What's On at Little Sew & Sews!

Lots of exciting things are happening here at Little Sew & Sews HQ at the moment (pretty much all at once as usual!).

ORANGE OCTOBER Showcase at G.D.A.C 

WHEN: Starting Wednesday 10/10/12 at 8pm (Perth time) and finishing Friday 12/10/12 at 8pm.

 WHAT: Some very talented pages have come together to showcase the colour ORANGE, with a big array of gorgeous creations available to purchase.  Little Sew & Sews has included two entries - a Caped Cuddler/Ninja soft toy set and a size 2 One of a Kind retro Skirt & Applique' Tee set.

Find all the Orange October goodies here!  

ORANGE OCTOBER GIVEAWAY at Twist of Citrus

WHEN: Starting Wednesday 3/10/12 at 1pm Perth time and finishing 1pm Thursday 11/10/12

WHAT: A few businesses participating in Orange October have PRIZES up for grabs, including a custom order Caped Cuddler Superhero from Little Sew & Sews!

Head HERE for your chance to win!

Tickles the Bear Sewing Pattern available from Tickle the Imagination magazine

Available now - find it HERE starting from page 94/95.

If you are a beginner sewer ready to tackle a soft toy, then Tickles the Bear may be a great place to start and also repurpose a much loved baby blanket!  Instructions are available in the magazine and pattern pieces available to download from the Tickle the Imagination website HERE.  

NB: This Little Sew & Sews pattern is for personal/charity use only.  Little Sew & Sews retains all selling rights to finished products made from the Tickles the Bear sewing pattern.  If you would like a Tickles made for you from your own baby blanket please visit Little Sew & Sews here! or email me directly at littlesewandsews@hotmail.com

Little Sew & Sews 2012 CHRISTMAS COLLECTION

Sneak peek of the 2012 Christmas Collection Elf doll. He still needs a bit of tweaking and a hat (maybe boots too!) - stay tuned as he will be available for LIMITED orders very soon.

Perth Christmas Markets

Hopefully the next market for Little Sew & Sews will be Perth Upmarket on November 25.  Being a month before Christmas it is the PERFECT time to go shopping and Little Sew & Sews will have plenty of gift ideas for every budget!  This Christmas Little Sew & Sews will also have a limited edition range of Christmas dresses and skirt/tee sets in sizes 1-6 as well as a RAINBOWS & RIBBONS Collection.  Little Sew & Sews is going bright and cheerful this festive season!  Hope to see you all there!

GIVEAWAY: Izzy Little Red Doll Soft Toy PDF Sewing Pattern

Meet the Little Sew & Sews Little Red Riding Hood doll - named Izzy after my friends' daughter, who wanted a Red Riding Hood cape for her Book Week costume :)  Not only am I making (and selling) the finished products, I have started writing up the pattern for other crafters to make this gorgeous doll!  The pieces have been sent off for testing and I hope to have the PDF Sewing pattern available for purchase towards the end of this week - keep an eye out on my Facebook page as I will post on there when it is finished and for sale.

GIVEAWAY TIME AGAIN!

If you would like to be the first lucky ducky to receive the completed Izzy Little Red Doll Soft Toy PDF Sewing pattern FREE, simply leave a comment below this blog post telling me the name of your favourite childhood storybook character - feel free to tell me why too!  You must also leave your full name and email address so that I can email the pattern through to the Giveaway winner.  Only one entry per person is permitted.  Comments will close on Wednesday 22 August, 2012 at 6pm Perth time.  GOOD LUCK!

GIVEAWAY TIME - The Superhero pattern is ALMOST here!

It is almost here! I am beyond excited to be releasing the first of my original design soft toy dolls as a PDF sewing pattern VERY SOON!  I am wary of giving an exact day and time that it will be ready, as every time in the past few weeks I have set myself a target date to have the photo tutorial completed, something goes awry (camera death, delays in receiving replacement, man & toddler flu just to name a few).   But ... it is almost finished, touch wood, AND after much deliberation the pattern will include both the boy and the girl versions (as opposed to doing two separate patterns).

GIVEAWAY TIME!

If you would like to be the first lucky ducky to receive the completed Superhero PDF Sewing pattern FREE, simply leave a comment below this blog post with what colour combination you will be using for your first Superhero.  You must also leave your full name and email address so that I can email the pattern through to the Giveaway winner.  Only one entry per person is permitted.  Comments will close on Wednesday 15 August, 2012 at 6pm Perth time.  GOOD LUCK!

Name the Evil Organisation these new Little Sew & Sews baddies belong to!

CAPED CUDDLERS VS (Insert clever Evil Organisation name here)

EVERY Superhero needs a nemesis, even the Little Sew & Sews Caped Cuddlers!  So here they are! Not one, but two different styles of 'baddies' to create havoc in the world of the Caped Cuddlers & their Super-kids.  I have a Samurai style 'Boss/Mastermind' and his henchmen/ninjas just waiting to have their Evil Organisation officially named! And this is where YOU come in! 

 Here are a few guidelines, hints so you know what type of thinking hat to put on!

* Little Sew & Sews is about FUN (and I love a good pun/play on words)

* Avoid at all costs licensed terms from other brands

* I am seeking a name for the RANGE not individual baddies/bosses - the ideal name will be unisex as I am more than happy to make some girlie baddies too!

* These are VILLAINS, so think accordingly!
* The INSIGNIA (as per the Boss' helmet) is a sword crossing over a star

How will it work? The nitty gritty rules! By commenting with a suggestion, you indicate you have read this bit!

* You can suggest as many different names for the range as you can think of, but please use a separate comment for each suggestion just to make it easier to review.   

* Please use your full name when commenting, sorry anonymous comments will not count

* Suggestions made that are the same or very very similar will count towards the first person who commented

* All suggestions must be made by 6pm (Perth time) on May 5th, 2012.

* Little Sew & Sews admin (myself and two friends) will then each select 2 unique suggestions that we think are suitable to go to a voting process.

* The final 6 suggestions will be uploaded into a Facebook Poll on the Little Sew & Sews page with voting to then finish on Tuesday the 8th of May at 6pm (Perth time)
* The winner will be the suggestion with the most unique votes.  In the event of a tie, I will cast my vote to decide the winner.  The announced winner will be final and no amount of bribery, pleading or extortion attempts will be considered (sorry).

Now for the fun part, WHAT DO YOU WIN?

Other than the glory of seeing your suggestion attached to the Villains? The winning suggestion will win a complete set of Little Sew & Sews Caped Cuddlers vs (Insert clever Evil Organisation name here) softies! That is ONE Caped Cuddler, ONE Ninja Henchman and ONE Boss Samurai and even better - YOU choose colour themes :)

Now that you have got your thinking caps on - suggest away!

And the Winner is ...

The winner of the Toddler Softie Handsaw PDF Sewing Pattern giveaway is ... comment 29! 

Comment 29 belongs to Peta

"Ohhh Hi my name is Peta and I'm addicted to patterns :D  "

So am I Peta, so am I :)  Check your email as you have something from me awaiting you!

The Toddler Softie Handsaw PDF Sewing Pattern is now available to purchase from my website - with the first 20 purchasers getting it for a special price of only $5.

http://littlesewandsews.bigcartel.com/product/pdf-sewing-pattern-toddler-softie-handsaw-includes-photo-tutorial-electronic-file

GIVEAWAY TIME! - Toddler Softie Handsaw PDF Sewing Pattern

The pattern pieces are finalised, the fabric is chosen, the camera battery is charging and my computer desk is clear for a typing frenzy! - this all means that the Toddler Softie Handsaw PDF Sewing pattern is OH SEW CLOSE (like maybe only a few days away!)

If you would like to be the crafty lucky ducky that gets the first emailed version of the pattern for FREE, then simply comment below this blog post with your name and email address by Tuesday the 24th of April at 8pm PERTH time.  A comment will then be chosen at random as the winner - announced on this blog on Wednesday the 25th of April.

Stay tuned to my Facebook page as I will keep updating the progress on the pattern and other upcoming news!

Name the Little Sew & Sews Superhero Range Competition!

Just in case you have been imprisoned by a dastardly villain for the last few weeks and have missed the news, I have designed my very own unique Superhero softie that will only be available from Little Sew & Sews!  I love working with my own designs, there is more a sense of originality in a world of ever increasing 'mimicry' - as well as I can adjust, embellish, adorn, style, decorate, choose colours etc, all as I desire, to make every single softie I create UNIQUE.

April 15 is zooming towards us at the speed of light, so it is now time to reveal the details of the naming competition for the new Superhero range!  Here are a few guidelines, hints so you know what type of thinking hat to put on!

* Little Sew & Sews is about FUN (and I love a good pun/play on words)

* Avoid at all costs licensed terms from other brands

* I am seeking a name for the RANGE not individual heroes - the ideal name will be unisex

* These are Superheroes, not villains (they will be here soon too though ;) )

How will it work? The nitty gritty rules! By commenting with a suggestion, you indicate you have read this bit!

* You can suggest as many different names for the range as you can think of, but please use a separate comment for each suggestion just to make it easier to review.   

* Please use your full name when commenting, sorry anonymous comments will not count

* Suggestions made that are the same or very very similar will count towards the first person who commented

* All suggestions must be made by 6pm (Perth time) on April 8th, 2012.

* Little Sew & Sews admin (myself and two friends) will then each select 2 unique suggestions that we think are suitable to go to a voting process.

* The final 6 suggestions will be uploaded into a Facebook Poll on the Little Sew & Sews page with voting to then finish on Friday the 13th of April at 6pm (Perth time)
* The winner will be the suggestion with the most unique votes.  In the event of a tie, I will cast my vote to decide the winner.  The announced winner will be final and no amount of bribery, pleading or extortion attempts will be considered (sorry).

Now for the fun part, WHAT DO YOU WIN?

Other than the glory of seeing your suggestion attached to the Superheroes? How does a $50 Little Sew & Sews voucher sound to you?  Awesome I hope!  

Now that you have got your thinking caps on - suggest away!

Little Sew & Sews Sewing Patterns/Tutorials Coming Soon!

A Little Bit of Excitement!

Little Sew & Sews first started over 2 years ago making Sewbots & 3 Piece Softie Tool-sets, and while the Sewbots have been in for a rather extended upgrade (sew many other things to do!), the 3 piece softie tool-sets remained as a firm favourite!  Do not despair!!, they will not be disappearing from the Little Sew & Sews product range any time soon, and while it also continues to evolve as a product, I thought it was time to share my love for the 3 piece softie tool-set with the rest of the sewing world!  So with some tweaking of my own product design I have made the pattern shapes perfectly sized and sewable for even the most beginner sewer and a PDF pattern with photo tutorial will be available very soon!  (and YES, you will be able to sell tool-sets made from my patterns on  your market stalls !!!!)

Give Away Time!

If you would like to be the very first crafter to get your hands on the 3 Piece Softie Tool-set pattern/tutorial PDF for free, before it is released for sale just leave a comment (with your name please!) on this blog post by midnight on the 20th of March, 2012.  A random winner will be drawn from the comments and announced on the blog on the 21st of March, 2012.