high  and 4 " deep. You  can see from the photo that I cut the hexagon fabric into shape in one piece about 21" long and 7" across - the sides are 5" deep and 4" across.

I cut a piece of plain cotton the same size and shape for the lining. I place the 2 pieces right sides together and stitched a 1/4" seam across the front and sides and turned it right side out. I then pinned and stitched the 4 side seams.
I used one of the jelly roll strips to make the binding - the front side seams were bound separately and then the back seams and the bag flap were bound in one go.
Fix the flap with your choice of fastener.
I like the crazy scrappy look for a change.
This could make a quick ~Christmas gift - and you could easily change the measurements to make a different size - or even a set.
Happy sewing.
Angela

Create & Craft Samples



What a fabulous time I have been having working with all the wonderful new dies in preparation for last Sundays Create & Craft show.  I have enjoyed every second of working with them and today want to share some of the samples I made for the show.

It is really hard to pick a favourite but I did adore working with the 3D Flower, it is one of those dies that you can use time and time again and get so many different results! These flowers were cut from felt and added to a hessian bag.

The Gazania and Plumeria from Susan's Garden are so beautiful and such fun to create.  These would be amazing to use with wedding stationary or decorations.

The Tim Holtz Stencilled Decorative Strip Alphabet was great to work with and a must have for any crafter wanting to add words to their creations. Here I added it to an acetate strip which gave the wording a 3D effect.

And of course, the ultra popular Tim Holtz Caged Bird which is great for so many different occasions and projects.

Well that is all from me.  If you have any questions about any of these designs or the others that I demonstrated on the show please let me know and I will do my best to help.

Until next time ...

Katie

Happy Holidays Card

Happy Holidays Card

If, like me, you have thirtyish or so cards to realise for the festive season, you’d better start early, wouldn’t you?

Supply List:

Papers: Infocréa Basic Grey,

Cardstock: American Crafts

Embellishments: Basic Grey

Stamp: Tim Holtz

Inks: Chalk Raspberry Pie, Black Coal

Masking Tape: EntreArtistes

Dies:

659133 Sizzix Thinlits Die-Moroccan Card Front

659379 Sizzix Framelits Die Set 6PK/stamps -Tree Blueprint

I started to play with the superb Tree Blueprint stamp-dies combination! The Christmas tree is stamped in black on my beige cardstock. Then I printed it and cut it out with my dies on pattern paper scraps with Christmas classic colours: green and red.

Then I built back my shape with the different pieces I had.

The title Happy Holidays is printed in red on a black label. Then the whole is cut out with the label die.

I also used a very airy die (Sizzix Thinlits Die-Moroccan Card Front) to complete my card. Another touch of green that matches with the Christmas tree’s star.