Welcome to Day 9 of our 12 Days Of Christmas celebration!
Today we are giving away … An a brand new 18" American Girl Logan doll, this fabulous Galactic Pilot outfit, and 9 pdf sewing patterns designed for 18-inch boy dolls to one lucky winner! This giveaway includes a stunning hand-crafted Galactic Pilot outfit made by Linda of Koski Kreations as the prototype for Galactic Pilot Sewing Pattern! The outfit includes the orange flight suit, black boots, white flak vest, chest pack with air tube, belt, harness, tiny tools and ammunition, and the fantastic pilot helmet - this is truly a one of a kind collectible outfit - it's seriously amazing! The American Girl 18 inch Logan doll will come new in the box dressed in his original outfit.
Giveaway Update: Congratulations to Autumn! You've won the 18" boy collection and have been contacted through email.
More pictures of the Galactic Pilot Outfit:
American Girl® Logan Everett™ doll - Description from the AG website: Meet Logan, Tenney’s bandmate and drummer! The 18" Logan boy doll has gray eyes that open and close, and short brown hair. Logan’s unique hand positioning helps him hold instruments! He arrives in a plaid button-down shirt, a T-shirt, jeans, underwear, and shoes.
Along with these items, the giveaway includes the following PDF sewing patterns:
Take your dolls on a space adventure with this little Galactic Pilot suit. The doll clothes sewing pattern features a one-piece flight suit with nine pockets, a flak vest, a chest box, a harness, a belt, a leg band with ammunition, and a helmet. Step by step full color instructions guide you through each step of the sewing and crafting process!
Qtπ Painter Pants: Your 18 inch boy doll will be ready for woodworking, gardening, painting or just looking cool in this funky pant design! They feature relaxed leg, front seams or plain front, working front and back pockets, Front utility hoop, side utility loop, small utility pocket, two choices for back pockets and an elastic waist.
Your 18 inch boy doll will look fabulous in this rough and tumble hoodie featuring easy to sew raglan sleeves, a kangaroo pocket, ribbed waistband and cuffs, and a zipper front. This PDF sewing pattern includes easy to follow instructions that will take the fear out of sewing zippers.
Your 18 inch boy doll will be ready for the football season in this cute uniform which includes patterns and photo illustrated instructions to make a relaxed fit jersey, shoulder pads, and football pants. Make the uniform in your school, team, country, or favorite colors. Add a number, team name, and/or motif to the jersey. Add ribbon trim on the shirt sleeves and along the sides of the pants. Have fun and be creative!
The Liberty Jane® classic Baseball T-shirt now has a looser fit, making it perfect for an 18 inch boy doll such as AG Logan Everett™! The raglan style sleeve is perfect for a beginner because it is a straight seam, not curved or sewn in a circle. Neck binding is an easy technique used to finish the neckline. Learn this technique by following the full color step by step photos and instructions.
Boy, Oh Boy! Here is the cape and mask, short brief and long boxer underwear every super kid has been waiting for. Put a guy in a brief and suddenly he’s flying off the couch like a superhero. Make his dreams come true with this easy to sew pattern. Three sewing options make it easy for every skill level and will make you a star in his book.
Let your adventures of Captain Underwear begin!!
Your doll will be ready for school, work or play in these iconic Australian style Chelsea Ankle Boots. Use matching coloured vinyl, elastic and grosgrain ribbon to create these boots or use contrasting colours for a more fashionable look. The Chelsea Ankle Boots are a versatile addition to your doll’s wardrobe and will compliment any style choice, be it with dresses or pants.
These adorable pajamas were designed specifically for boys with a lower in-seam in the leg and buttons closing to the right. Being totally reversible, this relatively easy PDF pattern offers four alternative PJ’s for all seasons. Mix and match fabrics, jackets and pants – the possibilities and color combinations are infinite. This pattern is designed to fit 18” soft-bodied dolls.
With the Pioneer Boy PDF pattern, you can make a shirt, trousers and cap for your 18" boy doll. The boy's work shirt has a one-piece collar with stand, button front placket, dropped shoulders, and full sleeves gathered to fitted cuffs. The boot-cut trousers have a high waist, working front pockets, faux front fly, and top-stitching detail. The Y-back suspenders have faux-suede tabs that button onto the trousers. The bonus newsboy cap has a paneled crown topped with a fabric-covered button.
Looking for more sewing patterns for 18 inch boy dolls? Be sure to check out our entire collection of boy doll clothes patterns!
To enter today's giveaway, simply leave a comment in the box below finishing this sentence:
"My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is [insert here] "
Comments must be left (on this blog post) by 12 midnight (Pacific), 1/2/2018.
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 announce it 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 New Year,
Cinnamon & The Liberty Jane / Pixie Faire Team
My biggest crochet (& other needlework challenge) is being the local lefty. I do crochet righthanded, but when i was at the MD’s office, one lady was able to tell from the way I held my hook that I was a lefty. I am not very fast.
My biggest sewing challege is to make and outfit and it is too small. I don’t like wasting the time and material. Some have worked for 14" patterns instead.
My biggest sewing challenge is to get started and go!
My biggest sewing challenge is—putting aside the chores and putting sewing first sometimes!
Time. It is always in a deficit. But even though my plate rubs over with myst dos, I have to create something once a month. Or go crazy. It is therapy you know.
“My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is learning and remembering how to crochet and knit.” :)
My biggest sewing challenge is hemming circle skirts.
My biggest sewing challenge is to find time for the “fun” sewing vs. “the I need this done for the ballet or a gift”.
My biggest sewing, knitting or crochet challenge is completing projects.
My biggest sewing and crochet challenge is to find work-arounds for my hands which ache a lot from medical issues. So far, I’m just a lot slower than I’d like to be.
My biggest sewing, crocheting, and knitting challenge is time and organization to make my 4 grandchildren all the outfits they all want.
My biggest sewing, knitting or crochet challenge is trying to make the shoes and boots that look professionally made
My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is learning to knit.
My biggest sewing challenge is finding time to sew and using all my supplies
My biggest sewing, knitting or crochet challenge is to not start too many projects at the same time.
my biggest sewing challenge is finding the time to make all the ideas that are in my head and the money to buy the patterns and materials I need
My biggest sewing challenge is working with visual impairment. I’m not so bad as to need a magnifying glass all the time, but I have problems with the smaller things and have had to give up on a few things like counted cross stitch.I depend on extra lighting to help me see and still love to hand stitch.
My biggest sewing challenge is deciding what fabric from my stash will work best for all the projects I have in mind to tackle.
My biggest sewing, knitting or crochet challenge is sewing in bulk! I make one cute outfit and want to move on to another one instead of making several of the first cute outfit!!
My biggest sewing challenge is turning tiny hems on fabrics like chiffon or voile.
…..KNITS! I love them, BUT despise cutting, sewing, especially hemming.
MY BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS TO GET THE TIME FOR MY PROJECTS, BECAUSE MY HUSBAND IS SEMI RETIRED AND ALWAYS UNDER FOOT. I LOVE THAT YOU HAVE INCLUDED THE BOYS AND STAR WARS IN YOUR CONTEST. THANK YOU AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO CINNAMON AND THE LIBERTY JANE/PIXIE FAIRE TEAM.
My biggest sewing challenge is making the time to do the projects I want to do.
Oops! My biggest challenge is time… sew many ideas, sew little time ?
My biggest project with sewing these doll clothes is finding time to get to my shop to sew,. I like the smaller accessories like backpacks and purses, . I haven’t sewed in the small zippers , they’re hard to find. I also try to sew kid friendly clothes and a little boy doll would be another challenge.
My biggest sewing challenge is working with double stretch knits. The knits botch up, and drop stitches, and I usually am tearing out seems the entire project.
My biggest sewing challenge is my tendency to misplace things — I spend more time searching than sewing!
My biggest challenge is finding time to finish all the great ideas I have.
My challenge? Finishing things!!
My biggest challenge is finding time to sit down and sew/crochet since I am still learning/remembering techniques.
My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet is finding time to start and complete projects. I do all three crafts and make things for others. One of my little boys has a Logan doll. I have made him two knitted hats and embroidered Christmas pjs that I purchased from a blanks company. I have purchased a few of the boy doll patterns, but taking the time to make them has still eluded me. I would love to get another Logan doll for my other son. We just saw Star Wars The Last Jedi, and this outfit is definitely on their wish list!
My biggestsewing knitting, or crochet challenge is finding time to try everything, because I love it all
Perfect for our 1 year old grandson ❤️?
My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is clearing off all the toys off my sewing machine.
My 5 year old son just saw the doll and decided that I HAD to win, because after all, his big brother’s name is Logan and he wants the Star Wars costume.?
My biggest sewing challenge is using supplies I already have. (I did manage to tackle that one a bit in 2017.) My biggest crocheting/knitting challenge is picking both back up and finishing the projects I have sitting in boxes.
My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is finishing off 3 quilts by hand that a friend inherited from her great grandmother! My first one is almost done!
My biggest sewing challenge is finding the time and getting started! But I do it! Just not as much or often as i would like to.
Oh, easy today!! My biggest sewing and crafting challenge is finishing projects! If you’re looking for difficulties instead—it’s thin, formal or knit fabrics as I only have a one very old sewing machine that I love otherwise. It was bought new “on payments” in 1973 and is a Sears Kenmore with design cams and buttonhole attachment. lol
My biggest challenge is sewing zippers – I will resort to invisible zippers if I’m pressed for time.My regular zipper installs leave a bit to be desired.
My biggest sewing challenge is filling custom orders for children I have never seen to wear to match the doll outfit or vice versa. I love it though!
My biggest sewing,knitting, crochet challenge is finding the time to make all the wonderful things I find on the internet that I would like to make and then finish the ones I get started.
My biggest challenge is finding the time with the kids and #4 on the way. 2018 will involve a lot more planning!
My biggest sewing challenge is my fear of zippers.
My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is not knowing how to adjust my basic sewing machine for different fabric types well.
My biggest sewing, knitting, or crocheting challenge is is getting started. Deciding on the perfect material or yarn to use in my project.
My biggest sewing and knitting challenge is finding enough time to make everything I have ideas to make!
My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is firstly to be able to knit something that actually fits me and not three of me. I would love to crochet, but the patterns are not easy to read. I love sewing and have been making clothes for myself, my children and now my grandchildren. I love making clothes for my beautiful American Girl doll which I swopped with my American granddaughter. She got the South African GIrl doll in exchange.
My biggest sewing challenge is serging the small seams, so they look professionally done.
“My biggest sewing, and crochet challenge is not enough time to craft and availability of resources and supplies as I live 1 &1/2 hours from town and there is only Walmart and a loca Quilt shop in town. There in’t much for classes near me, so I learn a lot from youtube and order a lot I have shipped to me. I haven’t figured out how to better the time issue. Space would be my third challenge, I out grew my little sewing room long ago.
My biggest sewing, knitting or crochet challenge is getting organized. Going to a weekly sewing group does help as there are not the distractions of home.
My biggest sewing, knitting or crochet challenge is too many projects in my head and not enough time to get to doing all of them. I wish there were more hours in a day or less demands on my time…plus there are times I procrastinate because I get a little burned out and overwhelmed by all the things I have going at once.
My biggest challenge is getting started to sew all the wonderful patterns I already have, without ordering more instead.
My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is like many others time. I also have a hard time settling on what to do first so I have tons of ideas and things that I want to do but have a hard time just getting it done.
My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is deciding which project to start first. I usually have several going at any given time.
“My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is starting at the beginning of sewing knits. The seam always gets marled up in the throat plate.
My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is sewing with knit material, it seems no matter how many hints I listen to and try, it still gives me a huge headache.
My biggest knitting challenge is not giving up! I love to crochet and am better at that, but I often start a knitting project, just to do something different then give up because it takes so much longer.
My biggest sewing challenge is staying organized so I can find things when I need them!
My biggest sewing, knitting or crochet challenge is getting started. Once I have gotten started, I don’t want to stop.
Wow! What a generous offering today. My biggest sewing challenge is allowing myself time to sew. With 3 children, there’s always house chores to do and I have a hard time putting those aside to sew. It’s actually one of my New Years resolutions to allow myself the time to sew. I have so many ideas in my brain that I would love to realize this year!! Not to mention the ones I could add with all of those big sewing patterns and a model for them!! Thanks for the opportunity and good luck to everyone! I hope all your sewing dreams are realized in 2018 too!
My biggest sewing challenge is finding time to sew! Right now I have way too many pretty patterns and not enough time to make them all!
My bigest sewing, knitting or crochet challenge is making shoes and boots!
My biggest sewing challenge has been focusing on a single project and not abandoning it when something else that grabs my attention, whether that be an entire new project idea or a new TV/webseries episode. I believe it’s also known as the “Ooo, Shiny!” Problem XD
My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is finding affordable fabric and notions to make all of the doll clothes I want to make!
I’m so excited you’re giving away a boy doll! I’ve wanted one for a long time and am so excited for the possibility of winning him :)
My biggest sewing challenge is to simply finish all my sewing projects and to learn to say no to many wonderful dolly swaps sometimes.
My biggest sewing, knitting or crochet challenge is allowing myself the time to actually do it! I need to get over feeling that there are more “important” things I should be doing. That time spent with my hobbies is NOT wasting my time!
“My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is seeing with fabric that is metallic or slippery kinds of fabric
My biggest sewing challenge is sewing for myself! And fitting my body, I’m a bit of an odd shape.
My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is having the same amount of stitches on each row that I crochet. I tend to miss one and it is always a bother to pull it out!
My biggest craft challenge is how to create unique and special crations on a very small budget.
My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is keeping the tension the same in knitting.
My biggest crocheting problem is it hurts my wrist too much to continue doing it.
My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is finding the time to advance my skills past the basics.
My biggest sewing,knitting, or crocheting challenge is learning how to hold the thread. I think I need more practice!
My biggest sewing challenge is deciding on which project is next. Which patter, which fabric, what coordinates, etc
My biggest sewing challenge is learning to use my new embroidery/sewing machine.
My biggest challenge is to settle on a project and find the time to do it and not get distracted and overcommitted.
My biggest challenge is I don’t know! I can’t crochet – despite soooo many times of trying. My knitting is like my sewing – material and pattern matched up and just waiting ………… Probably making a button hole.
My biggest knitting challenge is starting a project and then putting it down for a while and not remembering where I was
My biggest sewing, knitting or crochet project is picking out the perfect fabric or yarn for every project!! Always the hardest decision for me.
not having anyone near enough to me to help me with the knitting and crochet stuff…what a dream a little boy could be..my only grandsons named logan..all the rest are girls…who got boy dolls fer xmas..lol now grandma needs to boy…hugs thank you for doing these fun things
My biggest challenge will be teaching my 7 year old granddaughter to use a sewing machine to make her own doll clothes. She wants to be a fashion designer, so I got her a small sewing machine for her birthday and she is really excited to make her own doll clothes and I am excited to teach her how! Thank you for all the wonderful patterns you share with us! Happy new year!
My biggest challange is teaching my grandaughters how to sew the pixiefaire patterns. They are 14 and 10
I love my boy dolls! So GLAD the world of dolls is acknowledging that boys are needed – and delighted that they are wanted.
My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is that I am fast approaching 70 years of age, and the Internet has made it so easy to acquire exciting wonderful beautiful patterns that I have too many to hope to complete them. Storing the patterns is no problem – except trying to remember what I have and where on my computer! (So I have binders full of patterns I have printed, but a lot of printed patterns take up little space really.) No, really the worst problem is my embarrassment at just how much yarn I have bought online and have had shipped to my modest home over many years, which I have not used yet, and so and have to find room for.
My biggest sewing and knitting challenge is finding uninterrupted time before I’m too tired to accomplish anything! Another is that I rarely make anything for myself-when I do have time, I always make things for my kids.
My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is finding ways to teach my kiddos (who want to learn and participate but need “quick wins” to stay interested in a project)!
My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is learning the new embroidery machine I got for Christmas (yay!). Love this giveaway. Thank you so much for the opportunity.
My biggest sewing problem is finding time to do it! I have too many ideas and not enough time to accomplish them :)
My biggest sewing challenge is button holes, learn how to crochet & knitting is finding the time to sit down & knit
My biggest knitting & crochet challenge is deciding what price to charge when I have finished a project. For that reason I usually end up giving it away.
Sharon Tourino
My biggest challenge is just getting started! I have collected lots of wonderful fabric and patterns! Now the challenge is on to just get it all going!
My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is to make the time to sit and finish the things I started befpre starting new projects.
My biggest challenge in knitting right now is my tension. Knitting tight enough for my AG outfits to turn out the right size.
My biggest sewing, knitting or crochet challenge is cutting slippery fabric accurately.
My biggest sewing, knitting or crocheting challenge is learning to crochet all the beautiful patterns for my 18" dolls. So far I haven’t been able to finish any crocheting project correctly.
Taming the fabric beast in my spacious studio has been a challenge due to having fibromyalgia and a number of spinal issues, but mainly due to not having the time to both organize and produce!
“My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is the same as so many of us, finding enough time to do everything I want to do.
My biggest sewing challenge is so many pieces I’d like to create & not enough time to do them.
My biggest sewing, knitting, or crochet challenge is deciding on a pattern and not spending ALL my free time looking at all the things I want to make instead of actually making something!
barbara
January 02, 2018
MY BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS MY FALILING EYESIGHT. I TRY TO DO AS MUCH AS I CAN BEFORE IT IS GONE. IT WONT HAPPEN ANYTIME SOON THANK GOODNESS BUT IT DOES FURSTRATE ME THAT MY SEAMS AND EDGE STITCHES ARE NOT AS PRETTY AS THEY USED TO BE