to all the DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER CHALLENGERS, SPONSORS and those in the AUDIENCE!
To our CHALLENGERS, some of whom might be here for the first time and some of whom have been here before, I’d like to say thank you for participating and sharing your Designer me-made Copies! I hope you have enjoyed it as much as me!
To our generous PRIZE SPONSORS! I’d like to give you honourable mention and a proper introduction …
Itch to Stitch has generously donated ONE pattern of the winner’s choice from the Itch to Stitch Shop here. Kennis Wong says her “designs are really my personal style. They are modern and elegant. Perhaps they are not always simple to sew (because I love details!), but they always have high-quality finishes. Of course I want them to fit well; that’s why most of my designs have many sizes and different cup options.”
Joannas Art and Cards is generously donating a box set of 10 Art Cards (with envelopes) measuring 5 x 7 inches. Take a peek at Joanna’s Etsy shop here or her Instagram account @jvandervlugt_illustrations. Joanna has sold her art and cards around the world from Germany, to North Hollywood, California, to Francisco Beltrao, Brazil. Joanna enjoys illustrating vehicles with a preference for European sportscars, but she loves illustrating motorcycles, especially Café Racers. She has had the pleasure of illustrating a professional motorcycle rider from the Brazilian Ruma Na Stradaracing team, as well as the 8th-place finisher in the 2017 BMW GS Challenge, this illustration is a featured card in the set.
Sense & Sensibility Patterns has kindly donated ONE ePattern to the winner. Their website is here. Jennie says “Many customers had asked me to sell copies of the patterns I created to make their outfits. At first I wasn’t sure about drafting patterns for a wide range of standard sizes, but I finally took the plunge in 1998, publishing my “Regency Gown Pattern”. The immediate success of that pattern convinced me that there was a market for wearable, historical patterns that evoke the grace and charm of times past, and that’s when Sense & Sensibility Patterns was born.”
Vintage Pattern Lending Library has generously donated THREE $25 Gift Certificates. Here’s their Etsy Shop. Deirdre says “Since 1998, The Vintage Pattern Lending Library has been home to a continuously expanding collection of over 10,000 historic sewing and needlework patterns, rare publications, and other fashion related materials dated from the 1840s through the 1950s. The archives contain materials from countries around the world. Our mission is to return as many of these items as possible into public access, so that anyone with a love for historic fashion can experience them as close to the originals as is possible.”
Skinny Bitch Curvy Chick Patterns has donated ONE PDF pattern. Their website is here. Betsy says SBCC Patterns “gives me an outlet for my own personal expression and OCD of making things. I am fit obsessed and have a general preoccupation with perfectionism. I get a genuine thrill out of grading patterns and studying sizes for practical application.”
Paprika Patterns has donated ONE pattern of the winner’s choice, take a browse through at their website here. Lisa and Stef want us to know that “Our patterns are designed with a busy woman in mind. She doesn’t want to feel restricted by what she’s wearing, she needs to be able to move around. Whether she is meeting with friends in the city or feeding the chickens in the backyard, she wants comfort and style. Her clothes are her way to express her individuality.”
Named Patterns has donated ONE PDF pattern to the winner. Have a browse through their shop for all your options here! From the website: “Named garments are a combination of Scandinavian clean-lined simplicity and interesting details. The aim of the collections is to bring a new perspective to making one’s own clothes and to support ethical and ecological consuming in contrast to a clothing industry focused on fast fashion. Self-made clothing also allows for freedom of choice; by choosing one’s colors and materials and by changing garment details, the customer can be part of the design process. If dressing is a way to express oneself then self-made clothes are self-expression at its best.”
Last of all, we have Nice dress! Thanks, I made it!! (and you know me!)
Good luck to all the Designin’ December 2017 Challengers. You can cast your vote for the 22 blogger entries (so far) on my next post. Then I will repost on my Instagram all of the 35 Instagram entries (so far) and you can vote with your “likes” there. Voting will be open for one week only.
Please note as the #designindecember hashtag is full of lovely photos and ideas, past and present, it might not be clear who is in the running, so I will repost on my own Instagram, tagging the Challenger. Please also note I will be setting my Instagram account to private so only my Instagram followers can vote. (Unfortunately, I have had to screen a few unwanted followers lately.)
Happy Sewing and Happy New Year!
