Skirt Week 2011 Prizes: More Reasons to Make Skirts

Skirts can be so simple. Or rather elaborate. Or somewhere in the middle. If you've never tried, now is THE time. And if you're an accomplished seamstress, then this is your push to try something new. Whichever you are, you're not only going for the pride of accomplishment, you might take home some seriously fun loot. All eight winners-- one judge's choice and one reader's choice for each of the four categories-- will receive:

$25 from Twill Tape Guy at TwillTape.com. We had such a fun time with Twill Tape Week last year and Twill Tape Guy was responsible for loading us up with the supplies to make it happen. Our four Reader's Choice and four Judge's Choice winners will each get $25 for the twill tape rolls or custom printed tape they choose.

The tutorial of your choice from Birdsongs & Bows. The shop is chock full of complete how-tos for all sorts of bows accessories and the lovely floofy number pictured above. I hope it comes with a guarantee that your kid will wink JUST like that. Check out her shop for the other photos of this tutu. Aaahdorable, all of 'em.

2 ebooks of your choice from Whimsy Couture. In addition to the Scrappy Twirl Skirt, Denise has bloomers, pants, dresses tops... plenty of things to keep you busy and outfitted.

The Sunny Day Dress & Skirt, from the talented Jamie Christina.  Two patterns for the price of one! (in this case, free)

The two newest patterns from Sew Liberated -- the Aurelia Cardigan and the Mariposa Tee. Perfect to complement the new skirts you'll be sporting.

$20 to spend on the fabric of your choice at Hawthorne Threads. With all of the patterns now at your disposal, and twill tape available for trim and embellishment-- you'll have a hard time choosing what to start with. May we suggest Coreopsis in Raspberry?

The pattern of your choice from Fishsticks Designs. Maybe the Sammi Grace Bag? It'd look great in just about any fabric. With or without embellishment. Perfect to carry all of your other loot around in?

The four Judge's Choice winners will also get a $20 gift certificate for Little Lizard King Patterns, where you'll have to choose between a whole lot of cuteness. We envy your decision-making opportunity. Perhaps an Apron-Front Skirt?

 

 The four Reader's Choice winners will receive $25 in credit to shop the treasures of Above All Fabric. Melanie has a bazillion fabrics and patterns to choose from. Maybe more than a bazillion. And Girl in a Tree - Pink Lemonade is the place to start, as far as we're concerned.

We're big fans of all of Rae's patterns, but especially of her Big Butt Baby Pants. Rae is offering the four Judge's Choice winners each the pattern of their choice. You might prefer the Charlie Tunic? Up to you, Judge's Choice Winner.

Each of the children's category winners will also receive three patterns from Patterns By Figgy's-- the Bubble Skirt, the Jane Dress and the Ofelia Dress. The kids pictured are not included. A shame, really. They all look like they'd get along swimmingly with our girls. The cuteness factor of the clothes themselves will help you get over it.

So there you have it. By our calculations, a total of over $1,000 in loot to be won with a needle and thread. Plenty o' prizes to give you that extra bit of motivation to get sewing and get your skirt entered. You can find the flickr pool links on the upper right sidebar of our homepage, and you can refer here for more information about Skirt Week. And then get back to work!