It’s that time of year again, yes, for the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway! Thanks for stopping by! If you are new to Around the Bobbin, welcome! I’m Lisa Amundson, and I love to design purse and home decor patterns. This year, I have also been sewing up and featuring different Tote Bag designs on […]
Happy Thanksgiving! Black Friday Sale too!
Happy Thanksgiving! The apple pie is in the oven and the sweet potatoes are up next. Yum! Everything in the Around the Bobbin store is 25% off with the coupon code BLACKFRIDAY on Friday only. I just added a bunch of new hardware onto the store so check it out! Sale includes PDF patterns, print […]
21 Totes Project Continues – Tote 15!
We spent the weekend in the Wisconsin woods last weekend, and I brought along my sewing machine. It was time for another tote! I had a relaxing morning putting together this tote. We all have go-to features we like in our bags. I discovered awhile ago that I often end up adding a second fabric along […]
Wine Tote Tutorial
As October slips into November this weekend, we are suddenly into holiday season, from Halloween to Thanksgiving to Christmas. So often, we find ourselves bringing a bottle of wine to a get-together. So, I wanted to get this tutorial finished for the Wine Tote. Maybe you’d like to give a bottle of wine as a […]
Exciting News!
I wanted to share some exciting news with you today! Some of you may know that I have long been a fan of the twister pinwheel tools. A couple of years ago, my friend Marilyn Foreman (who designs quilts under the name Quilt Moments) told me about the twister tools and she encouraged me to give […]
The McKenna Bag
The McKenna Bag has now completed the testing process, and many phases of editing and proofreading. You can get it in my retail shop as a downloadable PDF. I am so pleased to share tester pictures of the new McKenna Bag. They really are outstanding! This was a fabulous group of testers and it is […]
TESTER CALL – McKenna Bag–NOW CLOSED
THE TESTER CALL IS NOW CLOSED–THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST!! I am looking for pattern testers for my new McKenna Bag. It is an intermediate level bag with basic boxed corner construction, a quilted top and lots of interior pockets. I am looking for enthusiastic testers with an eye for detail and interested in having […]
Tote #14 Make a wine tote!
Last week we went over for dinner at some friends and brought a bottle of wine. I was wishing I had made a little tote as a gift. I sewed one up today–and it doesn’t take long–and I am looking forward to giving this one away. There is actually a bottle of wine in […]
Tote #13 Dahlia Tote
Time for another tote! This summer is zooming by but I find that I use totes in the summer more than any other season. Whether it’s off to the beach, or a road trip or a picnic, it seems there’s always a tote in hand. The Dahlia tote is the biggest tote I have ever made […]
Do you twist?
Two years ago, I designed a tote using the Lil’ Twister tool, aptly named the Twister Tote pattern. It is a twist on color-blocking and it was a fun bag to create. I sewed so many of them that year for quilt market and for fabric companies thought that I was done, put a fork […]
Tote #12 Simply Charming Twister Tote
Totes, totes, and more totes! Today I’d like to share with you the Simply Charming Twister Tote! This tote is a quilted tote made with the Lil’ Twister tool. It is Tote #12 in my 21 Totes Project this year– I am now over halfway there, yay! The Simply Charming Twister Tote is also available […]
Itty Bitty Totes Downloadable PDF now available
Today I want to tell you a little more about Itty Bitty Totes. This pattern is available in the Around the Bobbin store as a downloadable PDF pattern right now and the paper pattern is being printed right now for release next week! You may have seen a lot of mini quilts lately and […]
