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 or trick when making doll clothes is to use the soft Velcro and cut it in half lengthwise for a narrow, smooth closure.
My favorite new tip is to get a set of forceps clamps to use for turning small items inside out. They will clamp tightly onto the item and you can get them easily down into the tube and then gently pull to turn the item. Works much better them a safety pin or just your fingers.
My favorite sewing tip… is iron, iron, iron…. many times i get in a hurry and i skip it, only to sew a seam that doesnt lay properly or that puckers, so I have to rip it out, when if I would have just pressed in the first place, it would have saved me time and headaches.
My favorite sewing tip or trick is to make more than one doll outfit at a time and assembly line sew them, so they are finished at the same time. Works well when sewing for two granddaughters at the same time.
Have everything cut out, laid out in order to be done (including trims), and always finish seams. I also keep my patterns in plastic binders with a clip on materials used with pictures of the finished doll clothes.