Patterns for Pirates

P4P stylish, modern, wearable patterns

The Peg Event :: Peg Leg Video – Sew Along with Judy

Welcome back to another day of The Peg Event! We hope you are loving our newest release of the Peg Legs – Colorblock Pack and update to the beloved Peg Legs, and Peg Legs – Add-On Pack!

Before we get to the main event, I’d like to remind you that we’ve got a sitewide sale happening from now until Saturday, September 12.  In addition to that, we’ve got an awesome giveaway happening, with 14 amazing prizes (and 14 amazing prize winners)!  You can read all about The Peg Event HERE.

Today, we wanted to make sure you saw the video where Judy, from start to finish, sewed up the new Colorblock Pack of the Peg Legs!  We get many comments about our group members being more “visual learners” and we are hoping this helps you get the visuals you need to sew up your brand new pair of Peg Legs!

Feeling ready to tackle some Peg Leg sewing?  Here are some links to all of our FREE leggings patterns, so you can get moving!

PEG LEGS | PEG LEGS – ADD-ON PACK | PEG LEGS – COLORBLOCK PACK

Before you go, we’ve got a giveaway prize to tell you about!  Sponsoring today’s portion of The Peg Event is an amazing fabric company!

RASPBERRY CREEK FABRICS – raspberrycreekfabrics.com
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Raspberry Creek Fabrics is a mom and pop fabric shop owned and operated in Salt Lake City.  They carry a variety of apparel fabrics and custom print their CLUB fabric in house using an eco-friendly process and US milled fabrics.  RCF has hundreds of prints in stock and print on demand so no preorders to wait for!  Their CLUB jersey, french terry, and double brushed polyester work great for Peg Legs and with so many prints to choose from you’re bound to find just the right one for you.

One lucky winner will walk away with a $100 gift certificate!  And on top of that, RFC is offering a 15% discount code TODAY ONLY, using the code: PEGS.

**Daily and Grand Prize winners will all be announced together on Sunday, September 13.

The Peg Event :: Athletic Style Inspiration

Welcome back to another day of The Peg Event! We hope you are loving our newest release of the Peg Legs – Colorblock Pack and update to the beloved Peg Legs, and Peg Legs – Add-On Pack!

Before we get to the main event, I’d like to remind you that we’ve got a sitewide sale happening from now until Saturday, September 12.  In addition to that, we’ve got an awesome giveaway happening, with 14 amazing prizes (and 14 amazing prize winners)!  You can read all about The Peg Event HERE.

Our incredible testers wanted to help provide some P4P Style Inspiration!  They always seem to know just what to wear, and how to look amazing at all times.  So we asked what their favorite things to pair the Peg Legs / Peg Legs – Colorblock Pack / Peg Legs – Add-On Pack with were…and here’s what they came up with!

Kamali Azubike Obiagu paired her Peg Legs – Colorblock Pack with the racerback version of the Essential Tank.

Megan Kuhlman paired her Peg Legs w/ Contour Waistband (from the Add-On Pack!) with a cropped style Hepburn Top.

Aaronica Bell Cole paired her Peg Legs – Colorblock Pack with the Fierce Bra.

 

Feeling inspired yet?  I am!  Here are some links to all of our FREE leggings patterns, so you can get to sewing!

PEG LEGS | PEG LEGS – ADD-ON PACK | PEG LEGS – COLORBLOCK PACK

Before you go, we’ve got giveaway prizes to tell you about!  Sponsoring today’s portion of The Peg Event are two amazing fabric companies!

OVER THE SELVAGE – www.overtheselvage.com
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Over the Selvage specializes in custom printed fabrics on a variety of bases, ranging from fun, and playful prints, to totally over the edge ones too!

One lucky winner will receive a $30 shop credit + 2 yards of a Cotton/Lycra print fabric and another winner will be receiving a $15 shop credit + 1 yard of a Cotton/Lycra print fabric!  On top of that, you can enjoy a 10% discount TODAY ONLY on their Halloween Pre-order!

SEW DYNAMIC FABRICS – www.sewdynamic.com
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Sew Dynamic Fabrics is an online shop focused on selling fabrics made from recycled plastic bottles. To date, over 71,000 plastic bottles have been recycled to make our fabrics. Athletic Knit solids and custom prints are perfect for Peg Legs.

One lucky winner will receive $30 credit good towards retail fabrics from Sew Dynamic (preorders excluded).  On top of that, you can enjoy a 15% discount from now until 9/13/20 using the code: PegLeg15

**Daily and Grand Prize winners will all be announced together on Sunday, September 13.

The Peg Event :: Peg Legs Release + Update – What’s New?

What a day, what a DAY!  We are pumped about our newest release of the Peg Legs – Colorblock Pack and update to the beloved Peg Legs, and Peg Legs – Add-On Pack!

Before we get moving too far into this, I’d like to remind you that we’ve got a sitewide sale happening from now until Saturday, September 12.  In addition to that, we’ve got an awesome giveaway happening, with 14 amazing prizes (and 14 amazing prize winners)!  You can read all about The Peg Event HERE.

Let’s talk the new Peg Legs – Colorblock Pack, shall we?

The Peg Legs – Colorblock Pack is a special spin on our basic leggings pattern.

This new Colorblock Pack give you a super fun diagonal piece on the thigh for a lot of fun opportunities with different fabric combinations. The diagonal colorblock is also super flattering on the front and back. The waistband is a high waisted/high rise contoured waistband but this time we gave it a little heart/v shaped to the back side to show off those squats you’ve been working on!

The waistband also has a fun diagonal pocket or two to hold your things…because pockets are important! We truly hope everyone enjoys this fun new pack to the Peg Leg collection!

Options include: Shorts (5″ inseam), Bike (just above knee), Capri (calf), 7/8 (above ankle), and ankle lengths. You can choose from plain waistband, 1 pocket or 2 pockets.

Enjoy several videos throughout the tutorial like what fabric suggestions and a complete sew up from start to finish.

They are drafted in adult sizes and are for the full, newer size chart, extending from XXS – Plus 5X!  If you haven’t sewn with us in a while, please make sure to check the size charts, as there were slight adjustments made to accommodate the new size range for adults.

Peg Legs – Colorblock Pack

**Want to learn more about how to measure yourself for this pattern?  We’ve got you covered with an in-depth blog HERE.  And in case you’re new to Patterns for Pirates and PDF patterns in general, we have a great blog full of new-user tips HERE to help you get started!  As with all of our current releases and updates, the pdfs now include our layers feature and can be found in Letter, A4 and A0 sizes.  And for even more helpful fun, we have a *free* printable that you can use to help record your measurements as you take them.

Let’s take a look at some of our tester images!

If you’re looking for a little more inspo from our fabulous testers, head over to this FACEBOOK ALBUM to look at all the goodness they are providing you!

On top of the new release covered above, we also gave an update to our original Peg Legs pattern, as well as the Peg Legs – Add-On Pattern!

What changed?  Here are the details:

  • We adjusted our size chart and range to match with our updated range.  Now Peg Legs can be made for anyone sizes XXS – Plus 5X!
    • If you haven’t measured yourself in a while, take some time to do so.  It’s healthy when sewing for yourself anyway, because weight and size can fluctuate so much and you want to make the perfect size for yourself.  But also, our chart adjusted ever so slightly and you might fit into a different size range now.
  • We added a projector file for our friends who like to use their paperless technology.
  • There are a few more labels added to the pattern pieces, to help with common questions we’ve seen come up over the years.

Here are some links to all of our FREE leggings patterns, so you can get to sewing!

PEG LEGS | PEG LEGS – ADD-ON PACK | PEG LEGS – COLORBLOCK PACK

But wait!  There’s more!  We’ve got some giveaway prizes to tell you about!  Sponsoring today’s portion of The Peg Event are two fabulous fabric companies!

WANDERLUST DESIGNS – www.wanderlustcustomfabric.com
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Wanderlust Designs Inc has been selling custom fabrics since 2015.  They carry many bases including Cotton Lycra, Brushed Poly, Athletic and Swim, all of which are fantastic for Peg Legs.

One lucky winner will walk away with a $50 Gift Card to their shop!  And on top of that, you can enjoy a 10% Discount thru 9/12/20 by using the code: PEGLEG10

THE STYLED MAGNOLIA – www.thestyledmagnolia.com
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TSM is a one stop shop where you can find all things custom printed fabric. They offer custom printed fabric on 14 different base options with no minimum order requirements. TSM specializes in high quality custom printed Athletic bases found in many ready to wear athletic garments and offers three different methods of ordering: Retail, Preorder, & Pick-A-Print.

One lucky winner will walk away with a $100 Shop Credit to spend on their fabrics!  And today only, you can take advantage of a 15% Discount by using the code: TSMLOVESPEGS

**Daily and Grand Prize winners will all be announced together on Sunday, September 13.

The Peg Event :: Sale, Release + Giveaway!

SURPRISE Pirate fans!  We are filling your next ten days with as much fun as we could think up!

Make sure you visit the blog each day because from September 3 – September 12 we’ve got:

  • GIVEAWAYS,
  • a SITEWIDE SALE,
  • a re-RELEASE of the beloved Peg Legs Leggings Pattern,
  • a NEW RELEASE of a Peg Legs – Colorblock Pack,
  • EASY HACKS for the Peg Legs,
  • INFORMATIONAL VIDEOS for your Peg Leg sewing assistance,
  • and STYLE INSPIRATION from some amazing sewists in our community!

Because this week is all about our love of the Peg Legs pattern, let’s talk shop first.  The Peg Legs Legging pattern has had a few tweaks, including an update that extends the sizing of it.  We now cover the size range of XXS – Plus 5X, which means that now even more pirate booties can fall in love with Pegs.  In addition to the size range adjustments, we’ve also added a brand new version of the Peg Legs, in the form of the Colorblock Pack!  Get ready, because you’re going to swoon.

Go grab the new Peg Legs – Colorblock Pack Now!

Just like the Peg Legs and Peg Legs – Add Ons, this is a FREE pattern…no code necessary.  What are you waiting for??

If you’re ready to hear more about the Peg Legs Update, or want to know all the details that come along with the Colorblock Pack…don’t worry.  We will be covering all of the details here on the blog tomorrow!

If you’ve never sewn Peg Legs before, or just need a little refresher course, I would highly recommend heading over to our Peg Legs 101 post.  It’s full of resources that will help you get to sewing your most perfect leggings ever.

You can also find some help on our website for things like: How To Measure Yourself | New User Tips | How To Use the Layers Feature in our PDF Patterns | A0 (Copy Shop Sized) Printing Help | A Free Printable Measurement Chart

Alright, let’s talk GIVEAWAY!  We’ve got a total of FOURTEEN prizes that can be yours.  And you can enter as many times as you want during the next ten days, in order to try for one of the prizes.  So exciting!

Thanks to our amazing fabric shop sponsors, we have daily prizes to give away!

Wanderlust Designs Inc | The Styled Magnolia Custom Fabrics | Sly Fox Fabrics | Over the Selvage | Raspberry Creek Fabrics | Sew Dynamic Fabrics | Purpleseamstress Fabric | Emerald Curtain Fabric | Hissy Fit Fabrics | So Sew English Fabrics | KnitFabric.com | Fabric Fairy | Bow Button Fabrics

Along with all of those amazing fabric prizes, we have a GRAND PRIZE for one lucky pirate!!  If you want to sew more Peg Legs and P4P clothing items, it’d help if you had some shiny new machines, wouldn’t it?  Someone is going to be receiving both of these machines, shipped straight to your home!  Brother 1034D Serger | Brother 2340CV Coverstitch  And, to sweeten the deal, you get to pick out 20 (TWENTY!!!) Patterns for Pirates patterns that you’d like dropped into your account for free.  How about them apples?

Are you ready to play?  Here’s how!

A few more details:

  • The item sewn up and shared must be a P4P pattern that creates a piece of clothing. Think: shirt, pants, jacket, swimwear, etc.  (This just means no accessories like hats, scarfs, etc.)  You can use a free pattern as long as it is clothing, like the Tulip Tee or Peg Legs.
    • You need to sew it up as is, with only fit changes (no hacks or modifications).  Adding embellishments is great, just no major changes, pattern mashes, etc.  We want to be able to tell what pattern you used without having to ask!
  • Share your pictures on one or all of the social media networks for more chances to win with hashtag #P4PThePegEvent — it must be EXACT to come up in our search for the winner!
  • Let us know what P4P pattern you sewed up and what you’re most looking forward to winning.
  • You can share as many sews as you can for more chances to win, but ALL items/images shared must be sewn AFTER the giveaway starts 09/03/20!  Any older sews will be disqualified from winning either prizes. Last entries accepted will be 09/12/2020 at 11:59PM US Central Time.
  • Winner will be random lottery winner! This way, everyone has a chance from a beginner who might be sewing their first P4P to a seasoned apparel sewist!
  • Daily prize winners and Grand Prize winners will all be announced at patternsforpirates.com on 09/13/20.

Since you might need to grab a new pattern (or two….or three….or ten!) we have a SITEWIDE SALE running the entire length of this event!  Enjoy 30% off of your total purchase from today until September 12!

  • This will be the last site wide sale this year so grab them up while you can!!
  • Sale ends at the same time as giveaway entries: 09/12/20 11:59PM at Midnight US Central Time. 
  • There is a coupon code: PEGEVENT but it will automatically pop up at checkout and you just need to click to apply the discount! 

 

P4P Spirit Month 2020

We’ve got spirit, yes we do.  We’ve got spirit, how ’bout you?!?!

I am OVER-THE-MOON excited to talk about what’s happening in the month of May, y’all!  It’s been officially dubbed “P4P Spirit Month” and we are kicking it into full gear the minute the calendar changes over to May 1.

What are we doing exactly?  Our team is super in love with Me Made May and the idea behind getting to know your self-made clothing, and to celebrate your sewing skills.  Big props to So, Zo…What Do You Know? for starting this social media movement a decade ago.

We decided to kick it up a notch by creating themes around each day.  Think of it like Spirit Week at school…where all of your fellow classmates dress in theme together and you get to feel the excitement and camaraderie surrounding your themed clothing efforts.  Instead of it only lasting a week, it’s the ENTIRE MONTH.  And the themes are pretty achievable, using items you already have in your closet.  You can play along as much or as little as you’d like.

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The rules are pretty simple.

  1. Wear a new / old Patterns for Pirates clothing item that you’ve made, matching up with the daily theme.  ie: wear a purple Basic Tee on Purple Day (May 3).
    • Simple adjustments / pattern mashes are fine to share.  We just want to be able to recognize the P4P pattern you used to make your clothing item!
  2. Take a photo of yourself in the item.
    • It has to be a new photo, taken that day.  Mirror selfies with a messy room behind you are completely acceptable.  We just want to see you, in this moment, playing along with us!
  3. Share the photo on the Patterns for Pirates Facebook Group wall, in a separate post that you’ve created.
    • You must use the hashtag #P4PSpiritMonth so we can find your image. (It must be EXACT to come up in our search.)
    • Tell us what P4P pattern you used to create your look.
  4. Have fun with it!

Why play along with us?  To have fun, of course.  But also — there are some prizes involved.  And they’re pretty sweet.

We will pick three random names from all of the images that are shared using our hashtag.  (Our super pirate sleuths will make sure you’re following all of the rules and posting on the correct days.)  And those winners will be walking away with some amazing prizes from Patterns for Pirates, Sly Fox Fabrics, Sincerely Rylee, Mily Mae Fabrics, and Thread & Grain.  We will also be rounding up our favorite Spirit Day Looks and featuring them on our blog!

Each day that you participate and share counts as an entry into the contest.  The winners will be random lottery winners, meaning that everyone has a chance….from a beginner who might be sewing their first P4P to a seasoned apparel sewist!

But wait.  There’s more!

Each day, we will be featuring a different P4P pattern, and for 24 hours only, that pattern will be $2 off.  No code needed.  Each featured pattern will be announced in the Facebook group at 9am EST by Crew Member Katy McKinley…so go find her posts each morning to find the daily deal!

Have more questions for us?  Please ask!  We’d love to answer them.

 

Updated 06/09/20
IT’S TIME TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS AND CELEBRATE THE PARTICIPANTS, Y’ALL!! 

Spirit Month was an absolute blast.  Thank you so much to everyone who participated and celebrated their handmade wardrobes along with us!  Before we get to the prize winners, let’s quickly share our favorites from each of the daily themes.

As for the winners?  We randomly selected three lucky people to get the hookup with some fabric, patterns, and a wooden sewing machine necklace!  Congratulations you three!

Cathryn Larkin is taking home Prize Package #1.  With a slight edit….because we are sad to announce that Sly Fox Fabrics is closing up shop.  That just means that Cathryn gets to pick her favorite indie fabric shop and we will hook her up with the gift card for it, on the house!   Congrats, Cathryn!

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Prize Package #2 goes to Kristin Moore!

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And Prize Pack #3 is all for Danielle Heuseveldt!

Congratulations, you three!!  Email help@patternsforpirates.com and we will help you claim your prizes!

#allP4Ptoday 2020 winners

 

Welcome to the 2020 #allP4Ptoday winner circle! I will be adding each monthly winner here so be sure to check out the blog often. You can get the contest details here.

JANUARY

Let me start this winner’s post by thanking you for being a part of this contest for the last 3 years. It was fun seeing you all shine in your all P4P outfits every month. As we move on to new exciting contests, I wanted to announce one last #allP4Ptoday winner for January 2021…

Congratulations, Patricia Mastin!

Patti is looking cozy in her Sweater Weather shirt and Peg legs. We loved how she sewed the Sweater Weather as soon as it was released. Great job!

DECEMBER

As 2020 comes to an end, I couldn’t stop from looking back at this blog and feel joy and gratitude for all the amazing makes I was honored to see. Thank you all for being a part of the P4P family.

We couldn’t end this month without announcing the final #allP4P winner for 2020. Congratulations Jenny Sherman Richards!

Jenny look so comfy and chic in her Cozy Wrap, Layer Me Up and Cozy Pants. I may need to replicate that look. 😉

See you back on the blog in 2021! Happy New Year!!

NOVEMBER

We have been busy here in P4P land this November! While we were FALLing into FASHION, I kept an eye on the Facebook group and IG for all of your #allP4Ptoday posts. I can’t leave the month pass by without giving one of you a free pattern, right?

Congratulations, Felisha Jones!! She is rocking the Pegs with Fierce Bra and Twist Back Top. So gorgeous!

I can’t wait to see all your P4P creations in December!

OCTOBER

Can you believe we are just two months away from the new year? WOW! We couldn’t end October without announcing the #allP4Ptoday winner.

Congratulation Els Wijnands van Hengel! Els celebrated her last day at work in full P4P gear. Talk about a great fall outfit –  SOS pants, Favorite Tee and Go to Jacket! Thank you for sharing!

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Remember to keep those #allP4Ptoday coming and to check back this blog next month for a new winner!

SEPTEMBER

Fall is here, pirates! Time for Ragdoll raglans and SOS pants…and pumpkin spice. Shauna inspired me to break out my Ragdoll pattern so I know what I’ll be sewing soon.

Congratulations, Shauna Anderson! She not only inspired me to make a new Ragdoll raglan but she is also our September #allP4Ptoday winner. Great job and thank you for sharing.

I look forward to seeing all your fall P4P creations in the Facebook group and on Instagram.

AUGUST

My birthday month sure was a hot one around here. But hey, my P4P dresses kept me comfortable. We have seen many beautiful back to school (whatever that means this year) creations as well as summer staples.

Our August #allP4Ptoday winner is Kimberly Ransom! Kimberly’s cuties stole my heart as soon as I saw the post. It was only normal that mama would get a FREE P4P pattern as a reward 😉

Keep those entries coming every month and don’t forget the hashtag #allp4ptoday . YOU could be our next winner!

JULY

Ahoy, pirates! As we start another hot summer month (at least in my neck of the woods), we couldn’t let the previous end without picking a winner for our on going #allP4Ptoday contest.

Congratulations Leah Dominy! Leah looks amazing in her Tulip Tee shirt and SOS shorts. Such a cute and easy set to make for comfortable day to day wear. Did you know the Tulip Tee is a FREE pattern?

Keep the amazing #allP4Ptoday creations coming! See you back here next month.

JUNE

And just like that, June is over. Most of us are in full blown summer sewing so don’t forget to hashtag #allP4Ptoday when you post your creations in the FB group or IG.

The June winner is Bethany Ann Hutchinson! Or is Mr Hutchinson the winner 😉 ?

The P4P team absolutely loved how proud daddy looks in his custom made outfit. He is rocking the Papa Bear Joggers and Basic Tee. Great job, Bethany!

See you back in a month for a new FREE P4P pattern winner!

MAY

Ohh wow!! May has been an amazing month in the P4P group. Between the #p4pspiritmonth and the #allp4ptoday posts, you made us smile from ear to ear. So many gorgeous P4P makes!!

Our May winner is Lindsey White! 

Lindsey is absolutely radiant in Flutter Wrap dress, so, so pretty!

Hope you will all have a fantastic summer! Don’t forget to tag your #allP4Ptoday posts in June too. You may be our next winner!

APRIL

Ahoy, pirates! It’s that time again…let’s give one pattern of choice to one of you. You were busy bees in April and we loved every moment of it!

Congratulations Catherine Hesse !

 

Catherine looks so adorable in her P4P makes. She made me want to pull out my SFR and sew myself one!

 

MARCH

Spring is here!! We’ve seen so many cute outfits this month that have truly brought joy to the P4P team. One of these beautiful pictures that made us go “awww” is our March #allP4Ptoday winner!

Congratulations Anita Reutiman! 

Anita’s little man looks mighty dapper and comfy in his mama-made JRR and Baby Bear Joggers!

We hope you stay healthy and keep creating ❤️! See you back her in May!

FEBRUARY

Good morning, pirates! As this leap year’s last full winter month comes to a close, I am delighted to announce the February #allP4Ptoday winner:

Congratulations Amy Brooks!

Your daughter put a big smile on my face as I was scrolling through all the hashtags. The Boundless looks gorgeous on her…plus! Who doesn’t need a donuts Go To Jacket?

I can’t wait to see all your spring #allP4Ptoday creations in March!

JANUARY

New Year, fresh start. We are still keeping an eye on Facebook and Instagram, spotting you wearing your ALL P4P outfits. Time to announce the first winner of 2020:

Congratulations Jill Auxford!

Jill and her little one love the Gala dress and they look so precious in their creations.

Here’s to a fantastic #allP4Ptoday 2020!

Fall in Love with Sewing :: 120k Member Saleabration and Giveaway :: WINNERS Announced!!

Today is the day! I loved seeing all the entries come in throughout the 10 days! I hope everyone had time to enter one thing!

We have a runner up and grand prize this giveaway… so we’ll announce Runner Up first!

Runner Up will win 10 P4P patterns of choice, an adorable sewing machine necklace, and a fabric bundle! Our winner was grabbed from Instagram! Handle: emenemely- Emily Howard <3

I hope you enjoy everything included in your prize!

Next up is the GRAND PRIZE…lets remind everyone what they’ll get!

I’m so excited to share the Grand Prize winner!! This entry was from our FB Group 🙂

 

Ree Nay, don’t be too sad about that serger acting up…you will have a new Juki serger for your next pair of loggers along with a Brother Coverstitch and so much more! <3 I can’t wait to see what you make will your new machines and I hope the Admin Love Bundle helps you fall even more in love with sewing then you already are!  I hope to see many more shares of that precious baby and yourself (and any other loved ones that are lucky enough to get your handmande items) wearing P4P patterns!

Just for fun I searched any other entries Ree had made!

And just because I enjoyed seeing all the entries come in these past 10 days let me share some with you!  Maybe some of them will inspire the perfect pattern match for some fabric you have in  your stash!

 

I hope everyone enjoyed the theme of falling in love with sewing this past week or so with us! It’s something we all share and brings us together <3 Even if you didn’t win I hope you got some sewing checked off your list, maybe grabbed a few ideas for your holiday gift wish list,  or got some inspiration from others entries!

Make sure you sign up for our newsletter so you never miss out on any amazing events like this in the future!

Fall in Love with Sewing :: 120K member Saleabration and Giveaway :: Admin Love Cont’

We’re continuing to show off our wonderful admin/moderators along with their pick for the Admin Love Bundle that is part of the Grand Prize in our Fall in Love with Sewing Giveaway and a little bit about how they fell in love with sewing!

Today is our last day of showing off all our lovely admins, their picks for the Admin Love Bundle included in the Grand Prize for our Fall in Love with Sewing Giveaway, and how they fell in love with sewing shares.  I hope you enjoyed them as much as I did!

 

Lindsay’s pick for the Admin Love Bundle was a pair of mini duck scissors.  Once again, something I don’t happen to use! I usually use small embroidery scissors, but I might need to pick some of these up and see if I prefer them!

   

Sylvia loves a good thread bundle! It’s nice to have a match for whatever project you start up without a trip to the store to grab a matching thread color.

Amy suggested pattern weights.  And I couldn’t find exactly what I would think of pattern weights available on Amazon very easily and Angela suggested hockey pucks! That is what she uses and loves! So here are some hockey pucks that would work fabulously for pattern weights! Pattern weights are so nice for knit and delicate fabrics that you don’t stretch or puncture the fabric.

 

Bekah and Amy above suggested a bundle of measuring tapes! It’s always nice to have on within reach and a back up in case a little one decides they’re on a measuring mission that day 😉

Morland brought on some great stretch needles for her pick! Using a stretch needle with knits makes a huge huge difference! I even love a stretch needle much more then a ballpoint for almost all knits.  Stretch are better for spandex blends, which are most common these days.  Ballpoint does work for interlocks and sweater knits though.

Jody went with a chalk marking wheel.  This is so quick and easy to mark and take off your pieces.  I use one all the time, especially on darker fabrics or fabrics that can’t handle heat (I love using frixon pens, but you need heat to remove the marking).

Teri loves to have a can of 505 temporary basting spray handy in her sewing space! It’s great to temporarily hold anything in place while you stitch it.

 

 

Up next we have the Made for Mermaids team.  Megan is my sister <3 And they help out admining and monitoring the group when they aren’t busy handling their own group!

Tomorrow we will be highlighting our fabric sponsors that generously donated to our fabric bundle included in the prizes! Don’t forget to enter the contest and take advantage of our huge site wide sale! It’s the last sale of the year!

 

 

 

Fall in Love with Sewing :: 120K Member Saleabration and Giveaway

I’m so excited to announce that we’ve hit another milestone in our P4P Facebook Group of 120,000 members!  I’ve always been blown away with how the group keeps growing!

My favorite part of my job is seeing beginners grow with the group’s help! Seeing questions being answered, encouragement being given and then the proud first make being posted is the absolute best! Sewing has always been a huge part of my life… but there was a time when I wouldn’t have said I was a sewist! Even though my mom sewed my whole life and taught me growing up, I didn’t consider it my own hobby or love until I was older.  I fell in love with sewing when I was in college and even more so when I was pregnant with my Little Guy.  Here are some little onsies I made for him out of my t-shirts!

 

All these years later and I STILL LOVE THOSE! My second Baby Boy wore them just this past year <3 Thinking back to those really proud moments of “firsts” always gets me smiling and feeling the love of sewing again. I wanted this giveaway to be all about that. So, we will have some shares about how we fell in love with sewing, what tools help us stay in love with sewing, a runner up prize and a grand prize that will hopefully help others fall even more in love with sewing, and as always we do a big site wide sale to help get the patterns you’ve been wanting into your sewing space being used and loved!

The GRAND PRIZE for the giveaway was inspired by things in my own sewing room that make me really love sewing more and more.  Now, the serger is the model I’m hoping to get! I’ve heard great things about it and can’t wait to hopefully call one mine soon! The others are things that I do have and love!

 

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There is the JUKI SERGER/OVERLOCKER , which I’m lusting over currently.  It’s a bit of an upgrade from the most affordable model sergers and every sewist I know that has this model loves it and recommends it!

The BROTHER COVERSTITCH is something I waited for many years to purchase because I knew it was a luxury and not a necessity…but I do love having it! It’s so nice for hemming knits and making it much easier and stretching finished hem.


The FABRIC BUNDLE is something every sewist would love. We have some great sponsors that are donating both fabric bundles and gift cards so you can really stock your stash!!  I will be highlighting each sponsor and showing off their bundle in the next few days so keep an eye out for that blog post!

The 20 P4P PATTERNS OF CHOICE is my way of making sure you have every pattern you want from the shop! Having a pattern for just what you’re wanting to sew up makes sewing so much faster and more enjoyable then hoping and guessing on things!

The ADMIN LOVE BUNDLE is amazing! I asked all my FB Group Admins/Moderators what helps them love sewing in their sewing space.  And these are the answers I received! It was fun to see what everyone values and uses a lot in their own space… and also tempted a lot of us to purchase each others 😉 lol!  I will have several blog post highlighting our admins, their picks and how they fell in love with sewing coming the next few days, so stay tuned!

 

The SILHOUETTE BUNDLE cutting machine is so fun for anyone crafty! I use it all the time to add some HTV (heat transfer vinyl) to items I made.  It’s such a quick way to add something personal and unique to your makes.

The HEAT PRESS is also for adding the HTV.  I used an iron for a while, but I just wasn’t really strong enough to add the even pressure needed to get a really good attachment.  This heats up quickly, is super easy to use and makes the HTV added last and look much better then I could get with my iron. I love having it!  Here is an example of HTV I added to personalize some Sporty Pikos for myself and Baby Girl!

****Note**** With a prize this large, P4P will need a W9 filled out by winner prior to prizes being sent. Winner must claim prize on taxes per US law.

International winner will have to remit up to a 30% tax withholding of prize winnings and subject to US tax/treaty agreements.

We will also have one RUNNER UP WINNER!  They will win 10 P4P patterns of choice, 20+ yards of fabric, $25 gift card for fabric, and the cutest sewing machine necklace ever!

 

SO, ARE YOU READY TO ENTER?! Here is how you can enter to win:

A few more details:

  • The item sewn up and shared must be a P4P pattern that creates a piece of clothing (shirt, pants jacket, etc.  This means no accessories like hats, scarfs,etc.)  You can use a free pattern as long as it is clothing like the Tulip Tee or Peg Legs.
    • You need to sew it up as is, with only fit changes (so no hacks or modifications).  Adding embellishments is great, just no major changes, pattern mashes, etc.
  • Share your pictures on one or all of the social media networks for more chances to win with hashtag #P4PLoveSewing — it must be EXACT to come up in our search for the winner!
  • Let us know what P4P pattern you sewed up and what you’re most looking forward to winning or tell us a bit about how you fell in love with sewing, what you love most about sewing, etc!
  • You can share as many sews as you can for more chances to win–but ALL items/images shared must be sewn AFTER the giveaway starts 11/8/2019! Any older sews will be disqualified from winning either prizes. Last entries accepted will be 11/18/2019 at 11:59PM US Central Time.
  • Winner will be random lottery winner! So everyone has a chance from a beginner who might be sewing their first P4P to a seasoned apparel sewist!

Since you might need to grab a new pattern to get motivated we have a SITE WIDE SALE through the end of the giveaway!

  • This will be the last site wide sale this year so grab them up while you can!!
  • Sale ends at the same time as giveaway entries: 11/18/2019 11:59PM at Midnight US Central Time. 
  • There is a coupon code: Fall120k but it will automatically pop up at checkout and you just need to click to apply the discount! 

 

I can’t wait to see everyone’s entries! I’m so excited to share the love of sewing!!! 

Fall in Love with Sewing :: 120K Member Saleabration and Giveaway :: Fabric Sponsors

We’re still sharing the love of sewing with our Fall in Love with Sewing 120k member Saleabration and Giveaway!  I hope you have had a chance to enter something and have some more planned!

 

 

 

We have highlighted all of our Admin Love Bundle and how they fell in love with sewing in Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3 posts! So now it is time to show off our awesome Fabric Bundle Sponsors!

 

 

GRAND PRIZE SPONSORS:

 

     

 

RUNNER UP PRIZE SPONSORS:

 

What sewist wouldn’t love to get all this fabric fun?!? Wishing everyone luck as they get in their last entries!! You can turn in entries until November 18th 11:59PM US Central Time Zone! If you need a refresh on rules here is the blog post!

Good Luck! <3

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