It's a tutorial for C&T Publishing's National Sewing Month!

I designed this little pouch for C&T Publishing's Happy National Sewing month! 

If you'd like to make your own Happy Pouch, hop over to the C&T blog 

and simply follow the tutorial there!

But what makes this occasion super fun, is that C&T is GIVING AWAY 

a copy of my book, Modern Prairie Sewing: 20 Handmade Projects for You & Your Friends.

Don't forget to throw your name in the hat so you can win your own copy!

                                            
                            Grab a cup of coffee or a coke (I'll bring the brownies) and let's sew!

XO  Abi

Goodreads Modern Prairie Sewing Giveaway!!!!!

I'm hosting a giveaway over at Goodreads!!!!!!  And I'm giving away 5 brand new, beautiful, best-page-smelling copies of Modern Prairie Sewing!!!!!! 

The giveaway doesn't end for a while yet, but go ahead and get your name thrown in the hat!!!! 

xoxo Abi

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Book Giveaway For Modern Prairie Sewing: 20 Handmade Projects for You & Your Friends

Modern Prairie Sewing: 20 Handmade Projects for You & Your Friends
byAbigail A. Long

Release date: Jul 01, 2014

Five copies of Modern Prairie Sewing, signed by author Abigail A. Long. She's more than happy to write a special or unique note in the front cover of…more

[close] Five copies of Modern Prairie Sewing, signed by author Abigail A. Long. She's more than happy to write a special or unique note in the front cover of your book for you. Just let her know!


"Gone are the days of confusing instructions and difficult patterns. With this book, Modern Prairie Sewing, you ll discover that sewing doesn t have to be complicated at all. The 20 cleverly thought-out projects develop technical skills and include the author s secret sewing tricks to guarantee success. Some designs add design details that are cute and clever and, as a bonus, raise your skill level. A box pleat or gusset may seem fancy and complicated, but with this guide, they are totally doable." [close]

Enter to win

Giveaway dates: Oct 28 - Dec 01, 2014

5 copies available, 165 people requesting

Countries available: US and CA

Closed to entries in:27 days and 14:17:33

Send a Little Message Bag {tutorial} & GIVEAWAY!

 
 

  

"When I designed the Send a Little Message bag, I immediately thought of something playful and fun.I chose fabrics that would be just as playful as the message I was sending to all of you crafty folks. The strap is long enough to be worn as a cross body, but if you like your bags to be extra long (or if you’re a willowy type of girl and need more length), just add a few inches to the length of the strap measurement. This bag also sends a quirky message; it boasts of a nice big pocket on the front perfect for housing lots of fun things that need to be grabbed out in a flash. This bag is really quick to make and I hope you’ll be as stoked about that as I am! It’s also a great Christmas or birthday gift - especially if the recipient loves a beautiful handmade gift! Sew! What are you waiting for? Have fun and please share your success story with me on the  Modern Prairie Sewing Facebook page or via my email! xoxo Abi"

Giveaway time!  Would you like to win your very own copy of Modern Prairie Sewing? Would you like to have just one more fun and easy bag tutorial that you can whip up for family & friends as a hand-crafted-with-love gift? Just hop over to C&T's blog to see their Happy National Sewing Month and pick up the tutorial for this cute bag while you're there! And learn all the details for their sweet GIVEAWAY going on! Hurry up!!!! You're welcome.

xoxo Abi

We've got some WINNERS!

 

Winner 1 - #132 Elizabeth Hesse

Winner 2 - #51 Rachel Wofford

First --  I want to say how thankful I am for such an overwhelming responce! You all are awesome! Next, I want to say that is really isn't fair. What I think would be fair is to have you all over to my home and we'd sew all day. (Of course, you includes your crafty friends and your own little prairie girls too.) I'd make chocolate chip cookies or pie (who says we can't have both?!), and we'd meet each other and stitch and snack and stitch some more. I'd specially sign each copy of Modern Prairie Sewing for your special selves and together we'd sew the project that first caught your eye as you filled through my book. Together. That's what I really want.

 

I really wish all of you would've won. But those of you who pursue teaching your girl or girls to love to stitch with their hands and make something theirs.... you'll be the real winners.

 

I hope you're reeeaaaallllyyyy thrilled Elizabeth & Rachel! Happy day!!!!

 

Thank you. Thanks from the bottom of my heart. Thanks from a very humbled me.

Lots of Love, Abi

Let's do a GIVEAWAY!!!!! ((August 29th - 31st))

I have had so much fun on this bloghop and I hope you all have too! Now's the time for the giveaway we've all been waiting for! 

Here's the Scoop!

*Giveaway starts NOW! This giveaway ends August 31st. I'll plan on annoucing our two happy winners Monday, September 1st - late!

*2 WINNERS!!  Each winner will received a signed copy of Modern Prairie Sewing + one of the bags shown below! 

*Enter by leaving a comment below!

*Psst. Tell me what you'd like to have written in your book, if you win!

*Don't forget to like Modern Prairie Sewing on Facebook, to keep up on the latest!

 

                     Winner 1 (Modern Prairie Sewing & the Maggie bag)

                      Winner 2 (Modern Prairie Sewing & the Jael bag)

Leave your comments!
I hope you win!

XO Abi

Blog Hop *Abiah of marie-madeline studio*

I can't believe it!  It's the last day for our Modern Prairie Sewing blog hop!  It's been so exciting and fun to have so many of my crafty & creative friends participate. I almost wish I could've made it last forever! Silly, I know. But this has been too awesome!

Our last-but-certainly-not-least blog hop buddy is Abiah. Oh.my. Will you just look at that? So adorable, fun, inspiring, sweet, bright, precious, cute, hilarious, supportive, gorgeous.... Oh duh. I'm supposed to be talking about the belt! Oops! Sorry. That would be describing my little sis. I am so proud of this girl. When I asked her to be a part of this blog hop, she said, "sure!", then asked me what I wanted her to make. I told her what I almost always tell her, "whatever you want". She decided to make the It's a Cinch belt. And she did it by herself in record time! I've never seen her finish a project so quickly. I love the way she styled it too. See how versital the It's a Cinch belt is? Look at the way April styled her belt and then the way Abiah's wearing her's here!  SO FUN!!!!! Love it! Love you too, Buggsie!

Thanks, Abiah!

And thank you, friends! Check out all these amazing ladies that have participated in this Modern Prairie Sewing blog hop!

NOW!  Comes the really, really, exciting part!!!!  Let's pick ourselves 2 WINNERS!!!! I'll plan on posting a giveaway tomorrow!!!!  Stay tuned! 

Big Love and hugs to all of you!  XO Abi

Jenny Fish! * Pam Kitty Morning! * Jona G!
Melissa P! * SewCaroline! * Melissa S!
April Rhodes! * Abiah!

Blog Hop *Jona G. of Stop Staring & Start Sewing!*

 

Day 3 for the Modern Prairie Sewing blog hop!!  

 

Jona G is hosting today. Wow! Such a beautiful, talented and hilarious lady!  She made the KittyJo bag from Modern Prairie Sewing and I absolutely LOVE what she did with it!  Jona also made the Michele's D-Ring Ideal and cleverly attached it right over the pocket to hold her gym membership bar code fob. Smarts? Oh yes! Skip over to Jona's blog and check out her blog hop blog post. Look around while you're there; she's awesome!

 

 

Thanks, Jona!

 

 

Next up:

Jenny Fish!August 20th
Pam Kitty Morning! August 21st
Jona G! August 22nd
Melissa P! August 23rd

SewCaroline! August 25th
Melissa S! August 26th
April Rhodes! August 27th
Abiah! August 28th

A super fun giveaway to follow right here 29th - 31st. TWO giveaway winners will be announced September 1st! 

 

Big Love, Abi

Blog Hop *Pam of Pam Kitty Morning*

 

 

 

Day 2 for the Modern Prairie Sewing blog hop!!!

 

So adorable! When you meet my adorable friends, Pam and her daughter, Frankie, (this cute, petite person doing the modeling!), you can't help but laugh and smile and just keep hugging them. They're just that fun and loveable! I was super happy that Pam wanted to join in on the blog hop for Modern Prairie Sewing! And I don't think I've ever seen a cuter Leeway Apron!!! You've inspired me, Pam! Jump over to Pam Kitty's blog to see her blog hop post and more pictures!

 

Thanks, Pam Kitty!

 

Next up:

Jenny Fish!August 20th

Pam Kitty Morning! August 21st
Jona G! August 22nd
 

Melissa P! August 23rd
SewCaroline! August 25th
Melissa S! August 26th
April Rhodes! August 27th
Abiah! August 28th

A super fun giveaway to follow right here on August 29th - 31st. TWO giveaway winners will be announced September 1st!

Lots of Love, Abi

Blog Hop *Jenny Fish of Sew Pretty Dresses*

 

 

So it begins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Modern Prairie Sewing blog hop!!!!!
I'm so stoked, everyone! 

The one to kick off this fun event, is my sweet & beautiful friend, Jenny. She is a master seamstress and a really amazing person. She decided to make the Betty pouch. I love it! 

Check out her blog post at Sew Pretty Dresses! (And see even more cute photos! I almost had to use the picture of the Mr. Stevens turtle giving it his stamp of approval! So cute!)

Thanks Jenny!!!!

Next up:

Jenny Fish! August 20th

Pam Kitty Morning! August 21st

Jona G! August 22nd

Melissa P! August 23rd

SewCaroline! August 25th

Melissa S! August 26th

April Rhodes! August 27th

Abiah! August 28th

A super fun giveaway to follow right here 29th - 31st.  TWO giveaway winners will be announced September 1st! 

XO  Abi

Transformation Tuesday {& some really really really exciting news!}

 

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AND! Have I got something exciting to tell YOU!!!!! 

I'm having a blog hop for Modern Prairie Sewing!  At the end of our friendly blog hop, I'll give away TWO copies of Modern Prairie Sewing. Along with the books, the TWO HAPPY winners will receive a made-by-me project from the book!!!  I'll post daily so stayed tuned!

xoxo Abi