That would be Forrest, of Presser Foot Propaganda.
Congratulations Forrest! Shoot me an email with your address and I'll get your package mailed out asap.
Thank you everyone, for the sweet comments and playing along.
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Friday, November 04, 2011
we have a winner!
And it's lucky #17!
That would be Forrest, of Presser Foot Propaganda.
Congratulations Forrest! Shoot me an email with your address and I'll get your package mailed out asap.
Thank you everyone, for the sweet comments and playing along.
That would be Forrest, of Presser Foot Propaganda.
Congratulations Forrest! Shoot me an email with your address and I'll get your package mailed out asap.
Thank you everyone, for the sweet comments and playing along.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Ding Ding Ding! 500th Follower Giveaway
I've been planning a very special SUPER SECRET GIVEAWAY for the day I hit 500 followers... (Welcome to the crazy house Kay!)
In celebration of the fact that I've been doing this a while now, and that you're all still reading (even when I don't DO anything. heh.) I want to say THANK YOU! And what better way to do that than with a prize...
For kicks (and my own amusement) the prize will be a box filled with sewing and vintage goodness. Although I'm going to keep the contents secret until the giveaway mails out, I can promise it will hold the following yummies:
*At least FIVE gorgeous vintage patterns
*Lovely yardage from my personal stash, enough for at least one garment
*Vintage jewelry item(s)
*Vintage magazine
*Sewing notions *vintage and new*
*...and more!
And if you are suspicious of my giveaway box filling abilities, here is the last giveaway box I threw together:
Leave a comment on this post to enter! You have until Thursday at MIDNIGHT CST. In fairness to those who actually follow and participated in getting me to 500, you must be a follower to enter. Although I am thankful for you all, even new visitors!
Happy Monday, everyone!
In celebration of the fact that I've been doing this a while now, and that you're all still reading (even when I don't DO anything. heh.) I want to say THANK YOU! And what better way to do that than with a prize...
For kicks (and my own amusement) the prize will be a box filled with sewing and vintage goodness. Although I'm going to keep the contents secret until the giveaway mails out, I can promise it will hold the following yummies:
*At least FIVE gorgeous vintage patterns
*Lovely yardage from my personal stash, enough for at least one garment
*Vintage jewelry item(s)
*Vintage magazine
*Sewing notions *vintage and new*
*...and more!
And if you are suspicious of my giveaway box filling abilities, here is the last giveaway box I threw together:
Leave a comment on this post to enter! You have until Thursday at MIDNIGHT CST. In fairness to those who actually follow and participated in getting me to 500, you must be a follower to enter. Although I am thankful for you all, even new visitors!
Happy Monday, everyone!
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Pattern Giveaway & Skirt Progress
Firstly, I have to let you know about this gorgeous pattern giveaway by Debi of My Happy Sewing Place:
Although I really don't want any of you to enter, to increase my odds. Ha!
Secondly... Skirt progress!
I went with the coffee linen for the plackets and waistband. Plackets are attached and topstitched, I just need to add the waistband and do buttonholes & buttons.
Hopefully a finished skirt later today!
Although I really don't want any of you to enter, to increase my odds. Ha!
Secondly... Skirt progress!
I went with the coffee linen for the plackets and waistband. Plackets are attached and topstitched, I just need to add the waistband and do buttonholes & buttons.
Hopefully a finished skirt later today!
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Shabby Apple Dress Winner!
Woohoo! Another blogiversary prize!
Random.org has generated comment number 8 as the lucky girl:
And number 8 is...Gaylen! (Affectionately known as "gmarie" in the sewing blogosphere!)
Gaylen, you'll be wearing this adorable Shabby Apple dress for spring. Email me for details, woman. Congratulations!
Don't forget you can still place an order with Shabby Apple and use the special Quality Time coupon code to receive 10% off!
Random.org has generated comment number 8 as the lucky girl:
And number 8 is...Gaylen! (Affectionately known as "gmarie" in the sewing blogosphere!)
Gaylen, you'll be wearing this adorable Shabby Apple dress for spring. Email me for details, woman. Congratulations!
And a huge Thank You to Shabby Apple for providing the dress and giveaway to my readers.
Don't forget you can still place an order with Shabby Apple and use the special Quality Time coupon code to receive 10% off!
qualitytime10off
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Vtg Dubarry 6043 - pt 2
This is turning into one of "those" projects. You know the ones?
For reference, here's the pattern, a 1940s Dubarry:
I'm doing the Sewing through the Decades challenge (linky on the left sidebar), and this is my 1940s entry. Here's a snapshot of where I am right now:
Soo...the front bodice fits wonderful. I've really got that nailed it would seem. The back was a hot mess. I had used my vintage McCalls 4115 back bodice and drafted a new back bodice piece for this Dubarry. It ended up being about 6 inches too big!! I have NO idea what happened, nor do I want to think about it too much becuase it makes my head hurt. It would be SO much easier if I could just fit my back by sight.
Then my iron quit. Dad to the rescue, who ran my mom's iron over to my house on his way to church!
Next, I went back and redrafted the back bodice, making it the requisite 6 inches smaller and using the pinned-to-fit bodice in progress and the original Dubarry pattern to draft off of. Restitched the bodice, tried it on and voila. Looked like a pretty good fit (if slightly snug this time. sigh.)
That left me with skirt front & back. I had compared the skirt front & back pieces from the original pattern and they appeared to be nearly an exact match shape-wise to one of my favorite New Look skirt patterns. Which already fits. So I subbed out my NL skirt piece (It uses the same piece for front/back) for the Dubarry.
I did trace off a copy and reshape the waistline to match the Dubarry though. For two reasons...one, I won't have to dig around for the NL pattern next time I make this sundress and two, I was afraid the slightly different curve of the waistline would make a huge difference in fitting the bodice and skirt together.
That brings us to the next problem. When I went to stitch the skirt on, I discovered the back skirt was about 4-6" too big for the back bodice, while the front skirt fit the front bodice perfectly. Which makes sense I guess, since the original back bodice "should" have fit, given I made it to measurements. And the skirt pattern was cut the same. See, that's where the headache about this back fit thing comes into play. HOW can that be possible??
Anyway. What to do now? Add darts in back? Gathering? It was clearly too much to ease in. So I just went "easy" and made little pleats:
Which would be fine except now the dang thing is TOO TIGHT through my midsection/high hip! UGH!!! If this was a fitted dress, I think it would be fine (not in this fabric though). Since I was going for a more flowy skirt sundress, and not a fitted midsection/hip, I'm disappointed.
I'm setting this project aside for now until I can come up with a suitable solution (bear in mind I do not have any more of this cute yellow print, so my solution has to be some sort of witchcraftery).
Before I go though, here's a close up of the cute bodice with RED RICKRACK. I might cry if I can't fix this. Yellow daisy print with red rickrack!
I might have to find a new pattern to use my cheery pink and grey cherry fabric for...maybe a cute flowy skirt?
Don't forget to enter the Shabby Apple Dress giveaway! Enter to win this cute wrap dress:
One more shout-out to Hell's Belle. I really want to award this lovely blogiversary package! If I don't hear from you by midnight Monday night, I'll be redrawing to give my vintage patterns and goodies to the next lucky winner!
For reference, here's the pattern, a 1940s Dubarry:
I'm doing the Sewing through the Decades challenge (linky on the left sidebar), and this is my 1940s entry. Here's a snapshot of where I am right now:
Soo...the front bodice fits wonderful. I've really got that nailed it would seem. The back was a hot mess. I had used my vintage McCalls 4115 back bodice and drafted a new back bodice piece for this Dubarry. It ended up being about 6 inches too big!! I have NO idea what happened, nor do I want to think about it too much becuase it makes my head hurt. It would be SO much easier if I could just fit my back by sight.
Then my iron quit. Dad to the rescue, who ran my mom's iron over to my house on his way to church!
Next, I went back and redrafted the back bodice, making it the requisite 6 inches smaller and using the pinned-to-fit bodice in progress and the original Dubarry pattern to draft off of. Restitched the bodice, tried it on and voila. Looked like a pretty good fit (if slightly snug this time. sigh.)
That left me with skirt front & back. I had compared the skirt front & back pieces from the original pattern and they appeared to be nearly an exact match shape-wise to one of my favorite New Look skirt patterns. Which already fits. So I subbed out my NL skirt piece (It uses the same piece for front/back) for the Dubarry.
I did trace off a copy and reshape the waistline to match the Dubarry though. For two reasons...one, I won't have to dig around for the NL pattern next time I make this sundress and two, I was afraid the slightly different curve of the waistline would make a huge difference in fitting the bodice and skirt together.
That brings us to the next problem. When I went to stitch the skirt on, I discovered the back skirt was about 4-6" too big for the back bodice, while the front skirt fit the front bodice perfectly. Which makes sense I guess, since the original back bodice "should" have fit, given I made it to measurements. And the skirt pattern was cut the same. See, that's where the headache about this back fit thing comes into play. HOW can that be possible??
Anyway. What to do now? Add darts in back? Gathering? It was clearly too much to ease in. So I just went "easy" and made little pleats:
Which would be fine except now the dang thing is TOO TIGHT through my midsection/high hip! UGH!!! If this was a fitted dress, I think it would be fine (not in this fabric though). Since I was going for a more flowy skirt sundress, and not a fitted midsection/hip, I'm disappointed.
I'm setting this project aside for now until I can come up with a suitable solution (bear in mind I do not have any more of this cute yellow print, so my solution has to be some sort of witchcraftery).
Before I go though, here's a close up of the cute bodice with RED RICKRACK. I might cry if I can't fix this. Yellow daisy print with red rickrack!
I might have to find a new pattern to use my cheery pink and grey cherry fabric for...maybe a cute flowy skirt?
Don't forget to enter the Shabby Apple Dress giveaway! Enter to win this cute wrap dress:
One more shout-out to Hell's Belle. I really want to award this lovely blogiversary package! If I don't hear from you by midnight Monday night, I'll be redrawing to give my vintage patterns and goodies to the next lucky winner!
Saturday, March 12, 2011
a WINNER & a Shabby Apple giveaway!
This fabulous package of goodies:
will be going to lucky # 79!
That would be commenter Hell's Belle! Here's her comment:
Hell's Belle, thank you so much for commenting! Now you'll have some beautiful vintage dresses to master. Vintage techniques are amazingly simple and clear and I think you'll find them much more precise than modern patterns. Please send your mailing address to jemimabean at gmail dot com so I can pack up your box!
Oh, but WAIT! We're not done blogiversarizing yet... The wonderfully vintage and fun shabbyapple.com has generously offered my readers a real treat! They have prepared a dress giveaway for one lucky winner!
If you've never been to Shabby Apple, you're missing out! They have a wide assortment of women's dresses, but they also have accessories, fashionable maternity dresses, and the sweetest little girl's clothes too.
Two of my very favorite (current) lines include...
Front & back views:
2. For two additional chances to win...you can "Like" Shabby Apple on their Facebook page, AND "Follow" Shabby Apple on their Twitter. Then come back and leave a comment for each to let me know you've done so.
3. Limited to 3 comments per entry as noted above please!
4. This giveaway is only available to US shipping addresses.
But WAIT...there's more! Shabby Apple has also provided a 10% coupon code for any reader of my blog. If you don't happen to be the lucky girl who wins this dress, you can still shop and use this coupon on your order:
will be going to lucky # 79!
Hell's Belle, thank you so much for commenting! Now you'll have some beautiful vintage dresses to master. Vintage techniques are amazingly simple and clear and I think you'll find them much more precise than modern patterns. Please send your mailing address to jemimabean at gmail dot com so I can pack up your box!
Oh, but WAIT! We're not done blogiversarizing yet... The wonderfully vintage and fun shabbyapple.com has generously offered my readers a real treat! They have prepared a dress giveaway for one lucky winner!
If you've never been to Shabby Apple, you're missing out! They have a wide assortment of women's dresses, but they also have accessories, fashionable maternity dresses, and the sweetest little girl's clothes too.
Two of my very favorite (current) lines include...
and...
Such wonderful eye candy, am I right? It was SO hard to pick just ONE dress to give away here on the blog, but I have chosen one that I think is beautiful, timeless, and flattering to a variety of shapes and sizes. Not to mention very vintage feeling! Are you ready for the reveal??
You, fabulous readers, have the chance to win this beauty:
Front & back views:
Just lovely...
To enter to win, here's the "rules":
1. Visit the Shabby Apple website and then come back and leave a comment telling me what YOUR favorite line is!2. For two additional chances to win...you can "Like" Shabby Apple on their Facebook page, AND "Follow" Shabby Apple on their Twitter. Then come back and leave a comment for each to let me know you've done so.
3. Limited to 3 comments per entry as noted above please!
4. This giveaway is only available to US shipping addresses.
But WAIT...there's more! Shabby Apple has also provided a 10% coupon code for any reader of my blog. If you don't happen to be the lucky girl who wins this dress, you can still shop and use this coupon on your order:
qualitytime10off
Good Luck Good Luck Good Luck!!!
And a big old Thank You Shabby Apple!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
thursday thursday.
SO many great comments in my giveaway post! And I can't wait til this weekend when I can peruse about a hundred new-to-me blogs! Thank you all so much for sharing your sewing plans. I see several kindred spirits.
If you haven't entered the giveaway yet, go to the previous post to do so before midnight tomorrow!
Meanwhile, while we wait for Friday midnight, did you see this cute (free!) tank download over at Fabric.com?
You can download your own copy at the page here. I've already downloaded mine!
I'm off now to have a Subway flatbread, because I'm starving. Before I go though, so many of you commented about what a generous giveaway and expressed delight with the patterns (but couldn't believe I could part with them)...well now I'm going to let you in on a little secret. I have TOO MANY PATTERNS. I, Angie.A have a vintage pattern buying problem. ha.
I dearly love these patterns, but honestly, I'll never take the time to grade them because since buying them I've found something similar in a better size for me. So don't feel any guilt whatsoever! I am SO happy to pass them on to someone who will love and cherish and use them!
But, you know, if anyone out there would like to get me one of these for my blogiversary gift, I promise I will make good use of it:
My very own Lee Pace Pieman. Can you just imagine? Mmm hmmm.
ps...Cherry Sundress news: I'm chicken to cut into that fabulous vintage cherry print fabric (in case it doesn't fit) so I'm making a "test garment" in a yummy yellow floral. (Not vintage, but still adorable). So hopefully at the end of this little project, I'll have TWO cute sundresses! More to show on THAT this weekend!
If you haven't entered the giveaway yet, go to the previous post to do so before midnight tomorrow!
Meanwhile, while we wait for Friday midnight, did you see this cute (free!) tank download over at Fabric.com?
You can download your own copy at the page here. I've already downloaded mine!
I'm off now to have a Subway flatbread, because I'm starving. Before I go though, so many of you commented about what a generous giveaway and expressed delight with the patterns (but couldn't believe I could part with them)...well now I'm going to let you in on a little secret. I have TOO MANY PATTERNS. I, Angie.A have a vintage pattern buying problem. ha.
I dearly love these patterns, but honestly, I'll never take the time to grade them because since buying them I've found something similar in a better size for me. So don't feel any guilt whatsoever! I am SO happy to pass them on to someone who will love and cherish and use them!
But, you know, if anyone out there would like to get me one of these for my blogiversary gift, I promise I will make good use of it:
My very own Lee Pace Pieman. Can you just imagine? Mmm hmmm.
ps...Cherry Sundress news: I'm chicken to cut into that fabulous vintage cherry print fabric (in case it doesn't fit) so I'm making a "test garment" in a yummy yellow floral. (Not vintage, but still adorable). So hopefully at the end of this little project, I'll have TWO cute sundresses! More to show on THAT this weekend!
Monday, March 07, 2011
a blogiversary & giveaway numero uno!
It's my 5th blogiversary! I'm a couple of days late, but better late than never, right??
A fabulous mix of SEVEN vintage patterns from the 30s-50s. They are on the smaller side, but are beautiful enough to take the time to resize or grade if you need to. Practically a whole wardrobe of possibilities!
In addition to all that vintage loveliness is a very sweet 16" strand of vintage glass pearls with rhinestone clasp, and a 1920's era Woman's Institute booklet on sewing lingerie & underthings, by Mary Brooks Picken.
The booklet contains diagrams and instructions to draft your own lingerie and is in excellent condition. The pattern envelopes are in varying degree's of age and use, and one or two are disintegrating but all patterns should still be complete. (However, I probably will not be going through them before shipping to the winner, so acceptable risk-takers only!)
Now for the important part... Leave a comment on this post and tell me about your spring and summer sewing plans (or Fall/Winter if you're on the other side of the pond). I'll close the giveaway this Friday at midnight, so get your comments in tout suite! I'll use a random number generator to choose the winner and announce on Saturday.
This giveaway is open to everyone, from American to Martian, but alas, only one entry per person.
Happy, Happy Monday!
ps...Stay close dear readers...there is another fabulous giveaway coming soon!
And what better way to celebrate than with a GIVEAWAY! (Or two.) The first giveaway is from Moi, Yours Truly, Angie.A and consists of the following goodies! (Be sure to click full size to get a good long peek!)
In addition to all that vintage loveliness is a very sweet 16" strand of vintage glass pearls with rhinestone clasp, and a 1920's era Woman's Institute booklet on sewing lingerie & underthings, by Mary Brooks Picken.
The booklet contains diagrams and instructions to draft your own lingerie and is in excellent condition. The pattern envelopes are in varying degree's of age and use, and one or two are disintegrating but all patterns should still be complete. (However, I probably will not be going through them before shipping to the winner, so acceptable risk-takers only!)
Now for the important part... Leave a comment on this post and tell me about your spring and summer sewing plans (or Fall/Winter if you're on the other side of the pond). I'll close the giveaway this Friday at midnight, so get your comments in tout suite! I'll use a random number generator to choose the winner and announce on Saturday.
This giveaway is open to everyone, from American to Martian, but alas, only one entry per person.
Happy, Happy Monday!
ps...Stay close dear readers...there is another fabulous giveaway coming soon!
Monday, December 20, 2010
i heart u giveaway WINNER!
Yay! It's #22:
And it's Faye of Faye's Sewing Adventure!!
And it's Faye of Faye's Sewing Adventure!!
Faye just finished a GORGEOUS Colette Lady Grey coat. I love her blog, she makes such beautiful garments.
Congratulations Faye! You have my email, so just send me your mailing address and I'll package your goodies right up, just in time for Christmas!
Thank you everyone for the very sweet comments about my blog. I haven't been sewing much this fall and I often think about the blog, and how I'm going to write a post with nothing concrete to show you! So your feedback was much appreciated and I'm glad that even inspiration posts are appreciated.
The good news is, I have a planning period (I'm a teacher for those of you who are new or aren't aware) in the spring! I've been teaching through my "plan" all fall, which has seriously cut into my free time at home. That's the main reason I haven't been sewing.
So the new semester should find me refreshed from a nice break, and with some extra time to sew during the week to boot!
Thank you again for playing! Have a great week!
Thank you everyone for the very sweet comments about my blog. I haven't been sewing much this fall and I often think about the blog, and how I'm going to write a post with nothing concrete to show you! So your feedback was much appreciated and I'm glad that even inspiration posts are appreciated.
The good news is, I have a planning period (I'm a teacher for those of you who are new or aren't aware) in the spring! I've been teaching through my "plan" all fall, which has seriously cut into my free time at home. That's the main reason I haven't been sewing.
So the new semester should find me refreshed from a nice break, and with some extra time to sew during the week to boot!
Thank you again for playing! Have a great week!
Thursday, December 16, 2010
i heart u giveaway.
Have I mentioned that I really love all of you? No? Surely I've mentioned it.
I do! I heart you all at least <----------------------------> much.
So.
In honor of the Christmas season, and to share my love of sewing, books and vintage-y patterns, I've put together a giveaway for you. My sewing blogging buddies.
First, a brand new copy of Sew Serendipity:
Fabulous skirts and jackets and dresses, oh my! This entire book is filled with yummy prints and easy patterns. Just the thing to thumb through with a hot cup of tea or cocoa on a snowy, winter day.
I'm also including this fabulous Hotpattern, the Metropolitan Tie Me Down Tops:
Can you get any classier than a tie-front top? I love this one for the vintage-y shoulder yoke shirring and the V-neckline.
I'll also include a few little surprises in the winner's box.
Here are the rules to play! 1) This giveaway is open to followers of my blog only. I love to meet new people too, but this gift is intended for the people who aren't just passing by to enter a giveaway. 2) Leave a comment by midnight on Sunday, December 19, and tell me one sewing project or technique you'd like to master in 2011.
That's it! I am very lucky in so many ways, but especially I feel lucky to have the chance to interact with all of you on a regular basis. If you all weren't out there, somewhere, I'd be bursting at the seams with sewing chatter and no one to share it with.
I'll use a random generator to pick our winning seamstress on Monday!
I do! I heart you all at least <----------------------------> much.
So.
In honor of the Christmas season, and to share my love of sewing, books and vintage-y patterns, I've put together a giveaway for you. My sewing blogging buddies.
First, a brand new copy of Sew Serendipity:
Fabulous skirts and jackets and dresses, oh my! This entire book is filled with yummy prints and easy patterns. Just the thing to thumb through with a hot cup of tea or cocoa on a snowy, winter day.
I'm also including this fabulous Hotpattern, the Metropolitan Tie Me Down Tops:
Can you get any classier than a tie-front top? I love this one for the vintage-y shoulder yoke shirring and the V-neckline.
I'll also include a few little surprises in the winner's box.
Here are the rules to play! 1) This giveaway is open to followers of my blog only. I love to meet new people too, but this gift is intended for the people who aren't just passing by to enter a giveaway. 2) Leave a comment by midnight on Sunday, December 19, and tell me one sewing project or technique you'd like to master in 2011.
That's it! I am very lucky in so many ways, but especially I feel lucky to have the chance to interact with all of you on a regular basis. If you all weren't out there, somewhere, I'd be bursting at the seams with sewing chatter and no one to share it with.
I'll use a random generator to pick our winning seamstress on Monday!
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Sew Beautiful Blog Prize Winner!
Congratulations to....drumroll....
Comment #62!
Comment #62!
In the interest of full disclosure, I did not count the "removed comment" when counting to 62 to find our winner. Comment #62 was left by "daycdoo", and I have your email. I will be emailing you shortly for your mailing info! Congratulations & enjoy your fabulous prize courtesy of the Martha Pullen Co. and Sew Beautiful Magazine.
Don't forget, you can still use the coupon code to the Martha Pullen Co. store! The code is BLOGTOUR and is good for 25% off your order There is no minimum order, one use per customer, and the code expires on Oct 31, 2010.
Stay tuned for....wait for it....
ACTUAL SEWING.
Don't forget, you can still use the coupon code to the Martha Pullen Co. store! The code is BLOGTOUR and is good for 25% off your order There is no minimum order, one use per customer, and the code expires on Oct 31, 2010.
Stay tuned for....wait for it....
ACTUAL SEWING.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Sew Beautiful Blog Tour - Pt 5: Pintucking
If you've been following along in my sewing adventures for very long, you might remember that Sew Beautiful magazine was pivotal in my early interest in sewing. In fact, it could be said that if it weren't for the Easter issue of Sew Beautiful in 1998, I may never have found this wonderful hobby.
As a longtime subscriber & reader, I was thrilled a few months ago to be asked to participate in a special blog tour as part of Sew Beautiful's September/October issue! (Psst...To go right to the Pintucking video, scroll down this post!)
Sew Beautiful graciously asked me and several other heirloom enthusiast bloggers to join their blog tour, featuring a series of videos that the SB experts have filmed, highlighting just how attainable these beautiful techniques are. Even for beginners!
Along the tour route, you will learn all of the techniques required to complete this gorgeous camisole:
At first glance, such a lovely creation might seem overwhelming to someone unused to heirloom sewing. But the truth is, the basic techniques needed to complete this project are quite simple. You need little more than a straight stitch and zigzag stitch!
Each video "class" shares a basic technique needed to complete this pretty camisole, recreated from a vintage nightgown. SB shares the instructions and templates needed to create this camisole in their September/October issue #132.
You may click the button below to go to the very beginning of the tour, or scroll down this page to view the video for Part 5: Pintucking. And don't forget to enter my blog giveaway! SB has prepared a fabulous package of gifts for you. Detail are at the end of this post.
And now it's on with the show! The video below features Pintucking. It has been divided into 3 parts; click the links below the video to continue on to parts 2 & 3.
And don't forget to pick up the issue #132 of Sew Beautiful, for the written directions to accompany the tour videos!
And now for the really fun part! Sew Beautiful has prepared an incredibly generous giveaway for readers of my blog. Total prize value is $160! Here's what the winner will receive:
• complete kit needed to make the Vintage Inspiration camisole, from sizes XS (2-4) to 3X (26-28). This kit also includes Maline laces and Swiss beading!
• a copy of the book: Sleepwear Especially for You. This book contains the basic tank top pattern suggested in the instructions.
• a copy of the new issue of Sew Beautiful
• a June Tailor Heirloom Stitcher's Shape 'N Press board
Leave a comment on this post by Friday, August 20 at 11:59 pm to be entered for a chance to win this fabulous prize package! I will use a random number generator to choose a comment, and will announce the winner on Saturday, August 21.
Additionally, Sew Beautiful and the Martha Pullen Co. would like to give ALL of my readers a special treat! They would like to offer a discount code for the Martha Pullen store at http://store.marthapullen.com/. The code is BLOGTOUR and is good for 25% off your order There is no minimum order, one use per customer, and the code expires on Oct 31, 2010.
I hope you'll join me in exploring this heirloom sewing blog tour, and in sewing this beautiful camisole. I personally think we should have a little sewalong!
And a great big thank you to Shannon Miller, Kathy Barnard, and the rest of the staff at Sew Beautiful and the Martha Pullen Co. for asking me to participate in such a wonderful event. I am honored to be included as part of such a talented group of bloggers.
Sew Beautiful graciously asked me and several other heirloom enthusiast bloggers to join their blog tour, featuring a series of videos that the SB experts have filmed, highlighting just how attainable these beautiful techniques are. Even for beginners!
Along the tour route, you will learn all of the techniques required to complete this gorgeous camisole:
At first glance, such a lovely creation might seem overwhelming to someone unused to heirloom sewing. But the truth is, the basic techniques needed to complete this project are quite simple. You need little more than a straight stitch and zigzag stitch!
Each video "class" shares a basic technique needed to complete this pretty camisole, recreated from a vintage nightgown. SB shares the instructions and templates needed to create this camisole in their September/October issue #132.
You may click the button below to go to the very beginning of the tour, or scroll down this page to view the video for Part 5: Pintucking. And don't forget to enter my blog giveaway! SB has prepared a fabulous package of gifts for you. Detail are at the end of this post.
And now it's on with the show! The video below features Pintucking. It has been divided into 3 parts; click the links below the video to continue on to parts 2 & 3.
And don't forget to pick up the issue #132 of Sew Beautiful, for the written directions to accompany the tour videos!
And now for the really fun part! Sew Beautiful has prepared an incredibly generous giveaway for readers of my blog. Total prize value is $160! Here's what the winner will receive:
• complete kit needed to make the Vintage Inspiration camisole, from sizes XS (2-4) to 3X (26-28). This kit also includes Maline laces and Swiss beading!
• a copy of the book: Sleepwear Especially for You. This book contains the basic tank top pattern suggested in the instructions.
• a copy of the new issue of Sew Beautiful
• a June Tailor Heirloom Stitcher's Shape 'N Press board
Leave a comment on this post by Friday, August 20 at 11:59 pm to be entered for a chance to win this fabulous prize package! I will use a random number generator to choose a comment, and will announce the winner on Saturday, August 21.Additionally, Sew Beautiful and the Martha Pullen Co. would like to give ALL of my readers a special treat! They would like to offer a discount code for the Martha Pullen store at http://store.marthapullen.com/. The code is BLOGTOUR and is good for 25% off your order There is no minimum order, one use per customer, and the code expires on Oct 31, 2010.
I hope you'll join me in exploring this heirloom sewing blog tour, and in sewing this beautiful camisole. I personally think we should have a little sewalong!
And a great big thank you to Shannon Miller, Kathy Barnard, and the rest of the staff at Sew Beautiful and the Martha Pullen Co. for asking me to participate in such a wonderful event. I am honored to be included as part of such a talented group of bloggers.
Friday, August 06, 2010
it's coming....
But it's even BETTER than a giant shark!
I just wanted to give all of you lovely regular reader's a heads up. You don't want to miss the blog next week. I'll be co-blogging as part of a very special event (that I can't tell you about yet, hee). But I CAN tell you that it involves very cool...
and super awesome...
Woot!
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