January 03, 2022

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
Lace Applique
Basic Hand Embroidery
Smocking for dolls
Hemming Techniques
Sewing perfect gathers
Applying simple closures
Sewing button and snaps
Creating pleats
Creating pintucks
Seam finishes
Zippers
and so much more...

There are so many technique based video tutorials available in Sewing With Cinnamon and the new platform make it so easy to watch at any time from anywhere!

Have you explored the new site and full set of mobile apps yet?

Sewing With Cinnamon has just gotten a huge upgrade! We so excited to announce that you can find our app on all streaming services! You heard me right! Roku, AppleTV, Fire TV, IOS apps, Android Apps, and Google Play!

If you haven't joined yet - go take a look! It's free for the first 7 days!

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Existing SWC members already have access, just check our email to find the emailed invite to the new platform :)

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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 Sunday, 1/3/2022.

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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

Susan Griner

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is making time to sew

Cassandra

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is not having a dedicated sewing area set up.”

Daisy

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is prompting myself to sew, sometimes the hardest part is getting things started !

Debra Tarbox

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is resisting buying pretty fabrics when I have 4 medium totes of fabrics. Alson finishing my projects that I start.

Melody Link

January 03, 2022

As many said, my biggest sewing challenge is working with very small pieces. Now that I have a Blythe doll to dress, I feel that sewing for the AG dolls was a breeze by comparison! The Neo Blythe body is like a Barbie/Skipper sort of mix. Few patterns exist for these dolls. But Pixie has some and I have started, but the pieces are very small so I need some tricks to this particular trade!

Sara

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is finishing a project before I start a new one.

Donna Sherry

January 03, 2022

My biggest challenge is getting motivated since COVID

Jennifer

January 03, 2022

I guess my biggest challenge for sewing doll clothes is getting small notions. I am able to sew zippers or what ever, but a jacket sized zipper is either really expensive or just can’t find anything like that.

Olga

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is getting started, finding all the supplies that I need and setting up my sewing area. I do not have a dedicated sewing area or room to work in as we now live in a very small home so I set up on the kitchen table which is not working out well for me.

Hania

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is finishing projects. I have a bad habit of abandoning projects to start new ones

Jan M

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is organization. I can never seem to find what I need in my sewing area.

Deb

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is trying to find 1/4 inch buttons in Canada shipping and import duties are prohibitive. .In the 70’s it was easy to find wonderful " Viyella "and fine cotton with delicate prints for doll and children’s dresses as well as tiny trims. We live in rural Ontario so seldom get to Toronto.

Vicky

January 03, 2022

My biggest challenge in sewing is choosing white fabric to use. Finding some time.

Sandra Stuckless

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is finding the right fabric for my projects! Currently, there is ONE fabric shop in this city (yes, I said city). A quilting shop just opened, but that’s rarely suited to clothing. sigh…
I have had to totally change the way my brain looks at fabric; I can’t go in with a specific fabric in mind, rather, I have to browse and hunt for a lovely fabric, then decide what I could use it for. NOT a safe way to shop these days!
As for online shopping…huh! I need to assess the ‘hand’….I need to touch the fabric. See? Challenges all ’round.

Sandra Stuckless

January 03, 2022

Pauline

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is gathering. For some reason I don’t like doing it and I always end up sewing patterns that have a lot of it! When I did the Pretty Pilgrim, I just about died when I realized how much gathering there was on that outfit. But the more I do it, the less flustered about it I get about it. My other challenge is time- there never seems to be enough of it!

Lynn Zukowski

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge: “making the first step to get started.”. I tend to overthink the project, do research, change my mind about fabrics etc. however once I start cutting out the pattern- away I go.

Chandra

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is using up my fabric stash before I go buy other fabrics! I am especially challenged when I see quilting fabrics I like when I have a whole bunch of quilt projects on the go! Same goes for making doll clothes. Too many patterns I have material to use to make, then I go and buy more patterns and material!

VIRGINIA WALTEMYER

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge: it’s a toss up between buttonholes and sewing on stretchy fabrics.

LISA

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is zippers and buttonholes! I feel I could be unstoppable if I mastered these skills.

Bev

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge at the moment is organizing my embroidery designs in a way that I can quickly find them.As a senior I have not developed as many computer skills as sewing skills

Natalie

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is finishing what I start

Colleen

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is sewing lightweight fabric without wrecking it.

Kathy m

January 03, 2022

My biggest challenge is time to see right now my see room in chaos mood due yesterday we set up tv for Roku yes it was unexpected Christmas gift so now I can watch while I am thank you Swc team for this upgrade

Marty

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is organizing my sewing room so that I can find all the fabulous supplies I have purchased! Some days it’s like being lost in the forest.

Ruth Novy

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is putting in zippers. Never happy with
How they look.

Lei-Ann

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is understanding the different types of fabrics and which designs the fabrics will work best with.

Mardelle

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is time…to sew all the things I have in my mind~

Lorraine MacLeod

January 03, 2022

My problem is finding the time to sew when I have so many other things that occupy my time. I will have to make time for it somehow in this new year!

Lorraine MacLeod

January 03, 2022

My problem is finding the time to sew when I have so many other things that occupy my time. I will have to make time for it somehow in this new year!

Joanne

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is light fabric with spandex.

Nancy

January 03, 2022

My biggest challenge is trying to teach my granddaughter how to sew the gathered sleeves in such a small semi circle. It takes a lot of precision and stopping and starting adjusting the fabric.

Chris H

January 03, 2022

My biggest problem is organization to the space available.

Karen

January 03, 2022

“My biggest sewing challenge is zippers. The tutorials make the process look so easy but my zippers never come out even and straight the first time. I always have to unpick and redo some section of the zipper.

Sam

January 03, 2022

Probably sewing slippery/gauzy fabrics and zippers

Wendy

January 03, 2022

My biggest challenge is finishing what I make. I have several unfinished projects waiting for hemming and button holes.

EV

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is affording all the fabrics I want and then trusting myself to work out the details of the things I’ve designed in my head. Trusting my own knowledge and experience enough to try the things I want to. Also time to complete things.

Kathleen

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is zippers, which I used to do full size many decades ago. I plan to study the zipper tutorial and get my skill back. I find the tutorials either teach me something new or refresh my old skills…I use them on making children’s clothing also.

Faye

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is just doing it

Ann

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is closures on the doll clothes. Everything is so small.

Deborah

January 03, 2022

My biggest challenge is working on just one project at a time. I always end up beginning another project before I fihish the previous.

Lana

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is doing hand stitching with “trigger fingers” (fingers that lock up at times).

Nancy

January 03, 2022

My biggest challenge is making my design ideas a reality.

Tommie

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is sewing with any fabric that stretches Ora is sheer. I can never get a smooth look to my seams and hems.

Linda

January 03, 2022

Biggest challenge is having enough time . . .

Lyn K

January 03, 2022

My biggest challenge is making the vent on the back of a blazer. I just can’t seem to get the correct angle to capture the fabric for a clean finished look inside and out.

Jocelyn

January 03, 2022

Still having trouble with fancy fabrics.

Wilma

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is keeping my sewing room ( fabric, patterns, tools) organized so that my sewing time is efficient.

JenniferR

January 03, 2022

Would love to win. I have grand-nieces I can sew doll clothes for and love doing so.

Shaphan

January 03, 2022

My biggest challenge is finding small print fabrics and tiny notions. Normal fabric and hobby stores often don’t have small enough things.

Norma Middendorf

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is finishing projects.

Margaret Goodman

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is making button holes!

Cynthia

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing problem is thinking I can do more than I can when it comes to purchasing fabric and sewing it up.

Barb

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is the fabric. I have the tools, but I need more practice with the silky and stretchy types.

CJ

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is my old fingers and eyes working with little pieces

Christy

January 03, 2022

Like Mary my biggest challenge is alterations. I love the classes available and the patterns on Pixie Faire!

Soozee

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is finding the fabrics I need. Joann rarely has what I need and buying online I rarely actually get what I think I ordered. Especially KNITS! Always to thin or too thick…. Can’t find what I want.

Cheryl Mahoney

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is sewing knits. Difficult to keep them from stretching and rippling!

Lisa

January 03, 2022

My biggest challenge is perfect, even gathers on set-in sleeves.

Priscilla

January 03, 2022

One of my current sewing challenges is finding fabric that my granddaughters like to match doll clothes patterns that they like.

Kristen

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is having time to make everything I want. I always walk through the fabric stores and get inspired, but don’t have the time to make everything I would like.

Debbie Forringer

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is gathering tulle for ballerina outfits

Deb

January 03, 2022

My biggest challenge is to make time for sewing.

Jackie Koepnick

January 03, 2022

Doing smaller things my hands don’t work so well any more and tiny hems are a problem

Mary

January 03, 2022

My biggest challenge is alterations. Making clothes smaller in one place and larger in another seems to boggle my mind.

Gramma Ginger

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is machine buttonholes. For some reason I can never get them straight or evenly spaced or properly aligned. I’m better at hand sewn or bound buttonholes but I find myself using snaps or Velcro instead. I’d like to learn how to sew them right!

Teri Stevens

January 03, 2022

Like Shar, my biggest sewing problem is my machine. I paid a lot of $$ and it makes me crazy sometimes. It is fine on regular 5/8" seams but no so friendly with the 1/4 ". Ugh!!

JoAnn Larsen

January 03, 2022

I have loved the patterns purchased through Pixie Faire. I’ve made quite a few for my granddaughters and for a doll that was donated to a silent auction. I love seeing what’s new!

Kelly

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is easing curves to fit each other to sew the seam, clipping the seam allowance, etc. I “seems” like one side or another just has sooooo much more fabric that supposed to fit.

Debbie

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is finding the time to sew. I enjoy it, but have so many other hobbies I enjoy also. I don’t know how I managed it when I worked full time, now that I’m retired I seem to be more busy.

Amy W

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is sewing with fabrics that slide around, like satin. No matter how many pins I use, the fabric always seems to move while I am sewing.

Gloria

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is doing something right the first time and not have to pull out stitches.

Kay

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is turning little tubes of fabric right-side out after sewing. I’ve tried many methods, but nothing seems to work every time.

Casey

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is sewing tight corners and angles. I honestly don’t know how other sewers can do 14 inch dolls and barbie doll sizes.

Susan Hirsch

January 03, 2022

My biggest challenge is button holes! I could do them on my old machine..no problem!

Deb H

January 03, 2022

My best challenge is finding space to set up my sewing machine and finding time to finish the projects once started. Ideas continuously flood my head keeping me jumping from one thing to an other.

Cheryl Manard

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is making time to sew. I used to spend one day a week with my sewing buddy, but since her death, I haven’t set aside a sewing time. It’s time to get back to it.

Debra Hamilton

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is making sewing a priority.

Gloria

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is doing the finishing touches on a garment such as sewing on buttons, buttonholes, sewing on snaps. It isn’t hard, I just don’t like doing it. The other thing is getting things to fit me correctly.

Pioneerlady@Pithyponderings

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is knit fabric. It still intimidates me more than any other fabric.

Ellen

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is finding the space to work.

Dianne

January 03, 2022

My biggest challenge is committing time each day to sewing!!

Ksenia Gutzke

January 03, 2022

My biggest challenge was when I decided to go pro, it has been hard to make the time necessary to complete the sewing process. I have ADD, In trying to run my icon art business and corsetry business is hard to juggle.

Anita

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is spandex & skip stitches or my machine eating the fabric.

Lois

January 03, 2022

My biggest challenge is finding items I need to finish my sewing projects.

R

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is finding the time.

Lorretta

January 03, 2022

My biggest challenge is having enough confidence in my abilities to get a pattern started. I have many of them but have only started a couple. I’m always worried about them not coming out the way they should.

Shelley

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is not enough time to do all the different things I want to sew.

Jennifer

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is completing projects.

Shar

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is getting my machine to work. Most of the time it is nesting, or the pedal pauses, or needles break. I have a new bobbin case on back order and hope it helps some of the problems. I wish I still had my better quality machines!!!

Carla

January 03, 2022

Currently my machine needing repair. Normally time and room.

MaryEllen

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is working with various materials-knits, silks, taffeta, wool, and those thin slippery ones.

jj

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is buttonholes- I would like each one to have the end bar tacks to consistently span the entire width.

Julie

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is light spandex, or slippery fabric. No matter how I try, my machine eats it.

Karen Roudabush

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is getting the elastic sewn correctly when making panties, just can’t get the placement right.

Emily Rasi-Koskinen

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is finding the fabric that I would like. I also wish I had more time to sew.

Carol Ellis

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is first keeping my sewing room in enough order to sew and find things. Then finishing projects before I start another; then finishing projects rather than being called to new ones. Technique wise, sewing slinky and sequin fabrics is my biggest challenge.

Nessie

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge is finding uninterrupted time to sew.

Liana

January 03, 2022

Having enough time to sew is my challenge!

Patty B

January 03, 2022

My biggest sewing challenge besides finding enough time to work on what I love but finding tiny embroidery designs to compliment dresses. I’d like to edge a Christmas skirt but can’t seem to find the right scallop

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100 Comments

Susan Griner

Cassandra

Daisy

Debra Tarbox

Melody Link

Sara

Donna Sherry

Jennifer

Olga

Hania

Jan M

Deb

Vicky

Sandra Stuckless

Sandra Stuckless

Pauline

Lynn Zukowski

Chandra

VIRGINIA WALTEMYER

LISA

Bev

Natalie

Colleen

Kathy m

Marty

Ruth Novy

Lei-Ann

Mardelle

Lorraine MacLeod

Lorraine MacLeod

Joanne

Nancy

Chris H

Karen

Sam

Wendy

EV

Kathleen

Faye

Ann

Deborah

Lana

Nancy

Tommie

Linda

Lyn K

Jocelyn

Wilma

JenniferR

Shaphan

Norma Middendorf

Margaret Goodman

Cynthia

Barb

CJ

Christy

Soozee

Cheryl Mahoney

Lisa

Priscilla

Kristen

Debbie Forringer

Deb

Jackie Koepnick

Mary

Gramma Ginger

Teri Stevens

JoAnn Larsen

Kelly

Debbie

Amy W

Gloria

Kay

Casey