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31 Mar

Sis Boom Jamie Dress

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
alexander henry, amy butler, full skirt, garden maze red, gathered bodice, jamie dress, midwest modern, pattern review, sew along, sewing pattern, sis boom, the grove, vintage inspired
47 comments

I am so in love with this dress. I knew it would be cute, but when I actually put it on, it's much cuter than I expected. If you like this dress, get in on the Jamie Dress Sew Along and sew it along with our group...lots of fun and prizes!The pattern makes sizes XS-3X. I feel like because of...

24 Mar

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Amy Butler’s Style Stitches No. 4 – Beautiful Balance

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
above all fabric, amy butler, beautiful balance, book, cd wallet, checkbook cover, my crafty crap, number 4, pattern review, sew along, sewing, sewing pattern, style stitches, wallet
21 comments

We're up to project number 4 in the Amy Butler Style Stitches Sew Along at My Crafty Crap. I'm going to admit I made a big mistake on my first attempt...more on that later. :-) If you haven't joined the sew along yet, there's still time to jump in! And if you don't have this book...you need it.Central Park yumminess.The fourth...

16 Feb

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Free Amy Butler Bag Pattern!

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
amy butler, blossom bag, free, sewing pattern, style stitches
5 comments

I just noticed that Sew Mama Sew has the .pdf sewing pattern for Amy Butler's Blossom Bag posted for free! I have this pattern, but from the Style Stitches book. I just finished the last bag from the book, the Take Flight bag, and I was actually browsing through the Blossom Bag pattern in the tub last night. It...

14 Feb

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Amy Butler’s Style Stitches – No. 12 Take Flight Shoulder Bag

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
amy butler, bag, blue, book, handbag, heather ross, large purse, large tote, munki munki, pattern review, sewing pattern, shoulder bag, style stitches, take flight
18 comments

I wasn't really supposed to be making this bag until the end of the year for the Amy Butler Style Stitches Sew Along. When I got this book last year and saw the sewing pattern for this bag, I knew that it was meant to be made for my friend, Kim. She is the most generous person ever, and...

08 Feb

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Amy Butler’s Style Stitches – No. 3 Origami Bag Set

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
amy butler, cosmetic, garden maze red, gothic rose burgundy, origami bag set, riley blake, sew along, style stitches, zippered bag
9 comments

I am going through each bag in Amy Butler's Style Stitches book for the Sew Along. I'm a bit ahead, as project #3 is not until March, but I'm trying to keep myself going at the sewing machine. I cut into my last bits of these two fabrics...this Gothic Rose (the green) is one of my all-time favorites. The...

01 Feb

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Amy Butler’s Style Stitches – No. 2 Reversible Everyday Shopper

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
amy butler, fabric, large purse, large tote, momo, momo it's a hoot, pattern review, sew along, sewing pattern, style stitches
9 comments

I'm participating in the Amy Butler Style Stitches Sew Along over at My Crafty Crap. In a nutshell, each month everyone will be sewing one bag from the book, starting from the beginning. February is the month for the Reversible Everyday Shopper.Fabric - In keeping with my $25 a Month sewing budget, I used fabric from my stash. I...

10 Dec

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Amy Butler’s Style Stitches – No. 1 Cosmo Bag

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
amy butler, amy butler challenge, bag, book, cosmo bag, covered button, large purse, large tote, pattern review, pink, sew along, sewing pattern, style stitches
17 comments

A couple weeks ago I got Amy Butler's Style Stitches book for my birthday. I previously mentioned that one of my bloggy friends, Bree, will be hosting a sew-along for this book after the holidays (there's 12 bags in the book, so I'm assuming she's going to do one for each month of the year). I was sort of...

04 Dec

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Amy Butler Style Stitches Sew-Along Challenge

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
amy butler, amy butler challenge, sew along, sewing, sewing pattern
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My bloggy friend, Bree, came up with an amazing idea for a Sew-Along! Damn, I wish I had thought of it myself, lol! Anyway, I recently got Amy Butler's Style Stitches book for my birthday, which I posted about here (there's a link in my post so you can see pictures of all the bags in the book). There...

26 Nov

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Happy Birthday To Me!

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
amy butler, book, dress, mary adams, pattern books, sewing books, simon henry, style stitches, the little black dress book, the party dress book
6 comments

I received some much-sought-after sewing books for my birthday. I was so excited to receive these books, you have no idea! First and foremost, I got Style Stitches by Amy Butler. This book has instructions for 12 different bag sewing patterns (I know the subtitle also says 26 different bags, but it's basically 12 different bags, mostly with small/large...

12 Nov

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Sewing Pattern Giveaway #4

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
amy butler, free, giveaway, handbag, purse, sewing pattern, swing bag
54 comments

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 Swing Bag by Amy Butler!How you can enter:1. Leave me a comment and show me...

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
33 comments

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...

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
24 comments

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...