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07 Oct

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...

05 Oct

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McCalls 5050 Peasant Top

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
black polka dot, elastic, mccalls 5050, pattern review, peasant top, pink skulls, robert kaufman, sewing pattern, shirt, womens
20 comments

This is just about the easiest sewing pattern I've ever attempted. Which makes me happy, because this type of shirt is just my style and I love it! There is no lining to the top, it is just comprised of all casings to put your elastic through (the sleeves, neckline, and under the bust) and a hem at the...

02 Oct

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Pretty Pinafore Purse

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
echino scooters, handbag, pattern review, piping, pleated, pretty pinafore purse, purse, sewing pattern, u-handbag, u-handbag.com
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Normally I am not the swearing kind, but if I was, this purse would have me spouting all sorts of expletives. I don't know if I've been tired this week or what, but I should have known right from the start this project would be a disaster. This is the Pretty Pinafore Purse from U-handbag. While cutting my pattern...

29 Sep

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Mani Mina Criss-Cross Chic Dress/Top

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
alexander henry, berry, criss-cross dress, cute, fabric, girls, mani mina, pattern review, sewing pattern, toddler, top, willows
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I made this top for my daughter earlier this spring (when she was still wearing the clothes that I had made her...now she will only wear her big brother's Spiderman stuff). This fabric is so sweet and juicy, and I used the pattern from Mani Mina.Fabric - The fabric I used for this top was Alexander Henry Willows Berries...

29 Sep

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Flying-By-the-Seat-of-Her-Pants Soup

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
carrot, celery, cook, cooking, kohlrabi, leek, pork and beans, potato, recipe, vegetable soup
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I learned how to make this soup from my Oma (grandmother), whose idea of giving me her recipe is this: "Oh, I just used a little of it...cut up some of that...oh, whatever you have." Very vague. The great thing about this soup is that you can use whatever you have, and improvise for things you don't. It's not...

28 Sep

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Entry for Purse Week

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
a lemon squeezy home, alice in wonderland, contest, jenna lou designs, mabel bag, messenger bag, pink, purse week, sewing
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I'm presenting to you my entry for the A Lemon Squeezy Home purse contest that I first mentioned here. Yep, it's hot off the presses, just took it off my sewing machine. It's a Christmas gift, so hopefully the recipient passes over my post, since it's a surprise. :-) I don't think I'll win, but I wanted to get...

26 Sep

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Caramel Apple Cupcakes

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
apple, cake, caramel, caramel apple cupcakes, every day, magazine, rachael ray, recipe, review
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I made these Caramel Apple Cupcakes that I found in the October 2010 issue of Every Day with Rachael Ray. The recipe sounded really good, and I love caramel apples. My son, William, helped me mix all the ingredients, and he put all the cupcake liners in the pan.They were very easy to make. However, I did not have...

26 Sep

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Reconstructed Band Shirt

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
band, concert, diy, evil needles, girls, jimmy eat world, off the shoulder, pattern review, reconstructed, t-shirt, womens
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I made this T-shirt earlier this summer. I was sad that I couldn't find any of my old band shirts from back in the day; they must have been left behind at my parents house, and who knows what happened then. So I bought a men's Jimmy Eat World T-shirt from ebay and got to work on this great...

24 Sep

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Women’s Ruffle Cardigan

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
brainstorming, ideas, sewing, top, women
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I got an idea for this cute cardigan from my mom. My mom is a die-hard QVC shopper. My parents have known their UPS driver on a first-name basis for years. She showed me this yellow top on QVC that was going for $52; the top was already sold out. We put our heads together and figured we could...

22 Sep

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Purse Week

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
a lemon squeezy home, contest, handbag, purse, purse week, sewing machine
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I just found out about this contest while looking at some other sewing blogs. I think I am going to enter my Chicago Cubs clutch that I finished a couple weeks ago, and maybe I can finish another bag before then, too. I don't think I'll win, but it would be nice just to enter.

22 Sep

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Amy Butler Lotus Tunic and Cami

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
alexander henry, amy butler, amy butler challenge, amy lou who, anna maria horner, colorful, como, dress, fortune, good folks, lotus cami, lotus tunic, sew and tell fridays, tunic
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I made this dress for the Amy Lou Who Amy Butler Sew and Tell Challenge that I wrote about in my last post. I really love it! I was nervous about the print, but I wanted to use something that I already had in my stash. I think it was a relief as well as a pleasant surprise to...

15 Sep

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Amy Lou Who’s Amy Butler Sew and Tell Challenge

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
alexander henry, amy butler, amy lou who, anna maria horner, fabric, sew and tell, sew and tell challenge, sewing pattern
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My sewing pattern finally came in the mail last night. I'm talking about the pattern for the Amy Butler Lotus Tunic and Cami. I was awaiting this because I am going to enter this project in Amy Lou Who's Amy Butler Sew and Tell Challenge. The project needs to be completed by September 24th, and must have an element...