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24 Aug

Amy Butler Sew Along – 3 Weeks Left!

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
amy butler sew along, fabric, patterns, prizes
4 comments

Just thought I would give you some Amy Butler sewing pattern inspiration...you've got 3 more weeks in the Amy Butler sew along, and it's not too late to join in! Information here!1. Amy Butler Pattern - The Liverpool, 2. IMG_2554, 3. Weekender bag, 4. IMG_4933, 5. handbagcontest2, 6. Swing Bag, 7. Goodie bag swap finished, 8. Anna Tunic, 9....

22 Aug

Sewing 101, Tutorials, Uncategorized

Sewing Back-to-School: Prewashing Fabric

May 8, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
beginner, colette patterns, fabric, how to, prewashing fabric, sarai mitnick, sewing back-to-school, sewing machine, tips, tutorial
4 comments

This post is part of the Sewing Back-to-School series, 30 days of helpful sewing articles by guest bloggers. Feel free to check out the original Sewing Back-to-School post for schedule and previous posts! Sarai from Colette Patterns is such an inspirational pattern designer! I am currently working my way through all of the patterns through my Colette Diaries series. Sarai has...

19 Aug

Sewing 101, Tutorials, Uncategorized

Sewing Back-to-School: Tools for Cutting Fabric and a Charm Squares Tutorial

May 8, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
charm pack, cutting, fabric, rotary cutter
7 comments

This post is part of the Sewing Back-to-School series, 30 days of helpful sewing articles by guest bloggers. Feel free to check out the original Sewing Back-to-School post for schedule and previous posts! Today's guest poster, Lindsay, is all over the web. She also has another blog called Craft Buds with her friend, Mary. My favorite part of Craft Buds...

17 Aug

Uncategorized

Sewing Back-to-School: Stitches & Tension

February 8, 2016
Posted by Sara Lawson
beginner, fabric, how to, sewing back-to-school, sewing machine, stitches, tension, tips, tutorial
39 comments

This post is part of the Sewing Back-to-School series, 30 days of helpful sewing articles by guest bloggers. Feel free to check out the original Sewing Back-to-School post for schedule and previous posts! Ali is a terrific seamstress, and her blog recently got a beautiful renovation, so you should definitely check it out! And she also just released a quilt pattern...

04 Aug

Uncategorized

Amy Butler Sew Along – Inspiration

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
amy butler sew along, fabric, patterns, sewing
4 comments

It sounds like many of you are excited for the Amy Butler Sew Along...you have TONS of time to join in, just click here for more info!I also wanted to announce the winner of the random giveaway for the Amy Butler Spice Market Tote pattern...#97 Jennspen! Congratulations!I noticed some super-speedy sewers already out there who have already finished up...

02 Aug

Uncategorized

Hexing Around the Block

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
block, fabric, freshly pieced, gray, hexagon log cabin, hexing around the block, mod stash quilting bee, modern stash quilting bee, purple, sewing
5 comments

I made this for June's (oops) block in the Modern Stash Quilting Bee...the bee is over, so this was the very last block that I needed to finish. Yay! I had a lot of fun in the quilting bee, and I learned a lot. It's challenging having a commitment to other people, for 6 months out of the year...

30 Jul

Uncategorized

Fabric ‘n Mod Podge Drink Coasters

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
ceramic, drink coasters, fabric, felt, free sewing tutorial, mod podge, project, sealant, tile
25 comments

Mod Podge...I wish I would have found you sooner! Mod Podge is one of the coolest things ever! Who knew! I didn't. So I got it into my head to make some cool drink coasters. I found various tutorials on the internet for making them, but they were all slightly different, and most of them used scrapbook paper. I...

14 Jul

Uncategorized

Tutorial Thursday – Bird Mobile

April 4, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
bird mobile, fabric, free tutorial, tutorial thursday
10 comments

This week's free tutorial is the Bird Mobile from Spool. I say this all the time, and I can't fathom why I haven't made this project yet, but this is pretty much at the top of my to-do list. I love the little birds, I love the real tree branches, I love everything about this project. My only qualm is...

04 Jul

Uncategorized

Quilt Along and a Request

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
double wedding ring quilt along, fabric, plaid scottie
2 comments

I've put a lot on my sewing plate lately, but I couldn't resist participating in the Double Wedding Ring Quilt Along over at The Plaid Scottie.Birch Forest fabric from Ink and SpindleWhen I first started thinking about fabrics for this quilt, I knew that I wanted to use a print for the center of the arcs (the photo below...

04 Jul

Uncategorized

Warm Cool Amy Butler Quilt

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
amy butler, fabric, in color order, sewing, soul blossoms, warm cool quilt along
14 comments

So I completely finished my quilt for the Warm Cool Quilt Along over at In Color Order! I used fabrics from Amy Butler's Soul Blossoms line (and threw in a couple other random pink Amy Butler fabrics to equalize my warms and cools).I used 4.5" half square triangles that I had left over from another project. That pleased me...

30 Jun

Uncategorized

Tutorial Thursday: Fabric Beaded Headband

April 4, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
beaded, fabric, free tutorial, headband, jamie christina, sewing, sewing pattern
1 comment

This week's free tutorial find is a really cool fabric hair accessory! I can't wait to make this headband, the triple-version looks really neat; I'm just contemplating which fabric to use!! Check out the tutorial here at Jamie Christina! So many projects...so little time. :-)

29 Jun

Uncategorized

Madison Bag

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
fabric, far far away, flap, heather ross, jamie dress sew along, large purse, large tote, mabel messenger, madison bag, pattern review, sewing pattern, two peas in a pod designs
3 comments

I made this Madison Bag by Two Peas in a Pod Designs. It is for a sew along that I am hosting, for the same bag (click here to join in on the Madison Bag Sew Along!). It is a pieced bag, with a magnetic snap and a flap closure. The completed bag is around 10" tall by 14"...