projects Archives - Sew Sweetness

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
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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...

27 Feb

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Modern Quilting Magazine

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
amy butler, free tutorials, issue one, modern quilting magazine, projects, sewing patterns, uk
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The very first issue of a great quilting magazine has just come out! As you can tell by the quilt on the cover, Modern Quilting Magazine is all about modern fabrics and projects. If you're interested in signing up for a subscription to this UK magazine, you can go here and enter code S5IE4PYF for 10% off (for U.S. readers, there is...

27 Dec

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101 One Yard Wonders

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
101, book review, one yard wonders, patricia hoskins, pattern, pattern review, projects, rebecca yaker, sewing
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I received 101 One Yard Wonders by Rebecca Yaker and Patricia Hoskins for Christmas. This book had been on my Amazon wishlist (currently on Amazon for $14), so I was excited to receive it. As the title notes, there are 101 sewing projects in this book. Although you could probably find some of these projects as free tutorials, it...

15 Nov

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Cassette Tapes Mabel Bag

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
alexander henry light bright, fabric, jenna lou designs, mabel messenger bag, moda cassette tapes, pattern review, projects, sewing, sewing pattern
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I only have a few more things to sew for Christmas, and this was one of them. I don't know why I let it sit half-finished for 2 months, but here it is. This is a Moda Cassette Tapes fabric sewn with the Mabel Messenger Bag sewing pattern that I reviewed earlier. I actually ordered a little extra of...

16 Oct

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Halloween Pretzels

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
chocolate mold, finger, fun, ghosts, halloween, haunted house, kids, pretzel, projects, skeleton, wilton
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I picked up these cute Wilton pretzel molds at Joann yesterday for $1.39 each. William picked out the ghosts and the haunted houses, and Violet chose the skeleton fingers.My mom used to make molded candies with us when my brothers and I were little, so I thought it would be fun to make these with William and Violet. I...

07 Oct

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Tuesday Top

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
alexander henry, elastic, fabric, girl top, googoo a gogo, little girl, pattern review, peasant top, projects, sewing pattern, tuesday top
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I made this top for my daughter, Violet, this past spring, when she was still wearing clothes that I had handmade. Now that she's 2, all she wants to wear is her big brother's Spiderman stuff. At first I was secretly disappointed, but I think I found a fix. Hopefully I can post that project for you next week...

08 Sep

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Sew Hip Magazine

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
projects, sew hip magazine, sewing pattern
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I was in Joann Fabrics today picking up some magnetic snaps for a clutch purse that I'm making, and my kids actually sat quietly in the shopping cart long enough for me to browse the magazines (gasp!). I flipped through all the sewing magazines that I saw, and they didn't really grab my interest (Threads, Altered Couture, etc.).Then I...