Hi friends! Happy Tuesday! Please join me in welcoming back Richele Christensen back to our blog as a special guest! If you’d like to purchase the pattern she used to make this tote, click or tap here. Read on to learn all about how she created this great piece and enjoy!

Hello friends! The color for the Tim Holtz Palette collection this month is Indigo. The collection features 10 beautiful fabrics with varying designs and color in the Indigo family. Indigo also goes well with the Blue Palette from last month so you can mix and match them together. Our project today is the Pepin Tote Bag by Noodlehead and it’s a great pattern for beginners or experienced sewers. It goes together fast and the instructions are easy to follow. There is an optional zipper closure and a couple of snaps if you want but they’re not necessary. The fabrics on the bag are the Tiny Print for the main fabric and Typography for the inside. The Tote will be great for work, in the car, shopping and it’s even big enough to hold 12” x 12” papers so it would be good for cropping with friends. So grab your favorite Palette fabric and start sewing.

1. Gather your supplies and fabric. Any of the Palette Indigo fabrics would be beautiful but I was in love with this Tiny Print.
2. Cut out your pieces using a rotary cutter and mat according to the instructions. It’s great that the pattern has the label to keep thing straight.
3. Create the exterior pocket, sew it to the exterior piece and add the snap if desired.
4. Sew the sides of the bag, cut the corners out and sew the box corners of the bag.
5. Sew the pocket on the inside lining.
6. Add the top piece to the lining.
7. Install a magnetic snap if you’d like a closure. You could also add a zipper if desired or leave it without a closure. Complete the lining.
8. Top stitch the handles 1/8” from the edge. I used blue thread to match my bag.
9. Add the handles to the exterior piece. Sew the exterior and lining together at the top edge. Don’t forget to leave an opening at the bottom. Turn right side out and sew the bottom closed.
10. Top stitch along the top edge 1/8” from the edge.

Thanks so much for stopping by and happy sewing.

SUPPLIES:

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Thanks so much for stopping by, and thanks to Richelle for being our guest!

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Tim Holtz is here to get you holiday-ready with fabulous mediums—now including two NEW must-haves for your festive creations: Twinkle Paste and Snowflakes!

As a special treat, three beloved Seasonal Favorites are making their return in the same tried-and-true formulas you know and love: Crypt, Glow, and Snowfall. Whether you pick a favorite or collect them all, you’ll be adding gorgeous texture and magic to your holiday crafting!

Last year, we hosted a fundraiser for HDSA! (Huntington’s Disease Society of America) and you loved it so much that it had great success in raising $200,000 for HDSA. It is a charity that is very personal and close to my heart because it affects my family. Huntington’s Disease (HD) is a rare, genetic, neurodegenerative disease with a devastating impact on individuals and entire families. It is hereditary and it is terminal. Through the years we have met many wonderful people in the HD Community and when a cure is found it will bring enormous positive impact on families around the world.

So far, there is no cure for Huntington’s Disease. Today, there are approximately 41,000 symptomatic Americans and more than 200,000 at-risk of inheriting the disease.

HD is a rare, genetic, terminal disease that has no cure. It is like having Alzheimers, Parkinsons, and ALS simultaneously. Imagine losing your memory, muscle control, and ability to control your emotions all at once. It’s devastating for the individual and entire family. We need to find a cure. Children of an HD Parent each have a 50/50 chance of inheriting this disease.

Donations help support the families, doctors, scientists, researchers, everyone in the HD community who are working tirelessly for a cure.

It is with a sense of urgency that I am helping raise money for much needed research and development of a cure and to support other families of this deadly and horrific disease.

If you are interested in purchasing a box of goods, please know that 100% of the net proceeds of the box will be going to support the Central Ohio HDSA as we work to find a cure and support the HD Community.

• $50 donations receive a box of craft supplies valued at over $100
• $150 donations receive a box of craft supplies valued at over $300

If you are not interested in a crafty parcel, but would still like to make a direct donation without a special gift, that would be WONDERFUL, every penny helps. To do so, please click or tap HERE.

If you would like to learn more about HD, please click or tap HERE.

Some of the brands and people who have generously donated product for the donation boxes include but are not limited to:

• Simon Says Stamp
• Tim Holtz and Mario Rossi
• Advantus / Tim Holtz idea-ology
• Altenew
• Art Impressions
• Avery Elle
• Gina K. Designs
• Lawn Fawn
• Lisa Horton Crafts
• Memory Box
• Newton’s Nook
• Pink and Main
• Pretty Pink Posh
• Purple Onion Designs
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L
• Spellbinders
• Stamperia
• Stampers Anonymous
• Stencil Girl LLC

With love and gratitude,
Heidi Crowl
Simon Says Stamp Founder

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