Kimberly Bag Review

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(More customer reviews)I have used Amy Butler patterns in the past and loved them, however this was disappointing. I did not like the finished product. It is a very long and skinny bag much more so than pictured on the pattern. I found it was difficult to sew at times. It has a zipper and pleating is required at each end of the zipper. The pattern did a poor job of walking you through this part and the pleats were poorly marked on the pattern as to how big the pleat is surposed to be. I was so disappointed and hated the bag so much that I immediately turned around and sold the pattern on ebay.

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Kimberly BagA classic, graceful shape sized to make this bag suitable for every event. A girls night out or an evening social! Simple lines and gusset allow for a long zipper, making this bag easy access! Sewing pattern includes instructions and pattern pieces to create your own Kimberly Bag.

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Amy Butler - The Swing Bag Pattern Review

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(More customer reviews)Amy Butler has catapulted to sewing stardom on the merits of her bag patterns, and the Swing Bag pattern is a great example of her work. Her instructions are verbose and well diagrammed, making this an excellent choice for a beginner. The materials called for in this bag are simple and readily available (no specialty interfacing, for example) which also favors the beginning sewing enthusiast, and yet the result is no ordinary dowdy tote bag. The trapezoid shape with the scooped out topline is chic, and the reversible nature of the bag makes it doubly fun.
This isn't to say it is faultless as a sewing pattern. Many people (myself included) dislike her choice for where to turn the bag - she recommends in the highly visible topline when a side seam makes much more sense. She neglects to edgestitch the topline, and while this is easily remedied (just do it!) a beginner would not know that this will give a professional look to the bag without being told.
I have made quite a few of these, and on some I have made my own modifications to this bag... adding a built-in cell phone pocket, a zipper pocket, mitering the corners, adding a key carabiner loop, etc. But even without any modifications at all, this is a versatile and sophisticated totebag that makes a great introduction to hand-bag sewing. It is a pattern well worth owning.

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Make this unique carry-all and coordinating scarf with the fabric of your choice. This sewing pattern includes: Instructions and pattern pieces to create your own Swing Bag and Scarf/Sash.

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Amy Butler Patterns Sweet Harmony AB-042SW Review

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(More customer reviews)I am an avid sewer and made this purse for a friend. It was ok, but not great. I think her other patterns are much cuter. As always with Amy Butler's patterns, it was an easy pattern to read. Excepting this time for the zipper placement part on the inside pocket. I found that Amy's directions on this part didn't match up at all and I ended up doing my own thing.
Overall, this is a cute bag and my friend enjoyed it, but I think it looks too much like a diaper bag or a bible case. Not exactly 2 images I would want for my purses to look like.
I also found that the size of cording used for the piping was impossible to find so I substituted it for a piping about 3/8" wide.

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A full color 5.5:' x 8.5" pattern cover with instruction page and patt ern pieces attached.

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Amy Butler Birdie Sling Tote Bag Midwest Modern Sewing Pattern Review

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(More customer reviews)I am in the process of making this bag today, and I am positively flabbergasted at how inflated the fabric quantities needed for this pattern are! There is no way on God's green Earth you need 1 1/8 yards of both the exterior fabric and handle fabric! I have way more than 1/2 yard left of both of these, and about 1/3 yard left of the lining fabric as well.
Plus, the layout instructions for cutting out the pieces is terrible! It's like they want you to waste as much of the fabric as humanly possible. I guess maybe Amy Butler is hoping you'll use all of her own fabrics to make some extra $$$'s off the inflated quantities this pattern states to buy! I recommend buying 1 yard each of the fabrics at the very MOST, and using common sense to layout the fabrics better before cutting it so that at least you can utilize all the leftover yardage for another project.

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This Amy Butler bag design is easy to make and perfect for a beginner project. The Birdie Sling will be one of your favorite carry-all bags.The finished bag dimensions are 28" tall with handles x 18" wide. The pattern includes instructions, pattern pieces and a metric conversion chart.

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