Does the least little hint of spring weather make you start daydreaming about sewing pretty cotton dresses? It sure turns my mind that way. I think I’ve spent all my spare seconds for the past week mentally matching up pretty fabrics with dress patterns I’ve spotted. Like MelissaMelissa’s roses with this Vintage Vogue dress. Or StephanieA’s Prairie Flowers as this classic shirtwaist dress. I spent the weekend carefully picking apart and tracing a 1940’s era rayon dress that had seen much better days so that I could recreate it in a Spoonflower fabric. Maybe in DanielleB’s white Summer Floral, or Demigoutte’s Ditsy Kites, or Monda’s Itsy Bitsy Ditsy (4). Did I say daydreaming? Perhaps it’s a bit of an obsession.
Sadly, this obsession of mine has not so far translated into awesome garment fitting skills. Yet. But I’m working on it! In fact, I just found out that one of my very favorite retro dress sewists, Gretchen Hirsch from Gertie’s Blog for Better Sewing, is offering a class on Craftsy on sewing the perfect bombshell dress. Woo-hoo!
Care to join me in a little dress obsessing? This week, we’re giving away a chance to win admission into this online class or, if dress-making is not your thing, into any other quilting or sewing class on Craftsy. Craftsy classes are taught by people who really know their stuff and best of all, the class never expires. You can take it whenever you want and as often as you want!
To enter this drawing, just leave your comment on this blog post or the corresponding Facebook post. Include your Spoonflower screen name so we can track you down easily, and let us know which class you’re interested in. Good luck and happy pre-spring sewing, y’all!
Last week’s winner of the 6-month subscription to WhimseyBox was Berene Campbell of HappySewLucky, and I know she’ll make good use of it. Congratulations, Berene!
Oh, I’d love a chance to win the bombshell dress class! I’ve been eyeing it for a while. (username: crowlands)
Oh, coveting that quilting class!
username:auntiethesis
Oh, I’d love to win that quilting class! (username: aep209)
heck yah, let’s made a dress!
I NEED a refresher course!!! Just got me a new serger & I’m dying to use it!!!!
username: nanaleronna
Sounds fun! CoastalAnja
Can’t wait to learn how to make that perfect bombshell dress! now that I’m in a vintage phase 😉
Username: mushmellow
Yippee, it’s my lucky day! Thanks Spoonflower & WhimseyBox for the fabo giveaway. Look forward to getting some exciting packages in the mail for the next six months. 🙂
Gretchen’s techniques are fantastic.
Thanks for the giveaway. Love SpoonFlower. Saludos from Spain.
Oh, how I would love to take someone else’s class instead of being the teacher!
username: vvbug
What a great giveaway! Thanks for the chance!
I’m known here as…rubyroo 🙂
This is a great giveaway. I would love to win a sewing course. 🙂
username: lilyart
OH! You had me at the first sentence!! 😉
Yes, please. Oh, right, I’d love to win the bombshell dress class. -NB_Design
would love to win!
StephCat
Oh, my comment seems to have disappeared, I hope it isn’t in the ether and comes back. I said: I love the idea of the Couture dress and I don’t think I am bombshell material. Then I wondered if it would still be couture if I made the dress from cyberman material!!! cindy2paw
Another wonderful giveaway!!
-Kerriganigan
Oh this looks awesome
I’d Love to win this!
Oh those are great classes… Would love so many of the classes, now which one to choose?
I think my first choice right now is Beyond Basics Machine Quilting
Oh, I would love to win this! I would take Sew Retro, Perfect Bombshell Dresses ~ bloomingwyldeiris
Oh I’d love to take Gertie’s sewing class!
tuppencehapenny
I’d be interested in one of the quilting ones, as my skills are sadly lacking in this field. Probably Beyond Basic or Quilting Big Projects on a small Machine or Paper Piecing.
Thanks for the opportunity, Kayajoy.
I take some classes on Craftsy and love them! I kinda’ NEED a sewing class! Ha… My skills need honing, to say the least, and I just LOVE to sew!
I have heard SO many great things about Gretchen’s craftsy tutorial, and I love her blog beyond words. Sadly though, i don’t think the bombshell dress would flatter my body at all, and if I was to win I’d want to try the Couture Dress class by Susan Khalje. I also wonder if that’s a good choice with a short torso but I am guessing the videos will teach me alteration tricks if I need them! Thank you for the giveaway!
spoonflower name is alim
I want a dress to!!! 😀
maria O
Yes, I would like !
Wow. . they offer 45 classes, everything from chocolate making to quilting. I saw several that I am interested in but am leaning toward one of the quilting classes or maybe that cute not-so-little giraffe. Thanks so much for offering this.
gabila-If I won this really awesome giveaway it would have to be the Jean Genius class. Who wouldn’t love an awesome pair of well fitting jeans.
Sew Retro looks like a gas!
-sugarfreepony
I’ve already taken the Blombshell Dress class and LOVED it. I would love to take another Craftsy course (specifically, the “How to Reverse Engineer Your Favourite Jeans” class.
Entry for this giveaway is closed.