Winners of Crafty Girls Talk

Last week I had two copies of Crafty Girls Talk by Jennifer Forest to give away to Craft Gossip readers – one in printed format and one in a Kindle format. (Check out my review of the book here.)

Crafty Girls Talk is a book of interviews with creatively employed women. Part of the entry into the giveaway was to tell the question you’d most like to ask someone who has built a business around their craft. Well…. Jennifer Forest, the book’s author, was so impressed with the questions you asked that she is taking the time to answer some of them on her blog, Work Women Want. The first question she addresses is about the timing and quantity of inventory you should purchase. Go to her post to see her answer.

And now… the winners!!

The winner of the printed copy is commenter #36, Penny, who said:

I would love to learn how to attract investors. I have owned my own business before and continued to work full time … not enough hours in the day! My dream is to open a craft supplies business in my area. I’d love a paper copy, please and thanks for the chance to win. Blessings to All!

And the winner of the Kindle version is commenter #102, Reine, who said:

I would like to ask them how they found the courage to believe in themselves. I would like to enter for both editions, paper & Kindle as I’d be rapt to win either!

Congrats to both of 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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