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>
Yay! Love KCW!
I remember when you did this last year!! I’m doing a week long series next week (May 2) about creating a “Semi-Handmade” wardrobe for your kids……everyday I will be revealing 2-3 new looks. So, I guess I’m in, I’ve already got a lot of my sewing done, but there are still a few more projects in my pipe-line. Great idea :-)
Hooray! I found out too late last time, and am so excited to do it this time!!!!
I am so in!! Yay!!
yes, please! i’m in!
I’m definitely in! I’ve been saving up tutorials and inspirations to make clothes for my son so this will motivate me to actually do something!
Count me in too :)
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Yay. I’m in again.
I can not wait to begin!
I have a ton of projects that I have been putting off… I just needed some inspiration:) Thanks!
I’m going to do it this time. Lauren really needs some pants. She refuses to wear jeans and only likes to wear leggings and yoga pants, so I am going to try and give her wardrobe a bit more variety—on the bottom anyway.
I had so much fun with this last year, making pants for my son, and I’m looking forward to making some fun stuff for his new baby sister, too! (Also, my sewing space is completely, unusably messy, and signing up for this will force me to clean it up…)
I thought I commented before but I don’t see that I actually did so let me officially throw my hat in the ring again! I have been bookmarking and brainstorming and I just can’t wait! This is one of my favorite online challenges so thank you for inspiring me!
So this is in May 9-15? I think school should be winding down for me by then. I have some girls in desperate need of clothes. I bought some today and cringed at the cost thinking of all the fabric I have downstairs. This is going to be AWESOME!!!
I had to start blogging again just so I could participate ;) Everytime you’ve had a kid’s clothing challenge I’ve been moving or something. I’m so stoked I can do it this time!!
Count me in! I’ve never actually sewn any clothes for my boys, so this will be a lot of fun :)
Hi Meg, would love to participate again this year. I’d also love to be a sponsor but I have no idea how to make one of those little sponsor blog buttons??!! Anyway, let me know the details and perhaps I can work it out….
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woot! Love all the inspiration from kids clothes week- makes me want to jump in front of my sewing machine just thinking about it.
Would love to join, my 3yr old girl would be in heaven. TIhanks to http://verypurpleperson.com/ may have missed.
I am quite willing to try this. I have a bunch of UFO’s to finish up and some kid-free time on the horizon. :) With 6 kids, they’ll each get something new. Yay!
I would like to make at least a dress to my daughter so I sign up. Thank you for the challenge.
Yes, I’m in – As well as my own daughter, I need to make some presents for nieces and nephews birthdays which are coming up. Any motivation to sew is good!
I have 6 kids-run my own business-husband is out of town that week for work-have 4 girls in softball-2 running track….I LOVE TO SEW! Count me in…somehow I will manage??? I have a big basket of clothes/fabric waiting to be redone ;)
I’m in :))))) Hope I’ll do better than in the winter KCWC. Thank You :))))
I don’t have a blog so I will post your KCWC button in my flickr page.
Carla