Welcome to DAY 11 of our 12 Days if Christmas celebration!
For our 11th Day Of Christmas giveaway, we are doing a GIVEAWAY of one $100 Fashion Fabrics Club eGift Card to one lucky winner. The gift card can be used towards any item available on the Fashion Fabrics Club website! Woot, Woot!
More about Fashion Fabrics Club: Since 1956 Fashion Fabrics Club has been connecting with Fabric Enthusiasts through our common love of fabric. Shop a great variety of fabric bolts and fabric by the yard at wholesale prices from our online fabric store. Our fabric selection includes cotton, silk, linen, wool, blends, synthetics, prints, knits, wovens, bridal & special occasion fabric, home decorating fabrics, and so much more! Always a money back guarantee!
How To Enter The Gift Card Giveaway:
It's amazing when you discover a tip or trick that helps to solve your sewing challenges, isn't it? We try to share the things we've discovered with you through free tutorials, pattern hacks, and in the Sewing With Cinnamon & Friends community! Maybe you've learned some from us, but maybe you have something that you'd love to share too!
Simply comment on this blog post finishing the following question...
“My favorite sewing tip or trick is (insert your amazing tip here) … “
Comments must be left (on this blog post) by midnight (pacific) on Monday, 1/4/2021.
One entry per person.
No purchase necessary, void where prohibited. Must be 18 or older to enter. While we wish we could run this contest everywhere, for legal reasons it is only open to eligible residents of the U.S. and Canada, not including Rhode Island. This contest is exclusively endorsed by Liberty Jane Clothing and Pixie Faire.
This is part of the 12 Days of Christams annual promotion, each day from December 25th through January 5th we are going to reveal a special One Day Giveaway for One Lucky Winner! These will be short-term prizes, designed for just 1 day each. So, be sure to set your alarm, bookmark our blog, and remember to check back each day. The giveaway will begin and end at midnight pacific time each day. Don’t miss out!
The winner will be chosen randomly from the comments received and contacted through the email provided in the comment. We will post a list of all the winners in the wrap up blog post on January 6th.
Additionally, by commenting, you agree to allow us to use your comments for future promotional activities. In other words – we might quote you when we are putting together new testimonial pages. If you’re not okay with that – don’t leave a comment 
Okay, good luck, and if we’ve forgotten anything we will modify and/or update this post as needed.
We hope you enjoy our 12 Days Of Christmas Celebration. We are incredibly grateful for your ongoing support and wish you a happy holiday season, and a terrific new year!
Happy New Year!
Cinnamon & Pixie Faire Team
893 Comments
My favorite tip or trick is to use a wooden skewer to keep fabric area held down in place as fabric runs under the sewing foot.
My slickest tip is for turning tubes/straps more easily. When sewing the tube, insert a strong ribbon, shoe string, etc., longer than your tube/strap, inside and anchor it at the top by sewing across it before sewing the side seam, taking care NOT to catch the ribbon in your seam. To turn the tube/strap, push the sewn top down inside the tube/strap an inch or so then pull on the ribbon to continue turning the strap right-side out. Cut off the ribbon at the top and press your strap before attaching to your item.
“My favorite sewing tip or trick is when sewing on fabric that is very similar front and back before cutting out each pattern piece, I fasten a small safety pin on the right side of each piece before cutting. If the pieces are too small or safety pins interfere with construction. I make a single running stitch using contrasting thread and tie the ends on the right side.
My favorite sewing tip regarding Pixie Faire patterns is to print off the first page and pieces. I then file them in clear page protectors. I write the date I purchased the pattern so I can go back to my account and download the directions on my tablet and use that to see. I store the pages in a loose leaf notebook.
My favorite tip is that a set of tube turners is a worthwhile investment for anyone sewing doll clothes or other tiny projects.