Today is Day 4 of the 12 Days Of Christmas!
Today we are giving away a 4 item collection featuring the new 18 inch Nanea Mitchell doll from American Girl. We love this doll! She has a new face mold which provides a fresh new look for pictures and displays. She is a historical themed doll, featuring the 1940's time period. If you're looking for outfits for her, you can find a variety of PDF sewing patterns in our Early 1900's Pattern Collection.
Giveaway Update: Congratulations to Junie B! You've won the 4 item collection and have been contacted through email.
This giveaway includes:
Here's a look at all of the items...
Take a closer look at the outfits included in the giveaway:
Many of you have large collections of dolls, or sew for someone who does! We'd love to know more about the time period or era your dolls live in. Are they historical, if so from which era? Are they modern girls, is so which style do they prefer (boho, rocker, sporty, etc)? We'd love to know! To enter today's giveaway - simply respond to this post and complete this sentence:
“My favorite era of clothing and fashion is... [insert time period here] I'd love to see a pattern for [insert specific clothing item]... “
Comments must be left (on this blog post) by midnight (Pacific), 12/28/2017.
One entry per person.
No purchase necessary, void where prohibited. Must be 18 or older to enter. 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 Liberty Jane Clothing and Pixie Faire.
The winner will be chosen randomly from the comments received and contacted through the email provided in the comment.
We will choose a winner and update this post tomorrow to let everyone know who won.
Okay, good luck, and if we’ve forgotten anything we will modify and/or update this post as needed.
Happy Holidays,
Cinnamon & The Liberty Jane / Pixie Faire Team
I would like to see more patterns for the complicated undergarments of the Victorian era.
My favorite era of clothing and fashion is… it have to be the 60’s 70’s I’d love to see a pattern for anything really just started sewing for my granddaughters babies and don’t have hardly any patterns ?
My favorite era of clothing and fashion is a toss up between Colonial and Civil War era. I would love to see some Civil War dress patterns inspired by the costumes in the Little Women movie!
My favorite era of clothing and fashion is ….all of the vintage patterns. Love to see a pattern for vintage A shaped dress
My favorite era of clothing and fashion is the 1940s. I’d love to see USO, WASP, and Red Cross uniforms from this era. I love Nanae. She is a beauty and my daughter would flip to have a friend for Kit.
I like the sixties because of the styles and they were more feminine.
“My favorite era of clothing and fashion is…all of them! Period clothing is fun and I usually pick up new skills but it’s also fun to make a little sweat suit or a bathing suit that has modern appeal. Great question btw!!
I love the 50s and 60s and would love to have patterns for dresses to wear to semi-formal dances.
Right now I’m rather loving clothes from 1900-1920 because I can adapt them for my steampunky girl. I’d love a pattern along the lines of Samantha’s play dress, something with a pinafore to keep her clothes clean.
I love the newest addition to the Beforever line! The fashions are amazing! Thank you for offering her as a giveaway.
“My favorite era of clothing and fashion is the late 60s/early 70s. I’d love to see a pattern for more hippie clothes or vintage swing dresses.
My favorite era of clothing and fashion is the 40’s and 50’s. I like the can do mindset of the people that lived through the 40s, and the 50’s is when I was born, so that is sentimental to me.
My favorite era of clothing is about the 1850s, not that I would enjoy wearing it but I would love to see the big puffy ball gowns of that antebellum era. I’m thinking gone with the wind before the war, fashion wise only of course. Lots of layers and just a rich look.
I grew up with one doll – a Chatty Cathy – grew up got married and had three boys! Now my oldest has a beautiful little girl and I finally get to make doll clothes and play dolls with her! I love the outfits and especially love Nanea! Good luck everyone – but I’m hoping for a new doll for Sophia!
My favorite era of clothing and fashion is the 18 century fashion of Marie Antoinette period.
My favorite patterns are international costumes. I would love to see a pattern for South Korean Hanbok in light of the coming Winter Olympics.
My favorite era of clothing and fashion is Medieval. I’d love to see a pattern for an archer’s outfit!
My favorite era of clothes and fashion is the 1950 -60’s. I would like to see a pattern for wedding gowns, and ball gowns.
My favorite era of clothing is hard to pick. I love 1940’s clothes. I also love regency era clothes, colonial, 50’s, 20’s……
I would love to see some Egyptian costumes!
I love the back on outfit number one, so cute! Would love yo add Nanea to out doll collection!
My favorite era of clothing and fashion is… 1800’s and futuristic 2020’s I’d love to see a pattern for more swimsuits of the 1800’s
My favorite era of clothing and fashion is present day, and I’m big on boho. I’d love to see a pattern for a doll kimono cardigan. You know, those light and airy chiffon ones that look so cute layered over a crop top and shorts? My dolls would love that. Thanks for the giveaway!
Isabel Jovana
My favourite type of clothing is modern, because then I can make same clothes to My daughter and her doll
My favorite era of clothing and fashion is the medieval period. I’d love to see a pattern for the American Girl and 18" dolls for this period. I’m thinking something for Guinevere from the story of King Arthur!
I would also like to see many more ethnic outfits from different countries. We all come from different countries and would love to celebrate those differences with native outfits. Ireland, Scottish, Italian, German, French, CZech, Polish, English, Korean, Thailand/Laos, Saudi Arabia, Holland, New Zealand, Australian, Swiss, Alaska/Eskimo, Greece, Japanese, Peru. And how about patterns for a Lhama and animals to go with this countries. Camel, whales polar bears. For North American Indians, otters, turtles, wolves, Buffaloes etc. Patterns to make birch bark canoes/dugout canoes out of balsa wood etc. thanks for all you do for us. Love your patterns
My favorite era of clothing and fashion is.the 60s, especially the Betsy McCall styles that became popular in McCalls magazine!!! She was my favorite doll!! I would like to see patterns for undergarments slips etc etc!! thanks!
“My favorite era of clothing and fashion is the 1950s. I’d love to see a pattern for classic vintage dresses. Also, a plug for any farm/ranch style clothing as well!
These outfits are so cute. I would love to make them for my grand-daughter’s doll.
I really like fantasy style costumes, especially for dolls! But I do own several American Girl dolls, and I would have to say my favorite dresses are for Kit in the 1930s. I really like the style and colorful fabrics used! I am hoping they will eventually make a 1980s girl to capture the clothes I had growing up as well.
My favorite era of clothing and fashion is hard to pick. Nothing current of course! I guess it would be the Colonial period. It might be fun to have the largest pocket hoop they made back then with a lovely gown to go over it. Something Marie Antoinette might have ordered.
“My favorite era of clothing and fashion is… 1960’s sporty." I’d love to see a pattern for coulots like I use to wear in the 1960’s.
My favorite era is the early 60s. I would love to see the tayored dress with matching jackets from that time period.
My favorite era is the 60’s, i would love to see a pattern for an evening coat
These outfits are adorable, I would love to have them for my own dolls and they would be perfect to do a "show and tell’ at my church sewing group so we can get started on items for next years fair. Is it fair to say, it would great to see if you have the same problems I do when stitching little items. lol…
Thank you for another great give-away… j
My favorite era was/is the 50’s…love the look and feel of the full skirted dresses… with or without crinolines… loved the way they felt when they would “swirl” when you spin around!
My favorite era of clothing is the 1950’s to 1960’s. I would love to see a pattern for a typical Catholic School uniform of that era, as well as the Rothschild coats with matching leggings!
I love clothes from all eras. Imagination play for school, tea time and the orange jumpsuit for a trip beachside. I am eclectic in my taste and try to pass that on.
“My favorite era of clothing and fashion is the bustle era. I’d love to see a pattern of the bustle dresses children wore not adult dresses on children (which is not accurate).
“My favorite era of clothing and fashion is the 18th century, a time period we reinact. I’d love to see a pattern for Voyageur’s, and children’s clothing from the 1790’s.
My favorite era of clothing and fashion is late 40’s to early 50’s. I would like to see a pattern for a “dress” coat with matching leggings and hat. Happy 2018!
“My favorite era of clothing and fashion is early 1900s. I’d love to see a pattern for night gowns
My favorite era of clothing and fashion is current and I also like the 50’s. Thank you for having these give-aways.
My favorite era of clothing and fashion is the 1950. s I’d love to see a pattern for 2 tone rockabilly dress.
“My favorite era of clothing and fashion is…40-50s time period here] I’d love to see a pattern for wartime nurse uniforms ]..
“My favorite era of clothing and fashion is… 1700-1800. I’d love to see a pattern for Western inspired clothing.“
My favorite era of clothing and fashion is the late 1700s. I’d love to see a pattern for a colonial riding habit (Felicity’s riding habit was one of my favorite items when I was a child!) or a mix-and-match set from that period.
My favorite era is the 1800’s. i would love to see more in skirts and blouses from that era. I have purchased many of your patterns from many of the designers. Love them all!
Love the 60’s and 70’s. Childhood memories I suppose!
My favorite era for clothing is the 60’s. I would love to see a pattern for a shirtwaist dress.
My favorite era is the 50’s and I would like to see a dress with a petticoat and maybe some satin gloves that match.
I love the 50’s and the crinolines for little girls. I’d love to see that.
My favorite era of clothing and fashion is… Well, I don’t have just one. I love the 20’s flapper style dresses. Think Zelda Sauer Fitzgerald. Since we purchases ME I am really loving the 50’s style. Although I’d love to see a pattern for girls growing up in the 80’s and 90’s. We really need a historical 80’s girl. Don’t you think?
The early 1930’s are among my favorite years for children’s fashions. I’d love to see Shirley Temple’s wardrobe worked up for our 18" AG dolls.
My favorite era is 1940-1970. I enjoy looking at pictures during this period .
My favorite era is the 1940s. I think it’s a grear era because it had very simple but elegant and classy styles. I love these outfits! I have always wanted to sew myself a few 40s era outfits to wear!
My favorite era of clothing is the 40’s! Especially the hats!
My favorite era of clothing and fashion is the 1920s. I’d love to see flapper dress patterns with matching hair accessories!
My favorite era of clothing and fashion is the 1970’s, and I’d love to see a pattern for long dresses, skirts, and also bell bottoms.
My favorite era is 50 60
My favorite era of clothing and fashion is… 1970’s I’d love to see a pattern for the "Jessica Mclintock inspired items.
This giveaway is WONDERFUL!!! Hoping I will be able to bring the beautiful Nanea home! :)
Thank you for this opportunity!
My favorite era of clothing and fashion is Victorian. I’d love to see a pattern for a full corseted and bustled dress and a men’s look with vest and cravat.
My favorite era is late 50’s to mid-60’s, when I was in elementary school. I would like to see a pattern with a moderately full skirt and a scalloped lower bodice edge or scalloped upper band at the waist.
My favorite era of clothing is the Edwardian era. I would love to see my doll dressed as any Jane Austen lady with high waists & puffed sleeves. Mr. Darcy would be in love again!!
My favorite era of clothing and fashion are the early 1800’s. I would love to see more historical clothing from that era. My nieces and Mom love when I make them clothing for their dolls.
My favorite era of clothing and fashion is the the regency era 1800-1825. I really like the flowy empire style dresses from that time. Another favorite is the 1950s.
I love all the patterns,and the dolls,I would love to win this, it would be a great addition to my collection???
My favorite era of clothing and fashion is the 50’s and 60’s! I’d love to see a pattern for bell bottom pants with a crazy flower power print.
My favorite eras of fashion and clothing are: 1930’s, 1940’s, 1950’s, Regency, Romantic, and Edwardian. There are so many fun historical eras, though. Sometimes I like to be very authentic when re-creating historical pieces, and other times it’s nice to have shortcuts! I’d like to see more historical patterns for both the Wellie Wishers and for the American Girl Boy dolls. I noticed that they’re starting to be created, though! (btw, thanks for offering the give-away. I love Nanea plus these other outfits and patterns are great!)
My favorite American era is late 70’s???. Hip hugging jeans.
First time customer. Have a 4-yr-old granddaughter to sew doll clothes for (after others are now grown) Looking forward to new and fun ideas and doll clothes patterns for all sizes.
So exciting!
My favorite era is the 1970’s! Love, love the bell bottoms and flowing shirts.
My favorite era of clothing would be the roaring 20’s and I love those cute dancing dresses! I do have to say I enjoy clothing from the 40’s and 50’s…in fact, it is fun to sew for little dolls in any era. Dresses from the 39’s, 40’s, and 50’s will be fun to sew for granddaughters! Thanks!!
My favorite era for fashions is also the 50s and 60s. I love Flower Power, but would love to see a young or school girl’s dress with a full skirt and fluffy pettycoats all tied with a large back bow. Thank you for this opportunity.
My favorite American era is late 50s/early 60s. I’d love to see a cocktail dress pattern.
My favorite Era of clothing would be 1950’s-1970’s. The clothes are so fun in those eras and rich in history. I would actually love to see a 1920’s flapper dress and I also would like to see some mod chic outfits and oversized bellbottoms. Please add accessories with cute purses to set the outfits off.
My favourite era….1950’s…..retro…..love it!!
My favorite era of clothing and fashion is the 1930’s. The era of the orient express.
MI ERA FAVORITA DE ROPA ES …EL SIGLO PASADO PORQUE CONTIENE TODA LA NOVEDAD Y LA CREATIVIDAD DEL SIGLO PASADO…
My favorite era of clothing and fashion is the 90’s. I’d love to see a pattern for a cowl neck sweatshirt, as well as a pattern for a mock turtleneck dress.
My favourite era of clothing and fashion is the Victorian era. I’d love to see a pattern for a hoop skirt, matching low cut top with lots of lace and a big fancy hat with a feather, and purse to match. Thank you. Love your patterns.
I love the styles of 1910-1920, the woman suffrage era. Such brave women and great clothes, as fashion moved forward with the suffragists.
My dolls embrace all eras. They all get to try on new garments and play dress up. It gives me a chance to try new designs which I do quite often.
My favorite era of clothing and fashion is… pre-Civil War! I’d love to see a pattern for a Gone With the Wind ball gown!
My favorite era of clothing and fashion is the turn of the century. I would love to see a school marm outfit in the spirit of Anne of Green Gables
My favorite fashion and clothing is the current era. I would like to see a pattern for a wedding dress.
I have a three year old grandaughter and six year old great grandaughter and I would love to have this doll at our house for when they visit. I would sew a lot of doll clothes.
I love the clothing from the 40’s and 50’s! My American Girl doll is from the Victorian era. ?
My favorite era of clothing and fashion is the 1950’s. I’d love to see a pattern for halter tops and peddle pushers, saddle oxfords, triangle head scarfs, eyelet dresses and baby doll pj’s. I still have my walking doll, Tiny Tears, Ginny doll, plus the rag doll and her clothes my mom sewed for me, then taught me to sew. Good time to grow up in!
…the 1920’s..cliche hats and flapper dresses! ?
My favorite era of clothing and fashion is the 1960’s, I’d love to see a pattern for bell bottoms and tie dye.
I currently have 9 American Girl dolls. All of them are so different and from so many different eras of history. I have many of the patterns from your PixieFaire collection. I would like to see a few more variations of patterns for Elizabeth. I have the one colonial pattern but would like some that are a little more elaborate and “fancy”. I have really enjoyed all of the patterns I have made so far. The way that each pattern is so nicely printed with great instructions has been very beneficial to me in making them. I have had many compliments from my family members on these so far. Thank you for this wonderful site! As for this particular give away, I would be so proud to add a new AG doll to my collection! Thank you again!
My favorite era of clothing is modern. I would love to see a pattern for Disney princess inspired dresses. My daughters would go ga-ga for a closet of princess dresses!
My favorite era of clothing is the 50s and 60s. My dolls range from Molly Mcintyre from the historical dolls and include many goty and some beforever dolls. My latest doll is Tenney and I would gladly add Nanea to my collection. I think she makes a great addition to any collection. Thanks for the wonderful contests, it’s so much fun to open the emails for the twelve days of Christmas. Thanks again ?
My favorite era of clothing and fashion is the 1930’s. I especially love feed sack clothing. I would love to see more dresses!
The 50’s style appeals to me…for me. I’ve been a whimsical, cloth doll maker for many years and most of my dolls are turn of the century women.
My favorite era is the 1950s. I would like to see a pattern for a shirtwaist dress.
I favorite era is the 50’s. Probably because that was my era and I thought I had the greatest clothes of all time.
Susan Dodd
December 28, 2017
After I posted my comment, I realized that I did not complete the sentence! My favorite era is the 1800’s and my favorite doll is Elizabeth! Sorry about that!