kids clothes week spring 2011
April 14th, 2011
Spring is here and my kids have no clothes to wear. Well not really, but definitely not enough cute, springtime ones. KCWC to the rescue! If you have no idea what I’m talking about, that is completely understandable. KCWC stands for Kids Clothes Week Challenge. It’s one week (I’m sure you figured that out) where we commit to sew one hour a day for 7 days. Sewing clothes, of course, for our kids! Or other people’s kids, but not your inner child and absolutely not your canine child.
Sound good? Want to make a big pile of little skirts and dresses and shorts and bow ties? Because a lot can happen in a week if you put in a little time each day. And with hundreds of people sewing along with you and cheering you on, well, you can’t help but make great stuff! So leave a comment on this post to tell me you are in! Then grab a button and post it on your blog (if you’ve got one) to spread the word. You can even head over to the elsiemarley flickr group to check out past KCWC and join so you can post for this one.
If you’d like to know a little more about KCWC, hop on over to the FAQ page. Then hop back here and sign up!
kcwc buttons:
(copy and paste the code under the buttons)
<a href="http://www.elsiemarley.com/kids-clothes-week-spring-2011.html"> <img src="http://d1yops4utenhgf.cloudfront.net/kcwc_spring_2011_button1.jpg"> </a>
<a href="http://www.elsiemarley.com/kids-clothes-week-spring-2011.html">
<img src="http://d1yops4utenhgf.cloudfront.net/kcwc_spring_2011_button2.jpg">
</a>
Ok my dear, I’m going to give it a shot this year…not sure if I’ll get more than one item done with my wacky schedule right now but I’m sure gonna try!!! Can’t wait to see all the lovelies everyone is going to make!
Sounds like a lot of fun!!! I’ll make clothes for my grandchildren: twins – boy and girl age 2 and 1 month old baby boy
I am going to try my best to churn out some things for my boys!
My first baby is a sweet baby girl due in 6 more weeks! I just came across this and I’m so excited!! Now I just have to figure out WHAT to sew :) How fun!
This would be my first challenge
I’m in! I have no blog but will still participate!
I’m in, and I love the inspiration you’ve been putting out so far. The Pinterest resources are a great update. You’ve got fantastic taste. Can’t wait to see what you make.
My eldest and youngest boys have run out of clothes so I thought this was a great way to motivate me to get up and sew them something!
Now I just have to spend hours thinking about what to sew!
Thanks.
I’m in, I have a huge to do pile, and my girls need new duds:) Thank you for putting this on.
I’m in for the first time! I’ll be sewing for the cooler climate though :)
I would like to join you As Long you don’t mind My Blog is written in German.
What a Great Idea. I am probably away from may 13th on but I would work in advance.
Greetings from Austria
Isabelle
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I found your blog through a friend on Ravelry! I’ll be joining in! :D
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I’ll join in. Maybe I will actually start posting on my craft blog with what I make for the week. I have already started cutting a couple patterns out for my boys (my girl already has a ton of things sewn for her) and want to finish them quickly.
Definitely signing up! I enjoyed it sew much last year. And of course pretty much everything has been outgrown. There is just one dress left that can now be a tunic :)
I found you via Trula. I`m a spanish mother of two boy. 6 months ago I started to sew and now I can`t stop! I`ll participate! it would be my first challenge!!
Count me in too!
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This may give me just the push I have been needing!
Yes! I’d love to participate — hopefully I will get through most of my “to sew” list. :)
Great idea! Just what I needed to get going on the sewing projects that I have been designing for my daughter and four nieces!
count me in too! Looking forward to sewing up some snuggly goodness for my boys in the southern hemisphere!
Great idea! My daughters also enjoy sewing and they could participate right along with me. It would give them experience in making their own clothes…while helping them learn new skills. I’m going to see if there’s fabric we have on hand that can be used for clothes rather than going out and buying new fabric…though I may give in and have to visit the fabric store. :)
I like the sound of this and my kids definitely need some new clothes – although it’s an Autumn challenge for me:)