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28 Mar

Pillow Pop Review & Giveaway

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
book, book review, CT publishing, heather bostic, pattern review, pillow pop, ryan walsh quilts
10 comments

Today, I'm reviewing 'Pillow Pop' by Heather Bostic. Let me start this post off by saying that before I even got this book into my sweaty-with-anticipation hands, I already knew which pillow I would be making from it. I've had this pillow on my bucket list for, oh, two years (I could be wrong because my concept of time is...

19 Mar

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Book Review: Sew Serendipity

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
book review, classic tailored jacket, kay whitt, long, pattern review, serendipity studio, sew serendipity book, sewing pattern
25 comments

I wasn't intentionally meaning to blog another book review so soon, but I was working on a project that happened to be out of a book, so I figured...what the heck. :) This is 'Sew Serendipity' by Kay Whitt of Serendipity Studio. This book is a couple of years old, and I can't believe that I...

12 Dec

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Ruby Star Wrap-Along

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
book review, fabric, hostess gift, melody miller, pattern review, pocketed apron, ruby star wrapping book, sewing pattern
6 comments

I was so happy to be a part of Ruby Star Wrap-Along, which is a fun sewing event that uses Melody Miller's Ruby Star Wrapping book (which, I saw, is available on Roost Books for 35% off and with free shipping using coupon code FFR1212 at checkout...well, any of their books for that matter). Check out the schedule as well as how to link up...

27 Nov

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Tula Pink Salt Water Quilt and a Book Review + Giveaway!

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
aqua, book review, dripping with diamonds, jelly roll dreams, pam nicky lintott, pattern review, quilt, sage, salt water, shape moth, tula pink
7 comments

This giveaway is now closed. The winner is #87 Bea Garcia.I am really excited to share this quilt (top) with you today! It was made using the new Tula Pink line called 'Salt Water', which is due out in a week or two! These fabrics are available in aqua, coral, and seaweed colorways. I decided to use the aqua and seaweed...

04 Sep

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Tula Pink Color Bars Body Pillow

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
book review, color bars body pillow, craft buds book month, dharma trading company, dying fabric, from the house of tula pink, sewing pattern review, the birds and the bees
21 comments

Last month, I made this gorgeous 'Color Bars Body Pillow' from Tula Pink's book, 'Quilts from the House of Tula Pink' (you can find my full review of her book here). I am working on a quilt from the book, and I thought the pillow would be the perfect compliment in the same fabrics. These fabrics are from the Birds...

15 Jul

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Book Review: Quilts from the House of Tula Pink

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
birds and the bees, book review, from the house of tula pink, parisville, prince charming fabric, quilts patchwork
13 comments

If you've been reading my blog lately, you've probably seen some Tula Pink-related things, so it should be no surprise that I am completely and utterly in love with her book, Quilts from the House of Tula Pink.A quilt book has to do a lot to impress me. It's got to have beautiful and bright fabrics that I like (check),...

18 Jun

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Purse Palooza :: Pattern Review: Jennifer Paganelli Millie’s Market Tote

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
book review, happy home, jennifer paganeli, millie's market tote, purse bag, sewing pattern review, sis boom
3 comments

This post is part of Purse Palooza 2012.For full schedule of guest post pattern reviews and prizes, click here!Monique of Monique's Stitches is the biggest Sis Boom fan that I know of. She recently made a sweet apron for Jennifer Paganeli's book, 'Happy Home', as part of the book's blog hop. Monique has a very busy shop, where she makes quilted bedding, diaper bags,...

18 Jun

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GIVEAWAY and Book Review: New Crewel

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
book review, giveaway, lark crafts publishing, new crewel
3 comments

This giveaway is now closed. The winner is #154 Ramona!I had the pleasure to get a chance to review New Crewel: The Motif Collection by Katherine Shaughnessy. I only have a couple of embroidery projects under my belt, so I was completely unaware of what exactly was involved in creating crewel works of art. I saw that it was a form...

10 May

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Book Review and My Quilt: Fat Quarterly Shape Workshop for Quilters

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
book review, echino fabric, fat quarterly, katy jones, orange soda quilt, pattern review, quilt pattern, shape workshop for quilters
18 comments

My quilt top, made using a pattern from the book Fat Quarterly Shape WorkshopThis giveaway is now closed. Winner is #133 Bobbie! Congratulations!I have the immense pleasure to bring you not only a book review, not only a glimpse of a project that I made from the book, but also giveaway of a copy of Fat Quarterly Shape Workshop for...

07 Nov

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Ruffled Hobo Bag and a Book Review

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
bags, book review, handbags, jennifer paganelli, kay whitt, poodle, purses, ruffled hobo bag, sew serendipity studio, sewing pattern review, sewing patterns, sis boom
19 comments

I'm rolling out the book reviews lately! I'm sure you think I'm just saying this (it's really quite true), but another of my top 3 sewing pattern designers! It's Kay Whitt from Serendipity Studio! Her new book is called Sew Serendipity Bags. Her first book, Sew Serendipity, was all about clothes, and this one, as the title might lead you to believe,...

03 Nov

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Book Review and my Taffy Blouse!

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
blouse, book review, fabric, garment sewing, pattern review, sarai mitnick, sewing with sheer fabric, taffy, the colette sewing handbook
12 comments

I am a devoted follower of Sarai Mitnick from Colette Patterns. When she announced on her Coletterie blog that she was having a new book coming out, I immediately put it on my Amazon wishlist (my birthday is in November, so perfect timing). Imagine my immense pleasure when F+W Media sent me a copy of The Colette Sewing Handbook...

19 May

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Giveaway and a Book Review!

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
book review, fabric, jelly roll sampler quilts, pam and nicky lintott, quilt block, quilting, sewing
389 comments

I was given the pleasure to review Jelly Roll Sampler Quilts by Pam and Nicky Lintott. I reviewed a previous book by the Lintotts, so I was excited to give this one a look-see.The basic idea of this book is that there are instructions to make 50 different quilt blocks. For example, there are assorted star blocks. At the...