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!

• Passion For Fashion
• Out of the Box Challenge
• Innovation Generation
• Drawings

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 6th Annual ASE 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 28, 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 29 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 2, 2012.

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.

2012 Passion For Fashion Rules and Entry Form


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Out of the Box Challenge

Sponsored by American & Efird, LLC
Join the American Sewing Expo and American & Efird, LLC this year in the Out of the Box Challenge!
This is a contest that anyone can win because anything goes!
Enter the challenge and American & Efird will send the first 50 contestants a box with surprise sewing products in it.
Show us what you can do that is different with these products by making a quick gift. All entries will be on display at the show and and prizes will be awarded!
Out of the Box Rules and Entry Form


Fabulous prizes for top winners!

Innovation Generation

Sponsored by Coats & Clark
Our very popular and inspiring contest for young sewers ages 8 - 18 is presented on the Fashion Stage at the show.
Contestants are split into three age groups for judging (8-11, 12-15, and 16-18) and provide a wonderful free fashion show for all to see.
These young sewers always amaze and delight attendees with their skills and creativity!

2012 Innovation
Generation Rules & Application

Drawings

Dream Sewing Room - The Contest Anyone Can Win!

Everyone arriving by 12:00 noon on Sunday, September 30 will have the opportunity to win a Dream Sewing Room!

The Grand prize will include merchandise from Brother, Unique Sewing Furniture 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!