Sewing Christmas Gifts

Several posts ago, I spoke about doing some sewing for Christmas gifts. While reading others' blogs many other people have similar idea. I received the following email about a contest related to swing holiday gifts and agreed to share with you:

FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE
Holiday Gift Ideas: Sewing, Hobby & Craft Sew a gift this holiday season or give the gift of sewing to a family member or friend with a SINGER®, HUSQVARNA VIKING® or PFAFF® sewing machine. Consumers can also enter a contest this holiday season to win a featured sewing, embroidery or quilting machine and a $1,000 shopping spree. "Sewing is an ideal holiday activity and gift because it keeps on giving," said Don Fletcher, CEO of SVP Worldwide, www.svpworldwide.com. "Giving the gift of sewing is easy with the new SINGER, HUSQVARNA VIKING and PFAFF sewing, quilting and embroidery machines. These dependable machines are loaded with features and benefits that are perfect for holiday sewing, hobby and craft projects." To enter the GIFTS BY YOU contest presented by SVP Worldwide and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (MSLO), upload a photo of a sewn project at www.marthastewart.com/sew between November 17, 2008 and December 31, 2008. Images of the uploaded sewn projects will be displayed on the Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia website at www.marthastewart.com during this time. Entrants will be asked to enter their project to be judged in one of the following four categories: home décor/crafting, fashion, machine embroidery and machine quilting.

Each person who uploads a photo of their own project will receive a $5.00 gift card they can use at authorized and participating SINGER, HUSQVARNA VIKING and PFAFF retailers throughout the U.S.-it's SVP Worldwide's holiday gift to sewers. One project in each category will be selected by a panel of sewing experts from MSLO and SVP Worldwide. The winner in each category will receive the following gifts:

Home décor/crafting category: SINGER® CONFIDENCETM 7470 sewing machine

Fashion category: PFAFF® EXPRESSIONTM 2.0 sewing machine

Machine embroidery category: HUSQVARNA VIKING® DESIGNER DIAMONDTM sewing and embroidery machine

Machine quilting category: QBOTTM-the robotic automatic quilter, Imperial Quilt Frame, and the PFAFF® Grand QuilterTM sewing machine.

Grand prize: The Grand Prize Winner can choose one of the three featured sewing machines plus receive a $1,000 shopping spree to their local authorized SINGER, HUSQVARNA VIKING or PFAFF retailer, and the winning project will be featured in one issue of Martha Stewart Living in 2009.

Whatever the price range, SVP Worldwide has the perfect sewing gifts to fulfill every holiday wish list. Among its sewing, embroidery and quilting products, the following four products provide a breadth of features and benefits for the beginner to the experienced sewer: SINGER CONFIDENCE sewing machine: Beginning and skilled sewers alike will appreciate one-step functions, push button controls and automatic capabilities that streamline the sewing process to enhance their creativity. Extensive global consumer research has shown that sewers want a bobbin that is fast and easy to thread, larger buttons and knobs to operate the machine, more light for the sewing surface and fashionable machine colors with a contemporary feel.

The new SINGER CONFIDENCE line was designed with these desired features in mind.PFAFF EXPRESSION 2.0 sewing machine: The spacious, bright and precise features on the new EXPRESSION 2.0 machine give flexibility for quilting, fashion design, and home décor projects. With 250 mm / 10 inches of space to the right of the needle, dual lighting, 37 different needle positions available for a straight stitch, and the Original IDTTM feature, PFAFF has brought affordable high quality features to sewers around the world.HUSQVARNA VIKING DESIGNER DIAMOND machine--the world's new top of the line sewing and embroidery machine. Now, sewers have the capability to create, view and customize embroidery designs in stunning detail on the largest and brightest, interactive VGA touch screen available in the sewing industry. At the touch of a fingertip or stylus, the DESIGNER DIAMONDTM machine will automatically embroider the sewers creation on the largest sewing and embroidery surface available. The new DESIGNER DIAMOND machine gives sewers and quilters the fastest, easiest path from concept to completion through its generous capability, remarkable convenience and exclusive sewing innovations.QBOT: The new robotic quilter brings professional quilting into the home. Rather than hand stitching a quilt as it has been done for hundreds of years, home quilters can now attach the QBOT to their sewing machine and it will automatically move the sewing machine across the framed quilt while stitching perfect designs. For additional information about the GIFTS BY YOU contest visit www.sewingideas.com/GiftsByYou

For more information contact: Stephen Whyte or George BowieWestmoor ConsultingProvo, Utah, USATelephone: 801-377-2354E-mail: stephen@westmoorconsulting.com or georgebowie@westmoorconsulting.com


Many of you like to enter sewing related contests so this may appeal to you. This is an opportunity as well to get a great top of the line sewing machine/embroidery/quilting machine.