January 03, 2022

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12 Days of Christmas - Day 10 Giveaway! (Jan. 2,2021)

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 larougetdelisle Gift Card to one lucky winner. The gift card can be used towards any item available on the larougetdelisle 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! 

    www.SewingWithCinnamon.com

    Explore the content! Try it out! Download an app and see how Easy it is to use! 

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

     

      

    ENTER TO WIN A $100 larougetdelisle Gift Card!

     

     

    To enter 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 larougetdelisle and Sewing With Cinnamon. 

    a Rafflecopter giveaway

     

     

    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 Sunday, 1/3/2022.

    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.

    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 :)

     

    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 & larougetdelisle Team

     


    54 Comments

    MonicaAD
    MonicaAD

    January 03, 2022

    Biggest challenge is getting my mojo back 😩🥺😢

    Judy
    Judy

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest sewing challenge is being able to get fabric that I want for certain projects.

    Stephanie Sparks
    Stephanie Sparks

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest sewing challenge is free motion quilting. Second is doing invisible zippers well.

    Sophie D.
    Sophie D.

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest sewing challenge is knowing when the stop to pivot stick corners. I always pivot too late or too earlier, and it doesn’t match the other corners

    Cheryl
    Cheryl

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest challenge is finding the time to get my sewing done I usually use my vacation for this

    Bev
    Bev

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest sewing challenge is how to finish the seems of my projects for the various types of fabrics.

    Lynn Acheson
    Lynn Acheson

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest sewing challenge is using very fine fabrics that fray easily, such as organza. I’m a perfectionist in my sewing and am never completely satisfied with the end result when I use these fabrics.

    Cath
    Cath

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest sewing challenge is that my sewing table is my dining room table. When I want to sew I need to gather everything that I will need, move it to the table and sew for a bit, then take it all back down again so we can use the table. When I am faced with all that, there’s many a day that I just don’t bother to sew because I’m not up to all the moving. :(

    Reva Deutsch
    Reva Deutsch

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest sewing challenge is very stretchy materials. It’s so hard to sew them without either stretching them or losing the stretch.

    Abby Baxter
    Abby Baxter

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest sewing challenge is sewiing narrow seams.

    Leslie Loren
    Leslie Loren

    January 03, 2022

    Invisible zippers

    Rebecca
    Rebecca

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest sewing challenge is allowing myself time to sew. I tend to put everyone else’s needs & wants ahead of mine bit this is going to be my year to say, “Sorry, I have plans at that time.” My plans are to sew!

    Joan Larson
    Joan Larson

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest challenge is finding time to sew all that I want to sew

    aurora
    aurora

    January 03, 2022

    my biggest challenge not pressing to hard on the foot pedal, which causes me to lose control of stitching straight.

    Ysabel
    Ysabel

    January 03, 2022

    « Mon plus grand défi de couture est simplement me remettre à la couture, de choses de la vie m’ont tenues éloignée de cette activité »

    Marsha
    Marsha

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest sewing challenge is is finishing one project before starting another. Sometimes if I get frustrated with how something is turning out, I set it aside and start something different. Unfortunately, I don’t always go back to finish the one I put aside.

    Sue S
    Sue S

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest challenge is finishing what I start. So many great patterns to make into charming outfits!

    KimWilliams
    KimWilliams

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest challenge is zippers. I’ve always had trouble getting them to be straight so I tend to avoid them and so never get any practice.

    Kim
    Kim

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest challenge is zippers. I’ve always had trouble getting them to work so I tend to avoid them and never practice to improve.

    Elaine R
    Elaine R

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest challenge is getting the right fit for my doll.

    Kathy
    Kathy

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest challenge in my sewing abilities is being confident in fit, but I know if I take the time to make a muslin it will help. With that said, time is probably my greatest challenge. The ideas for new projects come way faster than I can sew .

    Poppy
    Poppy

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest sewing challenge is so many ideas, so little time.

    Gracia Marks
    Gracia Marks

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest challenge is finishing a project before I start the next one.

    JoAnne
    JoAnne

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest challenge is adjusting patterns so they fit perfectly and secondly sewing with thin fabrics.

    Joy
    Joy

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest sewing challenge is having the space to cut out fabrics to specifics

    Melody M.
    Melody M.

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest challenge is making the time to do it!

    Gina Reiley
    Gina Reiley

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest sewing challenge is hemming knits on a standard sewing machine.

    Susan Johnson Roberts
    Susan Johnson Roberts

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest challenge is to finish what I start. Life and a new project with an immediate deadline keep happening.

    Wendy
    Wendy

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest challenge is not finding scaled down fabric that is well designed and doesn’t fray.

    Kathy
    Kathy

    January 03, 2022

    biggest sewing challenge is stretch fabrics- knits, lycra, it all hates me

    JoAnne
    JoAnne

    January 03, 2022

    My most difficult sewing challenge is adjusting a pattern so it fits perfectly. Sewing with sheer fabrics is a definite second.

    Susana
    Susana

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest sewing challenge is to create my own pattern!

    Hilary
    Hilary

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest sewing challenge is matching pattern and fabrics.

    Connie J
    Connie J

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest sewing challenge is button holes.

    Linda
    Linda

    January 03, 2022

    One would expect by now I would not be spending time ripping out for do overs.

    Nancy
    Nancy

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest challenge is being patient when sewing.

    Sue
    Sue

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest sewing challenge is setting in sleeves correctly.

    Sheila
    Sheila

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest sewing challenge is I need to pace myself & take more breaks while I sew. I just get so excited about the project that I don’t want to stop. Then I pay the price for it. Being old with a bad back sucks.

    Pat
    Pat

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest sewing challenge is finding time to try new patterns.

    Gail Beam
    Gail Beam

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest challenge is sewing with sheer and knit fabrics

    Pat
    Pat

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest sewing challenge is making sure a pattern fits. Not all 18” American Girl dolls are the same size. Today’s patterns are for newer, slimmer dolls. The dolls I sew for are older, and they have larger waists and hips. On some, more difficult, patterns I’ve even made muslins.

    Carol
    Carol

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest sewing challenge is finding the right scale fabric! Especially if shopping online, not many places have a ruler with the fabric.

    Elke O’Mahony
    Elke O’Mahony

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest challenge is that I need to practise a lot more and to learn more about sewing in general

    Cassandra Berholtz
    Cassandra Berholtz

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest sewing challenge is finding the right fabric for the patterns I am using. Some fabrics just don’t work

    Laurel
    Laurel

    January 03, 2022

    I’m just getting started in dolls, so my biggest challenge is wrapping my head around new techniques to work in tiny spaces (small sleeve caps/tiny ribbing cuffs etc) that are more professional looking in doll clothing.

    Denise Amrich
    Denise Amrich

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest sewing challenge is sourcing fabric, because I wind up feeling a bit overwhelmed by the choices and I’m not going to stores in person right now.

    Jasmine A.
    Jasmine A.

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest sewing challenge is coming up with great ideas and not always following through…

    Pam
    Pam

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest sewing challenge is sewing sheer fabrics. They just seem to have a mind of their own.

    Marie-Agnès
    Marie-Agnès

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest sewing challenge is to sew an elastic band on my husband underpants (oh! yes).It is hard to have the right size or sew netly…

    Brenda Ward
    Brenda Ward

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest sewing challenge is finding the time to sew. I need to slow down and make time for sewing as I have found it very relaxing. I have missed this in the past few years.

    Diane
    Diane

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest sewing challenge is distractibility. If something isn’t finished in one sitting, it may enter the universe of UFO’s, driven out of mind by another project or a glimpse of a neighbor’s cat. I’d never get anything done if there were squirrels in range.

    Pam
    Pam

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest sewing challenge is I’m getting older. It’s not as easy to see what I’m doing, and I have tremors on top of that. Enjoy it all while you’re young, being old comes faster than you think.

    Donna Landreth
    Donna Landreth

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest challenge is sewing bottom holes. I could never get them exactly right. Thank you for the awesome giveaways.😘

    Kendra
    Kendra

    January 03, 2022

    My biggest sewing challenge is ZIPS!!! My pet hate for sure lol

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