Hi and Happy New Year! My name is Debbie and I live in central NJ; as a matter of fact I have lived there my entire life! I learned to sew in home ec in high school and have been trying to fine tune my skills ever since (I am now 66). I love everything about fabric arts - sewing, quilting, crocheting, knitting...you name it, I've tried it LOL. I so enjoy Pixie Faire and SWC not only for the fabulous patterns but also for the inspiration. I particularly love the miniture hats! I can't wait to see what 2022 has in store!

Hi, I'm Laura. I live on the coast of South Carolina. I grew up watching my Mom sew our school clothing and I contribute that to my interest in sewing. I'm basically self taught. I started out sewing small barbie doll clothing until my nieces asked me to make their 18 inch dolls some clothing. And WOW! It was then that I found my true passion...which is sewing larger doll clothing! And that is how I stumbled upon Sewing With Cinnamon. I've been a member here for almost two years now and will be for life! xox

Hi! I'm Christie, and I've been sewing ever since my Mama let me have a real needle at age 2. For years I sewed for Barbie but finally was able to save up for Felicity in 6th grade and I've been sewing mostly for American Girl since though nowadays I also sew for Les Cheries, Hearts 4 Hearts, and BFC Ink, making clothes for my dolls and my daughter's. I found Pixie Faire around 10 years ago, I think. I'm in love with the patterns, especially the instructions! I've been doing Sewing with Cinnamon on and off for 2 or 3 years and it's been really helpful. I have sewn clothing and costumes for myself and my girl but human sized clothes seem too big after a lifetime of doll clothes!

When I'm not sewing I love reading books, webtoons and manga, watching anime and documentaries and doing other crafts like embroidering, crocheting, etc. I am completely obsessed with the webtoon Noblesse! I even write fanfiction. I try to spend at least an hour each day on Duolingo, studying Korean and Japanese. Japanese has become a passion and I hope to be able to translate history books someday. I worship and adore cats, and we have 4. What else? I'm addicted to Coca Cola.
I'm psychologically disabled, with severe depression despite all my meds. I can't feel positive emotions anymore but sewing still gives me a little sense of accomplishment that not much else does. Unfortunately my depression often prevents me from sewing or doing anything much, and I have a brand new serger I haven't learned how to use, along with a Cricut I've only used a little. I want to change that this year and also make a quilt for my daughter.
I look forward to getting to know you all!

Hi, I am Jacquie. I am 72 and live in Victoria, B.C. Canada, but I kind of consider myself a prairie girl since I grew up in Saskatchewan and Alberta. We have been here long enough that I am hating the cold weather we are having now tho! I am oldest of four children, have been married for 50 years with four children, and 9 grandchildren. I sewed every stitch of clothing that we wore until my husband started making enough money so I could buy! Now, I love that the clothes I make are for dolls, who don't argue about colour or fit (the PixieFaire patterns always fit perfectly and the directions are so much better than the "people patterns") My granddaughters love asking me to sew for their dolls, and I have a small collection of 18" and Wellies of my own too. I am kind of waiting for them to outgrow their dolls so I can do more sewing for my own! lol

Hi, I'm Diana. I'm 42 from Ontario, Oregon. I learned sewing basics at age 7 from my mom and cousin, but didn't really dive into it until about 10 years ago when I bought my first embroidery machine/electronic sewing machine. I have 4 awesome kids, age 13, 15, 19, and 21, and one granddaughter who just turned 1, and a pretty awesome husband, too. Cinnamon inspired me when I first came across her Liberty Jane website. That was before Pixie Faire. She continues to inspire me, through all her sewing videos and everything she does. I was always afraid to sew for dolls because my mom and grandma always said it's too difficult because they're so small. But, I tackled it and actually enjoy and prefer sewing for dolls. I have sewn for Barbies and Cabbage Patch Kids. I have my own etsy shop featuring mostly Cabbage Patch patterns. It's doing pretty well but would love for it to do better. I had to quit my part-time job due to a chronic illness, so now I rely on my etsy shop more than ever. My sewing room is shared with my bedroom, so I don't have much space to sew. So, I have to get really creative in how I store things. My husband built a shed just for my fabric and I have a lot of stuff in there, but it's still crowded in my bedroom and closet. I have seen where people have their own little miniature house that they use for their sewing room. Someday I would love to have something like that. But for now, I make due with what I have.
God bless, and thank you so much, Cinnamon, for being such an inspiration to all of us!
Diana
aka cpkdiana

Hi Everyone, I'm Jacqui...and from the Isle of Wight in England. I began sewing aged about 6 with my Mum and Gran. I still have the doll's quilt and pillow I made aged 7. I also learned to knit, but seeing and fabric have always been my first love. I did a City and Guilds Creative Embroidery and the after the first year of Fashion, illness stopped me going to classes...it was that lifetime before the internet!! Sadly last year I had a stroke which has affected feeling in my right hand and holding pins and needles has become very difficult as I can't feel them properly. Nine months in, my brain is still repairing itself, so I am ever hopeful.
I discovered Pixie Faire about the same time as my grand daughter, Caitlin, discovered Our Generation...a British version of American Girl. I love the patterns and have quite a wardrobe of patterns waiting to be made. I adore the period costumes and can't wait to start on those, even though British and American styles are similar there are differences.
This year I thought I would explore machine embroidery again. Free style, not the programmed ones as the machines are way out of my budget!!
For those who are into family history, I thought I would say I have ancestors who went to Britsh Columbia in the 1890s, Cleveland Ohio in the 1870s, and Quebec (although that is a long story). Plus those who went to Australia....they didn't stay out these Victorians!!

Hi my name is Ivana. I'm from the rural Iowa to the DesMoines area of Iowa. I have three kids that are mostly grown. We moved here because my husband is a pastor and just took a new church last year after being in the same community for 20 years. I've loved dolls all my life. While growing up my parent didn't have much money, I was one of nine, so my doll collection was limited to one and it wasn't anything like the cool ones they have now. So when my girls were little I saved up and got them each an American girl the Christmas they turned six. I had just about as much fun dressing them up and playing as they did! I love to sew. I love to sew for dolls. I made doll clothes when my girls were young. Actually, I used Liberty Jane before it became Pixie Faire. I made the jeans and t shirts a swimming suit and more.. I'm at a place in life where I'm not as crazy busy as I once was and I have this secret dream that I would like to develop my skills and actually make money from it some day. Oh boy, I just said that out loud.
I was looking at Sew Powerful that is one of the reasons I signed up for sewing with Cinnamon. Is this something you founded? was It inspired from a mission trip? I love your desire to empower women and to encourage them with the skills you have given from God.

I'm from Minnesota and have one daughter who is in her twenties.

I've been sewing since junior high school, first learning the basics home home ed classes and then continuing on my own into adult hood. I've mostly sewn garments for myself, for daughter when she was younger and customs for both us.

Over the last 5 years I've been involved with the American Sewing Guild organization and had attended my first Sewing Expo convention. That's when i learned there are fancy sewing machined and sergers --- beyond the Singer and Wards brands i was familiar with. I love my Bernina machine and Baby Lock serger.

Right now i have very little time to sew because of work so I decided to dedicate what time I do have to doll clothes sewing. I figured it doesn't take as much space. Although I could be wrong. I had found Pixie a few years back and decided to try out the SWC platform for this year.

Hello, my name is Marian Peoples. It is difficult to write about yourself but I shall try. Like Jacquie, I am 72 and have been married over 50 years. We have 3 children, 6 grandchildren and one great-grandson. I began designing as a 5-year-old with paper-dolls. At about 8 I sewed Barbie clothes by hand (Mother wouldn't let me near the machine, she hated using). She had made me a lovely wardrobe for my Revlon doll a few years prior, but she hated sewing (true labor of love). I however fell in love with creating tiny doll clothes and even stated a little club with my friends. As a junior in high school I took Home Economics because my mother MADE me. It was at the age of 16, I fell in love with sewing, the sewing machine and designing. That Christmas, at age 16, I received a new Singer sewing machine (my mother traded in her machine to get me mine). As a Senior in high school I took a whole year course devoted to clothing design, construction, clothing and fabric histories. That was extremely helpful when I went to college. At Auburn University I studied "Clothing, Textiles and Related Arts" with a minor in child development. After graduating with a Bachelors I also attended graduate school there. I had married my Senior year in college. He was (is now retired) a high school band director. Since I would not be anywhere near the fashion industry, I went back to college and spent many years teaching Biological Science and Latin in both Secondary and Post Secondary schools. I never stopped sewing and designing, making most of my children's clothes, doll clothes, things for our home, myself and my husband. My husband used to tell people "She is the only person I have ever known who went to graduate school in her hobby." Upon retirement i made doll clothes for my youngest grand-daughter's American Girl doll (birthday gift). Her friends' parents started calling, insisting that I sell them. As the saying goes "they blew up my phone." Well, I tried it and today 8 years later I do Christmas shows around the South selling my creations. This is great! since I planned to be a children's clothing designer, I know what they can do physically at certain ages and design accordingly. My clients include collectors, parents and grandparents. My philosophy is "Design for collectors, construct for play." I do not use a serger only conventional machines, just a preference. I get to do what I love everyday. I enjoy Pixie Faire and Sewing with Cinnamon...They keep the creative juices flowing! Thanks to all of you for the inspiration I get every single day of my life from all of you kindred spirits!

Hello everyone, it is great to read about everyone which gave me the courage to write on here. I currently live in Lethbridge, Alberta Canada. I've been here 2 years. I am originally from Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada. I have 3 children and 6 grandchildren.
I started sewing when I was young, taught by my grandmother. I made and designed doll clothes then. I have also make my own clothes and my daughters' clothes when I got older. Now that I don't have anyone at home, other than my dolls, I sew for them. I enjoy it so much. I make Barbie and AG doll clothes. Eventually, I'd like to make cloth dolls with clothes too.
I've watched many videos and can't wait to start with the new pattern I purchased.
Thank you Cinnamon and everyone who sews doll clothes. I now feel like I have others to sew with and who have the same interest as I do!

Hello Everyone - My name is Jennifer O'Donnell. I live just north of Atlanta in beautiful Georgia but originally hail from Philadelphia, PA. I'm the proud older mom of my beautiful now 8 year old daughter and step mom (tho we never call me that) to a nearly 16 year old son. I'm a stay at home homeschooling mom for now but I am in my sewing studio every day making AG doll clothes to sell on my shop and for my daughter to play with. We have 18", WW's and Bittys. We love them all. I'm a third career professionally trained fashion designer and costume designer who was on the way up the costume dept ladder in film and TV when I decided to stay home with my infant daughter in 2013. Some day I'll probably go back but for now making doll clothes and being home with my kids is my main focus. We are also cosplayers (do it as a family) and I make the kids' costumes, tho am enlisting them more as they get older to build parts themselves.

I'm also teach my daughter to sew and we do crafts for the dolls. I love having a non Facebook forum to chat with other likeminded sewing souls. I'm banned from Facebook permanently b/c of my big mouth. ;)

Thank you for this new site. What a joy to be able to interact and see what others are doing!

Hello from Naperville, Illinois! Glad to meet all of you!

My name is Teresa & I am a doll enthusiast (can't say collector since I don't have the funds to spend). Married 45 years & too close to 70yo. While I have AG Samantha & Addy & Bitty Baby and I have Carpatina Dolls Emma (the original Emma) & Prince Stephan, they were all gifts. Bitty Baby Honoria is particularly precious to me. When my children came to understand that a new brother or sister would never arrive because, for medical reasons, I could no longer get pregnant, they saved their money & Honoria arrived at Christmas to become a real family member. Even my husband speaks to her as a real person.

My children are 30-somethings with my son's wedding finally in October. No grandbabies so I am now sewing or my doll/children. Because of limited income, I am slowly buying fabric & trims - Goodwill is a great resoursce. I do have a couple of local doll friends who are equally as old & we are hoping to get together post covid, just like we did before covid.

I joined in December as a birthday gift to myself & I am looking forward to reviving old skills & learning new skills. I began sewing way back when Grandma taught me in 5th grade & really got back into it after I had my daughter. Then Martha Pullen arrived on the scene to get me excited about sewing again. So I am so looking forward to applying my heirloom sewing skills to my dolls outfits.

Excuse this computer idiot but, I am a little a little confused. Can we download our lessons or just watch on the computer? If we can download them, how do I do that?

Hi,
I am Cherie and am in my upper 60's. I am a retired RN - my career was spent in the NICU. I have been sewing for about 60 years. I've loved all the sewing I've had the opportunity to sew. With a daughter that was into ballroom dancing, I was able to challenge myself to sew gowns for her as well as all the fun clothes as she and her brother grew from babyhood to adulthood. I have no grandchildren, so will likely not be sewing many children's clothes any longer. Although I do sew just for fun and then donate those. I have always loved dolls, since I was a young girl. My daughter was not a doll person, so since retirement, I have collected a few dolls. The bitty babies twins are my favorite and I have two sets. I also have a couple of AG as well as other types. I collect what I like, not necessarily any that are "collectibles." I discovered Cinnamon just a few months ago and am enjoying my visits to her website as well as all the classes. Oh my, the patterns - my wish list is longer than I am tall! I would like to see more for Bitty Baby.
I am challenged to figure out the two sites for Cinnamon. I was doing okay until the second one rolled out - now I get confused. She has been very gracious in trying to help me in this endeavor and I am determined to understand. My husband is quite versed in "computer-esse" but since he has zero interest in dolls, sewing, etc - getting his help is impossible because his eyes glaze over in my just trying to explain what I am trying to do. Oh, well - I'm retired so I have lots of time in a day to figure it all out.

My name is Geri, I grew up in Northern California and now live in Missouri. I got Samantha in 1990. My mom gave me her Kirsten in 2007. I made a few dressed for Samantha after I received her. Then I found the Magic Attic Club and started sewing for them. Two years ago I found Kit for $10, and down the American Girl rabbit hole I went. My goal is to complete the wardrobes of Samantha, Kirsten, Molly, Emily and Kit. I also want to make wardrobes for the rest of the AG dolls I have. I started sewing when I was 2, learned to crochet at 12, and learned to knit 20 years ago. I've dabbled in spinning, yarn dyeing, smocking, and woodworking.

I was gifted 3 months of Sewing with Cinnamon, and can't wait to watch all of the courses. I do have one question on the new system where are the PDF patterns for the courses located? Some courses have patterns, but a lot did not.

Hi I am JuditZ from Walker, Louisiana

I have been in a bridal alterations and family alterations business for over 30+ years
After hand surgery and a bad fall now I am trying just to enjoy fun sewing. I have some 18 inch dolls and then they have Barbies...... So I am actually using the Lessons from Cinnamon to convert designs to both dolls and learning more about the scale. Fabric shopping has always been hands on but as age and COVID i am adjusting to online. Scale has been the scariest and knowing the fabrics are what I expect them to be the quality I am looking for.
Thank you Cinnamon for the encouragement. Shoes are the next sink or swim for me.