Welcome to DAY 10 of our 12 Days of Christmas celebration!
For our 10th Day Of Christmas giveaway, we are doing a GIVEAWAY of one $100 Pixie Faire Gift Card to one lucky winner. The gift card can be used towards any item available on the Pixie Faire website. Woot, Woot!
Maybe you'll use your gift card to buy a new pattern to use to practice a new sewing skill! Need some ideas? The Sewing Techniques collection of courses available in Sewing With Cinnamon span from basic beginner level tutorials and projects to more advanced skills designed to challenge you!
Wondering what types of technique tutorials are included?
Hand Sewing Mastery includes basic skills with a demonstration for sewing snaps under buttons which can be used with so many pattern found at Pixie Faire!
Here's a peek at that video:
Lace Applique demonstrated on the Starlight Gala pattern and the Aviator Jacket pattern
Basic Hand Embroidery with demonstrations to add something special to a pair of jeans!
Smocking for dolls done by hand using the Katya pattern.
Hemming Techniques with an emphasis on using decorative stitches demonstrated on the Jeans, Lace Overlay Top, Spring Dirndl, and Open Pelisse & Regency Dress patterns.
Creating pleats with demonstrations using the Plated Skirt and Cosplay Day Dress patterns.
Creating pintucks with demonstrations using the Boomerit Falls Dress pattern.
and so much more...
There are so many technique based video tutorials available in Sewing With Cinnamon and the streaming platform make it so easy to watch at any time from anywhere! Look for us on Roku and watch anytime on your TV!
ENTER TO WIN A $100 Pixie Faire Gift Card!
Toenter this week's contest, simply click the link below and then enter through the giveaway widget at the bottom of the blog post, there are many things you can do to earn multiple entry points!
Contest Details: You enter through the entry form that is embedded on this page and appears just below this paragraph, if you don't see it, be sure to visit the page from your desktop or an alternate browser such as Google Chrome. It may not appear on all mobile devices. The complete rules and entry details appear on the entry form. This is not a comment contest - in other words, leaving a comment on the bottom of this page is not an official entry method. The only required entry method is to leave a comment under this post and then confirm that you did it in the contest widget. One person will receive the gift card. You can enter once, or gain multiple entries by completing the other entry methods and increase your chances of winning. Please review all Terms and Conditions on the giveaway page before entering. While we wish we could run this contest everywhere, for legal reasons it is only open to eligible residents of the U.S. and Canada, not including Rhode Island. This contest is exclusively endorsed by Pixie Faire and Sewing With Cinnamon.
Commenting below and confirming your entry in the widget above gives you one entry method, the other methods are listed in the widget above, be sure to enter in as many ways as you can to receive the maximum amount of entries to win the prize!
Entry method #1, comment on this blog post finishing the following sentence…
“My biggest sewing challenge is ________.” Tell us why :)
Comments must be left (on this blog post) by midnight (pacific) on Tuesday, 1/3/2023.
The widget will be updated the following day with the first name of the winner. The winner will be contacted at the email provided when entering.
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Okay, good luck, and if we’ve forgotten anything we will modify and/or update this post as needed.
We hope you enjoy our 12 Days Of Christmas Celebration. We are incredibly grateful for your ongoing support and wish you a happy holiday season, and a terrific new year!
Happy New Year!
Cinnamon & Pixie Faire Team
100 Comments
Marion
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is sewing a zipper into a lined garment.
Janet
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is tiny seams, especially on 9" doll clothes.
Kathy
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is top stitching. I have difficulty keeping it straight.
Kathy
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is top stitching. I have difficulty keeping it straight.
Ruth Ann D.
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is just getting started — choose a pattern, choose fabric, cut it out, sew it up! That’s pretty simple once you get started. My sewing room and fabric is in the only upstairs room in the house, so it’s really easy to get sidetracked downstairs and never venture up!
Carol
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is finding the time to sew. I love sewing but I constantly get interrupted. I have especially enjoyed your patterns. Thank you!
JUDY
January 03, 2023
SEWING WITH KNITS!
Wanda Green
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is learning to use my narrow hemming foot.
Elaine Bowden Powell
January 03, 2023
My biggest challenge is finding time to do the projects that I would like to do.
anita
January 03, 2023
my biggest sewing challenge is sitting down at my sewing machine. I will cut out outfits (many outfits) before I sit down to sew them!
mary hope
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is knowing and finding the specialty items that I need in order to sew different kinds of accessories for the outfits…such as eyelets, special trims, felted wools and most “tiny or miniature “ notions. I’m unable to get out in order to shop because of pain so I can’t examine or return notions and everything I buy comes from online where I spend countless hours searching for “just the right size” and small amounts. I rarely need to purchase 1 or 2 yards of fabric at a time! I have learned the metric system for buttons and snaps and so many things since I started sewing for dolls! I love it!!!
Patricia
January 03, 2023
Sewing on hook and loop fastener…I hate it.
Debbi Luby
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is very thin fabric.
Marie Doris King
January 03, 2023
My biggest challenge is trying to enter change doll patterns to make it my own.
Katherina Mosqueda
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is working without interruptions.
Maureen W.
January 03, 2023
“My biggest sewing challenge is : Not knowing a lot about different types of fabric, and even though I follow the pattern suggestions, I am still at a loss for the most part for the FEEL of the fabric; I am one of those persons, who needs to feel the fabric which would match with the pattern? (hard to explain) and often am hesitant to purchase said fabric and just use what I have at hand. Can’t exactly go into a fabric store and start ‘touchy-feely’, although I have to the weird looks of other customers/employees. And I look right back-because most of them do not know either! Thank goodness, for Pixie Packs !! Great question.
Sharon
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is button holes. I have watched the videos etc but still seem to have issues as my button hole foot is challenging to determine it’s size due to its shape .
Mary Agan
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is finding time to do everything I want to get done and staying organized!
Nancy Saller
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge I’d keeping my work space organized.
Lisa
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is sewing slippery fabrics.
Laura
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is sewing tiny doll sleeves. The small size plus the tiny hem is difficult.
Margaret Goodman
January 03, 2023
When I sew for myself, fitting the garment to my measurements is my biggest challenge. When sewing for the 18" girl dolls my biggest challenge is turning out small tubes to the right side.
Kelly
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is deciding which idea to start on next. There are just so many great ideas. Should I start on the historical dress, it is so pretty, or should I start on the ghillies so my daughter’s doll has the same shoes? Hmmmm.
Fran R
January 03, 2023
I have been sewing for years; am a retired Home Economics teacher so am familiar with many techniques but when it comes to sewing something using a new technique or new technology I seem to lose the motivation to try something a new way. Scared of failure maybe?
Helen
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is space to work in that doesn’t have to be moved when we eat dinner. Being able to have the exact buttons, trims, and fabric for what I am trying to make can also be a challenge—I have a lot of stuff, just never what I want!
Sherina
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is cutting out pattern to get started.
Deb
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is time.
Alt
January 03, 2023
finding time to sit &sew
Barb
January 03, 2023
My biggest challenge is deciding what to sew next. “Sew” many ideas rolling around in my head, and I’m always seeing something that would be so cute doll sized…….
Sarah
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is gathering things by hand.
Nancy McAllister
January 03, 2023
My biggest problem is with silk or satin type fabrics!
Nel
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is welt pockets. I never can get them squared.
Anne
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is choosing the fabric that works the best with the pattern.
Lisa
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is working with knit fabrics – I find them hard to sew.
Marie-Josee
January 03, 2023
My biggest challenge is working with specialty fabrics. So slippery and very hard to handle for me.
Dorothy S
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is not the sewing itself. I frequently search for new techniques and how to videos. My challenge is making the decisions about the fabric type and colors for an outfit.
Shirley
January 03, 2023
My biggest challenge is room. My sewing room is also a small bed room. My sewing machine sets on a table my dad made me years ago between a bed and a chest of drawers. I have things strung out on the bed. I use a TV tray with an ironing pad on it so I can iron as I sew. When I need to cut something using a rotary cutter I put my cutting board on top of the ironing pad. I have plastic storage drawers for notions, etc. Material is stored in different locations.
Patty Gennario
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is making shoes for my doll outfits. I can never get them both to come out right! I love having shoes for an outfit, but they’re too expensive to buy.
Barbara
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is finding appropriately scaled fabrics for doll clothes.
Julie B.
January 03, 2023
“My biggest sewing challenge is having to many projects going at once and finishing them all.
Susan
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is having an organized sewing room so that I can find the things that I need.
Deanna
January 03, 2023
Sewing thin knits and silky fabrics
PAM
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is picking out what I want to make after I finish the garment I’m working on. I just can’ get enough sewing time in.
MAUREEN
January 03, 2023
My biggest challenge is any kind of ruffle – I want ruffles that are perfectly even, and it is difficult for me to achieve that..
Jackie
January 03, 2023
Making button holes
Virginia
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is fitting myself.
Robin
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is organizing my time so that I can fit my favorite activities – sewing, knitting – in with my work and chores.
Christine
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is finding time to sew.
Susan
January 03, 2023
My biggest challenge is finishing a project
Lois
January 03, 2023
My biggest challenge is sewing around necklines so I like to make a facing so it doesn’t unravel.
Ronni
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is sewing super stretchy knit fabrics.
Sonya
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is actually finishing a sewing project that I start!
Ehnita
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is not following directions.
Mary Jo
January 03, 2023
My biggest challenge is matching fabric to a pattern creating that perfect outfit
Susan
January 03, 2023
My biggest challenge is accurately matching seams where 4 pieces meet with intersecting or crossing seams.
Cassie
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is not getting so frustrated I can’t sew anymore. I’m a beginner, and troubleshooting my machine and technique are a constant!
Janice S
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is using the acetate lining fabric for lining in a coat or jacket. It seems that the lining is always too small for the garment and I am not sure why.
Kathy Stuparits
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is sewing snaps neatly. The stitching is either too bulky or not enough so the snaps eventually fall off.
Jo
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is it be satisfied with corners, after they have been turned right side out. I think they should look sharp, but if you mess too long with them, a bulge appears, and that’s worse.
Bee
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is keeping my work area clean.
Marsha
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is getting my sewing room organized. Everything is still in boxes from my move.
Kathleen Rowley
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing problem is finding the time to sew. It seems everything and everyone wants my time when I start a project.
Liana
January 03, 2023
My biggest challenge is finding enough time to sew :)
Janice
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is sewing tiny things.
Shel
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is finishing a project I have started or just getting started.
Grace
January 03, 2023
My greatest sewing challenges are not finishing projects I start, finding enough time, and making patterns.
June
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is putting in a good looking zipper.
Christina
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is staying organized… I’m probably the least organized person I know
Sparkle
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is finding the time to sew.
Sylvia
January 03, 2023
My biggest challenge is choosing the right fabric for the project. Trying to identify fabric content in knits
Donna Cutting
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is sewing stretchy fabric
Grandma Freckles
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is like Julie A Vasbinder – organizing & keeping my sewing room organized. Right now it is piled with fabric left from things I recently cut out & sewed, newly acquired fabrics, trims & notions. I have printed out the picture that goes with each pattern I have downloaded & most are glued onto 6-1/2 × 9-1/2" manila envelopes, waiting to be filed & also waiting for the pattern piece & instruction to be printed out.
Linda D
January 03, 2023
My biggest challenge is I’m afraid to use my serger. The lady at the store where I bought it, set it up for me to do rolled hems, and I’m afraid to thread it to do different things.
Tricia B.
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is tiny buttonholes, and precise button hole placement.
sue
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is making learning how to use the serger I was given a priority.
Paula Machnik
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is using my serger!
Linda
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is to be able to use all the fabrics and trims that I’ve stockpiled.
Tamara G
January 03, 2023
Right now my biggest sewing challenge is completing all the projects I’ve started and using all the fabric I’ve purchased. As is often my tendency, I get excited about something new and my ideas go racing ahead of the time I have available to do them!!
Julie A Vasbinder
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is keeping my sewing room organized. I have a tremendous stash of fabric, notions, patterns, etc. I have been sewing for almost 50 years.
Susan Bank
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is making button holes
Carol Fox
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is Working with Silky fabrics and being too picky about getting things perfect!!
Mollie Bradford
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is keeping my thin fabrics from getting sunk in the feed dogs. I need to get better with using starter fabrics.
Beth
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is finding time.
Juliann
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is STAYING OUT OF THE FABRIC STORES!! I’m always going into a store “just to see what they have” or to pick up notions and end up buying more fabric. It’s not like I don’t have enough fabric because I’m a true “fabric-holic”, I just can’t control myself :-( My dolls have all the clothes they could ever want—both modern and historical—but I always seen to find more fabric to make them more clothes!
Michele
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenges center around moving beyond intermediate level skills, including the ability to tackle specialty fabrics with ease. sew zippers. I’m so thankful for the new skills I continue to pick up from SWC courses!
Ronda
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is also aging because I am afraid I won’t live long enough to try all of my patterns or finish the hundreds of UFOs
Teresa-Jo Proulx
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is inserting zippers in doll clothes.
Sandra Cox
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is sewing very fine material.
Kay
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is making and turning tubes of fabric! It’s always so difficult!
Ruth
January 03, 2023
My biggest struggle with sewing is time and timing… I love making doll clothes but they take soooo long to make.
Janet
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is the lack of more hours in a day. Even retired there are so many projects I wish to do.
Debbie Forringer
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is altering/tailoring my own clothes. It is easy to mark hems and tailor other people’s clothes but I just cannot seem to teach my husband how to mark my clothes yet.
Marty Blinde
January 03, 2023
My biggest challenge is getting everything finished that I want to finish—too many projects—too little time.
Erica
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is That I don’t know how to sew a zipper!
Kathleen A
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is perfectionism. I am not satisfied unless my project is perfect. And being human, it’s not always possible. :)
Joann Elsey
January 03, 2023
My biggest challenge is sewing after I’ve cut it out, layout just took the ambition.
Cheryl R.
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is getting my grumpy bones to let me sit at my sewing machine and sew for awhile. So I do short stents and take breaks often.
Leanna
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is dancewear/swimwear knits for dolls—tiny pieces under my serger are difficult for me to work with.
Kristen
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is finding solid chunks of time around the kids’ schedules 😆 Related, would be staying organized so that I can jump in whenever I DO have time.
Elaine
January 03, 2023
“My biggest sewing challenge is Finding time to actually sew.
Marion
January 03, 2023
My biggest sewing challenge is sewing a zipper into a lined garment.