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05 Apr

Clover and Violet Emma Clutch

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
bag, clover and violet, embroidery, emma clutch, patchwork, pattern review, sewing pattern
16 comments

I was happy to try out the Emma Clutch by Clover and Violet yesterday, so I wanted to share it with you! The Emma Clutch is a great project that combines patchwork, bag-making, and embroidery. It is appropriate for an advanced beginner. This is a fun evening project to make (it took me between 3-4 hours, including the embroidery on the...

02 Apr

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The Underwater Stripes Bag

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
bag, canoe ridge creations, chevron stripe, festival of half square triangles, free sewing tutorial, guest posters, how to, sewing pattern, zig zag, zippered bag
32 comments

I am super-excited to be guest posting today for the Festival of Half-Square Triangles! Megan has put together a really inspirational series (with super great prizes!), and I am really happy to share with you a pattern for a great bag with zig-zag detailing!This bag is appropriate for a confident beginner, both at quilting and at bag construction. Also,...

20 Mar

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Sewing Summit 2012

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
2012 teachers, bag, classic, conference, salt lake city, sewing summit, utah
16 comments

Some of you are already looking forward to Sewing Summit this year, and I am honored to be able to share with you today that I will be teaching a class there! When my friend, Kim, told me to fill out an application last November, I did it because she seemed so excited about it. I really felt I had a snowball's...

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
12 comments

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...

21 Oct

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I’m featured today on Amy Lou Who!

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
amy lou who, bag, giveaway, sew and tell fridays
5 comments

Today, I am featured on Amy Lou Who via an interview! I 'met' Amy over a year ago, and she is the reason that I began blogging...hers was the first sewing blog that I ever read! She also helped me a ton on my beginnings into the world of quilting...what kind of ruler to buy, that I should get...

01 Jun

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Buttercup Bag

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
bag, buttercup bag, child, childrens, fabric, free tutorial, hello kitty, made by rae, pattern review, sewing, tote
19 comments

I finally got around to making the Buttercup Bag free sewing pattern from Made by Rae. This bag is everywhere, let me tell you. Not a month goes by where I don't see that someone in blogland has made a new Buttercup Bag! It's so great that this pattern is available as a free tutorial. The other day, my...

22 May

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SMS Giveaway Day

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
bag, book, echino, fabric, giveaway day, may 23 2011, quilt, sew mama sew, sewing
2 comments

If you're a new visitor from Sew Mama Sew, welcome!!I have *TWO* separate giveaways. Click HERE and also HERE to enter! Good luck!! :-)

14 Apr

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Announcing a New Sew Along!

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
ava bag, bag, madison bag, sew along, sewing pattern, two peas in a pod designs
7 comments

Wow, it's busy on my blog today! Make sure you don't miss the guest posts from my friends Joel and Kim. Don't let Joel's long article scare you....it is *incredibly* useful information from a professional photographer that you can use to shoot better photographs! I think if I make those changes to my camera and purchase a tripod and foamboard like he...

24 Feb

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Giveaway: Betsy Ross Patterns

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
bag, Betsy Ross, giveaway, sewing patterns, skirt, tote
35 comments

I am getting ready to sew another dress (my last one was this one). I'm doing one of the dresses that I wrote about in an earlier post, the Eclair dress (the first one pictured).Anyway, I know some people have never sewn clothing for themselves before, so I wanted to share 2 sewing patterns that would be great...

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...

16 Dec

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In Crowd Curvy Clutch

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
alexander henry, bag, curvy clutch, in crowd, Keyka Lou, large purse, pattern review, sewing pattern
6 comments

I made this clutch as a Christmas present for my friend, Jessica, who is an aspiring actress. I got really frustrated because I couldn't find a good fabric for her clutch. Nothing jumped out at me. Then I remembered that I used to own this particular fabric, Alexander Henry's In Crowd. I look at this fabric and just want...

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...