Welcome to the Day 3 of the 12 Days of Christmas Celebration! Today we are giving away 3 Party Dresses to 1 lucky winner! The 3 dresses included in this giveaway are designed to fit 18-inch dolls such as American Girl®. They are ready-made and will be shipped to you after the giveaway has ended. If you are interested in the sewing patterns for these dresses, please click the links below to learn more.
Giveaway Update: Congratulations to Linda S! You've won the set of party dresses and have been contacted through email.
These beautifully handcrafted dresses featured are:
- A black velvet Spring Fling Dress by Edith Sheluga of Di's Dolly Designs with adorable Crocheted Christmas Stocking from Melinda's Closet Finds
- A blue 5th Avenue Promenade Dress, shoes and hair accessory by Jennifer Serr of Bonjour Teaspoon
- A sparkly white Aspen Party Dress from Cinnamon Miles of Liberty Jane
More pictures of these darling dresses...
Many of you have been sewing for years and many are just learning to sew - but all of us face challenges! The best part is we can all learn from each other!
To enter simply respond to this post and complete this sentence:
“My favorite sewing tip or trick is (insert your amazing tip here) … “
Comments must be left (on this blog post) by midnight (pacific), 12/27/2017.
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.
The winners will be chosen randomly from the comments received and contacted through the email provided in the comment.
We will choose the winners and modify this post tomorrow to let everyone know who won.
Okay, good luck, and if we’ve forgotten anything we will modify and/or update this post as needed.
Merry Christmas,
Cinnamon & The Liberty Jane / Pixie Faire Team
1657 Comments
My favorite sewing tip is to press each seam.as you go.
My favorite sewing tip is to always wash the fabric and then starch it twice. This helps to give the fabric body and make it easier to sew and I never have the fabric slip down into my machine under my needle.
My favorite sewing tip is use the recommended fabric so that the garment hangs and fits properly. Such pretty dresses! Thank you!
Never try sewing when you are tired. Wait a day and come back to the project when you have rested. Many mistakes can be avoided if you work on your project when you are fresh and well rested. :O)
Avoid using the salvage edge. You might be tempted to use it for a straight seam since it doesn’t ravel. But it does not behave the same as the main fabric.
Use good thread.
If you’re having a problem with the stitching, rethread your machine. Even if you think/know you threaded it correctly the first time. Sometimes the thread is not seated properly in the tension disks.
When the presser foot is up, the thread tension is released. When the foot is down the thread is in tension