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 cutting lots of items then stacking them by my machine, that way I can work on items in bulk. Saves time as I sew everything to a certain point then move to the ironing board, then back to the machine for the next step and so on. When you get close to finishing you have several items complete.
My favorite sewing tip or trick is to put a 1" piece of pattern paper under the presser foot then lay the fabric on top and sew. This stops the fabric from stretching and getting stuck in the machine when starting. You can just pull the paper off the stitching when done. Great for t-shirts.
Sew many favorite frugal sewing tips!:
Dollar store white tissue paper to use under small, flimsy, slippery fabric pieces to prevent pull down into feed dogs.
Always using correct needle type and size (and changing needles often) for fabric/project type.
Upcycling thrift store fabric/clothing/buttons/trim for doll clothes.
Press, press, press as many others have said for the best results!
Love all the tips shared, agree with so many of them!! :)
My favorite sewing tip or trick is using the first garment pieces I cut out as the pattern for the rest when I’m cutting multiple identical garments at once. This fabric “pattern” is so much easier to use than the paper pattern.
My favorite sewing tip is to always be open to try new things. It all seems intimidating at first, but you will be amazed what you can create.