Hi everyone!  I have a totally new (for me) kind of post today.  I am thrilled to be part of an introductory showcase tour for a new fabric line from Hoffman Fabrics.  Yes, fabrics.  NOT my normal medium but I could not say no when I was asked to participate in such an exciting launch.  You see, my friend Sarah Thomas of SARIDITTY is the designer of this new line and I could not be even a little more excited for her.  What a treat to see your own line of designs!  At the bottom of my post I will have a link to her entire Lookbook of products so you can see the full designs and other coordinating accessories from her.

First though, I want to share the projects I made using these fabrics.  To start, I stayed way in my lane and created a card using the pretty designs.  The “extra” that I used was the selvedges from the fabrics themselves.  I cut them off the edges and stitched them together to highlight Sarah’s name, the line and Hoffman.  I thought this would be a special way to congratulate Sarah on this big moment for her.

I lined up the selvedges, stitched them and then cut them out using an old butterfly die.  I used some Fray Check on the edges to prevent fraying and then used fabric stabilizer to get more dimension and stability on the fabric.  To frame it, I cut a stitched square from Fog Gray card stock and put some more fabric behind it.  The sentiment seemed perfect and comes from Picket Fence Studios.  I thought that maybe I needed a coordinating project to share so I went back to my archives for inspiration.  I found some rolled flowers that I had done in paper and thought they would be spectacular in fabric.  These designs do not disappoint!

Again, I used an old rolled flower die to cut the fabric.  Each flower has two of the flower cuts to add fullness.  I treated the fabric the same as above and then rolled it up.  I used prewrapped wire “stems” to allow me to place them in a container.  Using another butterfly die (because Sarah’s logo uses butterflies and her designs have them throughout), I created a 3-d version to add to the basket.  I chose a pale print and color to wrap a peat pot which had been haphazardly painted with off white acrylic paint.  Mod Podge secured the fabric to the pot and I tied it up with some seam binding.

Finally, I rolled up some of her fabrics to create a little display basket for her booth.  She will be traveling and sharing this line so follow her to find her schedule of events.

I hope you like my creations with this beautiful new line.  Now run over and take a look at the complete collection here:  Hoffman Fabrics Spring 2019 Sarah Thomas Lookbook

Because this is a showcase tour, Sarah has a line up of many designers and sewists to share their creations.  You can visit all these by using the links below or you can also follow on Instagram using #paradigmshowcasetour and #sariditty.

22 April – Cristy Stuhldreher @loveyousew_
23 April – Rebecca Bryan @bryanhousequilts
24 April – Hilary Jordan @byhilaryjordan
25 April – Tiffany Sepulveda @sewtiffany
26 April – Karie Jewell @kariejewell
27 April – Jen Timko @jentimko  <<<—  YOU ARE HERE
28 April – Cheri Lehnow @tinkerellen
29 April – Karen Miller @redbirdquiltco
30 April – Karen O’Connor @ladykquilts
1 May – Nicholas Ball @quiltsfromtheattic
2 May – Nicole Daksiewicz @modernhandcraft
3 May – Nichole Vogelsinger @wildboho
4 May – Kate Toney @toughkittencrafts
5 May – Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill @wholecirclestudio
6 May – Karen Tripp @karenthediyaddict
7 May – Isabelle Selak @southbaybella
8 May – Elise Kwon @eliseandemelie
9 May – Jessica Kapitanski @sallietomatopatterns
10 May – Suzy Williams @suzyquilts
11 May – Sarah Thomas @sariditty

I hope you have a great time with this inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping in today. See you again soon.