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Sweet Orchard Blog Tour

August 17, 2016 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 6 Comments

Sweet Orchard Fabric by Sedef Imer for Riley Blake Designs.

Welcome to the Sweet Orchard Blog Hop. Sweet Orchard is the pretty debut fabric collection by designer Sedef Imer from Down Grapevine Lane for Riley Blake Designs. In sweet shades of pink, blue, red, grey, yellow, and green; it features fruit, flowers,diagonal stripes, text, and more! It also includes a patchwork cheater print in three colourways. The small scale prints with pretty motifs are perfect for fussy cutting and English Paper Piecing.

I couldn’t resist making a trio of projects from this lovely fabric – a crochet bag, pincushion, and small zippered pouch to hold my stitch markers. Perfect set for some crochet on the go!

Zakka Dilly Bag pattern from the book, A Spoonful of Sugar. Shown here made in Sweet Orchard Fabric

First up was this Zakka Dilly Bag. The pattern comes from my book, A Spoonful of Sugar. In fact I combined two of the book projects (the Zakka Dilly Bag and the Boutique Baby Bibs) to create this bag. Featuring a crocheted base, hexagon flower, and simple stitching detail, it is a great size for a small amigurumi project. It stands up by itself and also features a drawstring closure. I had the perfect small wooden red beads to finish it off. I used the patchwork cheater print for the hexagons – they provided small scale motifs to use on these small hexagons (3/4 inch sides).

Zakka Dilly Bag pattern from the book, A Spoonful of Sugar. Shown here made in Sweet Orchard Fabric

The crocheted base is easily made and only requires knowledge of a couple of basic crochet stitches.

Zakka Dilly Bag pattern from the book, A Spoonful of Sugar. Shown here made in Sweet Orchard Fabric

Head to my book for full project instructions.

Scrappy Star Pincushion made in Sweet Orchard Fabric

Next I made a couple of Scrappy Star Pincushions. These are a fun patchwork project that will add some colour to your sewing room, and is the perfect gift for a craft loving friend. It is a modern take on the traditional French Biscornu style pincushions.

Scrappy Star Pincushion made in Sweet Orchard Fabric

Made from cotton and linen “scraps”, it can be easily assembled in an afternoon and is a beginner friendly project. The hard part is stopping at one! You can find the PDF pattern for the Scrappy Star Pincushion in our Etsy store and Pattern Shop.

Scrappy Star Pincushion made in Sweet Orchard Fabric

Finally, I made a little patchwork Triangle Pouch to hold stitch markers. This is our most popular tutorial and you can find the free pattern over on this blog post. This is a quick project and it is fun to add a ribbon tag, zipper pull or other embellishment to make it unique. I found the perfect apple zipper pull in my stash.

Triangle Pouch Tutorial by A Spoonful of Sugar, made using Sweet orchard fabricTriangle Pouch Tutorial by A Spoonful of Sugar, made using Sweet orchard fabric

Congratulations Sedef on a lovely fabric range! Sweet Orchard is perfect for quilts, pillows, little girls dresses, and so much more! It is available from Ministry of Fabric and Sew Stitching Happy.

Sweet Orchard fabric by Sedef Imer for Riley Blake Designs

We hope you will follow along on the Sweet Orchard Blog Tour and see the lovely projects that these creative designers have made.

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15 August
  Nadra
ellisandhiggs.com
                                  15 August
  Sarah
alittlehappyplace.blogspot.co.uk
                                  16 August
  Jemima
tiedwitharibbon.com
                                  16 August
  Anorina
sameliasmum.com
                                  17 August
  Lisa
aspoonfulofsugardesigns.com
                                  17 August
  Minki
minkikim.com
                                  18 August
  Kimberly
fatquartershop.blogspot.com/
                                  18 August
  Keera
livelovesew.com.au
                                  19 August
  Cassie
cassandramadge.com
                                  19 August
  Liz & Elizabeth
simplesimonandco.com
                                  22 August
  Samantha
aquapaisleystudio.com
                                  22 August
  Xanthe
wife-made.com
                                  23 August
  Peta
shequiltsalot.com
                                  23 August
  Stacy
stacyolsondesign.com
                                  24 August
  Sharon
lilabellelane.blogspot.com
                                  24 August
  Amy
diaryofaquilter.com
                                  25 August
  Sarah
piccolostudio.com.au
                                  25 August
  Kristyne
prettybyhand.com
                                  26 August
  Jennie
cloverandviolet.com
                                  26 August
  Megan
quiltstory.blogspot.com

Sweet Orchard Blog Tour

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Comments

  1. Anorina says

    August 17, 2016 at 5:57 pm

    Love all of your projects. This fabric range is just the sweetest xx

    Reply
  2. LINDA J says

    August 18, 2016 at 12:08 am

    JUST SO PRETTY>THANKS FOR SHARING!!!

    Reply
  3. Michelle says

    August 18, 2016 at 9:00 am

    These are so sweet! Thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
  4. Kristy says

    August 18, 2016 at 11:18 am

    Beautiful work, very inspiring! I love the fabric!

    Reply

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