#vintagepledge December: Giveaway & Discount Code

(Image from The Vintage Knitter)

Hello Vintage Sewing Fans!

I have the honour of rounding off 12 fantastic months of the 2015 Vintage Sewing Pattern Pledge. I hope you have all enjoyed the giveaways, discount codes, pattern stash interviews and decade inspiration posts that A Stitching Odyssey and I have been posting. We have loved being able to bring you the #vintagepledge this year! A big thank you to all our fantastic sponsors and donors of the prizes this year.

As ever, we have an excellent giveaway and a discount code for you this month. Firstly though, I wanted to remind you about the End of Year Competition.We have some fantastic prizes up for grabs...

End Of Year Competition

This year, we have divided the prizes into 5 categories by garment type:

Prize 1: Dresses #vpp1

Probably the most popular garment type, the winner receives a £100 voucher for Minerva Crafts

Prize 2: Tops #vpp2

Whether a demure 40s blouse or a 70s halter top, the prize for this category is a £50 voucher for Remnant Kings

Prize 3: Skirts & Trousers (and other bottoms) #vpp3

This category includes all 'bottoms', including shorts, playsuits, jumpsuits, dungarees and culottes, with the prize of a £50 voucher for Abakhan

Prize 4: Outerwear & Accessories #vpp4

For coats, hats, and all other accessories including toys and homewares, the prize is 5 Simplicity Reproduction patterns and a year's subscription to Love Sewing magazine

Prize 5: Judges' Favourite 

$20 credit for Adele Bee Ann patterns and £25 voucher for The Village Haberdashery. This isn't a category you can enter for, but will reflect a favourite item of all the judges.

Entry closes on the 31st December. You can find out how to enter here.

December Giveaway

This month, Bamber Sewing Machine Centre have kindly supplied a £40 voucher for their website. I've picked a few items from their website I particularly like:

(Clockwise from top left):
1. Get your invisible zips on point with an invisible zip foot - the Janome foot is shown but they also sell Bernina and Brother machines and accessories

2. Make your patchwork perfect with this patchwork ruler

3. I love this printed panel which can easily be made into a gorgeous stocking

4. This vibrant turquoise lawn is perfect to cheer you up in dull winter weather

To Enter - comment below, telling us your favourite item from Bamber's website. Entry will be open until Monday 28th December at 5pm UK Time. Entry is open worldwide

December Discount Code

Sew Essential are offering a 10% discount to for the month of December with the code VINT10.

Sew Essential are currently offering half price on New Look, Simplicity and Burda Patterns. They have low postage costs and free postage for orders over £50.

I've just been learning how to fit a block pattern, so the first thing I'd buy from their site is a French Curve, along with some duck billed applique scissors to help with grading seams.

I hope you're all enjoying some festive sewing and maybe finishing off your last Vintage Pledge items for the year too.

Happy vintage sewing

K x