amanda murphy design Archives

10 Jul

Christmas in July – A Modern Holiday and a GIVEAWAY!

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
amanda murphy design, c&t, christmas fabrics, modern holiday, projects, quilts, stash books
19 comments

This giveaway is now closed. The winner is #178 shawn. Hello everyone! I am delighted to be the 3rd stop on Amanda Murphy's blog hop for her new book, Modern Holiday, with Stash Books, which is out now! You can find it right here on Amazon.When I was preparing to write this blog post, I thought I would reference some...

29 Dec

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Beflowered…Quilted!

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
amanda murphy design, beflowered quilt, kona solids, sewing pattern
13 comments

Hi everyone! I hope you enjoyed your holiday! I'm just popping in quickly to show you a quilt that I made the top for, a couple of months ago. I tested the Beflowered quilt pattern for Amanda Murphy Design (I *love* all of her patterns!). You can see my original post about this quilt here.I gave this quilt to my mom for...

02 Nov

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Beflowered Quilt

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
amanda murphy design, applique, beflowered, bloggers quilt festival, kona solids, pattern review, piecing, quilt pattern
17 comments

I was given the immense pleasure to test this quilt pattern for Amanda Murphy. She has a ton of quilt patterns out (I previously tested the Garden Paths Quilt and the beginnings of the Blossom Quilt Pattern, as well as making these placemats and napkins from the free tutorial on her blog). So yes, I'm a big fan. :-) She is also a fabric...

29 Aug

Sewing 101, Tutorials, Uncategorized

Sewing Back-to-School: Buttons and Buttonholes!

May 8, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
amanda murphy design, beginner, buttonholes, how to, instructions, pillow, tutorials, Veranda
8 comments

This post is part of the Sewing Back-to-School series, 30 days of helpful sewing articles by guest bloggers. Feel free to check out the original Sewing Back-to-School post for schedule and previous posts! Under the Veranda quilt pattern Amanda Murphy designs fabric for Robert Kaufman, including Ambrosia, Swiss Chocolate, and her newest line, Veranda, available now! She also has several amazing...

13 Jun

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Bloggers’ Dinner Party

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
amanda murphy design, bloggers dinner party, free tutorial, needle and spatula, quilted placemats, sewing patterns
12 comments

I am participating in the Bloggers' Dinner Party over at Needle and Spatula. What a great idea!! All you have to do is create something dinner-related, and link it up to win a great fabric bundle.My entry is this set of quilted placemats and pieced napkins. I made them using a free tutorial, and I just love them...the...

27 May

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Sew Alongs: Summer Calendar

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
amanda murphy design, ava bag, blossoms quilt, fabric, madison bag, pattern review, sew along, sewing pattern, spice market tote, two peas in a pod designs
10 comments

Amanda Murphy 'Blossoms' quilt patternThis past April, I hosted a sew along for the Sis Boom Jamie Dress. Tons of you sewed along and made the dress (and some made more than one!!). I have a tentative schedule of more sew alongs that will be happening this summer on my blog. All sew alongs will be accompanied by a...

16 May

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Garden Paths Quilt

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
amanda murphy design, amy butler, amy butler soul blossoms, garden path, green, jelly roll, quilt, test
27 comments

I tested a quilt pattern that is making its debut at Quilt Market. This is the "Garden Paths" pattern from Amanda Murphy Design. Amanda also designs fabric for Robert Kaufman, and her new line, Veranda, is coming out this summer. You should see some of the other patterns that she has available...wow.I finished my quilt in time for Mother's Day, but...

21 Feb

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Quilted Placemats and Napkins

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
alexander henry willow berries, amanda murphy design, ann kelle pears, argyle, napkins, placemats, quilted placemat, quilting, remix, robert kaufman metro living, utensils, well-dressed table
26 comments

I saw this tutorial for quilted placemats and napkins from Amanda Murphy Design and knew that I had to make them. I've never seen any placemat patterns for anything other than the standard rectangular-shaped mats!Back of the placemat.Fabric -The pattern calls for 4 placemats and napkins to be made, but I just doubled it and made a set of 8...