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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Count me in again too! I need the motivation to sew a few things for my son before Bub #2 comes along (and maybe I’ll make a few things for her too!).
Thanks again for hosting!
This is my first time. I am super excited to be part of it!!
Thank you for hosting it!!!
count me in. I could do with some motivation and inspiration
Count with me, please!
Just got some cute corduroy this weekend that I can’t wait to start on!
Wheee! I enjoyed last time so much this is going to be fun. I’ll be a lot busier than I was last time but an hour a day will be a good stress-reliever :)
Thanks for doing it all again!
I’m in.
I am in! Button on blog!
Thanks!
Found you through Wee Wonderfuls.
I’m going to try to do this!!! I may just end up with a couple of shirts or a pair of pants by the end of the week, but that would be great!! Thanks for doing this!
And I love the buttons!
yes, yes, yes I want to do it again!
My daughter’s birthday is that week so this way I might even get her birthday party done;)
thanks for hosting again
xo
I just bought a coat pattern for my daughter so the timing is right. I’ll jump in
I’m in! Sewing is so new to me that it might take me the entire week to make a pair of pants, but I’m going to give it a whirl! Thank you for putting this together!
I love it Meg. Love it love it love it!
I’m in! Will be sewing clothes for the upcoming warmer weather in Oz for my two boys.
Yes please, I’m super keen to sign up to this one I could even be prevailed upon to add a tutorial or something :)
I’m in this time too… just the motivation I was looking for to get some stuff done for my boys!
I love your idea! I didn’t participate (or know of it) last time, but I’m in a bit of a funk sewing-wise and was thinking I should sew some colorful children’s clothes to cheer me up. So, I’m in!
Great that you organize this again! I couldn’t sew along in the spring ( my husband might think I shouldn’t have the time now, either… ), but I really want to do it now! There’s a long list of useful fleece garments and warm hats and play clothing waiting for me to dive in to sewing.
Just had my machine cleaned up and I’m ready to go! I’ve never done this before so here’s to my first time ; )
I’m in! Thanks for the challenge
yeeh I’m so looking forward to this, I hope I will manage to make some time to sew, I have a crazy busy month but I really enjoyed last time and I know I love it this time even more! Thanks for inspiring all of us!!
I’m in!
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I’m excited for this! Thank you for organizing.
Sounds great! I’m in.