QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER
carina’s big move
NEW FABRIC LINES
hybrid project madness
fabric tutorials
june-july 2011
june + july 2011
letter from carina I love summer. Being out in my garden, watching my kids run through the sprinklers, and biting into a fresh slice of watermelon is just a little piece of heaven. Even though I have spent a lot of time outdoors enjoying this time of year, I have been equally excited about all the work I have been doing indoors. This includes a new sewing pattern that I hope to release this fall. Of course, we are still excited about our spring release of sewing patterns. In this issue, we show them off in my three new fabric lines from Northcott that hit stores this month.
I am SO excited about this issue of our newsletter because it’s our biggest issue yet. We have more tutorials and crafting projects than we have ever had before. Susan (my fabulous assistant) and I were giddy over the featured photoshoot in this newsletter (which Susan also photographed). A good portion of my time has also been spent working on Art of Digital Design II—an indepth, feedbackdriven class for intermediate digital designers. It’s been an absolute pleasure to dig out my library of graduate school books to hopefully give those who take the class more clarity on design concepts, vocabulary, and techniques. Check out our new Hybrid Tutorial section of this newsletter. My amazing creative team put together a plethora of month-watering delights using Le Petite Paperie. I’m excited to share them with you, and I hope that it spurs your own crafty endeavors. Finally, the newest section of this newletter is our five-step fabric tutorials. The tutorials feature my new fabric lines Pinfeathers, Dress Up, and Baby Safari. I think you’ll enjoy these easy-to-make projects! I certainly did! Last (but certainly not least), I have an announcement in this issue that you don’t want to miss! Keep reading...
Carina Gardner, Desginer
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pink colorway fresh from the studio My biggest news for fabric lovers is that my fabric lines will be produced by Riley Blake Designs starting January 2012! This is an exciting transition for me especially with the release of my first line, Dainty Blossoms™. Dainty Blossoms™ has a retro feel with modern, fresh colors and lines. You can only imagine the sewing patterns we have in store to come out with this fabric line! It screams “little girl!” My daughters are excited for the explosion of samples to wear and play with (secrets, secrets).
blue colorway
green colorway
Dainty Blossoms™ comes in three colorways—pink, blue, and green. The full line is now showcased in our online digital maggie. Dainty Blossoms goes on sale to retailers August 2011. If you are a retailer, please purchase this line from: Riley Blake Designs 106 East 13200 South Draper, Utah 1.888.768.8454 www.rileyblakedesigns.com
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Check out our listing of online shops that carry Carina Gardner™ Sewing Patterns at www.carinagardner.com/sewing-patterns
sewing patterns Our new sewing pattern line has a little bit of everything: baby boy, sweet girl, funky chick, and sophisticated little lady! In this shoot, we featured the new fabric lines in our collection of sewing patterns. The Love Nest™ Ruffle Dress, High Tea Soireé Dress, Playdate Outfit, and Little Miss Suntop and Skirt can be found at your local quilt shop and online retailer. We plan on releasing one more pattern this fall and then several more patterns with the release of Dainty Blossoms™ January 2012.
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Need our list of distributors? You can find it at www.carinagardner.com/wholesale
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Sophia and Siri share a quick secret in this magical garden. Siri and Sophie’s hair accenssories are made by Etsy Shop Poppies Pretties.
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Felicity is sporting the Playdate Outfit pattern. Her blouse and capris are made from the Pinfeathers™ fabric in the blue colorway. Felicity’s headband is just a piece of frayed fabric and the fabric flower in the Playdate Outfit pattern.
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It’s magical when you catch such an unexpected sweet moment at a photoshoot. Sophie and Siri take a moment here to watch a baby duck.
stripes. A quick sash (not in the pattern) was made to break up the bodice from the skirt. With her hair in a circle braid and her bare feet, Sophie looks anything but prim and proper.
Siri is wearing the Love Nest™ Ruffle Dress pattern in Dress Up™ and Pinfeathers™ fabric and Sophie is wearing the High Tea Soirée Dress pattern in the Pinfeathers™ pink stripe. We love this version of the High Tea Soirée Dress because it shows just how versatile the pattern is. The full dress is in vertical stripes while parts of the skirt are made with horizontal
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Paige is rocking the Little Miss Suntop and Skirt pattern in the Baby Safari™ fabric line. That’s right! The Baby Safari isn’t just for little boys!
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Not only are the new fabric lines versatile, but the patterns are too. Each of these lines have the ability to be sweet, funky, cool, or sophisticated. It’s your choice. Pair it with the perfect pattern for an amazing sewing project and a happy little girl. Visit our sewing patterns online at www.carinagardner.com/sewingpatterns. Check out all of our new fabric lines at www.carinagardner.com/fabric.
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Purchase Carina Gardner’s Sewing Patterns from these distributors:
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Christensen Wholesale 106 East 13200 South Draper, Utah 84020 phone: 801.816.0540 888.768.8454 fax: 801.816.0542
Moda/United Notions 13800 Hutton Drive Dallas, Texas 75234 phone: 1.800.527.9447 fax: 1.800.468.4209
Petersen-Arne 4310 West 5th Ave Eugene, Oregon 97402 phone: 541.485.1406 800-547-2509 fax: 541-485-3459
Creative Smocking/ CS Distributing 2336 NW 5th St. Bend, OR 97701 phone: 800-424-2232 fax: 541-383-8908
Notions Marketing 1500 Buchanan Ave SW Grand Rapids, Michigan 49507 phone: 1.800.748.0250 fax: 1.800.678.3400
The Pattern Peddlers 113 Main St. Nevis, MN 56467 phone: 800-845-4508 fax: 888.756.0585
art of digital design II It’e been an exciting summer as I have been developing my newest class, Art of Digital Design II. It hasn’t been the easiest class to develop since I had to take my practical know-how from the craft industry and marry it to the theoretical principles of design academics. This class includes 19 videos and tutorials, five critiques, forum days, 2 webinars, and lots of visual examples of how to develop digital products that are exciting, professional, and thoughtful. My favorites in this class? It’s a toss up between my lesson on “good, better, best” or the typography lesson (some of the basics squished into one lesson—
not the easiest thing I’ve ever done!). I hope that this is an exciting, fun class for students as they build six kits (that’s right!) by the end of the 5 weeks. Register for this class at JessicaSprague.com. Class registration ends on August 22, 2011 Class begins on August 22, 2011. Next anticipated date for teach this class is 2013.
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pinfeathers™ lace-up fabric tutorial
Materials
* Carina’s Partridge Bird Pattern-Free Download * 1/3 yard heavyweight fast2fuse, thin piece of cardboard, or heavyweight Wonder Under. * 1 fat quarter for a single-sided bird or 2 fat quarters (for an alternate fabric) for a double sided bird * Colorful shoelace or cording 1/8" to 1/4" diameter. Length will be vary depending on the size of your bird. * Fabric glue * Paper punch Instructions 1. Download the PDF of the partridge from Carina’s Partridge Bird Pattern. At this point you can decide how large you want your lace up project to be. The smaller the child the larger you may want to make the bird so that they will have something substantial to hold in their hand and lace up! Adjust the percent for the size you need and print your bird. 2. If you are using the Fast2Fuse you will fuse your fabric onto the Fast2Fuse according to the manufacturer’s instructions on the Fast2Fuse packaging. 3. Trace the bird patterns onto the fused fabric and cut them out. 4. Use a good hole punch to punch the holes for the lacing. Knot one end of the the shoelace and lace it through the first hole pulling it to the knot.
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This is a really cute skill-building toy for preschoolers as little fingers will work on gaining their fine motor skills by lacing the strings through the holes! It also makes a darling decorative display item in the home or is a great project for a child’s birthday party.
Alternate method You can also make a Pinfeather’s Birdie Lace Up using a very thin piece of cardboard. Tracing the bird onto the cardboard, you cut out the bird’s shape. Then trace the bird pattern onto the fabric. Use spray fabric glue to glue the fabric to the thin cardboard bird. Use a hole punch to punch holes. Finally finish the project with step #6.
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bike basket fabric tutorial Making a fun basket really only takes 6 strips of fabric—two to line the basket and 4 to attach it to the bike (aka the bows).
* 1/2 yard of fabric (main basket)** * 1/8 yard of fabric (straps) * Wall basket-flat on one side and rounded out (available at a dollar store) * Any extra embellishments (pom poms, ric rac, more fabric for a ruffle, etc.) ** All fabric show in the photos are from Carina Gardner’s Pinfeathers fabric lines available in quilt shops and online now. Instructions 1. Measure your basket’s length and width for the back of the basket. Add 3-4 inches to the length and 1-2 inches to the width (It is better for the fabric to be “roomier”). Then, measure the front, rounded portion of the basket adding 1-2 inches to the width and 3-4 inches to the length. Cut out two pieces of fabric that match those dimensions. For example, the two pieces of fabric for the basket shown were 12” (length) x 16” (width) and 12” (length) x 10” (width). Cut out four 4” x 22” strips for the straps. 2. Fold a pleat into the larger of the two fabrics (either one or two pleats) so that the edges of the fabric all match up. Sew along side edges and the bottom edge of the fabric leaving the top edge unsewn. 3. Hem the edge of the basket lining. Use a rolled hemming foot attachment on your machine or fold the edge twice and press into place before sewing. 4. Fold each of the 4” x 22” straps in half and wrong-side out. Sew along the longest edge. Turn right-side out. and fold in the raw edges. Topstitch along all four edges. Attach the straps to the fabric basket lining by laying straps on the wrong side of the fabric on the UNPLEATED side of the fabric (the shortest side of the fabric). Sew a rectangle and “x” into the bottom inch of the strap to attach it to the basket lining. 5. Place the final basket lining into the basket with the wrong-side out. Roll the fabric over the edge of the basket to expose the right-side of the fabric. Pull the straps through some of the weaving in the basket or through loops (if there are loops on the basket). Embellish as you like. Tie to your bike!
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photo tim by Laurel Flechtner
1. Measure the tin you want to use and make a template in Photoshop using clipping masks for the tin top, bottom and inside lid. Then decide how many and what size photos you want to use and create a template for those as well.
digital scrapbooking For this issue, the Creative Team focused on the Le Petite Paperie Collection. This digital scrapbooking collection is a sophisticated set of patterns and elements in soft, subdued tones. This collection is available at JessicaSprague.com/carina. Here are some of the collecctions expected to release in August, September, and October: * Victorian Art * Essentials Plus * The Raven Don’t forget that new releases are on Mondays and are always 25% off. One Dollar Wednesdays feature Carina’s vintage collections that you can grab for a great deal!
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2. Choose digital papers and photos and clip them to your template, along with any other embellishments you want to use. Print the pieces on card stock. 3. Cut out the tin top, bottom and inside lid and adhere to the tin. Accordion-fold a length of card stock sized to accommodate your photo pieces. 4. Adhere the photo pieces to the card stock, pop them into the tin and you have a cute gift!
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you can do it by Carey Bridges Digital Kits: La Petite Paperie Marguerite La Petite Paperie Basile La Petite Paperie Arrows Other supplies: Letter Stickers Black Pen Ink (brown, green) Buttons Flower Staples Sewing machine with cream thread White cardstock or matte presentation paper Adhesive
Petite Paperie Arrows to the page and clip Marguerite paper 10 to it. Print page on matte presentation paper or cardstock. Step Two: Open Basile paper 9 and print on matte presentation paper or cardstock. If you have a large format printer, print at 12 x 12 in., borderless. Otherwise, print at 8 x 8 in. on 8.5 x 11 in. paper and trim to size. Step Three: Trim all papers and arrow. Ink edges of all papers with green and/or brown ink.
Step Four: Adhere the paper strips to the background paper Step One: In Photoshop, start as shown. Add messy stitching a new file that is 8.5 x 11 in. at to secure the strips using a a resolution of 300 dpi. Create sewing machine and cream two thin rectangular strips, each thread. as their own layer, to use as clipping masks. Clip Marguerite Step Five: Add photo (I printed mine with a white border), paper 7 to one layer and Marguerite paper 13 to another. arrow, title, embellishments and journaling. Add an arrow mask from La
twins hybrid card by Carey Bridges Digital Kits: La Petite Paperie Basile La Petite Paperie Marguerite La Petite Paperie Provence
Other Supplies: Twine Staples (Ranger Tiny Attacher) Small Hole Punch Ink (brown) White pen Onesie digital clipping mask or punch (I used a clipping mask by Deena Rutter) matte presentation paper or white cardstock white cardstock trimmed to 7.5 x 11 in. scissors, paper trimmer adhesive
Step Three: Print on matte presentation paper or white cardstock. Cut out all items and ink edges with brown ink. Step Four: Punch small holes in onesies and string twine through. Tie knots at each end and staple to 5 x 7 in. background. Step Five: Fold white 7.5 x 11 in. cardstock in half as card base. Adhere card front to the base and add sentiment with white pen. I wrote “It’s a girl!” on the pink onesie and “It’s a boy!” on the blue onesie. Tip: For a girl or a boy only, you can use just one string of onesies.
Step One: In Photoshop, open a new file at 8.5 x 11 in and a resolution of 300 dpi. Open a onesie clipping mask and copy onto new file so there are 10 layers of the mask. Open 5 pink and 5 blue papers and clip to the masks. Step Two: Create a rectangular clipping mask that is 5 x 7 in. drag to the open file and clip background paper to it.
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castle card by Joyce McCall
I used the La Petite Paperie collection to create a castle mini album. I started with the chipboard castle book by Creative Imaginations. I measured each panel to plan out how large I needed each piece of patterned paper to be before printing (to save ink and paper!). I created 12x12 sheets in Photoshop Elements and added my Carina Gardner patterned papers as new layers on the 12x12 sheet. It only took 2 full sheets to print out all the patterns I needed for the project. I printed them on my large format printer at home. Next I used UHU glue stick and a brayer to secure the papers to each panel of the mini book. I worked on one side at a time. Once the adhesive was dry, I used my Fiskars fingertip knife to trim away the excess paper and my Basic Grey sanding tools to sand away any tiny grooves that the knife missed. I repeated the process for each panel on the opposite side. I added a bit of wet adhesive to any edges that seemed to be peeling up after all the sanding. With my panels decorated with La Petite papers, it was time to embellish! I started by inking all the chipboard that was still showing: the edges and the folds. Next, I added photo mats, Provence tickets, Marguerite cards, flowers, ribbon, and bling from my personal stash. I even added
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an acrylic clock diecut (Heidi Swapp) to the top of the tallest tower! Papers used: Provence 12, 10. Marguerite 1, 5, 6, 8, 14, 15 Elements used: Provence ticket 6 (orig and recolored), Marguerite card 10. Other supplies: Creative Imaginations castle chipboard book, CE buttons, Kaiser rhinestones, Paper studio flowers and brads, Chatterbox brads, Prima angel wings, Heidi Swapp clock, the girls’ paperie diecuts (bird and heart), Fiskars border punch, Bazzill Basics solid cardstock, QuicKutz diecut, misc ribbon and tulle, UHU glue stick, Scotch Quickdry adhesive, Stampin’ Up! ink, Basic Grey Precision File Set, Fiskars Finger Craft Knife.
focus by Carey Bridges (top)
Digital Kits: La Petite Paperie Marguerite Cards La Petite Paperie Tickets Other Supplies: Pink Flowers Buttons White Trim Glitter glue (Stickles, Distressed Stickles) Glimmer Mist or other glitter mist Ink (green, brown) Rhinestone Foam dots Glue dots Step One: Open Marguerite card and resize to be 2.75 x 3.75 (ATCsize). Print card and two tickets. Cut out and ink all edges. Step Two: Type a word (I typed “focus” using Scriptina font) on the card, print, cut and ink edges. Step Three: Spray Glimmer Mist on trim. Add glitter glue (stickles) to the pink pattern on the card, to the word “focus” and to the tips of the flowers. Set aside to dry. Step Three: Spray Glimmer Mist on trim. Add glitter glue (stickles) to the pink pattern on the card, to the word “focus” and to the tips of the flowers. Set aside to dry. Step Four: Once glitter glue and Glimmer Mist is dry, adhere everything as shown. Use foam dots to raise the tickets and the word strip.
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