kids clothes week challenge: fall 2010
September 7th, 2010
After the resounding sucess of last spring’s kids clothes week challenge there was a call to have another when the temperatures cooled off a bit and I am glad to oblige. The challenge will stay the same:
For one hour each day the week of September 20-26 work on making clothes for kids.
I’m going to soup it up a bit with a giveaway or two and maybe even a tutorial (if my camera is fixed by then). Mostly, though, it should be just like last time with scads of people sewing like crazy for their kids. If you didn’t participate last time or are on the fence this time, imagine what it would be like to have 200 people cheering you on and well, that’s what it felt like in the spring. Just by working a little each day for one week you could have a beautiful winter coat made or all the christmas pajamas done or finally made something from that cute fabric you have been saving. Doesn’t that sound awesome?
I think most of us focused on sewing (and all the pattern tracing, fabric cutting, pinning, hemming and ironing that go with it) in the spring, but I don’t see why knitting and crocheting can’t count–though they are much slower going, so you can’t really be sure you will have a finished product at the end of the week, but then again, maybe the sewers can’t either! Warmer clothes can be a little more involved, but really pants are just long shorts–and I know you can make shorts. There was a fine showing of fall fashions from the southern hemisphere last time, so no whining that fall clothes take too long.
O.k. enough of me talking, time to sign up! Leave your name in the comments if you want to play along this fall. Feel free to take a button for your blog (you don’t have to have a blog to participate of course) and spread the word.
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kids clothes week reference:
inspiration and tutorial posts
- fall/winter clothes
- coats and sweaters
- warm things for baby
- hats, mittens and scarves
- halloween costumes
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Yes please..count me in! It is coming into Summmer here in Australia but I’m sure I can come up with some little bits of loveliness to make. Thanks so much:)
[…] Although, there are a few boy patterns that I want to try, like this and this. Next week is the Kids Clothes Week Challenge at Elsie Marley’s blog, and I’m going to try to achieve the “hour of […]
I would love to join in. I just finished the sew a long for the jump rope dress by Oliver + S. Now I have to decide what I want to make.
I just found your blog and I’m gobbling it up! You’re wonderful! Count me in.
I missed this in the spring. Let the sewing begin!
count me in :) had fun with it last spring!
[…] can learn more about the ideas behind the challenge – and see who else signed on – at elsiemarlie.com. Jo and I will be posting photos of and notes about our progress all next week. If you’re […]
I was too busy to join last time. I would like to try this time. Thanks!
I have been reading A new dress a day, it’s a pretty interresting blog about making a new outfit every day with 365$ for a year. Marisa makes beautiful outfits from used clothing, and I wanted to do the same thing, I just don’t know how, but that book would be perfect for me!
Count me in! I need a good reason to get started on my daughters robe, or perhaps even the halloween costumes! Thanks!
I have a little raincoat that I’ve been wanting to make for ages – this will give me the poke in the posterior that I need!
I need an excuse to get myself into gear again, so I’m in!
Got the fabric, got the buttons – count me in, I’ll be making a corduroy coat for my little sister.
i’m so behind in life, i’m only seeing that this is happening now! but i’m going to try. even if it’s 20 minutes a day, i’m going to try!
Helicopter fabric, I’m talking to you. Here we go!
I’m in. I’ve got a cardigan I’m knitting for my toddler, I may not finish by the end of the week, but 7 solid hours of work would go a good distance to getting it done.
I’m determined to get back into my sewing after too long a break and this is the perfect way to get started!
I’m in! Little Blue Boo recycled t-shirt patterns have inspired me. Can’t wait to see what everyone posts!
I totally want to do this. What a wonderful way to start making a dent in my (very big to me) project of two Halloween costumes for my almost 2 year olds. Alice and Mad Hatter, here I come!
This will be great motivation – I think I can swing one hour a day. I will be knitting though because my sewing machine is still not unpacked from our move.
I’m in! And I’ll try to make at least one night a crochet night – we’ll see if I can make a one-hour sweater!
Late to the party, but I must jump aboard the kids’ clothing challenge train.
I will make a 2 + 2 top for my 16m.o. daughter.
I’m a newbie sewer, so would love to give this a go. I live in Darwin in Australia (tropics) and we are moving into our wet season at the moment, so will be sewing summer clothes.
I’m in! hope to get at least two t-shirts and 2 pairs of shorts done for my boys.
Yes!!! :-) I’m in again, too! Hooray for Elsie Marley and Kids Clothes Week.