***This giveaway is now closed – see who won below!***
After clocking 10,000 entries under 24 hours, we’re already back to crown a random winner of the SINGER One sewing machine. The lucky person is… Angela (who says she’s a 1 on the sewing skills scale: “I can sew a straight line, but only if someone threads the machine for me first”). Congrats!
I’ve never touched a sewing machine in my life, but I’ve heard Sherry’s passionate muttering from the next room while using hers. Which is why anything labeled “Our easiest to use machine!” sounds compelling. And we’re so (sew?) excited that Singer is helping us give away a SINGER One – a feature-packed sewing machine that retails for nearly $500 – to one lucky reader! Something about an Automatic Needle Threader and OneTouch stitch selection sounds “approachable.” Plus the 24-available stitch patterns makes me believe you could fake your way into some pretty fancy stuff. Oh, and did we mention that Singer will ship this puppy anywhere in the world?
- PRIZE: A SINGER One sewing machine (a $499 value!)
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “SEW ME!” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: …where do you rank yourself on the sewing skills continuum? Are you a 1 like me (I couldn’t sew my way out of a bag)? A self-proclaimed 3 like Sherry (who could probably make “a wonky bag”)? Or are you more like a 10 (who could not only sew a bag from scratch, but do so blindfolded)?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, Dec 12th at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: This giveaway is available worldwide (we always beg every vendor to ship internationally but some companies are not legally able to vend things beyond the US – more on that here).
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
- ***COMMENT ISSUES? If you’re trying to enter but keep getting a “duplicate comment” warning, click here to see how to solve it!
Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of SINGER.
Deana says
SEW ME!
I would be in the 4 range. My mom made all of my clothes. (even my blue jeans) I picked up a few tips along the way.
Teresa Vanselow says
SEW ME! I took home ec in Highschool, but didn’t learn much, but I’d love to start making some pillows and other things for my house.
Emily says
Sew me! Maybe a 3? I’m learning, but I am NOT an expert!!!
Anna says
SEW ME!
I have an old sewing machine that doesn’t work anymore sitting in my basement, and almost every day I wish I had a new one. I’d say I’m a 6. I’ve sewed some of my own clothes before and some pillow covers and such.
Shiloah says
Sew Me! I can hardly sew a button on anything but I have always wanted to learn how to sew.
Kara says
Sew me!
I might be a 2/3! Would ‘sew’ love to win this to hone my skills!!!
Christina says
SEW ME!
I’m around a -1. Yep, I’m off the continuum. When I attempted to sew a simple felt circle garland for the Christmas tree this year, I needed my mother-in-law and even my father-in-law to step in with sewing machine duties as I cut out hundreds of little felt circles. But, I can only get better at sewing, right?
Ruth says
Sew Me. I’m about a 5? I have quilt squares my mum gave me when I was about 6…more than 30 years ago. Carried them around the world…need that Singer to finish quilt and give said squares back!
Kristin says
SEW ME! I’m around a 3-4. Still using my $79 Brother machine I bought in 1990 at Wal-Mart. In serious need of a new one. :o)
april bly says
sew me!
my 10 year old daughter is dying to learn how to sew!
Ashley says
SEW ME!
I am around a 4 or 5. I can sew most basic stuff, I can make a pretty mean pillow case and I helped make my own bridesmaids dress, but without a pattern I am useless.
Lila says
SEW ME!!!
My sewing skills are about at a 1! I’ve been coveting a singer sewing machine for about a year! It would be awesome to win this one!
Jennifer says
SEW ME! I think I’m around an 8. I can sew big things (I make custom draperies and sell them on etsy) but I have trouble with little things (I think the bag would be a little wonky).
bfish says
Sew me!
Quite a few decades ago might have been as high as 5 or 6; now it would be about a 3. But I’m sure I could pick it up again with this machine!
Jessica says
SEW ME!
Now I’d consider myself a 1, but as a little girl sitting at my grandmother’s Singer (with her help of course), I might have been a 3. I’m itching to give it another try!!
Margaret says
SEW ME!
I’m probably about a 6 or a 7. Not quite at blindfolded level yet.
Adrienne says
SEW ME! I love sewing… I wish I had more time to do it. A day all by myself geeing out making stuff with no interruptions from my son or husband is my idea of bliss!
mary says
Sew me! I am a complete beginner.
Megan Hadley says
SEW ME!!
I’d say I’m probably a 6 or 7. I love making my own clothes as well as curtains and cushions for my house. I have a wonderful 40 year old sewing machine which was my grandmother’s, and was used to make my mum’s wedding dress :) Sadly it’s coming towards to end of its days ( smelling smoke when sewing = not good right?) so I’d love to win a new one!
Mary Britton says
SEW ME!
I’m probably a 3 but could be better with a great machine.
Steven R says
SEW ME!
I ripped a pair of pants in a pretty important spot. Could use one of these for sure
Shellie Laird says
Sew me!!!! I would say I’m a .5 :)
my-linh says
that sewing machine is “sew me”! har har. honestly though, it would beat my singer from 1940 – which would let me go from total newb, to just a newb.
bryan says
sew me. i’m definitely a 0.
Jenni says
SEW ME! What a great giveaway and international too, yipppeee. Id say I was about a 3 in the sewing skills dept. Sherry you are more like a 5. Don’t sell yourself short!!
Annie B says
SEW ME! I’d say I’m a 5: six months ago I was scared to look at a sewing machine, but now I’m in the up and up! :)
Kate Rogers says
SEW ME!
I have been trying to learn but my skills are prolly a 1. My mom is still doing the heavy lifting on projects together. She has had a singer sewing machine for 40 years and it still works beautifully. I think it’s time to have a sewing machine to come live with me!
kelly pearce says
SEW ME!!!!!!!!
I am a 2… if I could ever figure out how to not get the bobbin tangled every time I sew, I am thinking I could be a 5 at least :)
Karen says
SEW ME! I’m a 1, can’t sew a thing….but my goal for 2013 is to learn how to operate a sewing maching. My grandmother was and my mother is very skilled and I want it to continue in my generation.
Tracy says
I’m a 0. I want desperately to learn, but need an awesome machine to help me. So SEW ME!
Mary says
SEW ME!
Hi Sherry and John,
This machine is SEW ME! I’ve been sewing since I was 11 years old and am now 57. Aty one time I would have considered myself an 8, but I quit sewing for many years. I’m well back at it, but need a refresher on some skills. I would now consider myself a 6+.
Great contest.
Mary
Hannah says
Sew Me!
At this point-I’m a 3 and could maybe make a wonky bag ;) However, when I was 12, I was probably about a 5! I made a swimsuit, pantsuit, and a lot of other things! I ‘was’ awesome!
Valerie says
Sew Me! I’m probably a three, too. I can do OK with most simple projects. I punt a lot. Things turn out better if they are meant to be rectangular or square in the end. :)
Dew says
SEW ME!
I’m a 5. I can sew most anything, but not production quality. I can’t follow patterns but can whip up just about anything my mind’s eye can think up. I’m an artist not a sewist… yep, that’s about right. ;o)
Julianne says
SEW ME!
I’m somewhere in the 3-4 range, but would love to get better and practice with one of these babies!
Jessica says
Sew Me!!
A. Bidon says
SEW ME! Ow im a 2, ive made small things before but i cannot for the life of me thread these new machines!
Rebecca says
SEW ME!! I”m a 1 but I want to learn!
Belle says
SEW ME!!!
A solid 3. I’m currently the Queen of Wonky Bags, fingers crossed my numbers come up for this one so I can take that up to a 4 and make misshapen clothing and misguided sewn curtains :)
Lauren says
SEW ME! If Sherry is a three (I’d put her a bit higher than that….though) then, I have to be a 1.5.
Ariadna says
SEW ME! I consider myself a 1 but I would like to learn and be able to make my baby a quilt like Sherry did for Clara.
Dan says
SEW ME!!!
John, I’m with you. I’d wind up bleeding all over whatever it was I would be trying to sew. Fortunately, my fiance’ Sarah can sew and is a good nurse too :)
Melissa Lasley says
SEW ME!
I am a 2.5, but if I am with my mom I am a 6 because I just follow her exact instructions. My mom is definitely a 10!
Holly says
SEW ME!
2 – straight lines and hems if I go slow : )
Sandy says
SEW ME!
I’m 0.5 for sewing skills – if I had a nice machine, maybe I’d be able to get it up to a 3…
Shelley H says
SEW ME! Just a beginner – need all the help I can get!
Mari says
SEW ME!
So, maybe I’m a 7-ish, maybe 8? I quilt — well, I quilted before we had our first baby in March :) Sewed a lot of stuff for the baby’s room and I bust it out for curtains, pillows, etc. I could sooooooo use a new machine! p.s. don’t go to that website quite yet, not quite ready yet ;)
Kata says
SEW ME!
I’m a 1 like John, but wanna learn, so it would be a great gift for Christmas, please Fortuna, pretty please? :)
And my husband is a 4-5, he could teach me.
Kelly lester says
Sew me!! A 1 I’d sew myself to the bag!!!
Kate says
SEW ME!
I am a 1 but feel strongly that inside of me is at least a 5 or 6 waiting to get out. I recently lost my job and sitting at home has brought out my nesting instincts!