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Semi-finals Results

Everyone did such amazing sewing this week! We loved all of the pj sets and it wasn’t easy to figure out who would be leaving this week. No one stood out as being at the bottom. In fact, none of the designs were in the …

Week 8 Entries

Welcome to the Semi-finals of the Great Avery Lane Sewing Bee! The semi-finalists faced the PJ challenge. They were all given the PJ Set pattern from Me & My 18″ Doll and asked to create some sleepwear. They were allowed to change width or length …

Week 7 Results

This week the Garment of the Week was made by Diana! Congratulations! Sadly we also eliminate one person each week. Not an easy task. This person made some amazing projects and is very creative in her designs. Some of her designs were my favorites sewn …

Sewing Class this Saturday

Only 2 more days until my live teaching event! I’m teaching how to sew the Sugar n Spice apron project (Avery Lane Cottagecore Gingerbread Apron) with all its details. I’m demonstrating how I work through all the details and include alternative embellishments as well. We’ll …

Week 7 Entries

This week the Sewing Bee challengers were asked to make bucket hats for their 18″ dolls, such as American Girl Dolls. They used my Avery Lane Bucket Hat pattern for 18″ dolls (it’s also available in Doll Studio Boutique for the smaller dolls). They were …

Week 6 Results

The results were emailed to the competitors last week, but I forgot to post them here. So busy around here, with getting ready for my live teaching event on Saturday (Handmade Holiday Bazaar on Creative Spark online learning platform), my son’s college soccer playoffs, and …

Week 6 Entries

Week 6 the challenge was a creative one and they were given more time to complete their entries. Their challenge was to create a character theme or costume. They were allowed to modify patterns and mix and match pieces together to recreate their characters, as …

Sugar and Spice

… Let’s Make Something Nice! Join Handmade Holiday Bazaar with me! Treat yourself to a winter wonderland & make beautifully curated gifts for everyone on your gift list this holiday season. The four-hour virtual course is broken down into 10 total hours of instruction with 12 …

Week 5 Results

The results are in. Though there were many with stripes perfectly matched, there was only one dress with no technical flaws and no deviations from the pattern. Yes, following a pattern without modifications can be considered a technical skill, I suppose. This person has sewn …

Week 5 Technical Sewing

Sewing Bee week 5 was a technical challenge. Since there were no modifications allowed, it placed the focus of judging on key elements of technical sewing. Judging is never that simple or easy though. I was reminded of an experience I had though 4-H judging. …