Giveaway! And SEW ALONG! Amy Butler

Just about everyone has a little bit of Amy Butler...a pattern, some fabric. Or if you don't, you've probably at least heard of her. This sew along was originally supposed to be for the new Amy Butler Spice Market Tote, a great beginner-friendly pattern. But, I have decided to change it up a little bit. BTW, if you're participating in the Two Peas Madison Bag Sew Along, don't forget that you have until Friday to finish and link up your bag!

The Amy Butler Sew Along Deets - For this sew along, you may use any Amy Butler sewing pattern. You can use one of her paper patterns, her Style Stitches book (if you have the book, it's never too late to jump in on my friend Bree's Amy Butler Sew Along...one project from the book each month), or if you don't have any of her patterns, you can get some for FREE on her website. You can also get the free pattern for the Blossom Bag at Sew Mama Sew (which is awesome, by the way). So, you have a lot of options out there.

You may use any of her patterns (you can make a pillow, quilt, clothing, bag, whatever!). You do not need to make your project out of Amy Butler fabric; any fabric is fine!

My Amy Butler Lotus Tunic

My only specification is that your project must be sewn NOW through the end of the sew along (which is September 14th). No previously completed projects, please! You may complete more than 1 project, and each project may be counted as a separate entry for the giveaway prizes.

Blossom Bag

I will be working on the Sophia Carry All...it's been sitting cut-out on my ironing board for awhile, so it's time to get to it. :-) I've completed several Amy Butler projects before, which can be seen on my Pattern Reviews page. Even if you're a beginning sewer, there is an Amy Butler project out there for you (if you need help choosing one, let me know, I'd be happy to help!!).

Support - I've created a Flickr Group for the sew along. Feel free to join up, post pictures of the fabric you are planning on working with, as well as any questions along the way! We're here to help eachother get to the finish line!

Every week I'll post some Amy Butler inspiration for you!

My Amy Butler Weekender Bag

The Prizes - I'm going to do this a few different ways.

Prize #1 - Most creative use of an Amy Butler pattern will receive prize pack #1, which includes the Madison Bag, Kimberly Bag, and Cabo Halter sewing patterns courtesy of Amy Butler Design. My judges will choose this one.

Prize #2 - 'Crowd Favorite' will receive a $20 gift certificate to an online fabric shop. The Crowd Favorite will be narrowed down to 10 finalists chosen by my unbiased team of judges. Then you all will get to cast your vote on your favorite.

Prize #3 - Randomly chosen winner, selected by random.org, out of everyone who completes a project. This prize pack includes the Midwest Mod Pillows and Spice Market Tote patterns courtesy of Amy Butler Design.

Prize #4 - My Dirty Bubble Zippered Pouch from my free tutorial. The pouch will be stuffed with vintage wooden spools of pretty thread! This winner will also be randomly chosen, selected by random.org, out of everyone who completes a project.

Prize #5 - My Naughty Secretary Bag from my free tutorial. The actual bag! This winner will also be randomly chosen, selected by random.org, out of everyone who completes a project.


Linky Party - You have from now until Wednesday, September 14th to complete your Amy Butler sewing pattern project. There will be a linky party here on this blog, on that day, for you to "link" up your completed project (if you don't have a blog, you may link to the Flickr or other photo-sharing site, with your completed project).

Today's Giveaway - If you've made it this far down the post, congratulations! And here is the info for today's giveaway! To kick off this event, you can win yourself a shiny new copy of Amy Butler's Spice Market Tote pattern! The giveaway closes Wednesday, August 3rd at 11pm CT. The winner will be chosen by random.org out of all the entrants. Anyone may enter this giveaway, and you can have up to 3 chances to win!

1. Leave a comment. Any comment will do.

2. Follow my blog. If you already follow, thank you so much! New followers, welcome!

3. Tell me what Amy Butler pattern you are thinking of using for the sew along. I am so curious to know!

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Thanks for reading, and feel free to e-mail me with any questions you may have! Anything at all! sara(at)sewsweetness(dot)com.