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24 Oct

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...

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...

15 Oct

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My First Quilt: Day 2

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
Amy Buter Lotus quilt, quilting, sewing pattern
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Somehow I got all 198 squares of fabric cut out today, and after the kids went to bed tonight I started sewing the squares together. I feel like this Amy Butler Lotus quilt pattern is fairly easy (so far), for me being a quilting beginner and all.At first I was worried that my random fabrics would look bad; even...

14 Oct

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My First Quilt: Day 1

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
beginner, cutting, fabric, first quilt, ironing, rotary cutter
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So I started working on my first quilt today (the Amy Butler Lotus quilt pattern that I mentioned in a previous post). I have a little over 100 fabric scraps, all different prints, that I was using to cut 4-1/2" x 7-1/2" squares from. To begin with, I had to iron all the fabric since it had been crammed...

13 Oct

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I Heart my Sewing Friends

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
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I love my sewing friends. All of you. But especially Karrie, Kim, and Amy. Amy's amazing blog, Amy Lou Who, keeps me going every week because I try to get a project done in time for Sew and Tell Friday. Not only is she getting me motivated, but she is also getting 40-80 people posting their projects every week....

13 Oct

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Starting My First Quilt

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
Amy Butler Lotus Quilt, beginning quilter, first quilt
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My on-line sewing friends are all making quilts, so I finally decided...why the heck shouldn't I make one too? I know nothing about making a quilt. I have a rotary cutter, but silly to say, I don't even know how I'm supposed to go about cutting everything out. I figured I'd try to find a video on YouTube, lol.So...

12 Oct

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Dear Followers…Need Fabric?

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
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To my dear blog followers, I am thinking of getting a *small* group together to order Kokka/Echino and Westminster (Amy Butler) at wholesale. The new Echino and Amy Butler fabrics are coming out soon (Amy Butler not until December) and I would like to replenish my stash. I don't plan on doing this on a regular basis, but I...

11 Oct

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Fabrics I’ll Be Waiting For

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
amy butler soul blossoms december 2010, echino october 2010, fabric worm, fat quarter shop, momo it's a hoot, new fabrics
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Oh my gosh, I'm salivating...salivating and quivering in my chair. If my birthday and Christmas weren't coming up shortly, I would say it was my birthday and Christmas all rolled into one. I saw all the Echino fabrics coming out, on Fabricworm.com. I can honestly say that I want everything. We're looking for a new house, and wouldn't some...

09 Oct

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Mama Roux Home Accents

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
anna maria horner, denyse schmidt, mama roux, pillow, pillow cover, pot holder, window valance
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I looked in my e-mail this evening and was so surprised that I had won a giveaway from Mama Roux, a shop on Etsy! I won a pair of oatmeal dishcloths, and I am so excited! Besides selling some super-cute bags, Mama Roux also has a new home accents line, featuring window valances, pillow covers, pot holders, and more....