Hello, December!
To celebrate the holiday season, 5 out of 4 Patterns hosted a holiday blog tour!
Over the course of our week-long holiday blog tour, 12 bloggers shared:
- tons of sewing inspiration (gift ideas, special occasion outfit ideas, pattern hacks, etc.),
- family holiday traditions and special memories,
- favorite family recipes (some cookies, some snacks, even a ‘yummy’ coconut salt scrub), and
- GIVEAWAYS!
Here’s the Tour Round-Up and announcement of WINNERS for the Holiday Blog Tour!
December 1
Marvelous Auntie M
Maryanna mashed patterns for one-of-a-kind gifts and made some yummy candy cane cookies!
Pattern Winner: Andrea
Amanda shared layering advice for cold weather ice skating FUN and a sweet letter to Santa along with her favorite recipe for cookies that guarantee to warm up anyone after a day on the frozen lake … or a long sleigh ride!
Pattern Winner: Diane
December 2
Elli & Nels in Stitches
Meriel brought ALL the holiday sparkle with a Camilla dress to trim a tree and shared her Peanut Butter Blossoms recipe!
Pattern Winner: Stephanie Webb
Tasha encouraged us to ENJOY the season a bit more by choosing simplicity and inspired us with two great looks, one casual and one for a night out on the town! PLUS she shares her peanut butter pretzel bites recipe!
Pattern Winner: Kim K.
December 3
Pattern Revolution
Sarah created a cozy, red buffalo plaid Aspen vest and a wonderful coconut salt scrub recipe – great gift idea!
Pattern Winner: TBA
December 4
My Heart Will Sew On
Laurel styled her family like a pro for her Christmas card pictures and shared a creative way to make caramel apples!
Pattern Winner: Karen Christensen
Fenna changed up her Nancy with color blocked sleeves for a layered look and shared a FABulous Dutch treat, Oliebollen!
Pattern Winner: Carrie
December 5
Wonderfully Handmade
Melissa made a favorite Christmas Eve PJ tradition a little sweeter by going ‘handmade,’ and if you love chocolate and caramel be sure to check out the Salted Chocolate Caramel Cookie recipe!
Pattern Winner: The Petite Sewist
Maryam shared a Weekender Tunic (with a nursing hack) and her vegan snickerdoodle recipe that was perfect for her annual cookie exchange tradition!
Pattern Winner: Alicia Hunter
December 6
Sewing with D
Diane made a super cozy Christmas dress and shares her mother’s heart along with a great Classic Spritz Cookie recipe!
Pattern Winner: Sandy Venable
Shelby carries on her mother-in-law’s tradition by creating a whole set of Christmas jammies for her family with a side of Pistachio Shortbread Cookies!
Pattern Winner: Sewncreations
December 7
Turtle Birdies
And wrapping up the tour, Amanda made a gift for her hubby with some fun modifications and shared her family’s holiday traditions starting with the winter solstice! Oh, and you don’t want to miss the Vegan Salted Chocolate Chunk Cookie recipe…yummy!
Pattern Winner: Sharon
We hope the holiday blog tour inspired you to sew up some 5 out of 4 love this holiday season, for yourself or for someone you love! And the tour was a FUN way to get to know each other a bit better through posts and comments! The 5oo4 community truly is a great group of supportive, kind people. Thank YOU for being a part of it!
Happy holidays from the 5 out of 4 Team!
GIVEAWAY WINNERS: Please email Tasha to claim your pattern! Tasha@5outof4.com.
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