***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.
k says
Sew me! i’m a 7. can make my own lined drapes and most stuff around the house, and do my own alterations but i would love to get a dress form and make my own clothes someday :)
Samantha McNutt says
SEW ME
I think I am about a 2!
Lindsey A. says
SEW ME! I’m a big fat 0 on the scale of knowing how to sew, but all year, I’ve been researching how to sew classes and I want to learn so I can have fun with my little girl as she gets older. This would be the best push to make my goal happen.
kalibrooke says
SEW ME!
Err, perhaps a 1-2. I am hopeless with a sewing machine, but to be fair, it’s been a while since I’ve been able to try. I felt so (sew?) lucky to have a mom who not only made my homecoming and prom dresses, but ended up making my wedding dress, too — now that I have my own child, I realize how valuable this is! Please help me get my sewing skills up to par! :)
Jenny says
SEW ME!
It looks like a great machine and I have some sewing to do.
Elodie says
Hi!
For once, i can play!!! Hourra! (I totally understand when I can’t).
So to be honest, I’m a 0.5/1. So bad at sewing. But my mum is a 7 or 8. Having a sewing machine would help me learn from my mum.
So thank you both of you, for the contest and for your blog. Love it!!!
Elodie says
I forgot: “SEW ME” at the beginning of my comment.
Bryn says
SEW ME!!!!!
I’m for sure a level 1, but want to be a master quilter!!
Emily says
SEW ME!
I’m probably a 3 too- but I’ve been dying to get a sewing machine and get better!!
Amanda says
SEW ME!
I would definitely say I’m around a…4? I can do a decent amount on a sewing machine(thanks my talented MIL), EXCEPT sew a straight line! AH!
Kimberly says
SEW ME!
I’m pretty much at a level 4, I’ve made a fair amount of beanbags and could figure out something slightly more complicated than straight lines.
Cynthia M says
SEW ME!
My sewing skills are pathetic (a solid 1) and it is embarrassing because my mother is a seamstress and I watched her make wedding gowns growing up. Nonetheless, there are several amazing projects I want to challenge myself with (pouffes, curtains, kids costumes, animal shaped pillows).
Maureen says
SEW ME! I am definitely a one, but aim to be a 2…or maybe even a 1.5 for some simple repairs!
Ashley says
Sew me…
While I know my way around a needle and thread, an electric sewing machine would be an adventure!
Thanks for the great giveaways and posts!
Jennifer V. says
SEW ME!
I am a 0 or 1, but would love to learn!!
Billie Petty says
“SEW ME”
I’m in the intermediate range. I learned to sew many years ago and got busy raising boys and having a career so put it away. Three years ago I picked up needle and thread and have been dusting off the rust. I never realized how much fun sewing was and now I can’t go a day without stitching something.
Rachel Bibeau says
Sew me!!! I’d say I’m a 2, only because I am pretty sure I could make a pillow… Maybe
Debbi S. says
SEW ME!
I’m somewhere between a 2-3. I’ve taken sewing classes in the past and promptly forgot everything I’ve learned. But I really want to be good, and hope that one day, I have the determination to do it!
Gracie says
SEW ME! Probably about a 7. I make all kinds of things from curtains to quilts, but my machine finally bit the dust. So pick me, pick me! Ha ha. This is an awesome give away!!
Jolene says
Sew me!!!
I would say I am probably a solid 2! I recently started sewing and was a lot better than what I thought I would be! :)
amy says
Sew me!
I’ve been sewing since I was 9 – when I could join 4-H. I wouldn’t say I could do a wedding dress blindfolded, but I can read a pattern and create some cute skirts, dresses, bags, aprons, etc. So(ew), I’m a solid 8.
Sarah P. says
SEW ME!!!
I’m a 3, using my Mother’s machine from 1960.
Susan says
SEW ME!
I have some skills, maybe 3 or 4, but this would help me practice!
gretchen shull says
sew me! im a 1 at best!
Jessica S. says
SEW ME!
I am a 1 at be
St. I could probably replace a button but I doubt much more. I really want to learn though! I have too many bare windows!
Jilian says
Sew Me! I’m more than a 1 but less than a 2…I learned how to cut a sewing pattern, but never really sewn with one.
Amy B says
SEW ME! I would say I am a 6. I love to sew, but shy away from the hard stuff!
Cindy B says
SEW ME!!!
I’m more of a 5 or 6. I can quilt, which means I can kind of sew a straight line.
Julia says
SEW ME!
Jeff T says
SEW ME!
Sew many things that we intend to make once we have a sewing machine–curtains, cushions, toys to say the least!
Jillian Anderson says
SEW ME :)
I would probably be a 3 as well! I made a real skirt from a pattern once, with a zipper and everything (with lots of help from my mom) but that was years ago! I’d love to be able to practice more often :D
Ashley says
Sew Me! I’m probably a 5-6 but my mother is a 10. For example, we found my wedding dress second-hand but it was a size 12 and I was a 2 at the time. No problem for her to basically remake the gown (and at $20, you couldn’t even buy fabric to make from scratch!)
KB says
SEW ME!
My skills aren’t great but my grandma’s are and she’d love to teach me with this.
Jessica says
SEW ME!!
A definite 1. I have the dreams of a 5.
Amie says
Sew Me – I’m a happy 2 (maybe a 3!)
Avery says
SEW ME!
I’m probably a hopeful 2. My mom and I sewed some of the table runners for my wedding earlier this year, and after a few “good tries” we quickly resorted to iron on tape :) Stuff is genius!
Megan says
Sew Me!!
I’d say I’m a 1 or 2, but wanting to get back into it since the last time I sewed in middle school!
Erin says
SEW ME!!!
I am a 1, but hope to someday become a solid 4 or 5. I would love to sew things for the house and my daughter.
Nancy says
Sew me! Sew me!
I would say a 5 with crooked lines.
Susie Parker says
Sew Me!
Anne says
SEW ME!
I haven’t progressed much past Junior High Home Economics, but I’ve been thinking I’d like to try. This would be the perfect chance to move up from a solid 3. Perhaps I could sew something orange and blue for my two WaHoo sons!!!
lizaanne says
SEW ME!
I am a hand work kinda girl. I will use the machine and really love to sew larger things – I’ve done drapes and pillows a ton!! But hand me one of those soft flowy delicate tissue patterns in the envelope and I’m suddenly all glue and scissors fingers. So I guess I’m somewhere in the middle on the skill thing.
My beautiful (now 92yr old) gramma taught me how to sew when I was about 6 years old (42 years ago…wow!). An extremely accomplished professional tayloress (as they were often called) – she is still today doing small jobs for family and friends, like hemming trousers and taking in skirts – when she’s not chatting with her grandkids on her iPad. :-)
I have her really gorgeous old Singer machine in its original mahogany cabinet (not a treadle, it’s electric). In our family, that Singer is truly an heirloom in so many ways.
Kerstin says
SEW ME!!!!
I’d say I’m an 8. The bag would come out fine, but I’d still need my eyes for that…
Rach says
sew me!!
Im prob a 1.5
Holly says
Sew Me!!!
I’m a 3, comfortable with small projects like a pillow. There’s definitely room to improve!
Pat Jacobs says
I am probably a 9½. Been sewing for 40+ years. My young grandaughter is learning to sew and would like a machine for christmas. I would love to be able to give her a sewing machine. then she can SEW ME some beautiful dresses. :)
S. says
SEW ME!
I’m halfway between novice and expert, but maybe more toward novice!
Mary says
SEW ME! No sewing skills here but I plan on learning soon.
MrsB says
SEW ME!
About a 6 – an average quilter – new machine always a plus.
Bronwen Wiebe says
SEW ME!!! I am a -10 on the scale of sewing. I would love to be able to learn on my own sewing machine…because right now I have to swallow my pride and ask my sweet mother-in-law to sew everything that I need sewing for..so I would LOVE a sewing machine!
Jennifer B. says
Sew Me!
I’d say I’m about a 2. I can sew on a button and hem some stuff (not that I’d hem curtains that way!)Would love to learn to use a machine.