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06 Jun

Purse Palooza :: Pattern Review: Amy Butler Perfectly Pleated Clutch

March 31, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
amy butler, bag purse, perfectly pleated clutch, sewing pattern review, style stitches
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This post is part of Purse Palooza 2012.For full schedule of guest post pattern reviews and prizes, click here!Colleen from The Busy Bean has it all on her site; tutorials, cooking recipes, and a shop with her handmade goods that are available to be customized! I saw her Houndstooth Tote (free tutorial) at Quilt Market in person and it is amazing!!The Perfectly Pleated Clutch is...

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...

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
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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...