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The finalists have all sent in their entries. The challenge: Princess Seamed Bodice. The brief this week was to use the Princess Seamed Bodice from Doll Dress Boutique as a base and design a garment or outfit around the bodice design. They were allowed to …
The finalist were sent the final brief Saturday, November 26 and are in the final days of their deadline to sew one last time. The finalists: Diana Diana has been sewing for 55 years. She has lived NE Ohio most of her life, and is …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 the competitors were given a technical sewing challenge: Stripes and Plaids. They were provided with a pattern, Fifties Sundress, to work with and no modifications were allowed. In addition, they were asked to make a knot bow accessory to go with their dress, …