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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Right, I’m trying again. And sincerely hoping to get past Day 2 (no assignment/exams/stress sequence this time, so I have some grounds for my hope.)
Oh, and living in Sydney, Australia, I’ll be going for Spring clothes this time. Wahoo! Florals! (& possibly Whales! Youngest girl likes blue)
i’m in. :)
I want to play! Your blog is so inspiring.
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Count me in!
Yay! I missed spring clothes week, so I’m excited to play along this time! Thanks for organizing this :)
Count me in.
Sounds like a plan! I’ve already added the button to my blog. Now to figure out what to sew. I have one thing in mind to start…
I’m in, too. Starting to prep-at least mentally. Thanks for organizing!
I’m IIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN :o)
Great Buttons!!!
I didn’t participate last time, but followed along in spirit. I’m going to go for it this time. Count me in! :o)
I’m in and ready to hit the burgundy corduroy I picked up in March!
I would love to participate! This gives me the perfect excuse to use my fabric stash!
I am definitely in again!
I’m in! I’m planning on making oliver + s coats for three of my kids.
I’m in!
I will give it a go!
I’m in!!!
This is just what I need to get back to sewing for my kiddos! I’m in!
Hurray! I’m in – Thanks for organizing this again Meg!
I am willing to try again. I have hopes of several pajama pants, a few dresses and maybe even some knitting.
Hurray! Time for more sewing! :-) Thanks for organizing this.
Count me in. I’m off to flip through my patterns and fabric. Yea for fall!
so lovely to see a picture of my boy under your fall fashion link, I’m keen to play along again, this time it will be spring clothes…time to sort out some of my thrifted fabrics I think
I’m in. I have a list a mile long. Yay!