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

Christine

December 28, 2025

Fabric and theme kind of go together, so I’d say those.

Bev

December 28, 2025

I enjoy the concept of harmony and unity by using a natural palette of peaceful mornings botanical floral colors.

Sue N

December 28, 2025

When I start a new project I pull out fabrics that click and suggest a theme. It could be Gone With the Wind, 1920s Paris, Hiking the Sierras, Date Night, Trip to the Mall, 1940s Swing Dancing, Steampunk, etc. Then I select the doll to match based on her coloring, hairstyle, and facial features. (I sew for Target Our Generation dolls.) Finally, I choose the patterns, narrow down the fabrics, and decide which accessories complete “the Look”

This part of the process is so much fun. I tend to pull together lots of projects this way. I put fabric, any related notions or trims together with the Pixie Faire pattern picture/sewing direction summary/ and pattern pages in a plastic ziploc bag. I’m in the process now of grouping these project bags by season, era, or holiday. I bought some foldable storage boxes to use. When I enter a new phase of sewing I can kick start it by pulling out a new project box.

Diane G

December 28, 2025

I use theme and color to keep my projects unified. If it’s a party outfit, does each piece accentuate and complement the others to make for a festive look appropriate for the occasion, birthday, July 4th, Christmas, etc.?
For a picnic or bbq outfit, is it casual, chic, appropriate for typical activities? Are fabrics and accessories appropriate for the occasion – stretchy for gym clothes, soft and warm for winter, lightweight for summer, etc

Julie Vasbinder

December 28, 2025

My current projects have flannel fabric as the theme. I love making pajamas and nightgowns,
Flannel is such a warm cozy fabric. I have patterns for historic nightgowns and also contempory ones. I use holidays as a theme, fall and Christmas are especially fun to sew for. Pretty trims and buttons go nicely with these type of gsrments.

Cheryl

December 28, 2025

Color keeps my project together.

Trish Glavin

December 28, 2025

What’s your best tip for determining scale in relation to the doll you’re sewing for? My best : just because a fabric’s design is too big scale-wise to be used in an 18" doll outfit doesn’t mean it can’t be used for one. I will fussy cut a design – cut out the center of a large flower instead of the entire flower – and use it as a pocket, as a part of a pieced bodice, or make it a design feature in a contrasting collar or sleeves or hem band. I will place pattern pieces in specific spots on the not too scale fabric to capture a specific color or grouping of wavy lines. You just have to think outside the box.

Ann

December 28, 2025

I put the fabrics out together and let them sit for a day or two so I can see how they look together. Then I pick the pattern based on what I envision it will look like when finished.

Marcy Mahle

December 28, 2025

Usually color and fabric is used to tie everything together when I sew but honestly once in a while it is so much fun to simply mix everything up especially when using left over fabric. The result is very surprising in a good way.

Bettie

December 28, 2025

I choose the pattern and then the fabric that would fit the style. The girls I sew for like cheerleading costumes that match their school colors. They also like fancy dresses with lots of bling.

Patti

December 28, 2025

Typically I start with the pattern I want to make then think about what types of fabric and colors would look good with that fabric. The types of fabric and colors weigh in especially if I’m looking to make the project with a holiday in mind. If the project is for a holiday in mind then theme would be the cohesiveness I would lean towards to pull it all together.,

Pam

December 28, 2025

I use color to keep unity.

Laura

December 28, 2025

When I start a project, I collect everything I will need including all fabric, embellishments, threads etc. I use large plastic prject bags (think 2 gallon ziplocks). I lay things out for that first glance to make sure everything goes together well and the see through bag helps me to continue seeing it until completion and make any tweaks needed.

Marilu B

December 28, 2025

I am very classy when choosing the outfit and accessories. Like everything to coordinate and not to have things or color that will hurt the eye. Everything, even the minimum detail has to coordinate so that it will look nice and “clean to the eye”

Deb F

December 28, 2025

“When you start a project, what helps you keep everything feeling cohesive?” (color, mood, fabric types, themes, etc) I definitely keep everything color coordinated.

Diana

December 28, 2025

Definitely design theme. I dive in and do hours of research for days. Most of my themes are vintage, so I look at old Sears catalogs and other vintage publications for inspiration. Then I draw out the outfit, search for patterns that have similar pieces and put them all together, making tweaks where necessary. Then I get the fabric and start making. Usually it takes me few times to get the pattern just right. My favorite part is taking photos and presenting the final product.

Linda Davis

December 28, 2025

I repeat colors and/or fabrics.

Sewbig

December 28, 2025

I start with the pattern. I try to decide what makes the particular pattern stand out. Then I look for fabrics and trims in my stash which emphasize the design. Ever see a dress with princess seams which have all one floral pattern, for instance? The princess seams disappear. I try to choose fabrics which emphasize that it is a princess seam. That might mean color blocking, or piping which separates the pieces and emphasizes the seams, or topstitching to emphasize the seaming.

Sue

December 28, 2025

I start with the pattern and then search for the right fabric and accents.

Lezlie

December 28, 2025

I tend to think of theme first. It determines my color and fabric choices. My girls like accessories, so I try to blend those in more neutrals so they match more outfits. Thank you for years of blessing many people.

Cheri

December 28, 2025

I let the fabric dictate the project. If I see a piece of fabric I think…what would this make…then comes the pattern and the trim and finally accessories to coordinate everything.

Lisa G

December 28, 2025

I love to use color. I am especially partial to monochromatic themes. It’s kind of simple and reduces the chances of failure. For me it’s easier to find a pattern to fit the fabric than vice versa.

Patricia Ann Johnson

December 28, 2025

I use jpatterns mostly but when I get creative i let my mind drift off to a friend of mine who gives me inspiration hes the best to kick start me on any project im into

Nadine

December 28, 2025

Once I have a visual idea in my heads I think it is important, like any good recipe, to gather all the ingredients and visually look at everything together and make sure I am not missing anything!

Kathy’s

December 28, 2025

I use patterns for color and repeat projects I’m making

Linda

December 28, 2025

I usually start with the colors on the pattern cover and then go from there.

Lois

December 28, 2025

Harmony: I usually go with an era, that era will dictate a lot of fabric selections and style choices. I love going for historically accurate so everything has to fit the time frame :)

Deb

December 28, 2025

When I start a project, the pattern and fabric help me keep everything cohesive.

Kay

December 28, 2025

I am addicted to fabric color. Never can have enough of the right color. Sometimes the color determines what you want to make of an outfit or just fit the outcome of the look of the outfit.

shelly

December 28, 2025

Sometimes it’s color, some times in the fabric design. It just depends on the project and how I’m feeling. Sometimes I like to see examples or how others did it.

Lynn Gallager-Vallejo

December 28, 2025

When I’m choosing fabric for a doll costume, if I can’t envision a pattern for it, I put it away for a later use. Then I start gathering the trims and coordinates. Most of the time, I change my mind about some elements as the gown comes together!

June

December 28, 2025

The girls I sew for want their doll clothes to mimic what they wear. So right now, it’s a theme but the fabric and color are important too so I can carry out the theme.

Ann

December 28, 2025

The pattern is my guide to start the process.

Sharron Wofsy

December 28, 2025

I usually start the fabric print or color or the trim I choose determine the direction for the outfit I am designing. Since I sew for several dolls, sometimes the doll i am using determines the mood or the theme for the outfit. .

Mary Frances Hughes

December 28, 2025

I try to gather my components and match what I have before I even cut. I am not good at drawing but I can lay out swatches.

Beth S.

December 28, 2025

It helps me to keep looking at the parts together while choosing the details to be sure they go together well.

Susan Fritz

December 28, 2025

I like to coordinate pieces so they can be interchanged to make a larger wardrobe. I do tend to make the shoes, boots, and accessories I find more difficult or expensive to make in a classic color that goes with everything color so one will go with all the outfits.

Betty

December 28, 2025

I just choose what looks good to me

Rita

December 28, 2025

I use design, color and theme to keep everything organized.

Mollie Bradford

December 28, 2025

Since I mainly like to sew historic fashions for my dolls, I like to look at images of real extant garments to get hints as to how ladies of the time would have created an ensemble. Fashion plates and portraits also have many hints as to harmony in an out fit of a specific era.

Barbara W

December 28, 2025

Color, almost always! I find it to be invaluable to achieving harmony and cohesiveness.

Vicki

December 28, 2025

Color and fabric type—I try to use fabrics from my stash and I like my outfits to reflect what real little girls would wear. If I am sewing for my personal collection, I make the outfits fit the persona of the doll I am sewing for (that I have given that doll—subject to change).

Susan

December 28, 2025

I haven’t thought off this before

Tammy

December 28, 2025

I’m returning to making dolls clothes since my granddaughter got an American Girl doll. Since I have been quilting for the last 20 years, I have lots of scraps to incorporate color into her outfits.

Mary-Sarah

December 28, 2025

Either I have an idea of the outfit I want, and I use fabrics to achieve that, or I go with matching colors. Ex. I recently made overalls for my Blythe doll out of jellyfish fabric. I cut one jellyfish and centered it in the top pocket. To accent this, I made a reversible jacket using the jellyfish fabric on the inside and denim on the outside. It came out really cute. When I sew a project, I always like to challenge myself to use up fabric in my stash, so that often determines the color scheme and accents.

Connie

December 28, 2025

Color and fabric types.

Sandra Cox

December 28, 2025

When sewing an outfit I use color and theme mainly to keep harmony.

Marlene

December 28, 2025

I chose my pattern then fabric, paying attention to scale if it’s a print. Proportion, scale and rule of 3 are very important.

Ruth

December 28, 2025

When I want a project to be really special I let the rhythm of my theme shine through with the pattern and fabric then all the special finishing elements and details

Kristin

December 28, 2025

I love the outfit that you put together for day 4, harmony and unity. I realize that I don’t often plan a complete outfit when I am sewing. I tend to go with separates, but I notice that when I make an item, I often have another in mind and will work towards harmony and unity between two or three items. When I photograph my items, I do think in terms of color and mood to make an item work as part of a complete outfit. Same for when I display my items for sale on a doll at a show.

Shirley Camidge

December 28, 2025

When I sit to make a project. I will look at the fabrics I have and the variety of new and old trimmings to determine the theme. It has always worked for me I enjoy working to see the final result. I love creating its therapy for my mind.

Lisa

December 28, 2025

Color! Color! Color is what ties it together in perfect harmony

CdnCrafter

December 28, 2025

The seasons or holidays help me determine the cohesiveness of the project.

Twinkle

December 28, 2025

I use the theme of the outfit

Twinkle

December 28, 2025

I use the theme of the outfit

Lorretta

December 28, 2025

I usually stay with a design, as in the time frame I’m trying to replicate. The same era in the hat shoes and style dress. And then second would be coloring. To me it’s the most enjoyable of the process.

Thresea

December 28, 2025

I like the red

Kathleen A

December 28, 2025

I look for mood and color. But color is my favorite. I love playing with color to pull out the best combinations!

Sandra

December 28, 2025

The Fabric shows me what to make, then I find the pattern to suit.

Lynn

December 28, 2025

I enjoy finding all those different tips. I also like to add some unique feature. When the proportion, theme, color, style match the doll and the children, thetr will be harmony and joy!

Renay Parker

December 28, 2025

The design theme is what keeps me flowing towards harmony in particular historical theme. What also helps me is certain designers are true to the era of the pattern

Helen

December 28, 2025

When I create a clothing piece I think how can it be interchangeable to make numerous outfits.

Gretchen King

December 28, 2025

I’ma newbie and still learning but I would say color! Thanks

Barb E

December 28, 2025

I unify color to balance it all out.

Darlene w

December 28, 2025

For me, it’s theme followed by color. I think theme dictates the colors. Bright colors for Easter, traditional red and green for Christmas, etc.

Marcia G

December 28, 2025

When I start a project, I look at what I am trying to achieve. Then I take my pattern & fabric to a core group (husband. an older friend, children, & you ger friend) generally about 5 people for their thoughts as well. Then off we go to finish the project.

Helen

December 28, 2025

I think fabric and theme make the Harmony in an outfit work just right. Sometimes it takes a lot of searching to find just the right fabric, but I always look until I find just the right one!

Marie

December 28, 2025

Colour and theme.

And if an outfit is being made for a specific doll, then that doll’s skin, hair and eye colour should be taken into account.

To go even further, you could also consider doing a style analysis of your particular doll. One reason “cute” and “ natural” and “ classic” tend to look better on most AG is that is the style most exude.

“Romantic”, “ethereal” are other examples, and these look better on dolls other than AG. But within AG, some face moulds can handle other styles better than the original AG face.

Just like people, dolls have style personalities.

Cynthia

December 28, 2025

I try for a definitive mood to achieve harmony by choosing particular eras and then using fabrics, designs and embellishments that best capture the mood of a particular era.

Deb CONDOSTA

December 28, 2025

I pick my main fabric and then pull from my stash as I go along. I audition each add as I come to it.

Ruth

December 28, 2025

Now that I have a Granddaughter that wants to learn to sew, the focus is on choosing projects that will help improve her skills while still giving her an outfit that she can play with for her dolls.

Bridgette Sh

December 28, 2025

Probably color.

Debbie

December 28, 2025

Day 4 – After I choose the outfit to make, I pick the fabric and then search for trims, buttons to add flair to the outfit.

CONSTANCE

December 28, 2025

Clothing timelines will guide my choices of fabric and notions to complete an outfit. Using historical sewing techniques is also a way to make sure the created item remains true to its time in history. Underpinnings and accessories included for silhouette and completion of outfits require same dedication to historical accuracy

Judy

December 28, 2025

The colors in the selected fabrics keep unity in the finished project.

Madeleine

December 28, 2025

I enjoy making themed doll clothes and unify the theme with color and embellishments.

Donna Webb

December 28, 2025

Color seems most important to me, I am not highly creative and if the colors blend well, then I look to mood/theme, is it a fun fabric? Is it patriotic? Is it serene? Love the idea of using all four together and then the lack of creativity is made up by using this guide. I think highly creative people intuitively think this way. For me it takes a plan

Amy

December 28, 2025

I tend to use color the most often as the unifying idea in projects. Next would be theme.

Soozee

December 28, 2025

I normally choose the pattern first and then go through my stash and pick out the best fabric and then gather trims.

Kathi M

December 28, 2025

What keeps my projects cohesive? I think of the era, material and time of year I’m sewing for. I want it all to work together. 1700’, 1800’s etc.

Sandra

December 28, 2025

I love colour and using different patterns but adding a twist

Cora

December 28, 2025

Usually, I pick I theme and go from there. This year, I made a Cleopatra, a complete Medieval collection (including horse), a graduation gown for a certain young lady for her doll that matched what she wore (medals and chords too), Little Bo Peep, etc.

Dorothy

December 28, 2025

I use a design theme to bring harmony. Everything revolves around the design; fabric, colors, and trims.

Pam

December 28, 2025

I use theme as a guiding factor. I choose fabric, trim, shoes, and accessories all based on the theme that I have choses.

Charlotte

December 28, 2025

I tend to focus on style or color the most to unify.

Robin

December 28, 2025

Theme is what I go for.

Anne

December 28, 2025

Design theme definitely helps keep everything cohesive and interesting.

michelle

December 28, 2025

id say design theme….it affects colour choices .trims…everything.

Tess

December 28, 2025

Day 4: Harmony & Unity
I choose a theme to guide my choices in fabric, pattern, and embellishments.

Barbara

December 28, 2025

The doll clothes I make are for my 5 granddaughters. “Theme” would be the governing principle. I started making Little Women dresses. Then matching colonial dresses for doll and little girl. Then matching wedding dresses for doll and little girl. I just finished 5 Hawaiian-themed dresses as souvenirs from a trip to Hawaii last summer.

Susan Contreras

December 28, 2025

Enjoying the posts thank you

Mimi Winn

December 28, 2025

Day 4
l definitely work with moods/themes. ie. Beachy, Sports, Holiday, Special Occasion. Then I am able to pick fabric that makes the theme come alive.

Mimi Winn

December 28, 2025

Day 3
When deciding what I like to repeat, I like to make sure whichever choice I make doesn’t overwhelm the item. Sometimes repeating patterns can be too much. I think making different stitching and/or colors blocks help break it all up.

Mimi Winn

December 28, 2025

Day 2 (sorry playing catch up)
I take a fabric and pick out the main print and try to cut it out to find a way to make it look 3 dimensional on the piece I am making by adding a little fluff behind it.

Mimi Winn

December 28, 2025

I like to make sure it looks in the right size by looking at my own item and gaging the ratio from me to it. Sometimes, it can be hard if the item is small though.

Dawn

December 28, 2025

I like to accent a color in the main fabric. I also try to choose fabric and trims that fit the historic, modern or playful theme of the outfit.

Jordan Kendregan

December 28, 2025

When I have an idea in mind and working with some color pallets

Lorraine Kozakevich

December 28, 2025

I like to match colours

MonicaAD

December 28, 2025

My auto selected color🧵🪡

Gail Zimbelman

December 28, 2025

I like to use color and theme to keep everything cohesive

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