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FREE Pattern: Baker Street Bag

Enjoy this free pattern for the Baker Street Bag - you can download the pdf pattern instructions here:PATTERN - Baker Street Bag . It features 11 pages of sewing instructions, and 26 full-color step-by-step photos. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDYWEZfdZzM] The Baker Street Bag only features one pattern piece (the rest are rectangular cuts), so only one page of templates to print (and no taping together!)....

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Locked and Loaded Bag

I'd like to introduce you to the Locked and Loaded Bag sewing pattern, available as! This is a large bag that many of my pattern testers have deemed a confident-beginner bag (the lining zipper pocket is what possibly carries it over into the intermediate level). The pattern features templates needed to make the pattern, 12 pages of sewing...

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Quilt Market Bag: Echino and Dresdens

::whew:: Sewing projects are done until next week! Here is the bag that I made to take with me to Quilt Market this weekend. Like my dresses (#1 and #2), I had this idea at the last minute. Yeah. That's looking to be the theme for the week.I wanted a very big and roomy bag to lug all my stuff, and...

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Purse Palooza :: Pattern Review: Jenna Lou Mabel Bag

This post is part of Purse Palooza 2012.For full schedule of guest post pattern reviews and prizes, click here!The guest post today is from Bree of My Crafty Crap. I had the excitement of meeting Bree and her handsome son, Cooper, last month at Quilt Market. She had a super cute Noodlehead bag with her...Bree definitely knows about making bags! Check out...

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Purse Palooza :: Pattern Review: Rosy Little Things Jane Market Bag

This post is part of Purse Palooza 2012.For full schedule of guest post pattern reviews and prizes, click here!Welcome to the 2nd purse pattern review of the day! This review comes to you courtesy of Lindsay from Lindsay Sews and also Craft Buds. Craft Buds is particularly awesome because you can find tips on sewing projects, weekly sewing-related giveaways from across the internet, and...

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Purse Palooza 2012

Announcing Purse Palooza 2012!!I have put together a fun event to get you sewing a purse for the summer! Here's how it works:1. Every weekday in June, I have 2 amazing guest bloggers scheduled to share with you a purse sewing pattern review. The review will contain detailed information about what they thought about the sewing pattern, modifications they...

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Quilted Duffle Bag

I made this duffle bag for my Daddy for Father's Day. I didn't get a chance to give it to him yesterday, though, because I was sick. :-( I used the Simplicity 2600 sewing pattern that I got at Joann's for $1 (their rotating pattern sales), and the pattern is all travel items that are quilted. I quilted it...

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SEW ALONG! Two Peas Ava Bag

Come make a bag with me!! We'll be working with the Ava Bag sewing pattern by Two Peas in a Pod Designs (if you like this one, in July there will be one for the Madison Bag).Bag made by Trish from Two Peas in a Pod DesignsDiscounts - Both of the patterns, as well as fabric needed to make...

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Buttercup Bag

I finally got around to making the Buttercup Bag free sewing pattern from Made by Rae. This bag is everywhere, let me tell you. Not a month goes by where I don't see that someone in blogland has made a new Buttercup Bag! It's so great that this pattern is available as a free tutorial. The other day, my...

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Giveaway: Betsy Ross Patterns

I am getting ready to sew another dress (my last one was this one). I'm doing one of the dresses that I wrote about in an earlier post, the Eclair dress (the first one pictured).Anyway, I know some people have never sewn clothing for themselves before, so I wanted to share 2 sewing patterns that would be great...

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