TUTORIAL IT

Thanks so much to everyone who has greeted the Anya shoulder bag pattern warmly so far, by leaving a lovely comment on my previous post which announced its release or by buying a copy! Heres a butchers at some of the fabulous versions that were made by the pattern testers. (Plus, stick around for a giveaway...)

Of course I owe ENORMOUS thanks to all the Anya testers:

Claire S, Elisabeth, Jane, Nicola, Sarah, Louise, Claire Corry, Cassandra, Emily V, Abi, Ana Rita, Alyssa W, Amy, and Martha. THANK YOU, ladies!!! Your feedback was invaluable and it helped me improve to the instructions by approximately 1000%.

Thankfully, all the feedback I received agreed that the pattern itself didnt require any changes. Therefore, the versions in these pictures were made with the same pattern that youll receive if you buy, or win, the Anya shoulder bag pattern. Which leads me to...

To help spread the word of its existence, Im going to give away ten review copies of this pattern. To be eligible to enter, you must have a blog and/or Instagram account, but it doesnt matter how many readers or followers you have. You must also promise to make the bag and then blog about it with an honest review, or share your bag on Instagram with a couple of sentences about it (plus use the hashtag #SoZoAnyaBag) within four months. Deal?

If you would like to receive a free copy of this pattern and are willing to make, review and share your creation, then please leave a comment in the comments section of this post. Please include what type of fabric you think youd like to make it in (coz Im nosy) and if I cant access your email address within two clicks of my mouse, then make sure that it is included in the post as well. Email addresses will only be used to contact you if you win. The deadline is midnight GMT on 4th December 2015. Winners will be chosen at random using a random number generator, and contacted within a couple of days. If you have already bought the pattern (or are intending to do so), you are totally able to enter as well. If you win, then I will refund your payment so youll still be getting the pattern for free.