Zakka Style: 24 Projects Stitched with Ease to Give, Use & Enjoy

132 Pages·2011·20.996 MB·English

by  Rashida Coleman-Hale

CRAFTS/Sewing Compiled by Rashida Coleman-Hale
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groups of fresh, contemporary Zakka Style
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designers. These talented
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craft sewers are making original t
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projects, sharing and selling the world
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on websites such as Flickr
of Zakka
and Etsy, and keeping
creative conversation alive
in the blogosphere.
Rashida Coleman-Hale has
gathered talented designers
More from the Design Collective: from around the world to
bring you 24 delightful Zakka
projects. Zakka, a Japanese
term meaning “many things,”
is all about all the little
things that improve your
home and appearance. Create
a one-of-a-kind picture
frame, a stylish bread
bag, a whimsical bookmark,
a chic tote, and so much
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more. You’ll love these
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bright, imaginative designs—
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make them for yourself and
everyone you know!
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Compiled by Rashida Coleman-Hale
Zakka Style
24 Projects Stitched with Ease to Give, Use & Enjoy
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Coleman-Hale, Rashida.
Zakka style : 24 projects stitched with ease to give, use & enjoy / Rashida Coleman-Hale.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-1-60705-416-0 (soft cover)
1. Sewing. 2. Textile crafts. I. Title.
TT715.C645 2011
646--dc23
2011016996
Printed in China
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Acknowledgments 5
Introduction 6
Contents
Lisa Billings Masko Jefferson
ZIGZAG TOTE ZIP ORGANIZER
8 50
Rachel Roxburgh
Julia Bravo Amanda Jennings BREAD BASKET
THE HOUSE POUCH ORCHARD PATH TWEED 84
14 POUCH
Amy Sinibaldi
56
Sonia Cantié
SWEET SUGAR COOKIE SACK
ZAKKA PINCUSHION Holly Keller 88
18 HAPPY COUPLE HAND
Meg Spa eth
WARMERS
Theresia Cookson
LITTLE POCKET PILLOWCASE
60
SEWING KIT
92
22
Kim Kruzich
Ayumi Takahashi
PATCHWORK POT HOLDER
Shannon Dréval
SWEET MEMORIES
64
PATCHWORK PENCIL CASE
PHOTO FRAME
26
Pascale Mestdagh 96
WATER BOTTLE HOLDER
Nova Flitter
Karyn Valino
68
ITTY BITTY QUILT BLOCK
PLEATED COIN PURSE
MAGNETS
Kat Mew 100
30
AN ELEPHANT NEVER FORGETS
Katrien Van Deuren
Christie Fowler BOOKMARK
HAPPY GARLAND MESSAGE
RAIN CLOUD MUG RUG 72
BOARD
34
Melody Miller 104
Leslie Good PATCHWORK RIBBON
Laurraine Yuyama
ZAKKA BLOCK QUILT 76
NESTING BOXES
38
Mette Robl 108
Larissa Holland DELIGHTFUL LINEN BAG
Templates
STEM MESSENGER BAG 80
114
42
4 ZAKKA STYLE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A huge, huge thank-you to all the designers who Thank you to my dear hubby, Melvin, and our wee
contributed to this project. Without your talent, style, ones for being so supportive of me through all of
and amazing skill, none of this would have been pos- this. You all are my everything.
sible. You ladies rock!
And last but certainly not least, mega thanks to my
Thank you to Susanne Woods for making this little dear grandfather. You raised me, you taught me what
dream a reality, to Cynthia Bix and Nanette S. Zeller I know, you inspired me to do better. I only wish you
for making sense of my organized confusion, and were here to share this with me. This is for you. I love
to everyone on the Stash Books team for their hard you, Grandpa.
work and dedication.
RASHIDA COLEMAN-HALE Rashida spent much of her youth in Tokyo, Japan,
has been making things ever where her love of linen began. Her experiences there
since she can remember. have completely influenced her work and its style.
Sewing is a gift passed on Her work has been featured in Sew News, Stitch,
to her by her mother, grand- Sew Hip!, ReadyMade, Burda Style, and Quilting
mother, and grandfather, Arts magazines, as well as on popular blogs such as
who was a tailor. Rashida Ohdeedoh.com, DesignSponge.com, Decor8.com,
studied fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Craftzine.com, SewMamaSew.com, and TrueUp.com.
Technology. Not sure if fashion was her calling, she Her first book, I Love Patchwork, was published in
traded her sewing machine for a computer and 2009.
worked as a freelance graphic designer. Her passion
Rashida lives in Atlanta with her husband and their
for sewing was rekindled in 2006 after the arrival
three children. She is now a fabric designer for
of her first child, and she began the blog “I Heart
Timeless Treasures; her first collection debuted in
Linen” to document her reborn creative life and her
the Spring of 2011. Read more about her crafty life at
life as a stay-at-home mommy.
iheartlinen.typepad.com.
Acknowledgments 5
Introduction kind of simple charm and uniqueness—something
handmade that is useful yet pleasing. Zakka has
evolved into a design style that has become popular
all over the world.
During the many years I lived in Japan, I was fasci-
In my world, zakka style is not only an a esthetic but
nated by the popular zakka design movement, which
also almost a way of life. Making handcrafted gifts
had been in progress there for a long time. After
for friends and having handmade items in my home
school, I used to cruise through all the little zakka
to share with my family make being able to sew such
shops and just soak in everything. The Japanese
a wonderful thing.
zakka a esthetic has been a part of me ever since,
and my love for that style has reemerged now that I This style also has been an inspiration to many other
am a crafter. artists in recent years, especially in the blogging
community. When I was brainstorming ideas for this
The term zakka has been loosely translated to mean
book, it occurred to me—what better way to explore
“miscellaneous goods,” “many things,” or “sundries.”
this phenomenon than to showcase the work of 24
But it has grown to mean a style that embodies a
6 ZAKKA STYLE
of my favorite zakka artists from around the world!
Each artist I have invited to contribute has created a
project that brilliantly embodies her own zakka style
in clever, innovative, whimsical, and fabulous ways.
The projects featured range from things for your
home to items you could easily make as last-minute
Special Note
gifts for a friend or loved one.
Handmade zakka sewing uses simple techniques, but Many of the projects in this book feature linen.
the projects are innovative, useful, and lovely to look If you have trouble finding linen, you can use a
at. I hope this book will inspire you to explore your decorator-weight textured solid or a linen/cotton
own zakka style and to learn some new sewing tricks blend. A lightweight canvas could also work.
along the way!
Introduction 7
Zigzag Tote This linen tote bag is just laden with wonderful zigzaggy good-
ness—a timeless design that will be loved for years to come. It’s
also the perfect size for taking along with you around town or
FINISHED: 14˝ wide × 12˝ high × 3˝ deep when you’re shopping for more fabric!
Materials and Supplies
Yardages are based on 40˝-wide fabric.
Linen or textured solid fabric: Fusible batting (such as Fusible
1 yard Fleece or Fusible Thermolam Plus
ARTIST: Lisa Billings
by Pellon): 1/2 yard
Lining fabric: 3/4 yard
WEBSITE: Firm fusible interfacing (such as
Yellow accent fabric: ¹⁄8 yard
pinklemonadeboutique.etsy.com
Décor-Bond Fusible Interfacing
Brown accent fabric: ¹⁄8 yard by Pellon): 3/4 yard
Lisa lives right outside
Providence, Rhode Island, 1 magnetic snap closure
with her husband, Jeff; her
daughter, Olivia; and her wacky
Cutting
cat, Violet. She started quilting
about fifteen years ago and
Linen: Lining fabric:
is thrilled with how the craft
Cut 1 strip 41/4˝ × width of Cut 2 rectangles
has really taken off in such a
fabric; subcut into 6 squares 131/2˝ × 161/2˝, for lining.
modern and exciting direction.
41/4˝ × 41/4˝, and then cut each
Besides quilting, she loves to Cut 2 rectangles
square twice diagonally to make
experience the Providence 8˝ × 9˝, for pocket.
24 quarter-square triangles.
cultural scene and to cook (and
Cut 2 strips 2˝ × 22˝, for strap.
eat!), and she tries to keep up Cut 1 rectangle
with her Etsy shop, where she 131/2˝ × 161/2˝, for back. Yellow accent fabric:
sells her handbags. Cut 1 strip 41/4˝ × width of
Cut 1 rectangle 5˝ × 161/2˝,
fabric; subcut into 3 squares
for left front panel.
41/4˝ × 41/4˝, and then cut each
Cut 1 rectangle 31/2˝ × 161/2˝,
square twice diagonally to make
for right front panel.
12 quarter-square triangles.
Cut 2 strips 2˝ × 22˝, for strap.
Brown accent fabric:
Cut 1 strip 41/4˝ × width of
fabric; subcut into 3 squares
41/4˝ × 41/4˝, and then cut each
square twice diagonally to make
12 quarter-square triangles.
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Zigzag Tote 9