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Now for the Sew Spoiled Giveaway! At the end of each month we have a wonderful giveaway! January = Tic Tac Toe Pincushion, Birdie appliques and the Buttercup Bag February = Sew Spoiled Cabrio Tote ePattern March = Edith Apron April = 5 ePatterns May = 5 ePatterns June = Ladybug Convertible Apron ePattern July = Amy Butler handmade iPad sleeve August= Sew Spoiled Ladybug half apron September= Sew Spoiled 3 epattern Bundle package October= 3 Fat Quarters (measuring 18”X22” November= 5 Sew Spoiled Cosmetic Cases For our December giveaway Sew Spoiled will be giving away  The Joy Collection Fat Quarter Set from the SOUL BLOSSOMS collection by Amy Butler. The giveaway will run through midnight on January 1, 2011 with the winner being announced on January 2, 2011. The winner will be chosen using Random.org . We will send it through priority mail January 3, 2010! Only US residents please! What do you have to do to enter to win? One entry per ...

This Cape pattern is from the book, Chic and Simple Sewing by Christine Haynes. I made this in just a few hours! I love quick sewing projects with big results! If you are a beginner seamstress or professional seamstress you will love this book . For the beginner, there are no zippers, button holes or tough techniques you have to know before making these beautiful clothes. For the wise seamstress, you can quickly make any of these projects in an afternoon and still have time for the larger “work in progress” projects sitting on the sewing table. I did make one adjustment to this pattern. I lined the wool outer shell with a soft wine colored silk. It is simple. I cut an extra piece of silk the same size as the wool outer shell and pinned them right sides together. Then I stitched around the cape shape. Finally, I cut the armholes, flipped the cape right side out, pressed and topstitch. Follow the rest of the pattern as directed in the book . The best feature of this book...

I received this question today... " Hello! I purchased your iPad cover pattern a few weeks ago and am just sitting down to put it together (so excited!). I was wondering where you have found masonite. Local hardware stores don't seem to carry it. Just curious if you had any tips on where to find it, or a similar product that could be substituted. Thanks!" I thought it might be helpful to make a blog post about what I use and where to find masonite. Sew Spoiled iPad Folding Case - Online Slideshow Maker You should be looking for Mona Lisa Gessoed Masonite .  I like the 9"X 12" size for this pattern. You can find Gessoed masonite panels at Michaels in the canvas painting section.  It looks like this... Artist paint on these panels, so that is why you will see them in the canvas section. If you travel to Home Depot, Lowes or a hardware store you will have to ask for hardboard. It is basically compressed chip board. Also make sure to wear a mask when cutting thi...

Portable North Pole Portable North Pole is so tinsel!!! Make your little one an official video from Santa. He will state their name and show you where they are located in the book of children. The-North-Pole The-North-Pole is a fun Kid site! Sing your favorite Christmas Carols, learn more about Christmas around the world and try some of Santa’s favorite recipes. Norad The Norad Santa is the Santa Tracker! If you want to see how Santa makes it around the world in one night, check out this site. Macy’s Believe It is not too late to write a Santa Letter. Go to Macy’s Believe site and Virginia will tell you how. ABC Family The ABC Family site not only has the 25 Days of Christmas TV schedule but you can play Snowball fight with photos of family for your targets. Merry Christmas!

It is no secret that I LOVE bags! I am a bag collector. I have more bags in my closet than shoes, and I am not counting pairs. When I saw this unique Timmy Woods bag  across the room, I had to find out more about it. It is beautiful! The outer shell is made of wood and the Santa face is hand painted. The owner said, “I take it out every year the day after Thanksgiving and use it until Christmas.”  I could see why, it is adorable. She had to replace the handles and the closure over time. The lining is leather and has an elastic side band on either side to keep in it's contents. I loved the sound it made when you closed the wooden shell. This is the bottom. When I looked up Timmy Woods to find out more I was amazed, so many different wooden and unique handbags. Have you hear of Timmy Woods ? Do you own a wooden handbag? Please share, I would love to learn more about Timmy Woods Hand bags !

These gift ideas can be sewn in a hurry! There are only a few days left before Christmas but that is plenty of time with this list of easy to sew projects! The Sew Spoiled Cosmetic Case pattern is fast and easy. In no time at all you will have 3 zipper cases to give to family, friends and love ones. You can also fill them with goodies for an extra added treat! These key fobs make excellent gifts. The pattern uses scraps of fabric and interfacing. Anyone would love a colorful key fob to carry their keys on. If a friend or family member is receiving an iPad for Christmas you might want to make them a special Sew Spoiled iPad Folding Case ! Here is a quote from a customer, “Great pattern! Start to finish in 3 hours. Easy, straight forward and luv the finished product. :-)” Need a quick pattern that makes a lot in a short amount of time. I found a wonderful apron tutorial at Fabritopia it is called Apron in an hour ! These aprons are adorable and super easy! If you are a beginner seamst...

I made these lavender eye pillows for gifts this holiday season. I bought the FLANNEL, Fortune in marine by Anna Maria Horner fabric at Sew Love Fabrics ! They are super fast and easy to make. I found the eye pillow tutorial at Quilting.about.com . After making these soft eye pillow filled with lavender and dried beans. I wanted to wrap it up in a cute way and share how best to use it. I made these eye pillow tags to dress up the gift. If you go to the flickr picture you should be able to download the JPG to your computer and make your own eye pillow tags. Cut the tags out with pinking shears and hole punch both sides of the tag. Then wrap your eye pillows in tissue paper and tie the tag on with red ribbon. Happy Sewing!

I made these Sew Spoiled Cosmetic Cases for my daughters teachers this year.  Each case is filled with goodies inside. I love spoiling her teachers and finding new ways to show our appreciation for all that they do. It is super easy and fun to make in a hurry. All you need is 3 zippers (9” long), 2- Fat quarters measuring (18” X 22” each) and one piece of interfacing measuring 18”X22”. Fill these with body spray, lip balm, make up brushes, candies or gift cards! When you complete your Sew Spoiled Cosmetic Cases add your pictures to the “your Sew Spoiled Projects” . Happy Sewing!

Broken zipper! One of my friends at work asked if I could repair a zipper. Honestly, I had no clue what to do?? This zipper was not going to work and after staring at this bag for what seemed hours, I had an idea. First, I ripped out the old zipper! No turning back now! I bought a new 22” zipper and attached the lining to either side of the zipper. Then I placed the outer shell back on top of the new zipper, pin and topstitch. Finally, I cut the excess zipper and tucked the top and side outer shell panels inside the binding. Topstitch the binding and the surgery is complete! Now this bag has a new breathe of life! A second chance! I apologize for the pictures. This was a late night project. Happy Sewing!

Every year my mother brings cookies to bake with the kids! This year she brought a cute ginger bread village! The girls loved getting messy and licking their frosted fingers while decorating their ginger bread village with candies. Mom is so smart! She told me that she decided to make a small village so the girls could have one to eat and the others for decoration. After they finished making the ginger bread village it started to snow! Perfect timing!

Here are some Flickr Friends Photos! These can be found in the Sew Spoiled Flickr Group ! If you have wonderful pictures you would like to share please add them to the Sew Spoiled Flickr group or the “your Sew Spoiled Projects” Flickr pool. I would love to feature them here! From Comfy Shoes From Twins Squared From Lily Claire Thank you for sharing your photos! Please send more! I heart Your Bags!

My husband begs me to write a wish list every year. This year I going to try to make one. With making gifts and making sure everyones Holiday season special, it is hard to sitting down and write a list for me but it is a lot of fun too! There is one item that I do not know a lot about but I think it would be awesome to try it. It is called the Silhouette ! Have you heard about it?? It is a craft cutter! You can cut vinyl, card stock and more using this device and your computer. If any of you know more about the Silhouette digital cutting machine please share. I want to hear the good, bad and the ugly. This would be a big gift so I would hate to get it and not use it or not enjoy using it. Please share what you know. I really would appreciate any feedback!

I am a little stocking crazy lately! This is Christmas Stocking week here at Sew Spoiled. After the embroidery tutorial I couldn’t stop! Sorry! So here are a few tutorials I found and loved. All of these tutorials are wonderful with easy instructions and pictures to help you. 1. Citrus Holiday: Elf Stockings - Sew4Home 2. tutorial: christmas stocking - maggie makes 3. Amy’s Creative Side: Christmas Stocking Tutorial 4. Noodlehead: Christmas Stocking Tutorial 5. Amy Butler Felt Stocking 6.  Trillium: Stocking Advent Calendar Tutorial:Part 1 7.  Trillium: Stocking Advent Calendar Tutorial: Part 2 8. living on the crafty side of life: christmas ideas [day 2] : handmade cards Happy Stitching!