Between 22-25th March, Birmingham NEC will once again play host to three wonderful creative shows.

Sewing for Pleasure features more than 150 stalls filled to bursting with irresistible products, inspiring displays and expert advice.

Fresh from filming ‘Kirstie’s Handmade Britain’ Jamie Chalmers (aka Mr X Stitch) will be featuring up and coming trends to the world of embroidery and needlecraft.

For those interested in ‘Make Do and Mend’ a visit to the Sewing Hub is a must. Experts are on hand to give valuable advice and practical workshops.

After all that you can pop into the second show Fashion, Embroidery and Stitch where you can enjoy free catwalk shows throughout the day.

If like me you love everything costume and period drama then you’ll adore the stunning displays of costumes from Downton Abbey. Not to mention the Austen inspired quilt collections or Poetry in Stitches 3.

Finally a trip across to Hobbycraft where you can indulge in workshops covering everything from beadwork, jewellery making, stamping, card making, embossing, pyrography and papercraft.

To top it all you can even visit for free if you are one of the 5 lucky winners of our latest competition.

We have 5 pairs of tickets which gives you access to all three shows to giveaway.

How to Enter

Step 1. Leave a comment on this post. Remember to leave me a way to contact you if you win.

Step 2. Do any of the following:

• Tweet about the comp using hashtag #aecomp
• Follow us on Twitter
• Like our page on Facebook
• Follow using Feedburner or BlogLovin

The competition will end at midnight 10th March 2012.

For full details on all the shows visit their website here.

The pic of the Rose is used courtesy of Sarah Charmain Textiles (the very talented designer).

The Catwalk pic is Copyright – michaeljamesphoto.co.uk