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Assignment: Butterick 6019

I am reallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreally excited to show you this dress!! I worked really hard on it. I knew it would be a challenging dress to fit, with the bra cups in the bodice and all, but I did it, and it fits great! Woohoo! This is the Butterick 6019 pattern by Gertie of Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing. At the...

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Assignment: Camp Shirt

On my garment journey, I not only wanted to make myself a lot of clothes, but I wanted to learn how to make things for different body shapes as well (I will never have to do a full bust adjustment on anything for me). By the way, you can see a running tally of things I'm making and see...

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Assignment: Emery Dress

Today, I'm very happy to show you my completed Christine Haynes Emery Dress. If you recall, making this dress is part of my study in sewing, Assignment: Project Garment. If you click on that link, you can also see the projects linked there that I have completed to date. The Emery Dress is a beautiful dress with an invisible back...

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By Annie Hanging Cosmetics Bag

Since I turned in my book's manuscript on Friday, I decided to do a little bit of selfish sewing. Annie Unrein of By Annie's Soft and Stable has a wonderful Craftsy instructional video that came out in July called Sew Sturdy Travel Organizers. The class contains instructions to make two bags, the Sew Sturdy Organizer and the Hanging Cosmetics...

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My Bag in Love Patchwork and Quilting

  I am pretty picky about my magazines; I like to see projects in similar fabrics that I would use myself, and I like to see interesting and unique sewing or quilting patterns. The pattern don't necessarily have to be challenging, but I'd like to see at least more than one in an issue that I could see myself making....

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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 : Corduroy Patchwork Bag

This post is part of Purse Palooza 2013.   For full schedule of guest post pattern reviews and prizes, click here!   Today's guest post is from DeeAnn, who is an avid bag-maker! DeeAnn has pattern-tested many a bag for me, so she's got an eye for a good bag. ;-) Hi everyone!  My name is DeeAnn, and I am...

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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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Silver Cinema Bag and Coin Purse

I am excited to introduce you to the Silver Cinema Bag and Coin Purse pdf sewing pattern! I wanted to create a project with metal frames, and so the bag requires a 12" metal frame, and the coin purse requires a 6" metal frame. I got the frames and the fabric glue from While Baby Naps on Etsy. For my...

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Aragon Bag

I am ecstatic to introduce you to my newest pdf sewing pattern, the Aragon Bag (also available on paper)! This is an intermediate-level sewing pattern, and although it was meant for the new mother in mind as a diaper bag, it would also make a great bag if you just have a lot of stuff, or a fantastic carry-on bag!...

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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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