It’s time for our second annual Holiday Giveaway Calendar! Everyday in the month of December we are giving away an amazing prize! It’s super easy to enter, just leave your comment answering the bolded questions below by noon EST 12/14 and a lucky winner will be chosen at random from all eligible entries!
Today, enter to win Sandra Betzina’s Fabric Savvy Book + 1 year subscription to Power Sewing WebTV Show!
More Fabric Savvy by Sandra Betzina
Use this as a quick reference for information on preshrinking, layout, cutting, machine needle use, presser foot, thread, stitch length, interfacing, special handling at the machine, seam finishes, pressing, closures and hems. This indispensable, easy-to-use reference now includes over 100 tips, over 400 new color photos, information on the latest new fabrics, a stain removal guide and lining chart, and even a “burn test” chart to determine a fabric’s content.
Power Sewing WebTV Show
Finally a show about garment sewing! Let Sandra Betzina, and her co-host Ron Collins, show you tricks on how to make every project a success and look professional!
Sandra Betzina
Sandra Betzina, the “power” behind Power Sewing, is the author of More Fabric Savvy, Fast Fit, Power Sewing Step-by-Step and Fear of Sewing. She also designs a full line of patterns for Vogue under the tab of Today’s Fit. Sandra hosted her own show, Sew Perfect, on HGTV for six years and now has a new, Web-TV show called Power Sewing, which is co-hosted by Canadian sewing expert, Ron Collins. Sandra has also recently produced a new “Learn to Sew” series which teaches those that are new to garment sewing the basic skills they need to start creating their own wardrobes!
To enter, just leave your comment answering this questions by noon EST 12/14:
What is the biggest challenge you encounter during your garment sewing projects?
We want to congratulate ludosti and xnickerxje on winning yesterday’s 3 Paterns from Oliver + S! Their comments were chosen at random from all eligible entries. Thanks to everyone who entered and good luck in today’s giveaway!
Dec 15, 2009, 12.47 AMby inaida
The sizes!!! I usually made dresses for a friends of mine from Germany or Italy and OMG the differents measures drive me crazy!!!
Dec 14, 2009, 10.25 PMby rotger
How do you use this site :(
Dec 14, 2009, 10.02 PMby lizro
motivation to keep going.
Dec 14, 2009, 06.52 PMby alana23
My biggest challenges are fabric. It seems like there are so many fabric choices out there and I really do not know the differences. I’d love to learn more about different fabric types and how to best match the fabric to the pattern.
Dec 14, 2009, 06.49 PMby purplicious
My biggest challenge is making my clothes look as good on as they do in my head.
Dec 14, 2009, 06.20 PMby kateiline
My biggest challenge is translating my 3-d body into a properly fitting 2-d pattern.
Dec 14, 2009, 05.49 PMby pejammin
The biggest challenge is finding the RIGHT fabric from limited local resources! I live 2 hours from Spokane in North Central Washington. The best option is buying quality fabric off the internet, but then you can’t touch and feel it to make sure it is exactly what you want.
Dec 14, 2009, 05.42 PMby mprevitali
I’m new at sewing world and for me is often very difficult to understand the instruction on burda magazine! There are a lot of thing I haven’t tried to do and i’m not able to do
Dec 14, 2009, 05.31 PMby eyeofthebeholder
The hardest in the past for me has been the fitting- BUT this weekend our sewing club PDX Sewing Circle made duct tape dummies! Much easier to fit your double than twisting in the mirror to see how things fit! :-) Thanks Davina and Lori!
Dec 14, 2009, 05.28 PMby Ana Neves
Having the place to spread all the stuff I need: my apartment is really small!!
Dec 14, 2009, 05.01 PMby François Hofstede
My biggest challengei is to get a capuchon below the european children size 92 fitting. I solve the problem with cutting, but it is allways a small war.
Dec 14, 2009, 04.58 PMby lester
Customizing the pattern.
Dec 14, 2009, 04.58 PMby sarahelizabeth
My biggest challenge is when I am sewing on straps, I always seem to make them uneven, even if I mark where to pin and sew!!
Dec 14, 2009, 04.57 PMby figamadood
My biggest challenge is getting zippers and button holes to look nice, mine always turn out a little funny!
Dec 14, 2009, 04.56 PMby dehrme
Understanding the pattern instructions! (I’m new).
Dec 14, 2009, 04.55 PMby momofgmd
Attaching gathers without puckers.
Dec 14, 2009, 04.53 PMby momofgmd
attaching gathers without puckers
Dec 14, 2009, 04.34 PMby leefran
My biggest challenge is space. Laying out and cutting fabric is extremely difficult without proper space to do.
Dec 14, 2009, 04.18 PMby mahaila
I have difficulty in fitting my garments well
Dec 14, 2009, 04.00 PMby strawberryfreckles
The biggest challenge for me is staying patient and not cutting any corners.
Dec 14, 2009, 03.44 PMby bathina
My biggest challence is always the collar, especially the “Revers” Collar…
Dec 14, 2009, 03.33 PMby racheljm
My biggest challenge is my impatience! from cutting out to rushing to finish at the end! And never making muslins as that would delay the finished garment!!
Dec 14, 2009, 03.32 PMby susieq3123
My biggest challenge always has been & will contnue to be putting in a zipper!
Dec 14, 2009, 03.13 PMby mkreinders
Hands down, it’s SET-IN SLEEVES. No matter how much practice, tutorial reviews, and research on this topic – I have never acheived the holy grail of the perfect sleeve.
Dec 14, 2009, 03.01 PMby martham
My biggest challenge is choosing the fabric. Once I have that, everything else is smooth sailing. There are so many beautiful fabrics and patterns that is can be hard to choose.
Dec 14, 2009, 02.54 PMby mcgjean
Fit is by far my biggest challenge for myself as well as in sewing for others.
Dec 14, 2009, 02.47 PMby blueeyedgenius13
my biggest challenge has been buttons! or rather, button holes . . . and big coats. i have trouble getting all the fabric to stay in the right place because i don’t have a huge work table to lay it all out across.
Dec 14, 2009, 02.34 PMby maaiketje
Biggest challenge.. that would be finding the time to sew.. and when i do find the time, it’s choosing which project gets done first! I like’m all so much.. :)
Dec 14, 2009, 02.21 PMby Kristina Ramirez
my biggest challenges are the zippers and sewing bag hangers without breaking like 3 needles in the process
Dec 14, 2009, 02.08 PMby akempffer
finishing armholes! sewing the curves and getting to bias to lay properly is so frustrating for me!