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
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My favorite sewing tip or trick is to use steam a seam to stabilize hems
My favorite sewing tip or trick is when working with knits or very fine fabrics to cover the foot plate with tissue paper or even a coffee filter. This prevents the fabric from getting “sucked” into the throat plate!
My favorite tip is to carefully read through pattern instructions not once but twice, and make notes of other materials or tools you will need that may not of been listed in the materials list of the pattern. This ensures you have absolutely everything you will need when you start the project. It also allows your mind to start processing the instructions before you even start, or mentally constructing it, and often helps minimize or even eliminate those stumped moments in the constructions details because your mind already has a grasp on it.
To gather, I zig-zag over a heavier thread that is secured at one end. Pull the other end for the easiest gathering ever..
My favorite sewing trick is to create tiny little pleats instead of actual gathering. Makes it look like gathering but is even all the way around.