Here’s an opportunity to vie for some fabulous prizes in the Sew, Mama, Sew! Pillow Contest!  To enter simply create a pillow in one of two categories – Pieced Pillows or Words to Live By Pillows – between February 1st and the 23rd. 

Prizes will be awarded in both categories and include a Reliable Velocity professional iron, fat quarter packs courtesy of Robert Kaufman, fat quarter packs courtesy of Jennifer Paganelli, Downlite pillow forms, and Sew, Mama, Sew! gift certificates.  Visit Sew, Mama, Sew! to enter and for official rules.

Announcing the Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores “Own Your Look” 2011 Prom Contest where you can win a grand prize of $50,000!  Calling all teens – make your own prom outfit and enter to win cash for college, funds for your future, or dollars for your dreams!  To enter, just make your own prom outfit, including an accessory, with fabric and other products from Jo-Ann.  Winning entries will be chosen for originality, level of detail and workmanship.  Contest begins January 9, 2011 and ends June 15, 2011 and is open to student ages 14-19.  Void in Maryland and Vermont.

Prize Details:

• $50,000 Grand Prize

• $5,000 2nd Prize

• $2,500 3rd Prize

Sandra Betzina’s Power Sewing website is holding a Sprouts in Spring Couture Kids Contest and it’s super easy to enter!  Simply post a picture of a garment you’ve sewn for a child along with a description. The garment with the most comments will win a $30 Gift Certificate to Sew Baby.com and a $30 Gift Certificate to the Power Sewing WebTV Show!  The winner will be announced on Sunday, April 4!  Click here to post your garment.

Disney at Ruffles and Stuff is holding her first contest ever and she has some terrific prizes lined up!  It’s super easy to enter – just make anything you want around the theme of “ruffles” and email Disney with your entry before April 2nd.  Although ruffles are traditionally sewn, that isn’t a requirement for this contest as you can use paper or any other material you like, as long as your project contains ruffles.  You can even enter up to five times!  Visit Ruffles and Stuff for more details and to see pictures of the following prize lineup:

The GRAND PRIZE winner will receive:

An autographed copy of Amy Butler’s “In Stitches”, Amy’s “mini dress, tunic & tops”, and “weekender travel bag” patterns.
Autographed copy of author Shona Cole’s brand-new (and completely wonderful!)book; “the Artistic Mother”!
The Spring issue of Altered Couture (best magazine ever!).
This gorgeous felt ruffle skirt in a 2T from Kate Landers Events!
$50 Gift card to M&J Trimming!
One month’s free 160×160 advertising on Ruffles and Stuff’s sidebar for any website you choose (subject to approval).
Plus the first pick of any of my necklaces!

The SECOND PRIZE winner will receive:

Amy Butler’s “Madison Bags” pattern.
The Spring issue of Altered Couture.
And 2nd pick of any necklace!

The THIRD PRIZE winner will receive:

Amy Butler’s “Nappy Bag” pattern.
And third pick of any necklace!

It’s time for Joann’s annual Own Your Look Prom Contest!  The contest runs through June 15, 2010 and has a grand prize of $50,000 cash for college plus a $1,000 Joann gift card, plus 2nd through 10th place prizes.  The contest is open to students ages 14-19, and is void in Maryland and Vermont.

To enter, students must make their own prom outfit, including an accessory, with fabric and other products from Joann.  Click here to view the official rules, download the official entry form, or enter online here.

The U-handbag blog is hosting an exciting Extreme Sewing Holiday Giveaway with some terrific prizes!  All you have to do to enter is submit a picture of yourself doing some extreme sewing, which simply means grab your sewing machine and take it somewhere that you normally wouldn’t sew, like this hilarious lady who is sewing up a fitted bedsheet in the Indian Ocean off the southwest coast of Western Australia. Once you’ve submitted your picture, just post a comment and a link to it on the official giveaway page.

The grand prize is a new Janome 8077 sewing machine, which will shipped out by Janome so the contest is open to everyone regardless of location.  There are also two runner up prizes – a Janome Mega Sewing & Craft Tote plus a “Sewing Bible: Curtains”, book AND a Janome Mega Sewing & Craft Tote along with a “Free & Easy Stitch Style” book.

The three winners will be randomly selected on December 20th so there is still time to enter, and there are only 44 entries so far so your chances of winning are good!  Go do some extreme sewing and maybe you can win yourself a nice Christmas gift!

The Crafty Chica Challenge Deck the Halls contest is a great chance to win some crafty prizes, plus there is a special opportunity to be a guest blogger on Crafty Chica’s blog! 

To enter, simply create some crafty holiday decor and submit photos to the Crafty Chica Challenge Flickr Group along with a description of your project, your inspiration and the materials you used.  Submit your photos before midnight PST on January 4, 2010 for a chance to win!  Contest winners will be announced on Friday, January 8th.  Visit the official contest rules page for complete details.

The grand prize winner will receive a Crafty Chica gift basket, an advance copy of the Crafty Chica’s first novel “Waking Up in the Land of Glitter” and a $50 Maker Shed gift certificate.  The runner up will receive a Crafty Chica gift basket and a Crafty Chica bobblehead.

The best part, if you’re a blogger or have a website of your own, is that all projects submitted to the Crafty Chica Challenge Flickr group before December 20th will be considered for the opportunity to be a guest blogger on the Crafty Chica site.  You could get the chance to share your holiday project tutorial with a whole new audience, and get some recognition for your own site at the same time.

In addition to the grand prizes, fourteen weekly prizes will be awarded, seven in each category – Best Creative Project Under $20 and Best Creative Project Over $20. Each of the fourteen weekly winners will receive a $100 Michael’s gift card.

To enter, simply visit Michaels.com and upload a photo of your handmade holiday project by Sunday, December 20, 2009.  Check out the official rules page for more information, and be sure to visit the gallery of entries for inspiration, including the popsicle Christmas trees that won the Under $20 category this week.

Entries will be judged based on the creativity of the design, the use of a sewing machine in the creation process, and the description of how the scarf represents the creator.  The grand prize is a Singer ProFinish Serger and the runner up prize is a Singer Universal Carrying Case plus a $25 gift certificate to the Maker Shed.

Be sure to enter before midnight on November 23rd, and the winners will be announced by Monday, November 30th.  Visit the Me, My Scarf and I Contest page for official rules, or check out the contest Flickr group for pictures of the current entries.

According to Sewing.Org, the reason for this “reuse, remake and restyle” contest is to implement environmentally-sound sewing into your life.

The contest runs through September 30, so there is still time to get your entries in to them.

Have you designed a clever method to reuse a garment that you made and no longer wear? Do you shop thrift stores and garage sales for designer garments that you restyle into bags, totes or ‘vintage’ style garments for yourself? Have you found a way to remake an everyday product into something unique and eco-thrifty? Sew up your best ideas for National Sewing Month and you could be a lucky winner!

Check out the rules at Sewing.Org and enter your “reused, remade and restyled” items.

Good luck!