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
Make friends with your iron – pressing gives great results.
My favorite tip is to use wash-away thread for basting by hand and in some cases by machine, such as when making mini piping. The basting thread disappears when the garment is rinsed or washed, reducing thread buildup in the seam allowance. Just remember to change to regular sewing thread for the final stitching of the seam!
Mine is the same I learned for carpentry- measure twice, cut once!
My favorite sewing tip is to use a permanent marker to divide the space on an old pincushion. I label each small space for Universal, Embroidery and Quilting needles, along with the needle size (i.e., 75/11). When I’m done using a machine needle that still has “mileage” on it, I put it in the pincushion in its proper place, ready to use another time.
My favorite tip is after you make a project and you love it and want to make it many times, trace and cut the pattern pieces from template plastic. Nothing is more frustrating that flimsy or torn paper patterns. Template plastic pattern pieces are easily traced onto fabric over and over.