The Frenchy Bag Pattern

Hi all!  I've sewn up a countless number of bags since I began sewing.  I love Amy Butler's bag  patterns most of all!  I don't know how, but up until now I had'nt sewn The Frency Bag Pattern by Amy Butler.  Well by no suprise, I love this pattern too! :)  It's simple and fun and the finished bag is a great size.  I especially love the fabric I chose for my first Frency Bag.  It's Fox Field,  Tula Pink's most recent fabric collection.  It's gorgeous.  I love all the vibrant colors!

P.S.  I'm really excited to be participating in the upcoming mystery quilting craftsy class with Tula Pink!  You might just see the quilt show up here soon.

-Allie Ann :-)

Out and About Dress Pattern by Sew Caroline

If you like sewing cute dresses, this pattern is for you.  I just sewed up this cute dress and it was sew fun!  Of course I love to sew and this is a great pattern.  Caroline of Sew Caroline has an awesome blog, check it out here.  You can buy her pattern there and she also has other patterns and DIYs.  As you will see, she has sewned a countless number of dresses and many other projects.  I know personally that after sewing many projects one is more than qualified to make an awesome pattern.  I can hardly wait to come out with my own patterns one day :-).  I also love the super cute fabric I got to make the dress with.  It's from Girl Charlee Fabrics and you can find it here.  If you end up making a dress, check out the contest here.

-Allie Ann Sews :-)

Pineapple Slices Pillow

When I first saw the Pineapple Slices pillows, I thought they were just too cute! I love the design.  I got a kit from ihearttulapink.com when she was offering swatches from her upcoming fabric line, Foxfield, with every order.  The swatches show just how pretty her next fabric line is.  I'm excited to get some yardage from it.  I'll make something cute with the swatches just like how I used the swatches from Acacia to make the coupon pouch.  The swatches are so fun to get to see the new fabric and make a little something with them.  I think they would be great for some little hexagons.

oh and here's a video of Tula Pink signing my copy of her book.  My friend, Debbie, owner at Elk Horn Quilt Company asked her to sign it for me at Quilt Market this past fall.

-Allie Ann :-)

Elk Horn Quilt Company Quilt Kit

Hi! Some time ago, I purchased a quilt kit from Elk Horn Quilt Company. I like all the beautiful fabrics in the kit. The fabrics were all from Tina Given's fabric line, Haven's edge.  The fabrics are all so colorful and unique.  I love how the quilt turned out.

-Allie Ann :-)

The Bow Tie Bag by Allie Ann Designs

Hi readers!

I am so excited to share my own design with you all.  My favorite part of this bag is the bow :).  Lord willing, one day I hope to design and sell patterns, so this is something I want to share.  I hope you all like this design.  I made it an over-the-shoulder bag because they are my favorite. It also has inner pockets.  I love the way it looks it Tula Pink's acacia fabric.  I know I've now used these two acacia fabrics in all three colorways, but once I used the first two I thought it was only fitting to use the third as well.  I really love those raccoons! ;)  These fabrics can be found here and here. P.S.  If you, too, are a Tula fabric fan, check out her upcoming line, Fox Field.  I'm really excited about this one and note that it looks even better in person.

-Allie Ann :-)

The Rainy Days Hooded Raincoat

Hi all!  I'm back to share my Rainy Days Hooded Raincoat, a great pattern by Amy Butler.  This was such a fun project to sew.  It all started when I saw this gorgeous laminated cotton fabric by Kaffe Fassett.  I thought it would make a really cute and colorful raincoat.  Once I bought the fabulous fabric, it was automatically one of those "just can't cut it" fabrics because it was so beautiful!  I wanted to make the raincoat with it though, of-course.  First I spent some time finding all the special tools one needs when working with laminate fabric.  I got a teflon foot for my sewing machine and clips to act as substitute pins(I couldn't pierce the laminated fabric with actual pins because I wanted it to remain water-proof).  I also couldn't iron the laminated cotton so I did a lot of hand-pressing.  I know it sounds like a lot of work, right?  It's worth it!

Once I got all the supplies and finally cut the fabric, the raincoat sewed up great!  It was so fun to sew and I definitely recommend this pattern.  It was really great to get to wear my raincoat on some really rainy days!  Here it is...

and with the hood...

I hope you like my raincoat and are inspired to make your own!  Happy Sewing!

Here is another cute Kaffe Fassett laminated cotton fabric and there are many more beautiful laminate fabrics that would make great raincoats! 

-Allie Ann :-)

The Crestwood

Hi all!  Quite awhile ago, I made the crestwood purse.  I really enjoyed sewing up this purse, so I decided to make another.  One of the reasons I like this pattern, besides the ruffles of-course, is the use of batting instead of an actual interfacing.   It makes the purse very soft.  I had been staring at two neatly folded fabrics on my ironing board for awhile because they were gorgeous and for that very reason, difficult to cut.  Then I remembered this bag and knew the fabrics would be great for it.

The first purse

&

The second purse

The second purse was made using Tula Pink fabric. You can find the flower fabric here & the raccoon fabric here.  

The inside of the bag looks like this:

Here you can see the top and side panels as well as the pocket and bottom of the bag. The other side also includes a pocket the same size.

I like both purses, but the second is my favorite right now because I just finished it!

-Allie Ann :-)