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Camp Stitchalot Drift Bag

Hello! I taught at Camp Stitchalot in Michigan this past weekend. It was a total blast. Camp Stitchalot is held at a bed and breakfast. The campers stay in a renovated barn, and when you wake up in the morning, you can just come right downstairs and start sewing! I'm kind of a picky eater, and I found all...

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Beatnik Waist Bag

Hi everyone! Today I'd like to introduce you to the Beatnik Waist Bag pdf sewing pattern (also available on paper!), the newest addition to my pattern shop! Many of my testers have said that this pattern is suitable for a confident beginning sewist. This pattern idea was a request from a friend, and I had no idea all of the...

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Announcing the Bag of the Month Club!

Introducing the Bag of the Month Club!! 6 of the best bag sewing pattern designers in the business are teaming together to bring you a 6-month membership club. The club runs from January-June of 2014. Each month, you will receive an exclusive and brand-new pdf bag sewing pattern from that month's designer, delivered directly to your inbox. If you are...

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Purse Palooza :: Pattern Review : Emmaline Bags Necessary Clutch

This post is part of Purse Palooza 2013. For full schedule of guest post pattern reviews and prizes, click here!  Jess of The Elven Garden is one of those quilters that I am immensely jealous of...her quilt projects and color/fabric choices are always things that I wish I had thought of myself. Check out her blog to see what I mean! I was...

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Purse Palooza :: Pattern Review : Noodlehead Super Tote

This post is part of Purse Palooza 2013.   For full schedule of guest post pattern reviews and prizes, click here!   Elizabeth from Don't Call Me Betsy is the author of the beautiful book, Becoming A Confident Quilter: Lessons and Techniques Plus 14 Quilt Patterns. She is also gearing up for another year of the Lucky Stars Block-of-the-Month Club, which I promptly signed up...

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Purse Palooza :: Pattern Review : Katydid Bag

This post is part of Purse Palooza 2013.   For full schedule of guest post pattern reviews and prizes, click here!   Kim from My Go-Go Life is an avid quilter. She is always making quilts and quilt blocks. My favorite patterns that she has designed are this Viewmaster Quilt Block and this Lovetag Liberty Quilt. This is my bag review for the AWESOME Purse Palooza event...

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Purse Palooza :: Pattern Review : Michelle Patterns Strap Clutch

This post is part of Purse Palooza 2013.   For full schedule of guest post pattern reviews and prizes, click here! AnneMarie of Gen X Quilters always has some great things going on at her blog; did you see the Sisters Ten Block of the Month? Check it out! Hi there, I am AnneMarie of Gen X Quilters and I am excited to be participating...

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Purse Palooza :: Pattern Review : Charlie’s Aunt Anglia Bag

  This post is part of Purse Palooza 2013. For full schedule of guest post pattern reviews and prizes, click here! Kim of Kim's Krafts. Kim is awesome at making bags, and she also turns out some beautiful quilts (and she finished all of her #tula100 blocks before I did). Visit her blog here! So when Sara asked me if I wanted to join...

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Peas and Corn Lunch Bags

I am pleased to introduce you to the Peas and Corn Lunch Bags PDF (also now on paper!) sewing pattern! This pattern is now available in my pattern shop. Just in time for back-to-school! For my lunch bags, I have used Ann Kelle 'Super Kids' fabrics by Robert Kaufman. These are really adorable prints, available now, and they were perfect...

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Aeroplane Bags

Today, I'm really excited to reveal the Aeroplane Bag PDF sewing pattern (also available on paper), available right now in my pattern shop! This is an intermediate-level pattern, and the instructions are for 2 different sizes (regular and long). My goal for this pattern was to have a bag that wasn't extremely difficult, but was a rather large size for...

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My Pattern Design Process

Pretty much all I've been doing this year has been working on bag sewing patterns, so I thought it might be fun to share a little bit about my designing process.First, I get an idea for a bag and I'll draw an initial sketch. I'm kind of terrible at sketching things, but my little drawing is good enough for...

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