Sewing Book Rave

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I must say that I owe much of my love of sewing 

to Amy Butler.  

It was seeing her gorgeous fabric prints and patterns that really drove me to learn to sew.  

I recently purchased her book One Yard Wonders and can not say 

enough great things about it!

It comes with 101 sewing patterns and great ideas to spivy up your home, all with color photos using her famous fabrics.  Love.

Watch out for future posts of my experiences with her patterns and some pictures!  

I purchased my copy from Amazon.

Sewing Fiend

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I am a sewing addict!  I would sew 24 hours a day if I could.          I love being able to think up an idea, find the perfect fabric and create something beautiful. 

After my original machine broke, I purchased a new machine in February and I've been taking classes with my lovely friend Jenny, to learn some new techniques. 

But you want to know what my favorite part of sewing is?  The fabric!  I spend countless hours perusing the aisles of my local fabric stores in search of the perfect designs and coordinating prints.  I find awesome deals and buy a little here, a little there and I have accumulated quite the stash of fabulous fabrics. 

Spice Berry Cottage is an Etsy Shop I can spend hours looking at.  They sell designers such as Amy Butler, Japanese Imports, Alexander Henry and Michael Miller.  What I especially love is that they sell packs of half yards of great coordinating fabrics!  Their prices are great and I love their half yard bundles.

So you can only imagine my excitement when I saw they were offering and 8 design half yard set on one of my favorite blog ~ Everything Etsy!  Squee!   

Good Luck!

 

JoAnn's President's Day Sale

Pin It Now! JoAnn's is having a great sale this weekend and I managed to score quite a few good deals tonight.  Simplicity patterns are 5 for $5!  That's only $1 each!  Smokin' deal!!  All clearance fabrics are an additional 50% off too.  

Whew.  I could spend countless hours in that store.  (And hundreds of dollars, too!)

Desperately Seeking... Sewing Supplies

Pin It Now! Now that I'm a proud new owner of a beautiful sewing machine there are a few things I need.  My awesome friend at CreateForLess.com put together this great list of supplies she highly recommends.

A magnetic pin cushion by Gabbit

(Awesome when you spill pins)

Seam Ripper by Clover

Rotary Cutter by Dritz

Self-Healing Mat by Fiskars

Gingher Fabric Shears

Edge Ruler by O'Lipfa

Crafty's Got a New Toy!

Pin It Now! After months and months of searching high and low, I finally succumbed...

Drum 

Roll 

Please...

Ta Da!

I bought a brand spankin' new sewing machine!

It's a "beginner" model, so it doesn't have a ton of bells and whistles, but it's perfect for what I want to do.  And the best part?  I bought it for SUPER cheap on Craigslist - still in the box!