Book Blog Bonanza 10/05/10

These days, I am lucky to complete 8-10 projects a year. I am a busy woman! I want to make a few things- purses, coin purses, and a jacket this year.

Here's my attempt to try to win.

pick me pick me! :o)

I REALLY, REALLY want to win this one!
I just downloaded a FREE pattern from that book and it's soooo cute. I'm dying to know what else is in there!

You don't want to know how many sewing projects I complete in a year. I am a sewing machine since I quit my job to stay home with the kids.
Check out my blog to see some of my work:
http://www.colescornerandcreations.blogspot.com/

I'm sewing doll clothes to sell @ a craft fair .... so I've been sewing a lot.

I love Amy Butler!!!!

I've sewn for 20+ years. It is my escapeism!!! I always try and learn something new for each project. While remembering that using some heirloom techniques don't cost anything. LIke using pintuckes, rouchings or blanket stitches or a hand quilting stitch, like Tahari uses.

Amy Butler fabrics and patterns have kept me sewing like a mad woman! I have completed about 10 projects in the past 2 weeks--a majority of them with Amy Butler's mark on them somewhere (if only she did baby fabric...then 100% would be AB influenced).

Please, please pick me!

What a beautiful book. Amy's projects are so fun and creative. My sewing insight is to always enjoy your sewing :-) Really, every time I'm in a bad mood and I start sewing, bad things start happening - broken needle, crooked hem, the list goes on. So I've learned to make sure I'm in a good mood if I plan on sitting down to work on a project.

I've always enjoyed sewing, for me it's a relaxing, creative experience that I wish I had more time to do. Amy Butler's fabrics are fantastic!
Thanks!

How about "How many sewing projects do you dream about finishing in a year"?

Actual finishing and dreaming about finishing are miles apart in my life. LOL!

Hi! I love sewing and actually do it as a part time job. I sell my creations on www.etsy.com. My biggest sellers are crayon holders and ballet tulle tote bags. I love sewing, and actually if I don't sew everyday I start to miss it. I hope I win a copy of this book. It was be great to do some sewing just for me!

Thanks,
Kate

I usually have twice as many projects lined up as I have time to finish! Would really enjoy this book! It is now on my list to look for next trip into town!

I would LOVE to learn how to make these! Winning this book would give me the chance to use my Butler stash is the most creative and beautiful way. Thank you again for the contests!

Love her patterns. Would love to win this book. Thanks.

I've been working hard to get alot done each week. Been working on aprons, I Spy bags and trick-or-treat bags this month.

I complete a ton of projects in a year, but it's never as many as I want! I set my goal this year to do three quilts and I already have two and two tops done. Plus a slew of other little projects in between.

I fit in as many as I can, since I work full time and have two small kids. Although when they are interested in what I'm making and are willing to help (with simple things) it helps out. As the kids get older I'm able to fit more in... not that my list won't always be 10 times longer than what I'm ever accomplished.

My projects seem to take a long time, because I procrastinate. Cut the pattern. Let it sit for a week. Cut the fabric. Let it sit for three days. Pin everything. Let it sit for another few days... etc.
*laugh*
I'd like to have more motivation to actually sit down and finish something all at once!

I tend to take very small or very large sewing projects that range from shorting my pants to making drapes for five windows and a slider!
Pants I do as needed and drapes, maybe one room a year.

Hello - I am a new at sewing and my sister told me about your site. It is a wonderful resource. I would like to quilt and I wanted to start with a small project. So I started with a quilted pot holder. I researched how to bind the edges and found a technique I think I can do. I will give it a try tonight.

I love to sew, but don't always have enough time in the day. I make a lot of things for my mother who is very hard to fit due to body changes in her advanced age. I love making baby bibs with matching burps. I have a lot of friends who call for alterations, so I guess sewing is becoming a lost art. It is so rewarding to start with a piece of fabric and end with something beautiful. Some weeks, I might complete 2 or 3 things, and some weeks I don't have the time to make anything. I love fabric, some might call me a compulsive fabric shopper, but I call it wise shopping. You never know when you might need that particular piece of fabric for something wonderful. Love your site.

Oh, if I could only complete 5-8 projects a year - job and little ones take up my time. I am working on a bunny costume but as soon as that is done I hope to try to make something myself - the Amy Butler rain coat!

Amy Butler is my favorite! I have been sewing her Weekender bag and the Field Bag. Very time consuming.

This looks like it's filled with perfect projects for me and my 9 year old to work on. She's got a pretty good idea of how to sew already, and just needs ideas of what to work on. :)

Lately I've been doing about 2 projects a month, if I didn't work I'd do 2 a week, I love a good project! Bags are my favorite thing to sew, and I love her fabrics!! I'd love this book to try some new bags to make for gifts!

I am rather new to your site and this blog and I love them both! Maybe I will get lucky and win a prize which would be a novelty for me....

Suzanne

Ooh, I would love to win this! I usually complete two or three sewing projects a month. I tend to only sew on the weekends and I've gotten into other types of crafting projects so I lose a few weekends to those.

I have just recently gotten back into sewing again and my list of projects I want to do keeps growing. Right now I'm only doing maybe 1 or 2 projects a month but hope to increase that soon.

i used to sew a lot more than i do now (made my prom dress my junior year of high school). i don't typically make a ton of sewing projects in a month or year, but lately i've been knitting and felting purses and sewing linings and zippers into them. i really think the zippers and linings give the purses a professional, finished look. i've been considering making a Halloween costume this year...i would LOVE to sew some purses using this book! thanks for the chance to win!

In the past year, I have probably averaged 2 projects a month. After I retired, I have been sewing more. I even think about buying a new machine to replace my 50 year old Singer Rocketeer. Since several of my projects have been purses, I would love to win this book.

Ooh...I really want this book...tried to buy it at Borders the other day and they didn't have it! How many projects do I complete...hmmm. That's difficult to say. I try to average a couple garments a month for me. I sew for others and do machine embroidery, so I am always sewing a couple of things a week for other folks and the embroidery machine is always humming in the background with minimal assist from me. It goes in spurts...when I get a drop from the Fabric Fairy at Fabric.com, my sewing production for me goes way up! :)

My favorite sewing technique is to press my hems before I sew the pieces together.

I feel like I'm a sewing nut these days! Since losing my job two years ago I have become more comfortable surfing the web and finding excellent patterns and fabrics and I've been really impressed with Amy's line! LOVE IT!

Please enter me in the drawing! Projects... well, I start 2 or 3 a month and complete 1. Sooo, I've got a lot of UFO's!

I love to sew. Work on projects daily....Always have another one in mind while making the last.

I just learned what a flounce was and am always amazed at learning new sewing techniques and tools!

Would love this book :)

I am new to sewing...I bought a sewing machine a few months ago and have been teaching myself to use it. So far I've only done a few simple projects to learn the stitches and technique, and am currently working on a doll quilt. I feel like I'm ready to start trying bigger or more complex projects so I am looking for any and all resources to help me do so. I've seen a few bags that I would like to try, this book looks awesome!!

I just adore Amy Butler patterns, I received one at an auction and I thought I can't make this,, well opened up the instructions and I.. made it whoo hooo!

Linda J
VA

I feel like a kid trying to raise my hand higher than anyone else!!LOL Pick Me I'm saying Pick Me!!!! I love her patterns!!

What an amazing giveaway! I am just now learning to sew, and I've been wanting this book so badly! You can see what I've made so far (with the exception of some items I've made to give as gifts that I can't post yet) here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/futurowoman/sets/72157624136879199/with/5005862275/
Thank you! :)

I tend to do projects in groups. Halloween is a time when I usually make costumes for my children. I often make gifts for others at Christmas. In the past I have gone on sewing sprees, making fitted cloth diapers, baby slings and pouches, children's clothing, and nursing clothing for myself.

Beginner I am and the power of sewing I am seeking!
Master Yoda is the key to Starwars, and Amy Butler's book will be the key to my success ^^v

I have been making any kind of bags I can get my hands on playing with color and placement of the fabric is so much fun and how one pattern can look so different just by that is wild. I get about 2 bags done a month.

I am learning to sew actually. I sew by hand and learning by machine. I want the purse on the cover soo bad and my mother in law who sews a lot told me she would help me learn and I could make that bag myself :). I really hope I win a copy I really want to make myself a bag and can not afford to buy the book, my mother in law said she will buy the fabric how cool is that??? lol. I want to start making dresses for my girls and other goodies so bad.
Thank You for such an AWESOME giveaway.
PS
I also do book reviews and would LOVE to post this puppy on my blog for sure :)

I love that bag!!

Alison

To say that sewing if my passion does not come close to it. I sew daily - sometimes 12 hours, sometimes 2 but daily. I have a huge collection of patterns from the mid to late 1800's and my personal area of interest is what I think of as moments in white. From Christening gowns to bridal, I love to see what can be done to and with a plain white piece of cloth. I particularly love to do the handwork popular from those years and like to tweek it to live in harmony with today's life.
I would love to add this book to my library and hope the book fairies are on my side today. Off to work on Halloween - I have 15 costumes and 3 dolls left to the end of the month.
~Kathy

I love Amy Butler! She is so classy!

This is another gorgeous Amy Butler pattern. I really like the round straps and the size of it. I've made several other of her totes and like them a lot. I sure would like to have this book!

I'm quilting and making anywhere from 2 to 6 quilts a week. I quilt every day. I'm making a custom ordered twin quilt now with Moda's blush fabric. It's turning out well.

Karen

I would love to win this book. I have three of Amy Butler's patterns, two bag patterns and one halter top pattern, and I love them. Thanks for offering such a fun prize!

I haven't done much sewing of bags yet and would love to have such a great book to get me started. I am a busy mom, but I sew almost every day. I always have a ton of project waiting for me when I get a little time to myself and usually complete at least 3 projects a week.

Oh I would love to have this book! Been thinking about trying to sew some bags and I'm sure this is simply full of wonderful tips! Just getting back into sewing after MANY years of being too busy. Have made 5 animal shaped rag quilts for grandkids for Christmas and now working on some throws for the "big" kids!

I have wanted to try some bags, just can't get myself to do it. I've been sewing for about 30 years....never done a bag!!!! Like many here, I have about 5 projects going on at once...I'm lucky to finish a few a week!

I USUALLY AM WORKING ON A PROJECT. WHEN I FINISH WITH ONE, I GO ON TO ANOTHER.

What great projects to use specialty fabrics!

I started sewing this past March by making a baby dress and sleep sack for a colleague's baby shower and now I can't stop! I work full time so I don't have time during the day to sew, but since March, have slowly worked on and finished six projects.

My daughter just turned 1, plus I work so only get 5 to 8 done a year, hoping for the larger side of that. Hopefully as it gets colder and outside activities diminish I will get more sewing time, I desperately need it!!!

This looks like a really nice book. If I'm lucky, I'll complete one sewing or machine embroidery project per month ... that's if I'm motivated and focused. Right now I'm in the mode of completing one project evey 3-4 months - got to get back in the swing of things, and this book could be just what I need to do that!

I would love to finish a project every day! But during the busy semester I usually get 2 projects done per month. As my skill level increases do does the complexity of my projects. Its so exciting to now be able to make my own wardrobe and not have it look "handmade".

I sew at least five days a week! I do alot of sewing for my family and friends, so I couldn't begin to count the projects I complete. I just love to sew!

Typically I complete 2 to 3 projects a year, but soon I will have my own sewing space where my machine can stay out and I hope to complete 10 a year! :)

I have finished quite a few project this year since I have been trying to get my home company off the ground. It isn't going so well, but it has given me a reason to finish about 15 sewing projects. I love making purses and bags, for example, http://www.etsy.com/listing/54449855/summer-tote-bag. This would be a fun book for me.

I made several outfits for American Doll dolls this summer, and matching items for our grandaughter. Looking forward to some Holiday sewing!

I love this book, as well as her others! I have been wanting to purchase it :) I usually complete 1-3 simple dresses a week. I started sewing in May and love it!

I've really been slacking on my sewing this year, but with Christmas coming, I'm sure to pick it back up again. I have a tradition of making matching Christmas pajamas for my kids. The project I most want to finish is my Anna Maria Horner Multi-Tasker Tote Bag, if I can just find the time!

My name is Lori and I'm a fabriholic. And I love amy butler fabric!

When I sewed for a living I would complete a full set every hour, which included 15 buttonholes! Yikes!!

I lOVE AMY BUTLER!! I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY WANT THIS BOOK!

Sadly, I've only been able to complete about one sewing project a month. I'm still learning (on my own) and need more instruction, which is why I would love this book!

I generally make purses and can make a couple a weekend. I am currently working on several projects for Christmas. I wish I had the time to sew all the time.

I love your giveaways! Thanks for doing them! I think I do about 15 projects per month, average. I could be more productive but some of them represent a learning curve for me. It's all good! I love sewing books and magazines for help, ideas, inspiration!

I am a beginner sewer so I haven't sewn too much. This year I will complete 2 projects - my kids Halliween costumes !!

I'm new to sewing and have started with bags - I love the instant gratification in finishing one in a day! Amy Butler was my first and favorite bag!!!

Seams like everyone wants this book. Wish I had my dh's luck - he won a hedgetrimmer last week - we don't have a hedge though. If I won this book, at least I would use it LOL

I'm addicted to totes and this book would help feed my addiction, plus maybe use up some of my stash. I try to make at least 1 quilt per year, plus assorted clothes for my girls and me. I think my best sewing hint would to check out www.patternreview.com - a great place to get sewing ideas and/or info!

Love bags. I would love to win this book. I am retired and on a limited income.

With twin preschoolers at home, I finish 1-2 projects a month. I've only started to sew again in the last 6 months and I'm loving it!
Thanks for the giveaway!

I sew when I have time.... so sometimes there are a couple of projects a month, and sometimes tons. Of course, it depends on the SIZE of the projects too! I'm mostly a quilter, so they take quite a bit of time!

I'm a newbie so I'm proud if I finish one or two small projects a month. I read dozens of tutorials a day though to build up my motivation!

I finish about one to two projects a month, mostly girls clothing, dresses, or a bag. I've heard about this book! Thanks for the chance.

I'm a newbie, but I just finished my first valance and have about 10 projects lined up to finish before Christmas. I spend way too much time on blogs getting inspiration!!!

I just love Amy's fabric and patterns. I just finished making the last of the amy bulter sling bags- I made one for each of my sisters, sister-in-laws, mom, and mother-in-laws for their bdays this year. I'm sure I'm not done making them yet though!

Mine! Please? :D

i try and make one thing a day!! i enjoy sewing!! now christmas projects to start this week!! love the givaway, could use some books, i always result to the internet for any questions i have!

My project completion rate waxes and wanes. I really can't say how many projects I complete in a week because some weeks it might be none and other weeks it might be 4. It depends on the complexity of the project, the availabilty of free time (alway very little, but sometimes non-existent), and my own motivation level. I'm okay with this. I have a list of projects I WANT to complete and I have several tutorials bookmarked that I would like to try, so there's always something for me to do when the mood strikes.

Hard to say how many I complete. I seem to always have something going be it quilting, home dec, fashion, or crafts. Sewing is my passion. I sew most every day. Cooking, on the other hand....!

Love Amy Butler. How fun to have different bag ideas to make for Christmas gifts. :)

Now that I have 3 young boys, I'm lucky if I can complete 2 a year, but they won't stay young forever!

great Christmas gifts!

I love all her books!

I think about sewing every day, but I probably finish only 8-10 projects per year, most of them smallish. I wish I had more time to sew!

I love Amy Butler's designs. Her fabric is gorgeous and her ideas are current and happening. I'd love to have this book to add to my collection of Amy Butler stuff.

Last year I finished 32 craft projects, 26 of these were sewing. That's about one finished project per fortnight. I'm on track to do the same, if not a bit more this year. I have two young boys but spend most of my nights crafting. Susan

I love Amy's patterns so winning this book would be terrific. I am a fabricaholic so i sew many projects from 2 per week to maybe 10 depending on the size of the project. I am now working on a quilt for my son's bed.

I love Amy Butles designs. I spent the whole summer making a quilt of the world for my son who likes to travel. Now in the mood for something more feminine.

I've been busy working on 2 quilts...my first, but I am determined to finish at least one...hopefully 2. In between I work on runners, bags...I love seeing the bag come to life, just feels like such an accomplishment. Then of course there are the day to day repairs to my husbands clothes...UGH! I sure hope I win, this book would be so much fun to own and more importantly put to use...:)

I am new to sewing, so have only completed about four projects this year. I hope to up that in 2011!

I have finished a tote bag 2 months ago and a lap quilt just yesterday. I am planning to finish quilting 2 big quilt tops, hopefully, the next few months. Wish me luck....

i probably complete on average one sewing project a month. hoping to do a bit more soon.

Lately, I've been sewing a lot and can complete 2 projects per week. Usually, I make a bag and a dress. :)

I love to sew garments and create quilts. I sew in spurts sometimes I'll get a bunch done and I will go for long periods when nothing gets done. We jut moved and I re-descovered so many UFOs when I was packing. I can't wait to get setteled and unpacked so i can start on them again.

I started sewing in April and have probably completed in the neighborhood of 30-40 projects. It's definitely an addiction for me and I spend nearly all of my free time sewing, cutting, pinning, researching, reading, etc. It's the perfect creative outlet after a day of corporate monotony.

I sew in spurts, mostly in the fall, winter and spring. I travel all summer, so there's little time to sew. Although, I took my quilting with me this summer!

I just got back into the sewing game. It took me a few lessons to complete my first project, a pair of pj pants for hubby. I am making an apron now. I hope to be able to complete at least a small project a week to give me some 'me' time :)

Right now I am sewing a wedding dress for a friend. All that is left is the hemming and beading the sash! I get about 3 projects done a month. Sewing for me is a time to relax and escape once my boys are in bed.

I make about 4 outfits a month. I sell on etsy.com and offer my customers the option of picking out their favorite fabric on fabric.com to create the custom outfit! www.etsy.com/shop/januarynm

Amy Butler patterns are amazing...they always receive compliments. How much do I sew in a week? As much as a Middle School Principal can squeeze in.

I would LOVE to win this book - it's already on my wishlist! I don't sew as much as I'd like...maybe 1-2 projects per month. I have a bad habit of starting things and then not finishing :(

I bought my 10 year old grandaughter a sewing machine this summer and showed her how to use it, gave her some material and let her create. It was so much fun to watch her and I was happy seeing her so happy sewing little purses for her sisters and headbands for herself and friends. All designed just by cutting and sewing seams were a little crooked and some were one the outside priceless and one of a kind. I love all Amy Butler's material and patterns. I hope I have a sewn a little seed for a new designer in the future. Sew it on!!

OMG, how much do I love Amy Butler? Her patterns are the only ones that I will pay full price for! I have my fingeres crossed for this book, but then again, who doesn't.

I can't wait to download the free pattern that someone posted about. Everytime I find a neat idea online, I will print it out and place it in a folder for later creativity - I doubt this one will make the folder!

It's finally sinking in that attention to detail is worth it! I'm so much happier with my projects when I take time to do the little things to make them special.

Well, I've been in nursing school for almost two years now so I'm not completing projects like I used to! It used to be one a week...then it turned into one a month! Now that I'm in my last semester, next year will be way more productive. I'm so excited to have my life and hobbies back...and hopefully a new job! I can't wait to start a new project!

I usually manage to finish about 6 sewing projects a year but am hoping to ramp that up a bit. Love Amy Butler designs!

I have been sewing since the age of 4, which was a long time ago! I sewed for my business in my twenties, making clothes for a shop in Hawaii. Now I sew for pleasure and to enhance my home. My sewing advice is to not give up! Have a good light and a seam ripper handy at all times. You need to forgive yourself when you make mistakes. And have a sense of adventure when you create your pieces.

Amy Butler's bags are delightful! So fun to use her designs with your own decorative flair.

I love Amy butler's bags. I would love to have this book.

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The cover of her book is great! I'd love to have this to start adding to my collection. I usually finish about 1 to 2 projects a month. Mostly clothing for my girls, and mostly two of the same thing. So I guess if you double everything, that would be 4 projects a month. :D

Dying to get my hands on this book! I would say I usually complete one to three projects a week.

I try and complete 10-15 projects per year depending on my health.

Sewing little girls clothes to help raise the money to bring our daughter home from China.

I'm usually too busy working on something to take time to count up how many I've finished in a month. lol ;-) As a guess, I'd say I probably finish 8-10 items in a month. I really like this book! here's hoping!

I am working on something (many things!) constantly. I'd say I finish two to three per week.

I am a Pet Fashion Designer so I am always sewing! On average, I finish about 15 items a week!

I complete about a project a week! Just not enough hours in a day to start all the projects I dream about. I have made my share of Amy Butler bags and love, love, love her fabrics! My favorite is her Weekender, although challenging, i can finally make one in two days! A great weekend day is a full day in pajamas with the whir of my sewing machine and the pleasure of creating something to give, donate, and rarely...keep! Thanks for the opportunity to win one of Amy's books...with bated breath and fingers crossed.

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I only wish I could say I complete one project a week. That is my goal; however, right now, I'm completing about one project a month. If I could, I would sew every day. Happy Tuesday and Happy Sewing! :)

Looks like a great book! I start a lot more projects than I finish (have you heard that before?) but probably average about 5 completed projects a month.

I've just started sewing again after a long hiatus. Getting back into it quickly as I've signed up for a craft show. I've been making cute little wristlets and gadget bags and plan to make some purses and totes. I've made 6 in the last week but I'm not moving fast enough. Would love to have Amy Butlers book to make some of her designs! Pick Me!!!

Tis the season for costumes so this month, so I will finish 4 projects at least.

I LUV handmade bags! Pick your own fabric, mix & match, easy to clean! This book looks fantastic!

I LOVE AMY BUTLER!! Her patterns, books and fabrics are so wonderful!!I love to sew at least 4 days a week, its great therapy and it just makes you feel so accomplished when you create something. "I allow my work and my life to make me happy every day".

I would like to win this to give it to my daughter, who is becoming interested in sewing.

I love Amy her patterns are wonderful amd easy to work with. Would love to have this book

I'm a mom with a busy life I'm lucky if I could do 2 projects a month. I would love to win this book. Sewing and art takes the drudgery out of being a stay at home mom.

I love Amy Butler; I'm a busy mom but sewing adds an outlet for creativity. I can usually do 2 projects a month.

Oh I saw this book in person recently and have added it to my Christmas list, I hope to win a copy before tho so I can sew myself a cute bag! I try to sew often, but taking care of four children makes it a challenge. I usually sew a handful of things per month.

I have looked through this book and it has so many adorable bags to sew. I love to make bags lately. I try to sew a bit everyday. I never really kept track of how many I sew in a year. But I usually enter about 30 things in the county fair each year and I make many more as gifts and things that don't fit into a category. I have loved to sew since I was a little girl. I started sewing at age five.

I love to sew. My mother taught me when I was 9 and it just stuck with me and I'm glad it did! I have an Etsy shop so I sew almost every day to make things to keep it stocked. I'm taking some time now to make myself a cute little leopard print capelet as I love the looks of them and I really want something for myself for a change. I'd love to have this book...never can have too much sewing stuff!

This is a very brilliant website that is up to date…. it has every piece on information that i needed … I would of loved to see more pictures and examples of how to put outfits together etc.. but other than that a fantastic site!!