November is PatternReview's birthday month.

On November 28th, 2023, PatternReview will be 22 years old! 

Pattern Reviews, contests, classes, sewing machine chats, tips, new fabric and pattern acquisitions and those from the stash, forums and new fabric store discoveries are some of the goings-on at PatternReview. And while those are some of the activites which may have brought you to PatternReview, I believe it is the friendships, camaraderie and the simple acts of kindness is the reason, you have stayed. Creating a culture of kindness is important to me. 

So, to celebrate kindess in our community I started a simple series we call 12 Days of Thanks. The idea, is simple. Each day for 12 days we encourage you, our members to thank someone on PatternReview who has helped you in your sewing journey or brought a smile to your day. See the original blog post from November 2013

That year (2013) you flooded the comments section with so many beautiful words of kindness. Since then we have been hosting 12 Days of Thanks annually, this being our 11th year!

In these years, I have seen so many acts of kindness from our members towards each other. From writing reviews and participating in contests, to taking classes and buying patterns, you make this community what it is today! Thanks to our volunteers who spend countless hours helping others navigate the site on forums and contests. Our dedicated teachers are amazing! They continue to believe in my vision of imparting sewing education through PatternReview. Our sponsors also deserve a vote of thanks for donating generous prizes for our giveaways and contests. We are a small team of two here in the office, I am grateful to Laura for all that she does. From blog posts, to shipping your orders and brainstorming other ideas, she always has my back.

Help us continue this series by posting a thank you to someone each day for 12 days, starting today. While this is not a contest, our sponsors are helping us celebrate by giving away prizes every day! 

Great, what do I need to do?

All you need to do is tell us in the comments section of this blog post about one Pattern Review member who has helped you recently. Whether it is fixing a sewing mistake, writing a review of a pattern you are interested in sewing, advice on a pattern, help with your contest entry or maybe just writing quality reviews that put a smile on your face. Thank them! And for each day (for the next 12 days) you post, you will be entered into a drawing to win some awesome prizes! 

Here are some comments which were posted last year. 

"I am thankful for SusanK50. She writes wonderful reviews of her projects and takes lovely pictures to share. She has introduced me to a couple of independent pattern companies through her creations and reviews. Her smile is contagious."
- karentn

"A thank you to Raye Ann for producing a super cool member of the next generation of sewerist in Quinna Rose! ( Raye Ann is super cool all on her own, on multiple levels, too) ."
- Raffey1

"Today I am adding my thanks to the many given to AgentAmy for her inspiring fashion thread. I love checking in regularly & often will take a second look at a designer collection thanks to her commentary & that of other participants in the thread. It's just so fun!"
- Melwyk

Each day we will give a gift to one lucky winner (randomly selected) from the comments on this blog post. 

FAQ

1. This sounds great! How many comments can I post? 
There is no limit on how many times you post and how many people you thankPost away. 

2. When does the giveaway end?
We will post one winner per day starting now! Each day we will select a winner from the comments posted the previous day. So continue posting on this topic. If you want to bookmark, here's a direct link .

https://sewing.patternreview.com/givingthanks

3. Is anyone eligible?

Any member of Pattern Review who has has a verified and active account is eligible! 

4. What are the Prizes? 

Good question. You'll have to check the blog every day to find out. It’s a surprise! But here's a clueThank YOU! to all these wonderful businesses for sponsoring this giveaway. Please support them. 

Angela Wolf

Discovery Fabrics

Kenneth King

Grainline Studio

Pauline Alice

Merchant & Mills

Palmer & Pletsch

PatternReview

Fit for Art Patterns

Style Falcon 

Threads Magazine

A Challenge!

Last year you exceeded our expectations by posting 423 thank yous. Can we do even more this year? Lets try it!