overcome your fear of needles
Here it is! The last bag tester bragging post! (At least for now. Please, send me pictures of your bags!)
This one was Handmade by Meg K. Meg is one of those ridiculously talented Jack-Of-All-Crafts that I forced into being my sewing buddy after I saw her lovely wares sold at a local festival. (My email introduction went something like. “You sew awesome! Me sew too. We be friends.” or something like that) [Read more...]
Here we are again with another two pattern tester’s versions of the Mommy Poppins Bag. The first is by Sara of SewLittleToSay.
Sara lives in the UK and offered to test out the pattern using a 16 inch frame. [Read more...]
Remember how I said the Mommy Poppins Bag pattern can be modified to fit any size frame? Nerissa of NissaMade, a fellow bag-making enthusiast, volunteered to test out my resizing instructions. She used a 12″ frame (similar to the one I used in this bag) to make a “purse sized” version of the Mommy Poppins bag. [Read more...]
Remember my blog crush on Suzanne? She is one lovely, humorous and talented lady. So, when she agreed to help test my pattern for me, you can guess how excited I was. (hint: very) [Read more...]
After months and months of promising it has finally arrived! The Mommy Poppins Bag pattern!!!! I want to thank you all for your patience. I decided to take the time to make this pattern everything I wanted it to be and I think I succeeded. So, let’s celebrate shall we?
First off, the Mommy Poppins Bag PDF pattern is available for purchase here. (If you are reading this post in your email inbox or in your blog reader, you should be able to see some fat coupon codes at the end of this post. Not a subscriber yet? See the sidebar to sign up!)
Just to show you how very excited I am about this pattern I’m giving away one hardware kit (the frame, 6 d-rings, and 2 swivel snap hooks) with a copy of the pattern, AND two more winners will receive their own copies of the pattern too! (Don’t wait to see if you win to buy your pattern though. If you have already purchased the pattern and you win, I will refund the purchase price.)
I like to sew. I have 5 kids. I like to sew. I am married to a poet. Have I mentioned I like sewing?
This blog is about my reckless pursuit of sewing knowledge.
