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After 9 weeks of sewing, 11 competitors, and so many beautiful and creative doll clothes, we have a winner. Andee is our Sewing Bee winner. Congratulations! Thank you to all the competitors. You are all amazing sewists and made the competition fun and inspiring. ~Erin
Week 4 the competitors were challenged to make doll garments with pleats and tucks. Pleats and tucks are a great way to add interest details or structural elements to clothing. They were allowed to widen or lengthen the pattern pieces of the pattern they chose …
We have some amazing dresses this week from the challengers in the Great Avery Lane Sewing Bee. This week’s challenge was embellishments. Lace, trim, ruffles, embroidery, and creativity! Here are each challenger’s entry. “Métis, an indigenous nation of Canada that has combined Native American and …
With much deliberation, so much consideration as there were many at the top, Dana and I agree that the maker of the Garment of the Week is Angie. Congratulations, Angie! Here is Angie’s garment, with all those gathers! The sad news is we also have …
The Great Avery Lane Sewing Bee Week 2. We have 10 competitors sewing for their dolls and showing off their mad skills. The challengers found themselves sewing running stitches on yards of fabric and lace for beautiful ruffles for their garments, as this week’s challenge …
Congratulations, Andee, maker of the Garment of the Week. Here is Andee’s week 1 entry, chosen Garment of the Week. ~Erin
Week 1 challenge: Collars. The challengers were told to make a garment, designed by Erin, with a collar. They were not allowed to modify the pattern, but could embellish it to their hearts content. Let’s look at their entries. Aren’t those spectacular garments sewn by …
This week the Great Avery Lane Sewing Bee started with the first challenge brief sent out to our 11 challengers. I’m so excited to see what the challengers create! Meet the judges! Allow me to introduce our talented challengers. The challenger will have until Monday …