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For the past several months I haven’t sewn anything from scratch. All I’ve been doing is repairs and alterations, but for a swap I’m working on at Craftster one of my projects is sewn. I started it a few weeks ago and finished it up tonight and it’s been nothing but nightmares all along lol. [...]

I really love the look of the pleated purses and even though I usually carry a much bigger bag, I made a Buttercup Bag for myself… Yes, it’s pink, which is so not me, but I love this firetrucks fabric, and since I already have a checkbook cover and travel tissue pouch to match I [...]

I made another purse from the Buttercup Bag tutorial. This time I made the same minor alterations I did last time and I also added interfacing to the exterior fabric, which made it come out even more wonderful. Instead of the suggestion buttons in the middle I added a little hot air balloon button for [...]

When I came across the Buttercup Bag tutorial I knew I had to try it! I instantly printed out the pattern and instructions and within hours I had cut my fabric. This morning I made time to complete it and it came out so cute… The directions were easy to understand and it only used [...]