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’m definitely in. My goal is to actually sew something great for my 8 year old boy who ALWAYS gets the short end of the stick when it comes to handmade mama goods(and probably doesn’t care, but I do!).
I’m in!
Count me in!
Oooh, this is a great idea. I’m expecting baby #2 in a few weeks, so I’d like to make some baby things and some clothes for my little boy.
yay! im in!!
i’m definitely in. there are no fall appropriate clothes in this house!
Sign me up and I’ll do my best to finish at least one project.
Count me in!! I have the perfect project in mind!
Here is the corrected HTML code for the top button (hope you don’t think I’m being obnoxious! – but I noticed it didn’t work, and it looked like it had a few extra apostrophe’s in it, so I took them out, and it worked!
The code didn’t show in my comment – oops… but basically instead of apostrophes (‘) around the URLs in the code, they should be quote marks (“)
Ok, I’m in. I’ve never sewn clothes & only sewn a little – quilting – but so very game to give it a go!
Lael
Sounds like a blast I am SO IN! get it Sew-in.
great idea!! I’ll start thinking about what to sew for that week. I’s going to be fun to share and to see what other people is sewing for their children.
Thank you for the motivation, I’m in!! My daughter’s 7th birthday is October 1st, so the timing is perfect :D
I’m in! I need to get the “sewjo” flowin’ again :)
I’m in! I just started a blog and I’m buying a new sewing machine this week. I have several outfits I want to make for my kids so I’m hoping this is the inspiration I need!
Love too!
Just found your blog…I’m in!!!
I’m in and I’m looking forward to it! I’ve got 3 coats to make, maybe I can get a good start on them.
I’m in. I bought my fabric and patterns for Christmas pj’s tonight, and I have a quilt to complete. I think that should keep me busy for six hours (at least), don’t you???
Thanks for the kick in the pants. :)
I’m excited. Lots of ideas to start. Thanks, from me and my girls. :)
I’m giving it a shot!
Thanks for motivation to get an early start on Christmas – count me in.
i’m in! now i just have to decide what i’m making!
This is so exciting! I have a great stash waiting for clothes for my little boy. And just last night we realized be had outgrown all of his jammies. Perfect timing.