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Purse Palooza :: Pattern Review : Anna Maria Horner Right Turn Bag

This post is part of Purse Palooza 2013.   For full schedule of guest post pattern reviews and prizes, click here!   Cindy of Raspberry Sunshine is a talented bag-maker and quilter. You can see all of her handbag work here (and there's a ton to look at!!). I am so excited to be one of the guest posters for the 2013 Purse Palooza! Today, I...

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The Bag That Made Me Turn to Drink

So, let me preface this post by saying that using a blog post entitled 'The Bag That Made Me Turn to Drink' is probably not the best way to sell a pattern that you have made and designed yourself. Hopefully you'll read most some of this post and at least hear me out. ;-)I had two last minute bags to...

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Clover and Violet Emma Clutch

I was happy to try out the Emma Clutch by Clover and Violet yesterday, so I wanted to share it with you! The Emma Clutch is a great project that combines patchwork, bag-making, and embroidery. It is appropriate for an advanced beginner. This is a fun evening project to make (it took me between 3-4 hours, including the embroidery on the...

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Echino Oven Mitts

Front of the mittsI finally finished up my oven mitts! You may recall earlier in the year when I made these 'Nest' patchwork mitts as a gift. Since we moved, I've been using a couple dish towels to pull hot things out of the oven, and let me tell you, me + oven + towels = gonna get burned...real soon.Back of...

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Thanksgiving Dinner Challenge

'Nest' oven mitts that I made for a gift...shoulda held onto them! So cute! Tutorial from Raechel MyersIn honor of the lovely Thanksgiving dinner you will soon be slaving away over, I'm going to have a quick little sew along challenge! I am in desperate need of some hot mitts, and I would love for you to complete this...

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Sewing Back-to-School: Patchwork Basics

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! Meg has a great blog, and just recently wrapped up her Finish It Up Challenge in an effort to get everyone to finish up their WIP's (works...

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Sis Boom Jamie Dress – Quilt-Style!

If you've seen my blog recently, you might have seen some posts about the Sis Boom Jamie Dress Sew Along (pssst! It's not to late to join in!).I made 2 dresses the other day. I decided to make more. Today I finished up a knee-length version that I made using 20 different Amy Butler scraps.Can you spot your favorite Amy Butler...

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Momo “It’s A Hoot” Quilt

I finished my quasi-quilt (there's no batting/quilting through the laters) last night. I'm really happy with it, it's so cute! I used a quarter yard bundle of the Momo "It's a Hoot" collection. I used everything in the bundle except for a couple light checkered fabrics, and three of the red fabrics because I thought they clashed with the...

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