Winner of Sewn With Love by Fiona Bell

Thank you for all of your comments entering the Sewn With Love giveaway! I enjoyed reading about all of the different garments that you remember from your childhood.

One of my all-time favorite childhood garments was a verrrry 1980’s shorts jumpsuit that my mother made for me. The fabric was white with all kinds of colorful swooshes and scribbles and such. I thought I was sooo cool, especially when I wore it with my Jellies shoes (which pinched my toes horribly, but I wore them anyway).

But enough about me and my jumpsuit. You want to know who won the book, don’t you? It’s lucky commenter 16, Bethany, who wrote:

I had a shirt with a shopping theme. There was a picture of a girl holding a clear plastic shopping bag. Sandwiched inside the plastic were little plastic clothing items. I loved it.

Bethany, I’ve sent you an email so I can get your contact information and get your book in the mail to you.

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I’m always tempted by the pretty velvets at the fabric store. So much texture! And the way the fibers catch the light! But sewing on velvet is trickier than you’d think. That nap that lends beautiful texture also likes to slip and crawl. That nap can also spell disaster if you cut a piece the wrong direction. That isn’t to say you shouldn’t use buy that velvet and sew it into something gorgeous, you just need to go into your velvet sewing project prepared. And Melissa at Melly Sews has a post that takes you step by step through sewing on velvet.

Velvet is such a luscious fabric, especially for winter sewing projects. Of course there are velvet Christmas sewing projects – stockings, tree skirts, santa hats – but velvet is beautiful for all winter. Think of all the gorgeous velvet dresses, evening bags, hair accessories, even pillows and other home décor that you see all winter long.

Melly Sews’ post gives you the tips and tricks you need to know in order for your velvet sewing project to end up a success. There are types of projects better suited for velvets, and kinds of projects to avoid. She describes the different types of velvet available. And she also tells the best way to lay out and cut your pattern pieces from velvet fabric. Her tutorial also covers marking, pressing, and of course sewing that beautiful fabric. There’s also a video included in case that’s your preferred method for learning.

Head over to Melly Sews to learn how to sew on velvet fabric.

And if you want to learn more about that lovely blue velvet dress shown, she has a post that tells more about it including 2 ways to style it depending on if you want to be more dressy or more casual.

[photo credit: Melly Sews]

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