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.
kcwc buttons:
(copy and paste the code under the buttons)
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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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I’m in too (thanks for organising this!)… I can’t wait to get started :)
I’m in again — hopefully will get more done this time. Thanks for the motivation!
The quotation marks in the original button code look off. Replacing them and deleting the spaces between elements seemed to work for the button code I used (also added center tags):
I’m in – albeit with a struggling machine. If it doesn’t cooperate I will at least cut all week. If I could just get the tension right for every piece of fabric/different cotton I use?!?!?!?! Thanks for the push I needed!
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meee toooooo
Count me in….this should be a lot of fun!
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Because a major remodel, 3 kids, a teething puppy, tap, ballet, cub scouts, and canning season aren’t enough to fill my days, I too am in. I *might* even update my blog!
I am inspired- Now I have today to get that sewing machine out and set up!!
Cleaning up the sewing room as we speak!
Found your site looking for free patterns for boy’s clothes. . .an hour a day? Let’s hope I can finish off a nice little fall outfit for my son’s first birthday in Nov!
Count me in! I need motivation!
hello everyone !! I’ll be participating too !! I am very anxious to see your projects !!
I was sorry to miss it in the spring, so I’m in! Got a few projects lined up for my girls…can’t wait!
Oops meant to sign up earlier but here I am. Bought my fabric yesterday. Hope I can stick to it!
I’d love to play along…fingers crossed that I can keep up!
I’m in. My sewing machine is screwed up right now, so I’ll be seeing how much I can get done with just the serger. Trying so hard to get that machine running again.
Okay, it starts tomorrow. I guess I’d better commit. I’ll do it. Or try. With a 4-week-old, sometimes sleep just has to take priority. :-)
I am signing up too!!!
Count me in please, i’ll give it a try
I am going to try this out! I need to get off the couch & do something other than vegging in the evening after the kids are in bed & dishes are done.
Awesome! Just the boost I needed to get sewing again. Just moved to Portland so I’m thinking raingear or hats.
Sounds like fun! I’d love to participate. I would love to get some Christmas PJs finished this week as well as some other Christmas projects.
My sewing machine is in repair, but I’m going to sign up and see what I can come up with. I guess I’ll be knitting. . .