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 sewing tip or trick is realizing that there are sewing guides for a reason. Someone has already worked it out! I was amazed when I started using the proper needle for every situation instead of the “average” one. The right equipment sure does make a difference.
My favorite sewing tip is to use my small iron and a spray water bottle to quickly sew pieces together
My favorite sewing trick is to use heat sensitive pens for marking (pleats, points, eyelet placing, etc.). They’re called Frixion by Pilot. Once you’re reading to be rid of your markings, a quick press of your iron and BOOM, it’s gone. Just be sure to use them on the wrong side of the fabric, as the ink can reappear if exposed to extreme cold.
My favorite sewing tip or trick is to skip the heck out of the dreaded rolled hem. Instead, I use what I like to call the faux rolled him, which is to use an overedge foot on a long and wide special purpose over edge stitch or zigzag stitch to finish the bottom edge of the garment, then do a hem at the length where it looks best on the doll. This could be a tiny 1/4 inch hem up to a 1/2 inch hem. If you overedge first, it flips under so easily.
My favorite sewing tip is to organize electronic patterns into directories and subdirectories for easy identification. Eg, Under 18": Accessories, Dresses, Historical/Occup, Lingerie, Separates, Sports/Outerwear. Under Accessories: Hats, Purses, Shoes. Etc