Sarah J. Doyle | November 30, 2009
We have had soooooo much fun with the “Sarah Series” Gingher Scissor Holiday Giveaway — the comments are all so nice. It seems that most of the readers are making assorted gifts for friends and relatives – with the most popular item being pajamas! Others are creating decor items like Christmas wreaths, Holiday table runners, [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | November 17, 2009
Lark Books is sponsoring their Quilt It! Contest that runs until January 5, 2010. The Quilt It! contest was created to “encourage, inspire, and engage” quilters everywhere, and to celebrate some favorite quilting books. Entrants must create an original quilt of any size that includes at least three of these five elements: Bird(s) Mountains Silver [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | November 12, 2009
Singer and Craft have a great winter contest going on, the Me, My Scarf and I Contest. There is still time to enter and all you have to do to enter is submit a picture of yourself wearing a scarf you’ve made using a sewing machine, along with a description of how the scarf fits [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | October 9, 2009
Here’s another contest with a great prize! Parenting magazine is sponsoring their 2009 Homemade Halloween Costume Contest and the grand prize is a $500 Michael’s gift card. All you have to do to enter is take a photograph of a homemade Halloween costume that you made and submit it by October 31, 2009. So, if [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | October 6, 2009
Creative Home Arts magazine is having a handmade toy contest and they’ve got some great cash prizes! All you have to do is create a toy using any technique that you’d like – a quilted Tic Tac Toe game, crocheted animal, fabric doll, faux fur bear, you name it! Make up a new game or [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | September 4, 2009
The annual Pattern Review Wardrobe Contest is kicking off in high gear! There are ten pieces required to enter so the contestants will be stitching up an entire wardrobe, including four bottoms, five tops and one topper. The topper can be anything with the basic function of covering your tops, such as a cardigan, a [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | August 25, 2009
Momiji are traditional wooden Japanese dolls that have a space for secret messages inside. LoveMomiji.com is sponsoring the Momiji Couture Contest, which takes Momiji in a creative new direction. To enter the contest, you can use the templates they provide to create your own fabric Momiji doll using any textile method you’d like, such as [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | August 21, 2009
Sew Stylish Magazine announced their Fall Fashion Contest in this month’s edition. The contest focuses on creating designer inspired fashions and the fall 2009 issue of the magazine shows you how to create high-style designer looks with easy sewing and simple pattern work. It’s easy to enter, just upload pictures of your design, a picture [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | July 1, 2009
Online auction site eBay has announced their eBay Sellers Challenge for online merchants with an entrepreneurial spirit. The challenge is open to anyone who wishes to start or expand an eBay business Four grand prize winners will receive $25,000 business grants – one in each of these categories: Full time eBay sellers who want to grow [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | May 5, 2009
The fifth annual Wedding Dress Contest runs from now through June 5, 2009 so get your toilet paper rolls, scissors, tape and glue ready to win! The contest is sponsored by Ripley’s Believe It or Not and has cash prizes as follows – 1st Place winner will receive $1,000, 2nd Place winner gets $500 and [...]
