Day nine in our holiday giveaway series bring us to one of my favorite new sewing books, The Colette Sewing Handbook by Sarai Mitnick, owner and designer of Colette Patterns. 
This beautifully crafted handbook features vintage-inspired patterns with simple and elegant details. Each of the book's five patterns (like the sweetly named Meringue skirt, and Pastille dress) is figured as a project, and offers fine fit and finishing techniques tailored to each garment.
The winner of today's giveaway also receives three cotton silk yards in Sarai's Spoonflower fabric design, Aqua Starburst. Featured below in the Jasmine blouse available on Colette Patterns, the print is also a lovely fit for the handbook's flutter-sleeved Taffy Blouse.
To participate in the drawing leave a comment on this post or on the corresponding link on our Facebook page. We'll accept entries that come in up until 7 am EST on Dec. 10th, but please be sure to leave us enough information to be able to track you down by listing your Spoonflower username in your comment.
We'll choose a winner and announce the results tomorrow, December 10th, around 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time.
Congratulations to Marj Burrhus, the winner of yesterday's Day 8 prize: the new "Fabric-by-Fabric One-Yard Wonders" sewing project book plus five yards of her choice of custom fabric.
Thanks to all who've joined us so far in holiday merry-making with these 12 Days of Holiday Giveaways. We love to hear from you!
Beautiful print!
— bonnie/holdenslanding
I love Colette patterns, but 3 yards of cotton silk makes my heart flutter 🙂 (Spoonflower username = yarndoggie)
Beautiful!
username: timhunter
Lovely fabric! Great looking book! rugby1212
Wow that looks like a great book. Thanks Corinne Vail
Ok, i’m in again 😉
so pretty
-mejo
I would LOVE this book!
-Katina
katinar01
All these great books! Even without winning, I’m excited to add these to my “add to library” list!
Username dawnams
I love Colette!
username triciacornell
Such a lovely Christmas gift!
-annamarija33
AHMAAGATTT the Colette book has been on my covet list! I didn’t know that fabric was designed with Spoonflower too.. So many reasons to swoon to 🙂 – chiiiiing
I’m very excited about the 3 yards of cotton silk in this giveaway! – meagangracie
Awesome prize! koshakee
Oh wow! Another great give away! My user nickname is mandamarie.
That Aqua Starburst print is really lovely. Happy 9th day of Christmas!
cheriev
Yes, please said SammyK.
What a lovely print! spoonflower sn= summerycreations
What an awesome looking book!
Spoonflower name: leeleeandthebee
Oohh! I need it! My brand new sewing machine just wants to be used with those lovely patterns and fabric!
loguhu
I looove Colette patterns, yes please!
Whoops – spoonflower name is catherine_waterfield
I’m looking for a little SF love. vo aka virginiao
Oh, beautiful!
Sign me up!
What a dreamy prize! I’ve never had the pleasure of sewing with silk.
mothlight
I’d love this book and fabric! Username: littlekahootz
Love the styling – nice to see an artist stay true to her vision.
-orangeslice
I would love to get this book as there are shirts I so need to make and with the fabric too! I have fallen off my chair! I hope I win! (Spoonflower name: Emelote)
I’d love to get my hands on that book, thanks for the chance!
lafemmeknitkita
This looks like a beautiful book, and vintage inspired always inspires me! spoonflower name: needlebook
Absolutely wonderful giveaways! Love this book, and silk? Always a fave…
celticdiva
These giveaways are really exciting!! I would love to win! (user: madebymemyselfandi)
That looks like a wonderful book! Would love to sew with those beautiful Colette patterns…
Now this one is gorgeous! Such a useful book too… /smilinthyme
I’ve had my eye on this book for awhile, that plus the fabric!?
AMAZING PRIZE!!
Oh boy! Another great prize. I believe my Spoonflower user name is the same as my name. Hope so!
wow ^ ^
Thank you so much for the giveaway
This is such a lovely prize! Thank you for the chance to win!
xo
Christine (flappergirl on Spoonflower)
So exciting! Thx for a chance. Hueisei
Colette patterns are wonderful and so is anything with silk in it.
Beautiful! Yes, please.
ruusulampi
Yet another fab giveaway! Username amel24
Would love to win this book! And 3 yards of silk… awesome!
Username: kerriganigan
each day the prize is better!
mariao
I have heard great things about this book. No Spoonflower ID but my email is mpustejovsky at gmail dot com.
I need more techniques! And more silk!
-lemonadefish
Beautiful!
userid: beccama
ourbusylittlebunch(at)hotmail(dot)com
Loving these giveaways! Looks like a wonderful book!
(audreyclayton)
i LOVE collete patterns and that fabric is so beautiful! (pitykitty)
This would be awesome to add to my crafty/inspirational library!!
Spoonflower: elikapeka
You guys are featuring all kinds of lovely books! I will have to add this one to my christmas list too!
(robyriker)
Oooooh… love it!
I’ve been wanting to try the cotton silk.
-Monique (sew-me-a-garden)
http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/sew-me-a-garden
If I’d won any of the other giveaways, they would have mostly or entirely been used to make gifts for other people.
This one would selfishly all be for me. Well, I suppose I might make clothing for other people after I made enough for me… However, that fabric is lovely, and I would keep whatever garment I made with it. NB_Design
Nice.
Lovely fabric, and the book looks great too!
This would be lovely! zoebrench.
cool looking book
username: littlekiwis
Beautiful book – I’d love it!
How do you find so many different forms of inspiration for these prizes?! I hope some of these books are available to the UK anyway… 😉
Moobug
What a great giveaway! I’d love to win this book and the material! Thanks!
Spoonflower name: LauraH3
Looks fabulous! jlwhite (at) sasktel (dot) net
Would love to check out this cotton silk, and what a great book! (Anne AtHome)
Oh, I would love this!
SF username monmeehan
Looks like a fantastic book – I would love to add it to my library (I’ve recently become interested in all things vintage!)
(username: purplesprinkles)
Thanks for such a wonderful giveaway. The fabric is divine.
Angela
What a prize – great book and totally awesome silk to use! Thanks for the giveaway. MarciaFlorida on spoonflower alternate email shared with my mother MargaretQuilts mlwright29(at)hotmail(dot)com
love!!! me please 😀 xxx
Oooh! Been wanting this book. ~angelorum
What a wonderful prize…count me in!!!
soosie
Silk. Niiiiice! I’ve never sewn with silk but would love to try it.
Yet another great prize.
Yummy! Francine Grant aka Francine Grant 😀
Very girly! Hehe. Spoonflower username is kimu.
Ooo ooo ooo! Pick me! (spoonflower name line191)
Please please PLEASE let me win this. The prizes are better every day.
lovely, another great prize
Oh my, been DYING for both or these! Please be me!
Theresa/sidewalkgoddess
this is a cool book – hope to win
This is on my wish list for this year. Here’s hoping!
Hello there! What a wonderful giveaway! I would LOVE to win this book + the cotton / silk fabric. 🙂 My spoonflower username is aserrentino.
Thank you!
Amanda
Patterns are beautiful
Lureene
So awesome! I’d so love to win the book! Thanks so much! username: tingtongandthings
Great prize! I have been eyeing this book for a while.
taryn/tarynbritches
What a fabulous prize!
-kimscraftyapple
beautiful book!
(laurawilson)
Pick me! Pick me please!
– smeet
This book is on my wishlist. I love vintage/retro inspired fashions.
melodyj(at)gmail(dot)com
Gorgeous! I would love this – Colette patterns are the BEST.
What an amazing prize! Good luck, everyone.
Spoonflower name is Janet
ooo I love Colette!
user: meganboesen
Awesome! I love Sarai’s blog and her patterns and heard so much about this book! (pennwanze)
really nice :).
pepie is my spoonflower-nick
Wow, what a great giveaway! I’d love to get my hands on that book….and that fabric is gorgeous!
whitfieldsx6 (whitfieldsx5 at gmail dot com)
oooh looks like a great giveaway my username is: victoriagarcia
Please count me in.
username: auntiethesis
SILKTACULAR! I’d love this prize! I’ve never tried Collette patterns and would love to!,
Love Ninaribena, xx
And of course, *WANT SILK* – how lovely!
Love, Ninaribena xx
Beautiful – thanks!
Thx for the wonderful giveaway! Hueisei at gmail dot com 🙂
Not sure if this is to late or not.
gailgoodhand
I´d love it! Petite Mess
This book sounds great! I’d love it 🙂
-KelceyH