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 tip is using tshirts for doll clothes. The hem is already in so if making leggings there is no need to hem the legs.
My favorite tip is buying remnants at the fabric store. The store I go to has half off the price, and if it’s on sale you get the sale price plus the half off. Sometimes they even run 75% off. Great way to pick up cute material or solid color for lining, etc for a great price. I can usually make a dress or two from the remnants. I have even been known to make dresses for my daughter when she was a toddler.
My tip is to get three ring binders and plastic office sleeves to store various patterns. If you have a lot you can label different binders for different types of patterns or separate them with the colored subject tabs for notebooks. They can then be stored on a bookshelf for easy access. Then it is easy to always find the pattern you want!
My favorite sewing tip for doll clothing is to decrease the stitch length, and clip the seam allowance well when turning tight curves, such as armholes and collars. It gives a much smoother line when everything is turned right side out and pressed.
My favorite sewing tip is using quarter inch quilters tape to mark topstitching, zipper applications, trimlines, et.