Hey there everyone!
Today I am excited to introduce another free bag making sewing pattern to you!
The Flip Flap Purse is a cute little handbag that I designed for Seams and Scissors, the new blog of AllFreeSewing. We are celebrating National Sewing Month 2014 and they currently have daily giveaways going on with awesome prizes, so please do check out their website.

This fun bag sewing pattern is perfect for an advanced beginner. The asymmetric shape of the fold over flap makes this bag a real eye catcher! There is an additional zipper pocket on the back of the purse. This project will also teach you how to install a top zipper closure.

If you are interested in giving this pattern a try please hop over to my guest blog post over at Seams and Scissors.

Thank you all for participating in this giveaway. What a week of fun it was!
I truly enjoyed reading all your lovely comments! Thanks to those who also gave me a like on my Facebook page and/or subsribed to my blog, it is very much appreciated and I am happy to have a few more followers who will hopefully enjoy being part of my life in sewing land :)

So here is the lucky winner! I used Random Number Generator, counting all the blog comments, Facebook likes and new subscribers and this is the result:

And who is the winner?

Congratulations Carla! I will be in touch with you so you can let me know which of my sewing patterns I should send out to you!

Thanks again to all who participated, it was great fun! I hope to see you around :)
Happy sewing!

Hi everybody!
Today I would like to introduce my new bag design to you, which will be released shortly as a PDF sewing pattern. But first I need a little help from you: I am looking for a fun and fitting name for this new pattern.

It is a medium-sized bag with two handles and a flap. The bag has a zipper pocket and two slip pockets on the inside.
My favorite feature however is this: a removable tablet sleeve!

This sleeve closes with a zipper and it is padded for more protection for your tablet. It can be attached to the inside of the handbag with two buttons (or snaps). The sleeve measures 8.25” x 11.25” (21 x 28.5 cm) so it should fit most common tablets. I usually carry my iPad mini with me wherever I go and although I keep it in a (handmade) case it bothers me that it is thrown loosely into the bag and there isn’t a designated compartment for it in my handbags. That was the idea behind my new design. And you can use the sleeve separately as well.

I hope you like this design. Please have a look at the bag and all its features and if you can come up with a nice name you are welcome to leave me a comment. I will pick one winner, choose the name they suggested for my new bag design AND as a thank you she (or he?) will get the new pattern for free! You can either leave me a comment, send me a message or email me to anna(at)charmed-liebling(dot)com.
Please leave your name suggestion for the bag pattern, your name and your email address, so that I can contact you in case you win! I am looking forward to your suggestions. I will leave this contest open until April 27 and then pick a winner :) The pattern will be available in my pattern store in late April.

I apologize for being a little late with this but I finally managed to draw the winner of the giveaway! I used Random Number Generator, counting all the blog comments, Facebook likes and new subscribers and this is the result:

Let's see who is the lucky winner:

Congratulations Gali! I will get in touch with you so you can let me know which of my sewing patterns I should send out to you!

Thanks to all who participated, it was great fun! I hope to see you around :)

Happy sewing!

Sew Mama sew is having a giveaway day!! So many great chances to get inspired by fellow crafters AND to win awesome things!
I am giving away two of my sewing patterns to one lucky winner! I currently have 14 sewing patterns in my shop and you will be able to pick two of your choice :)

I am addicted to making bags and wallets in all kinds of different designs and if you like making them too, I hope you will love these sewing patterns! Here is just four of them, to see the whole range you can hop over to my pattern shop and have a look around.

To enter the giveaway just leave a comment below:
(if you are a no-reply blogger make sure to leave your email address, so I can get in touch with you if you win!)
What kind of purse do you like most? I preferred smaller handbags until I started sewing my own bags. Now I feel like, the bigger the handbag the better!

There is also the option for two bonus entries:
- You can get a bonus entry if you like charmed Liebling on Facebook
- You can follow my blog via Feedburner (upper right hand corner)

The giveaway runs until December 13th, 8PM EST.
The winners will be chosen by Random Number Generator on December 15th.
Thanks for participating and good luck!

One of my projects is finished! Took me a bit longer than I thought since I totally changed the design of this bag while I was assembling everything... but: I am really happy with the result. So here it is, the prototype of my new bag design!

I still have to finish the instructions for this pattern. I am really happy with this bag, the only thing this design needs now is a proper name! And I need your help for this:
Please have a look at the bag and all its features and if you can come up with a nice name you are welcome to leave me a comment. I will pick one winner, choose the name they suggested for my new bag design AND as a thank you she (or he?) will get the new pattern for free! You can either leave me a comment below, send me a message or email me at anna(at)charmed-liebling(dot)com. Please leave your name suggestion for the bag pattern, your name and your email address, so that I can contact you in case you win! I am looking forward to your suggestions. I will leave this contest open until November 3 and then pick a winner :)

I added two exterior pockets to this bag, well, actually it is even three pockets :-) There is a divided slip pocket on the front as you can see on the first picture. I decided to go with slanted edges to mix it up a little.

The flap of the bag closes with a magnetic snap. The strap is attached to the bag with two o-rings. Two rivets on either side are used to keep the strap in place.

On the back there is another pocket or should I rather call it pouch? A 3D pocket with a pleated flap, that also closes with a magnetic snap.

The measurements of this bag are 9.5" x 12.5" x 3.25" (height x width x depth). It is a medium sized bag with a very spacious main compartment. Inside their are a slip pocket and a divided elasticized pocket, which goes across the whole width of the interior.

How do you like this bag? I would love to know! And if you have a good name for the pattern I would like to hear about it too :)
Thanks and happy sewing everyone!

Thank you all for participating in my very first giveaways! What a week of fun it was!
I was really overwhelmed by all the comments. Thanks to those who also gave me a like on my Facebook page, it is very much appreciated :)

So here's the winner of my giveaway #1:

Congrats Emily, my red bifold wallet will go to you!
I will send you an email right away to get your address!

As for my giveaway #2, here's the result:

Congrats Karrie! You will be receiving five of my sewing patterns via email! Happy sewing!

Thanks you all for making this giveaway week a really fun week! I hope you come back to my blog or my charmed Liebling Etsy shop every now and then, to see what's new. I'm also planning on doing more giveaways in the future since it is just such a nice way to connect with other fellow crafters.
Have a nice weekend everyone!

giveaway #2: set of sewing patterns

Sew Mama sew is having a giveaway day!! So many great chances to get inspired by fellow crafters AND to win awesome things!
I am actually giving away two different things so make sure you check out my giveaway blog post #1 as well :)

Here you have the chance to win a set of charmed Liebling sewing patterns!
I am addicted to making wallets in all kinds of different designs and if you like making them too, you will love these sewing patterns:

To enter the giveaway just leave a comment below:
(if you are a no-reply blogger make sure to leave your email address, so I can get in touch with you if you win!)
When did you become a sewing addict? I would love to know! Sewing is such a great passion of mine but I only started out about 6 years ago and before that had never touched a sewing machine in my whole life!

(I would also love if you became a follower of this blog via Feedburner or like charmed Liebling on Facebook, but not required)

The giveaway runs until May 10th, 8PM EST.
The winners will be chosen by Random Number Generator on May 11th.
Thanks for participating and good luck!

giveaway #1: red bifold wallet

Sew Mama sew is having a giveaway day!! So many great chances to get inspired by fellow crafters AND to win awesome things!
I am actually giving away two different things so make sure you check out my giveaway blog post #2 as well!

Here you have the chance to win a charmed Liebling bifold wallet!

This wallet holds room for 12 credit cards, it has a zip pocket for coins, two large pockets for bills, receipts or checkbook and closes with a magnetic snap. If you love red you will love this wallet! :)

Measurements:
Closed: 10 x 19 cm (4 x 7.5”)
Open: 21 x 19 cm (8.25 x 7.5”)
Zip pocket: 10 x 19 cm (4 x 7.5”)

All fabrics are 100% cotton

To enter the giveaway just leave a comment below:
(if you are a no-reply blogger make sure to leave your email address, so I can get in touch with you if you win!)
How many handbags and wallets do you own? I have about 13 (storebought and handmade) and feel like that might already be too much.. but is it really?? :)

(I would also love if you became a follower of this blog via Feedburner or like charmed Liebling on Facebook, but not required)

The giveaway runs until May 10th, 8 pm EST.
The winners will be chosen by Random Number Generator on May 11th.
Thanks for participating and good luck!