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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I’d love to join too – but being in Australia I’ll be sewing summer clothes – hooray for summer!!
It sounds like just the motivation I need to get all those kids’ projects started/finished!
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I am super excited to participate again, I have been needing a little motivational push!
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Yep, I’m in. I love your blog and this challenge. Thank you for doing it again.
I’m in.
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I’m in. I need a cheering squad, I think.
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I’m so in! The kiddo needs some long sleeve shirts for fall. I’m on the job!
I am participating! I started the challenge today!
I will try this…will be a challenge as my 17 year old just wants store-bought clothes.
I’m in! And I made patterns from pants for my 2 year old twin girls then cut out lightweight fleece for both. This is just what I needed to motivate myself.
See you tomorrow!
Just read about this via the oliver + s blog; count me in!!! I will be doing spring sewing as I am in Adelaide, Australia. I have heaps of lovely fabrics to tuck into!!
I’m giving it a go!
I’m in! it’s just the push I need to start building up stock for my first craft fair. Hope I’m not too late :)
I’m in. I’m going to choose something easy to start with.
I am in!
Me too! I’m starting to work.
Hi!! I’m from Poland (middle-east Europe). I’ve heard about your challenge from the other polish blog and because I have some kids clothes to fix and finish I’d like to participate. Thank you for mobilization!
And I invite you to see my blog.
best regards,
Siencja
me too me too!!!!
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Great idea… Love it.
I’m in Australia so will be making something for spring. :)