 Happy birthday to me! Happy birthday to me! Happy birthday dear MICHHHHEELLLLEE (ME ME ME ME ME); Happy Birthday to MEEEEE! My absolute favorite celebration each year is Fourth of July... J/K Because I feel everyone should take part in and enjoy celebrating my birthday, and because I need to distract you from the fact that I have not yet completed my May sewing project (it's a long story; I'll tell you about it tomorrow... or the day after... ) I have decided to hold my first ever giveaway(s)! Think of them as party favors... or better yet, PRESENTS! I LOVE PRESENTS! Don't you? Here's how it's going to work. June 1-June 5 (my birthday, proper) I will post a giveaway-a-day. That's five separate presents! I'll post pictures and details of the loot daily. To enter, you need only leave a comment on the post. Tell me what you will do with the present, why you want it, that you think I'm awesome... anything. You MUST include some way for me to contact you or you will not be eligible to win. (Your email addresses are not and will not ever be publicly published) All comments/entries must be placed by midnight on June 10. June 11, I will use the random number generator to pick and announce the winners! RULES: You are eligible to enter one time each day. Multiple Prizes can be won by the same person; however, please limit yourself to one comment per entry. Duplicate entries on an individual giveaway will be discarded and you will hold no numerical advantage. And, I will ship international. Let Them Eat Cake Birthday Giveaway #1:   Simpliciy 3443: Size 16 1/2 (Finished Measurements: Bust "37, Waist "31, Hip, "39 This pattern dates to the early 1960's. The envelope is in vintage condition, and all the pattern pieces are counted and complete. Along with this pattern, the winner will receive a $20 gift card towards fabric at Fabric.com!!!  Ok. Let's get this thing started! Leave a comment below to enter for your chance to win!
61 Comments
Janin
6/1/2011 03:53:56 am
What a fun thing to celebrate your birthday! I have just found you vie SewRetro and of course would love to win the pattern since my stash of vintage sewing patterns is sooo small.
Wendy
6/1/2011 04:05:22 am
Happy birthday proper! I might have to do something similar for my own birthday. I would definitely make version two, then wear it to a fancy lunch on my trip to NYC this month.
Rachel
6/1/2011 04:09:16 am
Happy birthday to you! What a nice thing to give everyone else gifts to celebrate your day! I love that collar... and I just started the journey of sewing clothes so I am just beginning to find patterns... Hope your week is sunny and full of smiles! 6/1/2011 04:38:28 am
What a beautiful pattern. I would love to make this dress for myself. I think it is very pretty. Thank you.
hatshepsuty
6/1/2011 05:22:36 am
Happy Birthday!
Kat
6/1/2011 05:31:22 am
Happy birthday!
Jeannine
6/1/2011 05:58:23 am
Happy Birthday and thanks for the giveaway! It's a beautiful pattern. I especially like view 1. Thanks for the chance to win!
SydneyK.
6/1/2011 06:00:23 am
Happy Birthday toooooo yoooouuuuu!!! 6/1/2011 06:06:37 am
That is a fantastic pattern I would love to see it in navy with white or red piping as a nautical theme! I would def use the gift voucher towards the fabric.
Elise
6/1/2011 06:08:13 am
I'd love a vintage pattern! That one is so cute...awesome giveaway!Thanks
Katie
6/1/2011 06:12:08 am
I's draft this up a few inches and use it to make a nice dress for the office. Maybe in navy and white or is that too obvious? The other alternative is sage green and cream - very summery!
Ranja
6/1/2011 06:39:23 am
Happy Birthday!
Hell'sBelle
6/1/2011 07:01:52 am
I decided to learn to sew specifically to make this style of dress (the poofy one). I have a hard time finding genuine vintage in my modern size, so I figured I'd learn to make repro myself! Great pattern! And bigger sizing!
Regina
6/1/2011 08:26:41 am
I love this pattern! I would use it to make a little suit-dress that I could wear to work, or on a night out!
Elisabeth
6/1/2011 09:36:03 am
I would use the gift card & pattern to make a lovely dress for myself, as everything I make is for other people (but that's okay because I love to make them!) And you ARE awesome, you have the same b-day as my sister who is pretty awesome too. Must be a June 5 thing. ;)
Tamsyn
6/1/2011 09:41:04 am
Oooh I've been covetting this pattern!
Katherine.
6/1/2011 09:42:24 am
Ooooo I'm loving that pattern. Could it be mine?
Jane
6/1/2011 11:30:40 am
got to love those vintage sizes! - a 16 1/2 would fit (sadly) just fine...... And I'd love to make it.
Tia
6/1/2011 12:57:43 pm
Love the pattern and Fabric.com.
happy birthday! we share the same birth month (and i'm doing a giveaway too! but nothing as generous as yours though). :)
Ashleigh
6/1/2011 03:02:33 pm
I had a dress very similar to this a few years ago, but unfortunately I had to get rid of it! I'd love to make a new one that fits me!
Maike
6/1/2011 07:02:53 pm
I think this time of the year is the best to celebrate a birthday ( 31. May is mine ;) ... so i wish you great waiting-for-your-birthday-days ;)
Ellie
6/1/2011 07:16:56 pm
Happy birthday! Hope you will have a lovely day and be spoiled rotten! You desrve it! I adore this pattern, I already have visions of myself in a polkadot dress made from it! (Perhaps not in red though, doesn't suit my compleion... ;-D)
Saara
6/1/2011 08:20:20 pm
Happy birthday to you! What a gorgeous pattern... And how gorgeous of you to ship international and give a gal in Scandinavia a chance to hope! 6/1/2011 10:18:59 pm
Happy Birthday! Thank you for sharing the fun with us.
Molly.H
6/1/2011 11:07:43 pm
That is a beautiful dress. I realized last week that I have to start sewing more summer dresses, and that neckline is adorable.
Lizzy
6/2/2011 03:11:57 am
Happy Bday!! I LOVE THAT PATTERN!! I saw it once while I was surfing in the internet .
Antonia
6/2/2011 03:43:52 am
Happy birthday! :) I love dresses from that era, I would make at least one for myself! Thanks for the giveaway!
Kay
6/2/2011 04:29:16 am
Very pretty! It'll look great in super sheer cotton voile for summer and thin grey wool for winter. That $20 voucher would be handy!
Em
6/3/2011 10:56:19 pm
I especially like the collar on this one!
Margaret
6/4/2011 09:51:26 am
I love this so much I have trouble articulating.
Krystal
6/5/2011 12:28:41 am
Happy belated birthday - that's my size! I just made a personal pact to sew more this summer. What a great way to start!
Kim
6/5/2011 05:37:18 am
Would love, love, love to win. Always want more fabric for the stash! Thanks for the fun week of giveaways!
SabineC
6/5/2011 05:46:07 am
Oh! Wow!
Bonnie
6/10/2011 04:41:04 am
Love the pattern and who doesn't love fabric.com!!
Sabrina
6/10/2011 05:27:00 am
Wow are you ever generous! The only nice thing I've kind of done for anyone else on my birthday is throw myself a fifties party and invite them... hmmm, maybe that WAS just for me too! :) Anyway, that pattern is almost my size and could be motivation to throw another party. You're invited if you'd like to travel all the way to Georgia!
Katie W
6/10/2011 05:34:54 am
Fab giveaway, I would love to win this!
loftster
6/10/2011 09:30:31 am
too cute! many happy returns!
Jacqui
6/10/2011 09:45:32 am
What generous giveaways!
Evelene Sterling
6/10/2011 10:57:15 am
Okay if I win the patterns do I get the body to go with them:-). These look like lovely church dresses for me! Thanks for a chance to win and yes you are awesome!
Anita
6/10/2011 12:05:45 pm
I love presents too, what a small world! I'm on a dress making kick at the moment, this would go so well into the mix.
Beata
6/10/2011 02:15:23 pm
Wow, what a wonderful dress! If I made it, I would throw a little party in your honour, just so I could wear it... and so I could eat cake! :) Leave a Reply. |
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