If you enjoy making cards and paper craft check out the Spring Lake and Apple Bloom paper products.
You will find all the fabric patterns printed on paper, perfect for spring and summer craft projects.
For the first time in Tilda’s 16 year old history we have made a limited-edition summer collection. It will be released in May, and is called Painting Flowers.
It’s not only our first limited-edition collection, but the first collection that is intended for summer and released in May, so we are quite exited.
The inspiration is of corse painted flowers and paint dots, and as the sun is shining over Norway today, at least on this part of our very long country, it felt like the perfect day to give you a summer preview.
How long this limited-edition collection lasts depends on how quickly it sells, so if you think a Painting Flowers quilt will look good on your porch this summer then get ready. Most of our whole sellers have the collection stocked and ready for the release, and are taking pre orders.
The Painting Flowers collection also contains paper products, ribbons, buttons and boxes in addition to 12 fabrics.
We will release the pattern for the quilt and the bag on the blog in the next few weeks
Have a great day!
Bente Vikene Hermansen made this very cute summer dress in the Flower Ball Teal fabric from the Spring Lake collection. Lovely with the teal blue jacket. Visit her instagram account here.
Stitch Craft Create made this nice little preview of the limited edition Painting Flowers Collection using our marketing pictures.
The collection will be released on friday the 1st of May, in two days!
You will find the quilt pattern on the blog the same day.
It’s always nice to sew a pretty floral quilt for summer, and the Painting Flowers fabrics makes such a fresh summer quilt.
The Painting Flowers collection is a limited edition, but the quilt pattern can work with any fabric.
The simple quilt blocs makes a sort of organiced chaos patchwork and works well if you use larger bolder pattens on the larger pieces, and then smaller patterns on the smaller pieces.
The quilt measures 80,5 x 51 inch (201,25 x 127,5 cm)
Here are the pieces you need to make the whole quilt top. The letters referes to the measurements abow, Pieces called A are 5 x 3,5 inch and so on. The number shows how many you need. Remember that seem allowance is already added to the measurements.
The rectangles are then pieced together in different ways to make two larger blocs. The letters shows you where the different sized pieces go.
You need six of block 1, three of block 2, and then tree blocs that are the equivalent of the top half of block 2.
As you can see block 2 is a mirror image of block 1.
Piece all the blocs together as shown below, and your quilt top is ready.
We suggest using the “Summer Floral Blue on White” for backing, and “Nelly green” for the edge. The quilting is done by a professional quilting servise.
Have a great weekend!
A large summer bag is great for trips to the beach and this one matches the Painting Flowers quilt. The fresh summer colors are perfect with any colored denim and a nice summer tan.
The Painting Flowers fabric collection used for the bag is a limited edition collection, but you can use any fabric that you like.
We used the same block for the bag as we used for the Painting flowers quilt. The measurements are in inches and seem allowance is already added.
The pieces are then stitched together as shown on the right. As you can see the rectangles are pieced together in different ways.
You need two identical patchworks, one for the back and one for the front of the bag.
Cut two pieces for lining that are the same size as the patchwork pieces.
Sew the two patchwork pieces together as shown below. Attach wadding and backing fabric and quilt the patchwork.
The backing will not be visible because of the lining, so use something simple.
Sew the lining pieces together. Leave an opening for turning in the seem as shown on the right.
For the patchwork handles 4 inch wide pieces with random lengths are sewn together until each patchwork piece is 26 inches long.
Cut strips of wadding that are the same lenght (26 inches) but just 3 inches wide. Place the wadding against the back of the patchwork pieces, and iron in the fabric edges.
Fold the strips double so that each handle is about 1,5 inches wide, and sew along both sides.
Attach the handles on each side of the quilted patchwork piece with pins, as shown on the illustration on the left.
Each handle-end should be placed approximently 6,5 inch from each corner.
Place the lining right side down on top, and sew along the top and bottom edge, shown on the illustration to the right.
Fold the bag so that the two patchwork halves lies right side against each other, and the two lining halves lies against each other on the opposite side. The seems where the handles are attached should be in the middle. Sew along the edge on the right and left side.
Cut out a 2,5 inch square in each of the four corners.
Fold each corner opposite so that the seem is in the middle and sew across, see illustration on the right.
Turn the bag right side out trough the opening in the lining. Push the lining-half into the patchwork-half, and sew along the top of the bag, about 1/2 inch from the edge to keep the lining in place.
Sew the opening in the lining closed.
Your bag is now finished. Have a great day!
The past week we have been busy photographing a new book about sewing for children with our lovely model Emma. Soo adorable!
We are all a bit exhausted (as you can see on the last picture) but it was such a fun and charming photo shoot.
Thank you Ingun, Sølvi, Ingrid, Emma and mother Silje all for your efforts!
The book will be out this autumn with lots of new ideas.
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The Painting flowers collection comes with cute paper piece flowers that are perfect for decorating cushions, bags or perhaps your summer jacket for a cute handmade summer look.
The Tilda paper piece glue pen makes it easy to get a perfect result. This might just be the perfect beach craft when the wind is not too strong.
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Self-adhesive fabric sheets and tape are great for home decor projects like covering boxes and binders, decorating shelves, frames or even your walls if you are not too fussy about the consequences of having to remove it later…
It’s a great way to personalise boring office equipment and create a happy workspace, and fun to use for scrapbooking and Art Journaling.
The fabric sheets and tape shown here are from the Spring Lake and Painting Flowers series.
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We are so exited about the new book coming out this autumn! It’s all about the children and what you can make for them. We must admit this is turning out to be a very cute book, difficult not to smile as we are currently working on the content. You will find dolls, animals, cozy quilts, patchwork projects, and ideas for cute children’s rooms.
You can already pre-order the norwegian edition “Sy til barn” at the larger Norwegian online book shops, Haugenbok will also be able to send Norwegian books abroad.
The english edition “Tilda’s Toy Box” is available for pre-order at Stitch Craft Create, Amazone.com and Amazone.co.uk.
It might seem like a long time to wait but time flies, and before you know it a fun summer is over and a new book is in your mailbox.
Here is a very early preview of the cover sketches for the English and Norwegian edition.
This project has been the perfect excuse for a bunch of grown ladies to play, so much fun!
The fabrics used in the book are from the upcoming autumn collections. Available from the middle of august.
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The new Painting Flowers paper boxes is a good tip if you want to decorate your home for summer.
The boxes come in a set of three with patterned lining.
They are great as gift boxes, and match the Painting Flowers fabrics if you want to create a summer theme for a room with painted flowers and paint dots.
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Check out the adorable new “one of a kind children’s wear” from Miley & Moss in fabric from the Tilda spring collections.
We just love their sweet vintage designs and great pictures!
Our friends at Stitch Craft Create are having a “Tilda summer style week!” How great is that!
They will blog about the spring and summer news all week, and have made lovely sewing kits and ideas with the new fabric.
This is such a fresh and inspiring place to visit so be sure to join them for their take on a Tilda summer.
Have a great week!
Today on the Stitch Craft Create blog they teach you how to make Suffolk Puffs in Tilda Fabric, also known as Yo-Yos.
Stitch Craft Create continues their Tilda summer week with enthusiasm, and this version of the Tilda summer bag.
It is gorgeous in Spring Lake Fabrics. We love it!
You will find the pattern for the bag here, and Stitch Craft Create have taken the time to make a kit with the necessary fabrics.
Just imagine a fluttering white dress, a flower in your hair and this summer bag, perfect…
Summer is here and we are going on holiday. We will leave you with a picture from the upcoming book “Sy til barn”/ “Tildas Toy Box”.
Have a great summer everyone!
We hope you’re having a superb summer with lots of lazy days and exiting new experiences.
We are back at the studio working on the Autumn news witch will be presented very soon.
Our new favorite friend this Autumn is this floral monkey from the upcoming book Tildas toy box/Tilda sy til barn.
He is going on tour, and it´s a bit hard to part with him. Silly but true. He will be looking cute in exhibitions around the world before he makes he’s way back to the studio.
Have a great week!
This autumn there are two new Tilda fabric collections “Autumn Tree” and “Sweetheart”. Sweetheart has a sweet classic pallet of reds and blues, and Autumn Tree has a blue green and lilac colour scheme. As usual you can buy pre-cut bundles and charm packs with the new fabrics. We hope you enjoy it!
If you just love blue like we do, try using blue fabrics from both collections to make a fresh blue winter quilt.
You will also find a Blue Fat Eight Bundle among the news this season.
Here is a closer look at the Autumn Tree collection, we hope you enjoy it!
Shades of green and purple lend an autumnal feel, but combined with dark blue, you have a gorgeous palette that is fresh and appealing all year long. The Tilda Autumn Tree collection has 12 fabrics, papers, ribbons and more.
Here is a look at the new Sweetheart collection.
Sweet, traditional colour combinations and a blend of patterns and mini blossoms give the Tilda Sweetheart collection a delightful charisma. The Sweetheart collection includes papers, ribbons, and buttons in addition to 12 fabrics and a charming house sewing kit and doll kit.
