December 2011 - Sew Sweetness

29 Dec

Beflowered…Quilted!

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

19 Dec

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Christmas Tree Skirt

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
accuquilt, christmas tree skirt, drunkard's path, drunkards path die, free tutorial, holidays, sewing
12 comments

So! I've finally finished my Christmas tree skirt! I sort of took my time on this one. I've felt slightly lackluster about sewing lately, probably because of all the other things that need to be organized for the holiday. But, Christmas is almost hear, so time to relax and have a cup of hot cocoa.I used Kim's magnificent tree skirt...

13 Dec

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’12 Days of Christmas’ Quilt Along…Surprise Linky Party!

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
12 days of christmas, linky party, sampler quilt along
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This linky is now closed. Krista has drawn a winner, #7 sewfunbymonique!If you have been following along with the '12 Days of Christmas' Sampler Quilt Along, here is your chance to win a surprise prize!! The lovely Krista has generously donated a 'Bistro' jelly roll to one lucky winner, who will be chosen at random! Thank you so much Krista!!!What do you...

11 Dec

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GIVEAWAY! Pellon Interfacing

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
giveaway day, pellon interfacing, sew mama sew
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This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to the winner, #953 Carla G!Welcome to everyone participating in Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day! This is one of 2 entries that I have for you (I also have a Heather Ross Bag Giveaway Here).If you know me, you'll know I *love* interfacing. I mean, I really really love it!! I wrote a post on interfacing over...

11 Dec

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GIVEAWAY! Heather Ross Madison Bag!

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
bag, giveaway day, heather ross fabrics, large purse, sew mama sew
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This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to the winner, #61 Duff!Hello everyone!! Thank you for stopping by, and welcome to the newcomers! This is one of 2 offerings (my giveaway for Pellon Interfacing is here) that I have for the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day!This is the Madison Bag that I made earlier in the year, from Heather Ross fabrics from...

08 Dec

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Hello Kitty Circle Skirt

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
china silk, circle skirt, favorite things, hello kitty, little girl, little hip skirts, sewing pattern, sewing pattern review
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My daughter really loves ballerina skirts and things that are girly, so I decided to make her a skirt for Christmas. Kids are sort of fickle with their tastes, and I had purchased this Christmas Hello Kitty fabric last year on clearance at Joann's, not even knowing that she would love Hello Kitty this year or that it would...

07 Dec

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No Money for Fabric?

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
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Via Pat BravoSorry for the mindless post, but hopefully it will brighten your day. :-)

07 Dec

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Teflon Iron Plate

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
interfacing, iron safe, protects fabric, sewing, teflon coated iron plate
6 comments

While I was working on a bag project last week (which required a lot of fusible interfacing and tons of ironing), I had the pleasure to try out this handy little gadget. I had never heard of it before, but it's called Iron Safe. This is what it looks like in the package:Basically, it's a Teflon-coated plate that will...

06 Dec

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Starting my Christmas Tree Skirt

June 16, 2018
Posted by Sara Lawson
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We're actually going to have a full-sized AND real Christmas tree this year, so I was really excited to make a tree skirt! I said that we cannot buy the tree until the skirt is done. ;-) For the tree skirt, I'm using this pattern from Kim at My Go-Go Life. Isn't her skirt awesome?? I got all my fabrics cut tonight...

05 Dec

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Need a New Sewing Machine?

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
amazon.com, brother cs6000i, lightning deal, sewing machine
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If you need a new sewing machine, check out this Brother CS6000i, now on Lightning Deal from Amazon and 65% off at just $154 plus free shipping. Check out the reviews...they are very plentiful, and majority are really good! This time of year in particular, I love Amazon and I love Slick Deals. I have a Brother sewing machine, I believe it is...

05 Dec

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Tutorial: Caliti Convertible Clutch

June 16, 2018
Posted by Sara Lawson
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I'm excited to bring you this clutch pattern! It converts from a tote into a clutch, with beautiful circle handles. I wrote this pattern for Pellon Projects; it uses 3 different kinds of interfacing, which will give you a chance to get familiar with each. This pattern is appropriate for intermediate level sewing. It features inner pockets, a magnetic closure, and...

03 Dec

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Darth Vader Likes to Sew, too

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
darth vader, sewing
10 comments

I just wanted to share this gorgeous drawing I got in the mail today as a birthday gift...I didn't know Darth Vader has a Singer (err, Sither) machine!! The Echino is mine, I thought it would look really cool framing this photo.This is definitely going in a frame in my sewing room...priceless!P.S. I didn't have a chance to take...