Contests

Choose what your passion is, then enter one of our contests. You are a winner whether you take home a prize or just enter for the fun of it!

Calling all sewers: If you are a sewing enthusiast that likes to add your own style to projects, the American Sewing Expo wants you to put on your creative hat, let your imagination go wild and enter our 2nd Annual Baby Lock Passion For Fashion! design challenge. This is a live challenge that will provide the opportunity for avid sewers to showcase their sewing and design talents complete with professional models and fashion show. The participant will be given a design challenge scenario and have all day Friday, September 26, to create their "secret project". Expo attendees will have the opportunity to follow the progress of the designers as they work on their creations. Contestants return on Saturday, September 27 to finish their creations and a last minute fitting on their professional model before the fashion show and photo shoot in the afternoon. A panel of industry fashion experts will judge and choose the challenge winner based on creativity, construction, fit, and composition.

We encourage sewers of all skill levels to challenge their creativity and participate in this event.

Deadline to enter is July 1, 2008.

Submissions must be accompanied by a $25.00 non-refundable jury fee and 1 fashion garment (no more than a 3-piece outfit) that has been created within the past two years. Fashion garment will be returned.

2008 Passion For Fashion Rules
2008 Passion For Fashion Entry Form

Innovation Generation

Our very popular and inspiring contest for young sewers ages 8 - 18 is presented on the Fashion Stage at the show. These young people amaze and delight attendees with their skills and creativity!

2008 Innovation Generation Rules
2008 Innovation Generation Entry Form.

The Art of the Quilt

Think outside the box and let your imagination take off to create an innovative, artistic quilt, which could include piecing, appliqué and/or surface embellishment.

2008 Art of the Quilt Rules
2008 Art of the Quilt Entry Form

Drawings

Dream Sewing Room - The Contest Anyone Can Win!

Everyone arriving by 12:00 noon on Sunday, September 28 will have the opportunity to win a Dream Sewing Room!

The Grand prize will include merchandise from Bernina and many more.

When you arrive, you will be given 10 entry tickets. Fill them out, find the 10 American Sewing Expo boxes as they are noted on each ticket. Drawing for all prizes will take place at 5:00 p.m. You absolutely must be present to win! Prizes will be awarded from each individual box, followed by one Grand prize winner from all boxes combined!