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12 Nov

Sewing Meetup

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
Chicago, meetup, sewing
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I was visiting my parents and grandparents today, as I do every week, and while I was waiting for my kids to wake up, this idea dawned on me. I've been reading a lot of Quilt Market posts on blogs lately, and inparticular I read this post on Made By Rae about a local sewing meetup.So I talked to...

10 Nov

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Got some more sewing patterns to add to the stack…

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
emmeline apron, modkid, monique dress, serendipity studio, sew liberated, sewing patterns, sun and surf tote
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I got these patterns in the mail today, from Fashioned by Meg, who is having a 40% off sale on sewing patterns. I know, like I don't have enough projects to get to, but I couldn't resist. I am dying to make the dress in the first pattern, I love the top left-hand corner dress. So pretty! That Momo...

10 Nov

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Memory Quilt

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
baby clothes, child, children, memory quilt, quilt squares
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Even when my son was still a baby (he's going to be 4 next month. Wow!), I started saving his baby clothes. Not all of it, just special things that were my favorites. I did the same for my daughter, and I have a big plastic tote with these clothes. I knew that I wanted to make a quilt...

10 Nov

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New Look 6574 Large Tote

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
2d zoo, alexander henry, bag, large tote, new look, pattern review, purse, round handle, sage, sewing pattern
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I found out about this New Look sewing pattern when I saw it done up by Allyn in some lovely fabric from Ikea at Seven Waters, To Go. When I got the pattern and cut out the pieces, I realized that it was a lot bigger than I initially thought it would be. It reminds me of one of...

05 Nov

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Sewing Pattern Giveaway #3

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
giveaway, sewing pattern
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I've decided to spread the handbag pattern love and give away a new, unused handbag sewing pattern every Friday until Christmas. That's right. One every week.This week's pattern giveaway is going to be the Sherbert Bag by Melly and Me!How you can enter:1. Leave me a comment and show me some...

03 Nov

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ModKid Frida Tunic

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
dress, girl, modkid, pattern review, pink, purple, ribbon, sew and tell fridays, sewing pattern, spiderman, top, tunic
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I have a lot of super-cute fabrics in my stash; however, making things for my 2-year-old daughter, Violet, has been on hold since she is so picky with her clothes. She will only wear pretty much the same 3 things, so I have to make sure I keep on top of doing the laundry (ugh). However, I found some...

29 Oct

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Amy Butler Lotus Quilt (My First Quilt!)

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
Amy Buter Lotus quilt, amy butler, my first quilt, pattern review, quilt festival, sewing pattern
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This is my first quilt (I've never even quilted a coaster or 'mug rug'!). I took it off my sewing machine 2 minutes ago and wanted to jump around and start dancing!! It was definitely a monster project, but I'm so glad that I made it!I used the Amy Butler Lotus quilt pattern, which I thought looked uncomplicated for...

29 Oct

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Sewing Pattern Giveaway #2

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
belle bag, giveaway, handbag, nicole mallalieu, purse, sewing pattern
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I've decided to spread the handbag pattern love and give away a new, unused handbag sewing pattern every Friday until Christmas. That's right. One every week.This week's pattern giveaway is going to be the Nicole Mallalieu Belle bag sewing pattern. This bag was featured on the cover and in a spread of Australian Stitches magazine!How...

24 Oct

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iSew Coupon Organizer

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
coupon organizer, coupons, divider, fabric, isew, pattern review, sewing pattern
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I am really into couponing; I've been doing it for over a year now, and it saves us a lot of money. At first I was using a plastic divider envelope that I got at the dollar store, but I wanted something cute, since I sometimes take it into the grocery store like a clutch.So I found a .pdf...

22 Oct

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Sewing Pattern Giveaway #1

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
bag, enter, free, giveaway, handbag, purse, sewing pattern, win
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I've decided to spread the handbag pattern love and give away a new, unused handbag sewing pattern every Friday until Christmas. That's right. Just like your favorite store, I'm bringing out the Christmas before Halloween has even arrived.This week's pattern giveaway is going to be the Amy Butler Frenchy Bags pattern. So cute and modern!How you can enter:1. Leave...

22 Oct

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My First Quilt: Day 5

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
batting, binding, my first quilt, spray basting
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Shameless plug: I'm running an Echino/Amy Butler fabric co-op that's closing this Wednesday the 27th, if you're interested in more information just leave me a comment! Thanks! :-)I started my quilt at the beginning of last week, but I haven't sewn much this week. Sometimes my body just needs to catch up on sleeping, I guess (sewing is my...

16 Oct

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My First Quilt: Day 3

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
Amy Butler Lotus Quilt, first quilt, pattern review, sewing pattern
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I got 5 more rows sewn onto my quilt, only 8 more to go! I realized that I am about 14 squares short, though, so I'm going to have to dig into the stash and cut some more fabric up. Not much else to report, I'm just trying to think of what fabric to use for the back. I'd...