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
So many wonderful tips! And so many that I too have learned over my 50 years of sewing. I will add that my favorite tip is to teach what you know to any young ones in your life who show an interest as soon as you can. I started my girls and granddaughters sitting on my lap with my hands atop theirs. They were all excited when they were old enough to “reach the gas pedal” on their own! Not all of them sew all the time, but some do and the basic information is valuable for all young ladies ( and gentlemen) to know.
When all else fails read the directions.
I use a special spray on my patterns before I place then on the fabric. It helps to adhere without using pins.
Love these
My tip is to use iron on interfacing with fancy/thin/slippery fabrics. I cut out the interfacing first, then apply to the fabric, then cut out the fabric. Be careful when ironing, and use a press cloth (like an old pillowcase). It adds a little bit of stiffness, and keeps fabric from shifting when you are cutting out….which keeps me from loosing my mind.