12 Days of Christmas Day 4 - December 28th, 2019

Hi everyone,

 

Today is DAY 4!

For our 4th Day Of Christmas giveaway, we're back at it with a $25 Pixie Faire gift card giveaway! There are so many ways to spend $25 and so many new patterns coming out in 2020, you'll be thrilled with this chance to pick up a few, on us!

Giveaway Update: Congratulations to Angelica V. She won the $25 gift card and has been contacted by email!

To enter the giveaway, scroll down to the bottom of the post to read the details...

 

12 Days Of Christmas - Sewing With Cinnamon Celebration!

DAY 1 Bonus For Sewing With Cinnamon! Just 9 Days left to take advantage of the promotional offer of $96.00 for an annual Sewing With Cinnamon membership. That's almost half-off the current rate of $14.99/month! This offer will be good for twelve days only - December 25th - January 5th, so don't miss out! 

If you're not interested in the annual subscription, you can also join at the monthly rate of $14.99 and cancel at any time. You will receive all of the bonuses and content for the current month, and subsequent months while you are a member.

Learn more about all the amazing benefits of the Sewing With Cinnamon membership community here: Sewing With Cinnamon and stay tuned as we announce all the surprises that will be offered to new and existing subscribers during the 12 days of Christmas celebration!

Day 2 Bonus - But wait, there's more!

To sweeten the deal even more, we've added a new bonus for all Sewing With Cinnamon members - the Liberty Jane Ginza Girl pattern and the full sew-along video is now a permanently free SWC bonus! Make this darling coat dress and capelet for your 18-inch American Girl doll with complete confidence!

Day 3 Bonus - Exciting news and a free pattern!

Begining in 2020 you'll notice that the monthly coupon code for a free pattern is expanding to include a few more select brands! Yay! We're excited to announce the first one, 123 Mulberry Street! As an added bonus, we are now going to include the 123 Mulberry Street Gotchies pattern for 18-inch dolls as a permanently free bonus for Sewing With Cinnamon members!

Day 4 Bonus: Receive early bird access to free patterns throughout the year, before they go up for sale on Pixie Faire!

In December (the current SWC month), we featured the Thimbles and Acorns Silk Road Dress pattern as the focus of our monthly topic. The pattern is available exclusively to SWC members for free, before it is released to the general public in 2020. This is an additional bonus, on top of the monthly coupon code for one free pattern! We've seen such a great response to this, we plan to do this several times in 2020 as well! Join today and get access to this bonus while it's still available for members to download!

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How To Enter The PF Gift Card Giveaway:

Simply comment on this blog post finishing the following sentence…

“My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is (insert your struggle)…"

Comments must be left (on this blog post) by midnight (pacific) on Saturday, 12/28/2019.

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 update the post with the chosen winner as well on the following day.

Additionally, by commenting, you agree to allow us to use your comments for future promotional activities. In other words – we might quote you when we are putting together new testimonial pages. If you’re not okay with that – don’t leave a comment :)

We will choose a winner and modify 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.

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!

Merry Christmas!

Cinnamon & Jason

& the whole Liberty Jane & Pixie Faire Team


100 Comments

Shelly
Shelly

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing challenge is not really knowing how to sew, or the time to go to class and having so many naked dolls.

Claire
Claire

December 28, 2019

“My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is having to make multiple doll outfits so that all my nieces can receive outfits at the same time and no one feels left out. So, when I find a pattern that I can’t wait to make and/or knit, I know I have to make it at least four times before moving on to the next project."

LINDAK
LINDAK

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge in sewing is getting started! It’s hard to allocate “ME” time when there are many housework chores to be done.

Joanne G
Joanne G

December 28, 2019

“My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge right now is dealing with bilateral carpal tunnel issues. My normal biggest challenge is fitting in crafting around my normal job as a bridal seamstress.

Lynn
Lynn

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge is like many others….making the time. But also deciding which project to do next is a close second!

Kristin
Kristin

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge is finding the time to do all I want to do and deciding which project I want to do next.

Jeanne Thurber
Jeanne Thurber

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing challenge is finding fabrics that I want and the time to make my projects.

Heather
Heather

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing challenge is motivation! Getting started is always the most difficult part. If I wait til I feel inspired, I will only sew once a month. So I often force myself to get started. Once I do, I have a great time!

Trudy L
Trudy L

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge is deciding which fabric looks best with which pattern before I actually make it. I have done pretty well but wish my eyes saw the finished product in a certain fabric before starting to actually sew it!!

Donna
Donna

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge with sewing, knitting, and crocheting is organizing all my material, yarn, etc. so I can find everything at a glance.

Kelly
Kelly

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge is making sure the fabric I choose is historically accurate (colors and patterns used for the time period) and small enough in scale for dolls.

Ann Hall
Ann Hall

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is finding storage space for the yarn and the fabric.

Kim
Kim

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing, knitting or crocheting challenge is the finishing… love the projects, but the finishing (tying in ends, weaving, blocking, pressing, hemming, etc) are always tedious!

Pat
Pat

December 28, 2019

jMy biggest sewing challenge is what should I make and I also have a problem deciding how to embellish the garments.

Marsha
Marsha

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing challenge is threading small needles.

Melody Miller
Melody Miller

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is finding the time to start….and then finding the time to finish!

Gwen
Gwen

December 28, 2019

My biggest knitting challenge is being interrupted, putting it away for a while, not knowing where I left off, ripping out and starting again! waaa, waaaa

Libby
Libby

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing challange is finding the space and time to sew.

Sandi
Sandi

December 28, 2019

I’ve tried to knit & crochet but my have arthritis, I find sewing easier. But my biggest challenge is getting in to small spaces for a straight seam, I only have a regular sewing machine.

Mary
Mary

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing challenge is that that eventually I have to shut off the machine and do something else. Darn it anyway.

Donna Root
Donna Root

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is finishing a project!
Lots of medical problems. :-(

Becky
Becky

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge is time plus deciding what to make next. So much fabric, so many patterns; I want to make them all!

Carolyn
Carolyn

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is finishing projects. I have so many doll clothes in various stages of completion. My dresses usually sell very quickly, but they also take more time.

Linda Carr
Linda Carr

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge is to finish one outfit before starting another. I love them all so much!

Mary
Mary

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing challenge is finding enough time to complete all the projects I want to do. With work and family responsibilities it’s sometimes difficult to carve out some time to spend with my sewing machine. Always grateful when an hour or two comes up!

Cynthia
Cynthia

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge is to use up all my yarn and fabrics. I keep buildng my stashes without using enough of what I already have.

Rachel
Rachel

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing challenge is sewing with difficult fabrics (slippery, thin, thick, whatever makes it difficult)

Jan Polander
Jan Polander

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing challenge is getting my old fingers to work as well as my younger, more nimble, ones.

Lori
Lori

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing challenge is finding the time to sew

Cathy
Cathy

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge is to complete one project before starting another. Always have several knit/crochet projects going at the same time.

Dawn
Dawn

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenges are #1: time, #2: too many projects going, #3: too many projects in line for starting.

Beth Comstock
Beth Comstock

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge is zippers! Installing so that both sides actually mirror is at times quite difficult. Nothing like a challenge to keep one sharp!

Trudy
Trudy

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge is keeping my seams straight. I really have a lot of problems when it comes to sewing. I love to shop for material and look at patterns.

Lorraine Ennis
Lorraine Ennis

December 28, 2019

My biggest knitting challlenge is maintaining the correct gauge as I go. I have a tendency to knit too loose.

Brenda
Brenda

December 28, 2019

I have been trying to find a place to teach me how to crochet but can’t find anyone where I live. I would love to make the little hats. I’ll keep checking.

Linda
Linda

December 28, 2019

Finding uninterrupted, quality time to sew. It seems that just when I am making progress, life keeps knocking on the sewing room door.

Ann
Ann

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing, challenge is getting good seZms in right little spaces.

Connie
Connie

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge has been finding enough time to do all the projects I would like to do. I am retiring from work so the time challenge should not be an issue in 2020.

gina
gina

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing challenge is leaving out my projects and not having a mess to look at.

Diane Goff
Diane Goff

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing, knitting and crochet challenge is precisely fitting clothing, because I tend to dive into projects quickly, without making a swatch for yarn projects or trying new fabric patterns with muslins. As a result, I tend to make more loosely fitted things, like blankets, ponchos and pillows where finished size is less important.

Betty Adams
Betty Adams

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is just finding the time to do all the things that I want to do.

Beth
Beth

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing challenge is button holes. Getting them all the same length and equally spaced continues to frustrate me.

Denise
Denise

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing Challenge is using scissors…sounds weird I know! But I have arthritis in my hands and cutting pattern pieces just kills me.

Jeanette
Jeanette

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge – concentrating on the current project instead of planning the next three!!! So many patterns- so little time🙀

Lark
Lark

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing challenge is keeping seam allowances neat without a serger

Cheri
Cheri

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge is time….I work 55 hours a week and by the time I get home I am exhausted. Ive starting cutting out several small projects at a time on the weekend so that they are ready to pick up and sew for a few minutes each day.

Rose Elliott
Rose Elliott

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge is having enough time.

Nancy
Nancy

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is adjusting things for the arthritis bumps on my knuckles and relearning how to hold things differently, because my fingers do not close to my palms anymore. I haven’t failed one adjustment yet. :D

Doris
Doris

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is in knitting if mI have made a mistake I find it hard to tear out and pick up stitches. Most times it’s easier for me to start over!!

Norma Middendorf
Norma Middendorf

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing, knitting, or crocheting challenge is starting. Once I get everything together and sit down I am fine.

Lori Rennick
Lori Rennick

December 28, 2019

My greatest sewing challenge is turning out corners to look sharp.

Christine
Christine

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing, knitting and crochet challenge is finding time to see and crochet. But the biggest challenge as crafty as I am, I can’t knit.

mariann
mariann

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing challenge is allowing myself time to sew.. sewing has to be happy.

Bobbie
Bobbie

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing challenge is me. I over think and it take up so much of my sewing time. It is confidence even though I have been sewing over 50 years! My New Year resolution is not over thinking everything in my life!

CdnCrafter
CdnCrafter

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is sewing knitted pieces together. I love to knit, but I do not like sewing the seams. I usually end up with a pile of knitted items waiting to be sewn together.

Thresea
Thresea

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing challenge is making the time to do it.

Ann Cochrane
Ann Cochrane

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is (insert your struggle)…In knitting it would have to be using two or more different yarns to create a pattern. I always end up with a tight back or so many loose ends that it’s not funny.

Linda
Linda

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge is to learn how to use my new serger and embroidery sewing machine, trying new techniques, and finding the time to do it all. I keep finding new inspiration on your site.

Dixie
Dixie

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge is what do I do next! I have so many things I want to do, finish, and learn. Just not enough time!

Deborah
Deborah

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is to keep my cat from being jealous and sitting on my project when I’m trying to work! I love him too much to make him move.

Lisa
Lisa

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is getting myself organized so my time, space, and supplies are all lined up.

Judy
Judy

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing, knitting, or crocheting challenge is finding the time to do it!

Kathy
Kathy

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge would have to be the fact that I cant sew as fast as my ideas pop up. There is always some new inspiration I want to try and I just can’t keep up. I also have a huge stash of fabrics and untried patterns to work through but even though I tell myself I don’t need anything, I always manage to buy more. It’s my love and my therapy so I’m happy to have those as my challenges.

Barb
Barb

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge is hemming knits so they don’t stretch out too much….

Kathy S
Kathy S

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is sewing super stretchy knits. And finding the time.

Melissa
Melissa

December 28, 2019

Is making a square neck. I can never seem to pivot on the corner

Pattij
Pattij

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing, knitting, and crochet challenge is hemming knit fabrics decently even with all the tricks!

Hélène Dahl
Hélène Dahl

December 28, 2019

My biggest knitting and crocheting challenge is finding the right yarn to do the project in the correct size.

Darlene
Darlene

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge is not stretching knits too much when I am hemming the sleeves and bottoms.

Daniele
Daniele

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge is trying not to be perfect. Sometimes it is better to leave the little mistake, instead of ruining the whole thing, because you took it out and it ripped, or you spent so much time redoing the crochet or knit, that it became overly costly.

Marty Blinde
Marty Blinde

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing challenge is….there are so many! My hopes for the new year are to keep my sewing room organized so I know where things are when I need them, to stay focused on the projects that I need to get done and to enjoy more and stress less about all the things I have to do.

Carol
Carol

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is sewing with really silky fabrics- since there are so many other choices- it is becoming less of a challenge!

Linda A C
Linda A C

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing, knitting or crochet challenge is finding time to work on my projects.

Deborah
Deborah

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is finding the time.

Sue Ellen
Sue Ellen

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing, knitting or crochet challenge is finding the right accessories for the doll clothes that I am making (plastic igloos for 18" dolls are in short supply), and finding places or uses for the other creations I make. (How many afghans can any one couch sustain?) Ever since the days in which I crocheted a bathing suit — Help!! — I have redirected my energies from making clothing that needs to fit to home embellishments. My most recent projects included 80+ crocheted cookies for our grandkids’ play kitchen.

Beth
Beth

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge in crocheting is understanding what the abreviations are telling me to do.

Ele
Ele

December 28, 2019

My largest sewing challenge is sewing in the lining. It never wants to match up.

Jeanne
Jeanne

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge is finding time to make everything i want to.

Millie
Millie

December 28, 2019

“My biggest sewing, knitting, & crochet challenge is making all the little odd bits and finishing things off.
So many patterns have you make all the little odd bits after making the main item, like little flowers, bows etc. I’ve learned for me it’s best to make all the little odd bits 1st and then make my big main item. And then finishing off all the ends, trimming, weaving ins and so forth are so tedious to me at times.

Cathy
Cathy

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge is getting started. Once I do, I hate to stop.

Wendy Farkas
Wendy Farkas

December 28, 2019

My biggest knitting challenge was to complete a soft-sculpture lamb project. Despite knitting for 50 years, I struggled with the pattern. I wanted to exprience working with the bouclé yarns, and that was useful. I finally made it through to the end, with an OK result, but it was definitely an unhappy experience. But it’s all an experiment, isn’t it?

Barb
Barb

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing challenge is handling the tinyness of doll clothes.

Sheila
Sheila

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing challenge is sometimes understanding what the pattern is tell me to do.

Janice Campbell
Janice Campbell

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge is the whole sewing process now. I love sewing for my dolls but my sight is slowly deteriorating. I am unable to see properly to use my sewing machine now but I am still able to use your wonderful patterns on Pixie Faire. I hand sew them all but I have to hold my work very closely to me to see it. I really love to sew but it does put an enormous strain on my failing eyes but while I have some limited sight I will continue to carry on with my favourite hobby sewing for my dolls.

AnneMarie
AnneMarie

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge is sewing on knits and special occasion fabrics. I struggle with tensions to get the fabric to lay correctly.

Brook
Brook

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge for sewing is creating a space in my life to sew. Where I live currently, I don’t have a dedicated space for sewing and many of my tools are in storage and I miss them so much. Knitting is a little easier in that there are more portable projects and I can knit simple patterns without looking at the work, but I am rehabilitating my right shoulder from an injury so I’m not knitting right now.

Marilyn
Marilyn

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge is sewing on fabrics such as nylon silk you know shear fabrics they crawl so I can’t seem to sew a straight line end up ripping out the seam more than once.

Diane
Diane

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is having the right fabric to sew the cute outfits I want to make.

Vicki
Vicki

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge is getting up my nerve to try something that I think is going to be difficult-
zippers, gathers, v-shaped bodices, knits to name a few – and then I get started and it’s not as difficult as I thought. (The Sewing with Cinnamon courses have been a big help!!)

Karol McGee
Karol McGee

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing challenge is with stretch knit fabrics. I really don’t know how to sew with them and hence avoid them.

Joy
Joy

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge is crochet! I sew and knit but have never been able to master crochet at all!

Ginger
Ginger

December 28, 2019

My biggest crochet challenge is to knot make the stitches to tight. I have had things turn out to small before.

Suzanne
Suzanne

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing, knitting or crochet challenge is finding the time to spend on sewing!

Dori
Dori

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing challenge is putting in zippers into small items and also finding extended blocks of time to sew.

Terri C
Terri C

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing challenge is with knits. Doll seams are so tiny and I have a hard time keeping the seam a consistent 1/4 inch. I also know some basic knitting stitches but not enough to feel confident to make doll sweaters even though I would like to very much.

Gretchen
Gretchen

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is deciding what to make next.

Melanie Leigh
Melanie Leigh

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge is deciding what to make next

Joan
Joan

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing challenge is to get through the multitude of patterns I own and make at least one of each.

Tara
Tara

December 28, 2019

My biggest sewing, knitting, and crochet challenge is sewing with knit fabrics.

Joyce
Joyce

December 28, 2019

My biggest challenge is sewing knits and thin hems.

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