December 25, 2025

🎄 The 15th annual 12 Days of Christmas at Pixie Faire!

[Edited 1/6/26] Congratulations to Sharon H. She won the Pixie Faire gift card and has been notified by email!

Christmas is one of my favorite times of year — a season of creativity, generosity, and reflection. This year I wanted to continue to celebrate in a way that’s meaningful, fun, and deeply connected to what we love most: design, sewing, and growing together as makers.

So today, I’m excited to announce the 15th annual 12 Days of Christmas Celebration, inspired by the 15th anniversary of the Design Academy-12 Principles of Design.

Here’s how it works:

For the next 12 days, we’ll be sharing:

✂️ One Design Academy Principle per day
💡 A practical Design Tip you can use immediately
💬 A daily blog comment prompt for you to earn entries in our giveaway
🎁 A $100 Pixie Faire Gift Card giveaway — announced on January 6th

Each day we'll jump back to this blog post to highlight one of the twelve design principles and invite you to join the conversation by leaving a comment. Every comment is an entry to win the $100 gift card. The more you participate, the more entries you earn!

And there’s more....

These 12 principles are also the foundation of something very special coming in 2026…

✨ Sewing With Cinnamon & Friends 2026 Theme

Design Academy Reimagined: A Year-Long Sewing Masterclass

Twelve principles. Twelve months. One unforgettable year of growth.

In 2026, Cinnamon Miles is opening the vault and teaching the Design Academy like never before—fifteen years after she first published the landmark series that inspired thousands of sewists worldwide. This is a complete, modernized re-imagining, blending Liberty Jane’s iconic design principles with Sewing With Cinnamon’s techniques, challenges, and creative opportunities.

We're bringing the Design Academy into Sewing With Cinnamon in 2026 using the core principles to guide our 2026 topics and this year, there’s even more:
Historical fashion deep dives with guest instructor Shari Fuller. Designer spotlight showcases. Sew Powerful Purse crossover projects. And a brand-new challenge every month.

If you loved the original Design Academy, you haven’t seen anything yet!

Read all the detail of the 2026 overview HERE. Existing SWC members are already in! If you're not a member yet, we invite you to join us, it all starts on January 6, 2026.

The 12 Days of Christmas is your preview of what’s coming — and a great way to jump back into thinking like a designer and getting the most out of your Pixie Faire pattern collection.

Let’s celebrate creativity, learning, and sewing together this Christmas season.

Merry Christmas,
Cinnamon & Team Pixie Faire

🎁 12 Day's of Christmas Giveaway

👉 Winner announced 1/6/26!

🎁 Day 1

Today (12/25) we kick things off with Principle #1: Proportion, and your first entry for the $100 Pixie Faire Gift Card.

💡Design Tip - Proportion: Scale is invisible when it's right and noticeable when it's wrong!

👉 To enter: Leave a comment under this blog post. Comment Prompt:
What’s your best tip for determining scale in relation to the doll you're sewing for?

🎁 Day 2

Today (12/26) we kick things off with Principle #2: Focal Point, and your second entry for the $100 Pixie Faire Gift Card.

💡Design Tip - Focal Point: Choose ONE star of the show. Whether it’s a bold fabric, a special embellishment, a unique neckline, or a pop of contrast — one clear focal point will always outperform several competing ones.

👉 To enter: Leave a comment under this blog post. Comment Prompt: What’s your favorite way to create a focal point — color, embellishment, trim, or fabric choice?

🎁 Day 3

Today (12/27) we kick things off with Principle #3: Rhythm & Repetition, and your third entry for the $100 Pixie Faire Gift Card.

💡Design Tip - Rhythm & Repetition: Repeat a shape or color at least three times.
Two feels accidental. Three feels deliberate. Four or more creates strong visual rhythm.

👉 To enter: Leave a comment under this blog post. Comment Prompt: “What do you enjoy repeating most in your sewing — shapes, colors, stitching, or patterns?”

🎁 Day 4

Today (12/28) we kick things off with Principle #4: Harmony & Unity, and your fourth entry for the $100 Pixie Faire Gift Card.

💡Design Tip:

Choose one unifying idea and let it guide every decision.
That unifying idea might be:

A color story
A mood (playful, classic, modern)
A fabric type
Or a design theme

If every choice supports the same idea, harmony follows naturally.

👉 To enter: Leave a comment under this blog post. Comment Prompt: “When you start a project, what helps you keep everything feeling cohesive?” (color, mood, fabric types, themes, etc)

🎁 Day 5

Today (12/29) we kick things off with Principle #5: Color, and your fifth entry for the $100 Pixie Faire Gift Card.

💡Design Tip:

Successful Color Blocking: Highlight the pattern design lines with fabric by color blocking! Keep in mind the design principles mentioned earlier - rule of thirds, repetition, and harmony - Let one color dominate about 70%, repeat colors with added elements like buttons and trims, and pick a color palette that pleases the eye!

Bonus BOGO Promotion happening today too! https://www.pixiefaire.com/collections/trend-watch-color-block

👉 To enter: Leave a comment under this blog post. Comment Prompt: “What color combination do you find yourself reaching for again and again—and why?"

🎁 Day 6

Today (12/30) we kick things off with Principle #6: Fabric Matters, and your sixth entry for the $100 Pixie Faire Gift Card.

💡Design Tip:

Fabric Choice: Match the fabric personality to the design's intent. Choosing the right fabric often matters more than choosing the perfect color or embellishment. Maybe it's time to venture out of your comfort zone and try out a new type of fabric?

👉 To enter: Leave a comment under this blog post. Comment Prompt: “What’s one fabric you love sewing with—and one you tend to avoid?”

🎁 Day 7

Today (12/31) we kick things off with Principle #7: Fabric Matters, and your seventh entry for the $100 Pixie Faire Gift Card.

💡Design Tip:

Surprise is what turns a nice design into a memorable one. It’s the small, unexpected detail that makes someone stop and look twice. Add one unexpected detail that only appears once. It could be: A contrasting lining, A hidden pocket, An unexpected trim or button, A pop of color on the inside rather than the outside. One surprise is charming. Too many dilute the effect.

👉 To enter: Leave a comment under this blog post. Comment Prompt: “ What’s the most fun or surprising detail you’ve ever added to a sewing project?”

🎁 Day 8

Today (1/01) we kick things off with Principle #8: Waistlines, and your eighth entry for the $100 Pixie Faire Gift Card.

💡Design Tip:

Where the waistline sits can completely change a silhouette. A small shift up or down can make a design feel youthful, classic, elegant, or modern.

The higher (Empire) waistline was prominent in the early 1800s Regency era, the natural waistline popular in the 1930s-1950s, and the lower dropped waistline emerged in the 1920s and reappeared in the 1960s/70s.

Waistlines aren’t just structural—they’re visual cues.

👉 To enter: Leave a comment under this blog post. Comment Prompt: “ Do you tend to prefer high, natural, or dropped waistlines in your designs?”

🎁 Day 9

Today (1/02) we kick things off with Principle #9: Homage, and your eighth entry for the $100 Pixie Faire Gift Card.

💡Design Tip:

Homage is about honoring inspiration without copying it. Great designers study what they love, identify why it works, and then reinterpret it in their own voice.

Homage connects design to history, culture, and personal story—and it’s one of the most meaningful ways to create!

Isolate one defining element of your inspiration and build from there.

👉 To enter: Leave a comment under this blog post. Comment Prompt: “Is there a designer, era, or style that inspires your sewing the most?”

🎁 Day 10

Today (1/03) we kick things off with Principle #10: Minimalism, and your tenth entry for the $100 Pixie Faire Gift Card.

💡Design Tip:

Minimalism isn’t about making designs boring—it’s about making intentional choices.
When fewer elements compete for attention, the most important ones shine.

Minimalist designs often look confident, modern, and timeless.

👉 To enter: Leave a comment under this blog post. Comment Prompt: “Do you lean more toward simple designs or detailed ones—and why?”

🎁 Day 11

Today (1/04) we kick things off with Principle #11: Distressing & Embellishment, and your eleventh entry for the $100 Pixie Faire Gift Card.

💡Design Tip:

Today’s design principle is all about adding depth, texture, and personality. Distressing and embellishment bring a design to life—but only when they’re intentional.
The goal isn’t to add more, but to add meaning.

Well-placed texture can elevate even the simplest design.

👉 To enter: Leave a comment under this blog post. Comment Prompt: “Do you enjoy embellishing your projects with fabric manipulation or added details like buttons, beads, or trims?”

🎁 Day 12

Today (1/05) we kick things off with Principle #12: Sewing Technique, and your final entry for the $100 Pixie Faire Gift Card.

💡Design Tip:

Most projects look “handmade” not because of design choices, but because of rushed finishing. Taking extra time on the last 10% of a project makes the biggest visual difference.

Focus on:

Accurate seam allowances
Pressing after every seam
Clean edges and consistent topstitching
Secure closures and neatly finished hems

👉 To enter: Leave a comment under this blog post. Comment Prompt:

“What sewing technique do you most want to improve or master in the coming year—and why?”

Thank you for being part of this community and for sharing your creativity with me.

Warmly,
Cinnamon

P.S. Don’t forget — today is the final day to comment for the $100 Pixie Faire Gift Card drawing!

100 Comments

Soozee

December 30, 2025

Cottons are always the easiest to sew with. Chiffon I avoid at all costs.

Deborah P

December 30, 2025

I enjoy sewing with nice cottons and most knits. I tend to avoid poly chiffon due to the fraying involved. I have had some poly/cottons fray – the tiny seams don’t leave much room to deal with fraying.

Charlotte

December 30, 2025

My favorite fabric to sew with/on is 100% cotton interlock. I used to teach sewing at Stretch & Sew Fabrics, many years ago, and their 100% cotton interlock was wonderful—beefy and soft. Today’s 100% cotton interlock (if you can find it) isn’t quite so beefy, but fortunately I still have a small stash of the “good stuff”! :-)

My least favorite is most fabrics that contain Lycra. (Swim fabric is okay, and some lingerie fabrics, but don’t put Lycra in my t-shirts!) It feels really creepy on me, and the Lycra dies after a while, leaving you with a shapeless garment. Yeah, I avoid blends with Lycra like the plague!!

Deborah P

December 30, 2025

The colors I usually reach for are blues or pinks because they cover a large part of the color spectrum & they universally look good on all the dolls. These can range from salmon & orange pinks to purples. Also aquas & teals to navy.

Marian

December 30, 2025

My favorite fabrics are wool and pinwale corduroy. Neither are easy to find in today’s fabric stores but when I can get them I find them inspiring and simple to work with. Like most peoples who sew doll clothes I use a lot of cotton fabric, satins, tulle, etc. I have never been as enthusiastic with knit fabrics, although I have made many garments in various knots. I don’t find any fabric too challenging with the right mindset and practice.

Sandra

December 30, 2025

I love working with 100% cotton fabric! Woven or knit ; it responds wonderfully, and comes in such a delicious variety of weights and colours. Velvet is a chore; so much mess with the cutting, extra work with hand basting before sewing….sigh…then the results are so amazing, you (almost) forget the trauma. Polyester is a large “no, thank-you”! I avoid it in my personal wardrobe, too.

Dawn

December 30, 2025

My favorite fabric is a quality cotton as it doesn’t fray and irons up nicely. I find working with fabric that fray very easily a bit difficult to work with such as silks and satins, but I have sewn things from these fabrics as well.

Marcia G

December 30, 2025

Today’s prompt- Fabric type. My general go to fabric is the standard quilters cotton as I am often gifted fabric & readily available. The fabric I have mostly tried to avoid has been satin type or stretch. Stretch mostly because I have not been able to find cute patterned stretch. Satin because of not being very confident of my stitches not showing through.

Hilarie

December 30, 2025

Day 1: squint! To be honest I tend to know what works now. It depends not only on the size of the print but its ‘fuzziness’ and the style of the garment. An over large sharp print can work on a sixties style shift while a fuzzy large print can work on a soft gathered garment. A ditsy small print won’t work on a small doll if there’s too much space between motifs.

Amanda Rassier

December 30, 2025

My favorite fabric is tie dye fabric and I love working with denim

Monica AD

December 30, 2025

Loving solid colors … Bright🎨

Hilarie

December 30, 2025

Day 2: I love fabrics so that is usually my main starting point. Then the trims have to harmonise with that.

Hilarie

December 30, 2025

The first thing I do when starting a project is to pick out any fabrics and trims I’m thinking of using and throw them on the bed. This does result in a mess but enables me to pull out those pieces I think work best together and for the design.

Hilarie

December 30, 2025

I love sewing with Liberty Tana Lawn. It’s fine but has some body and comes in lots of prints a good scale for dolls. There are plenty of coordinating plains too. It has a downside for human clothes in that it creases when worn but this doesn’t apply to dolls. I avoid sewing with anything too cheap (especially synthetics) as the result isn’t worth the time and effort.

Jackie

December 29, 2025

Color combos? Well you could sell me anything cobalt blue. That punctuates nicely with white.[Think of a white collar and/or cuffs.] But sunny yellow works well with blue too. Or red. I’ve been going through the Christmas season in several [different] cobalt blue dresses and a clear red jacket. It works for me and it works for some of my dolls. BUT when a doll, boy or girl, comes to me here at Camp Runamuck one of the first things I do is ‘do’ his or her colors. Hold swatches in front of the doll to see what colors are most becoming. Then I build the wardrobe on those colors. This is lots of fun and I have sometimes had young people spontaneously join me in this activity. If there are tow or more colors that seem to bring out the best in the doll and these colors go together you are all set. Once, however, I had a 10 1\2" lady doll with a dolly face and black hair and a complexion so sallow that the ONLY color she looked good in was yellow. Very well then. Yellow shoes, yellow coat with black buttons, matching yellow hat trimmed in black. Yellow was the dominant color of each little garment because it was the only color she could wear without looking deathly ill. It was varied with tiny prints and stripes. Also textures of fabric-cotton prints, ribless corduroy, fake leather. Dolls with unusual complexion colors such as purple or green sometimes look good in a pastel shade of their complexion color. Perhaps a purple doll in a lavender dress with bright yellow trim. An emerald green doll in a leaf green dress with red buttons. Try it.Dolls of this type often have edgy personalities so don’t be timid. Consider a lively print, perhaps a paisley, and/or exotic trim from across the color wheel. Or the other side of the color wheel might be a good choice for the dress itself: the emerald green doll in a ruby red velveteen dress with black trim. The purple doll in pale yellow dotted swiss with white lace First find out what color your doll wears well and build on that.

Jackie

December 29, 2025

Charissa Deuser

December 29, 2025

I don’t know if I lean towards any color over all but I love to create coordinated pieces. I found a tiny floral with red flowers in the scrap bin at a quilt shop and made a skirt then cut the shirt from a red tank that pilled out the little flowers so nicely.

Emily

December 29, 2025

I love high-quality quilting cotton. It’s such a pleasure to work with. It’s easy to cut out the pattern pieces, doesn’t fray much, and cooperates with pretty much whatever you want to do with it. I think the worst fabric I have ever worked with was a navy polyester knit of some kind. It was kind of shiny and slick, not like satin, but more of an athletic fabric. It wasn’t particularly difficult to work with. What I hated about it is that it SNAGGED. ON. EVERYTHING. I’d look at it wrong and it would snag. I had to spend ages sewing 3 snaps each onto 4 tops, because there’s no way I could use hook and loop of any kind without completely destroying that stupid fabric. Never again will I use slippery-stretchy-snag-o-rama fabric.

Emily

December 29, 2025

Julia Christman

December 29, 2025

Greens. I love greens! I love sewing the fall colors. But on a regular basis I sew with lots of color.

CK

December 29, 2025

Color is always important. It depends on the pattern I’m working with and the purpose of the outfit. I like bright, bold colors for outdoor activities, but a school dance can have soft colors with accents to brighten it. I love creating for various holidays as well, so a variety of colors always works for those outfits as well!

sheila

December 29, 2025

I tend to use pink and purples for doll clothes. they seem to sell the best. As well as glittery fabrics.

trudy

December 29, 2025

I often sew with pinks and purples because those are my youngest granddaughter’s favorite colors.

Nancy S.

December 29, 2025

I find myself reaching for pinks, purples and teals – mainly because I know the girls I sew for love those colors. However, my preference is putting greens and yellows together.

Julie C

December 29, 2025

My favorite color combination is blue and yellow. Blue for the bright blue sky and yellow for the sun. These 2 together cheer me up!

Madeleine

December 29, 2025

I like shades of blue and lavender.

Leslie Jo Gatti

December 29, 2025

I don’t believe I have ever used the color blocking principle. I have a tendency to sometimes pair solids as accents with prints. I am not very imaginative when it comes to coordinating different fabrics, either prints or solids, together.

Leslie Jo Gatti

December 29, 2025

Ginger Dykes

December 29, 2025

I seem to pick split complements, either in print or solid, such as blue-green, blue-violet and orange. I like the cooler colors best because they seem calming to me.

Sue D

December 29, 2025

I like shades of blue.

Renee Finney

December 29, 2025

For me it depends on what I am making. Whether its something for a specific holiday or season. Usually, I tend to use more girly colors, but it really depends on what I am making

Pamela W

December 29, 2025

Day 6: The color combination I find myself reaching for again and again is peachy oranges with light or deep purples. I think I just fell in love with the combination of warm and cool and it feels like fall or Halloween when it’s darker but spring when it’s lighter.

Deb

December 29, 2025

I find myself reaching for pinks and purples again and again, because pink is my 5-year-old granddaughter’s favorite color.

Michele A

December 29, 2025

I have several fabric color combinations that seem to call me when I’m selecting material for projects. I love the high contrast of black & white. Burgundy solids & prints are also favorite combos.
I also consider the fabric selections that might have been available when sewing garments for various historical eras.

Linda

December 29, 2025

I tend to grab a print and match a solid with it. Sometimes I also throw white in with the mix.

Jane Parks

December 29, 2025

I like most colors but I tend to use more pink and purple as those are favorites of girls.

Amy

December 29, 2025

I don’t use color in blocks often as I mostly see historical doll clothes based on the Edwardian period. I do notice that I like reds and blues together – bright, vivid colors together are cheerful!

Kristin

December 29, 2025

I think I probably go for pink most of the time. It is cute on dolls, and happens to be my favorite color. I love pinks and blues of all varieties. It would be fun to look back at my photos to see what is actually the most used color combination. I can tell you that I rarely use orange or green.

Jen L

December 29, 2025

I really like blues and browns

Allegra

December 29, 2025

It depends on who the outfit is for. If it’s for Samantha…Edwardian era colors work best…vs bright turquoise which would be more appropriate for Melody or Mary Ellen.

Pam

December 29, 2025

I use teal or aqua with white quite a bit.

Anne Cox-Espenlaub

December 29, 2025

I’m over 70 The “hints and tips” you are sharing are things I learned as the child of an award winning sculptor and artist and I’ve been using them for years. These are excellent principles which endorse.

Crystal

December 29, 2025

I generally reach for blues and whites or pinks and whites. I guess I’m just old-fashioned. Plus, I sew for my miniature long-haired dachshund and she’s a girly-girl.

cheryl

December 29, 2025

For myself I reach for a light grey it is not black but still slimming. For my dolls I like red and white. It looks so clean and bright. All my dolls look good in this color combination.

Cheryl S

December 29, 2025

I mainly look for fabrics that contain more than one color within their pattern then I choose one or more of the contained colors to distribute throughout the design.

Cheryl

December 29, 2025

I look for bright colors because they’re so cheerful.

Lynda Whittemore

December 29, 2025

I love teal and magenta. They are my 2 favorite colors. I always gravitate to them.

T

December 29, 2025

I find I have a lot of orange shades. Blues are a favorite if mine, too.

T

December 29, 2025

I find I have a lot of orange shades. Blues are a favorite if mine, too.

Dena

December 29, 2025

I mainly use pinks and greens, because they’re my favorite colors.

Bridgette Shippy

December 29, 2025

Whatever catches my eye, or whatever fabric I have on hand.

Mandona Wilson

December 29, 2025

I find myself reaching for ochre yellow and a medium, civil-war blue a lot. I don’t know if it’s because they’re complementary colors, or if it’s just that I enjoy historical prints and colors, but those two are particularly nice together.

Heather Haw

December 29, 2025

My favorite color combinations are jewel tones.I like teals, turquoise.deep pink, and certain blue tones. I like mixing solids with coordinating prints.

Sandra

December 29, 2025

I love most colours, but maybe red and white , pink and blue are what I sew a lot

Sue

December 29, 2025

Colors that I enjoy repeating are blues and greens

LouAnn

December 29, 2025

Orange & nothing black with it.
But turquoise & black are a definite go to.

Barbara

December 29, 2025

I like pink florals with a light green, Like AG Samantha’s Special Day Dress. Also anything in purple shades.

Melissa

December 29, 2025

Enjoying reading these posts! I tend to pick colors based on accuracy for the historical time period. For non-historical items: I use almost any color paired with white (collar, trim, bodice); a new favorite — cobalt blue and a sunny yellow.

Vicki

December 29, 2025

My favorite colors would be some shade of green, or denim blue, or neutrals. Those I sew for seem to prefer pink. Not a big fan of color-blocking.

Claudette

December 29, 2025

Présentement la couleur que j’utilise est surtout le rose et blanc. Mais mon dernier projet couture, pour ma petite nièce, était blanc bleu et voilage argenté. Car c’était une demande spécial. J’aime bien les patrons de PixieFaire qui font parfaitement à la plupart des poupées. Ayant 3 petites nièces, j’aurais à confectionner plusieurs vêtements de poupées dans les prochains mois.

Kristen

December 29, 2025

I love purple! There are so many different shades and combinations that can be used to make so kinda of different patterns

Julie

December 29, 2025

My absolute favorite color is red! I have knitted several red sweaters or capes and then pair them up with black accessories. White also works well with red, along with a bright yellow for a definite contrast. My love for making doll clothes usually includes a knitted item and then I fill in the accessories with sewn items. Shoes are definitely the finishing touch for me! I don’t care for the hand-sewn shoes; I have quite a stash of shoes/boots/sandals that complete the outfit!

KateE

December 29, 2025

In choosing colors for doll clothing, I try to pick a pattern first then select colors from my stash. I have lots of ideas and by mixing and matching colors that coordinate, my most used colors are muted tones and prints of green, blue, aqua, rose, navy, and apricot.

Penelope Byrd

December 29, 2025

My go to colors are red and black

Sue

December 29, 2025

I find myself working with blues, greens, and purple. But on the warm side , I find myself going for browns, red, and golden yellow.

Linda M.

December 29, 2025

I love to work with pink’s the girls seem to love any shade of pink.

Charlotte

December 29, 2025

I like bold contrasting colors when I color block (think 1960’s).

Barb E

December 29, 2025

Love to do pale green and pale pink together. Then blue and orange or brown and green.

Lorraine

December 29, 2025

This is very useful information. Thank you

Barb E

December 29, 2025

I love to do color blocking.

Daynett Radakovich

December 29, 2025

I find myself going to black and white, then maybe a little red, or orange. My kitchen is black and white and at Christmas red. Fall I add orange. I am just drawn to black and white.

Sherry

December 29, 2025

I sew historic styles and don’t do a lot of color blocking, unless you count usually one contrasting fabric, if that. I tend to like blues but it depends on which doll I’m sewing for.

Lori C

December 29, 2025

I find that I am drawn to reds and whites, but also green and purple as well.

Virginia Goodwin-Gray

December 29, 2025

For something like color blocking, I like the contrast in red, white and blue.

Pat

December 29, 2025

I like purple, teal and red all combined with shades of gray.

Susan Smart

December 29, 2025

I’ve always been drawn to crimson and various shades of gray even before I went back to school and found out that these were the school colors. I’ve always preferred gray to black.

Michelle

December 29, 2025

I’m loving blues and purples

Merrie Hope

December 29, 2025

Right now it is Red, White and Blue for the American Semiquincentennial.

Sharon M

December 29, 2025

What color combination do you find yourself reaching for again and again—and why?"
Red and blue, favorite colors

Pam

December 29, 2025

I lean toward purple because it’s my favorite color. I also like peach and aqua together. I find the combination pleasing.

Mary-Sarah

December 29, 2025

I find myself looking at blues and purples the most for sewing. Purple looks good on just about everyone, and blues are so easy to pair with other colors.

Susan G

December 29, 2025

I’m working on a Designs by Jude pattern “Cover Girl” and she uses like 5 fabrics. I’m struggling to sew it with different colors

Marie

December 29, 2025

I usually have a specific doll in mind, so I use my colour analyst background and choose colours that flatter the doll.

That said, these are dolls, and whatever combo makes your heart sing is definitely the way to go!

Christine

December 29, 2025

I don’t have a particular color combination. I love patterns that offer color blocking options, and just use a print I really like along with a solid to coordinate for an outfit.

Florence

December 29, 2025

I love all colors and enjoy combining them in unusual combinations, red and purple, navy and brown, and pink and green, etc. I also love mixing patterns. I like traditional combinations too. It’s just so much fun to play with color!

NancyB

December 29, 2025

With holiday sewing, I went with greens/golds, reds/golds, blue/silver. In the summer I made several doll outfits with a green/yellow combo.

Deb Helfrich

December 29, 2025

I love a few combinations. My very favorite is blue and white, but I also love light yellow with lavender, light yellow with blue and hot pink with aqua.

Sue N

December 29, 2025

I started a capsule wardrobe for a doll with a favorite color combination:

Burgundy red, black, white, greys, & metallic silver.

BrendaK

December 29, 2025

Since I sew doll clothes for young girls I prefer working with pinks and blues, purple, black or other colors I might have available.

Janet

December 29, 2025

I find myself reaching for pinks the most. Pink is such a sweet color for doll clothes.

Glenda

December 29, 2025

The color combination I reach for again and again is so easy to work with for any season and fabric. It’s combining hues and values of blue.

Charlene Piening

December 29, 2025

I helped my niece in a colorblocking 4-H project jogging suit in pastels yellow pink and blue. So interesting and cute for her pale skin and blonde hair. For me, I love earth tones… corals fern greens and browns

Clarissa

December 29, 2025

My favorite color is any hue, shade or tint of purple. Unfortunately, purple can be hard to find. They can go with any other color, white with a deep eggplant, black with a soft lavender, greens with violet, etc.

Trish Glavin

December 29, 2025

“What color combination do you find yourself reaching for again and again—and why?" Pink and reds dominate my fabric stash; they’re my favorite colors – they make me happy. I like color blocking, but I lean toward color combinations that are unexpected. I like a little quirkiness in my projects.

Lois

December 29, 2025

Color combo that I return to a lot is blue and yellow. It just looks so happy! I guess it’s sunshine in a summer sky.

Mollie Bradford

December 29, 2025

I love gray-teal or robin’s egg blue most, I tend to like to combine coral with them. I mix in an off white or cream and that is my base colors.

Kathy m

December 29, 2025

Colors combo ? Have tried different combo colors for making doll clothes my favorite colors blues and purple 💜

Kathy m

December 29, 2025

Colors combo ? Have tried different combo colors for making doll clothes my favorite colors blues and purple 💜

Kitty

December 29, 2025

I don’t reach for specific colors as much as I reach for 2 different contrasting or complimentary colors of fabrics to combine in a single outfit. I think it adds interest to use more than one fabric.

Linda Linzey

December 29, 2025

The colors I find myself reaching for the most is pink, red and orange. The colors I’ve used in my sewing room. I like them that much.

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