BLITHE blog tour stop

Welcome to my stop on the Blithe Blog Tour.

This serenely gorgeous fabric is designed by Katarina Roccella. You can see the whole line on the Art Gallery Fabrics website here, and trust me- you'll want to see it. 


There are low volume prints, text prints, beautiful owls, deer, birch trees, evergreens, and flowers among others. 





Here is the AGF description: "Blithe by Katarina Roccella. This beautiful collection is filled with frosty trees, confident deer, and subdued colors that will have you sewing in a winter wonderland. We must admit that this season, we’ll be experiencing winter vicariously through this collection."

I really love how Art Gallery puts together these Look Books, like a mini catalog to help you visualize how the fabric works in action. 

Watch the AGF video here for more inspiration.

Screenshots from the video:

As ever, the feel of this fabric is silky and soft. It was an absolute joy to work with. 

I made the Ananda Yoga Bag (free sewing pattern available here) and the Essential Oils case in Blithe.  

In Winter I love that silence that comes after a fresh snowfall, when the world seems to become still, if only for a moment. That's how I feel in restorative yoga class, so I felt this was a perfect match to make myself a new mat bag and oils case.

Did you know that research has found the "restorative yoga" classes (where you sometimes hold a pose for 5 minutes or longer) are just as beneficial as those hot yoga classes? This form of yoga is meant to be easy and feel really good- mostly for tension release. Check the article about it in the latest Oprah magazine or here on Deepak's website. 

I mean, sometimes I only go to Yoga class to lay in Shavasana... ya know?

Anywho, here are some more pics of my bags and a linked list of all the other makers for this blog hop. There are some truly STUNNING projects made- it's worth a few minutes to take a browse.

I love those delicate little flecks of gold in the birch tree print.

Frosted Evergreen print for the Essential Oils case.

I free motion quilted the yoga bag as I like the cushion-y feel of batting- so to give strength, I quilt them. 

 I love this print: Philosophers words on the bottom here.

Here is the schedule for the Blog Tour:

1. Erica Toole - January 18: @ skynme2

2. Mariana Diaz - January 19: @ sewMariana

3. Ashley Herrmann - January 20: @ petitestitchery

4. Isabelle Selak - January 21: @ southbaybella

5. Stacey Derksen - January 22: @ sweet_finnagin_boutique

6. Eleri Kerian - January 23: @ sewandtellproject

7. Hemamalini Elumalai - January 24: @ helumalai

8. Paola Baker - January 25: @ loveoffabrics

9. Sue Stone - January 26: @ needleinafabricstash

10. Cassie and Alexis - January 27: @ lilyshineforlittlelizardking and myysweetsunshine

11. Carolina Moore - January 28: @ craftmoore

12. Lesley Storts - January 29: @ lesleystorts 

13. Ali Brorsen - January 30: @ becauseofbrenna

14. Kimberly Baird - January 31: @ monkeykimberly

15. Rebecca Makas - February 1: @ restitcherator

16. Natalie Santini - February 2: @ sewhungryhippie

17. Anna Durocher - February 3: @ bizzy_bean_clothing

18. Sharon Mcconnell - February 4: @ colorgirlquilts

19. Laura Scaramella - February 5: @ petitestitchery

20. Audrey - February 6: @ skirtfixation

21. Terra - February 7: @ mamasayssewblog

22. Nichole Vogelsinger - February 8: @ wildboho

23. Mara Capron - February 9: @ mara.creates

24. Anne Boundy - February 10: @ anneboundy

25. Heather Hatch - February 11: @ tanglewood_lane_dolls

26. Michael Caputo - February 12: @ patchworkandpaper

27. Julia Liebl-Fern - February 13: @ finefabric

28. Nicole Young - February 14: @ lillyellasworld

29. Karly Nelson - February 15: @ paisleyroots

30. Ines Hilsberg - February 16: @ naehzimmerplaudereien

31. Geraldine Wilkins - February 17: @ livingwaterquilter

32. Deanne Chambers - February 18: @ annieanddotfabrics

33. Mathew Boudreaux - February 19: @ misterdomestic

34. Judith Posdziech - February 20: @ septembers_delight

35. Elise Baek - February 21: @ eliseandemelie

36. Marija Vujčić - February 22: @ mvquilts

37. Elina Temmes - February 23: @ elinatemmes

38. Maja Wlusek - February 24: @ betyipiernaty

39. Jennifer DauFerermany - February 25: @ petitestitchery

40. Jacky Ayres - February 26: @ jackyayresdesigns

41. Yuliya Reshetnikova - February 27: @ yureshetnikova

42. Christine Bacquer Joubert - February 28: @ lopolokko

43. Katrin Umlauft - March 1: @ puppilalla