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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527 Responses to kids clothes week challenge: fall 2010

  1. Cassis says:

    Count me in!!!

  2. jess says:

    count me in! i always need a little motivation. :)

  3. heather says:

    i’m in! i will probably only sew during the week like i did last time! too hard to sew on the weekends! (especially since my middle son will be turning 7 on the 24th!)

  4. deb says:

    I’m in, my 16mnth old needs summer clothes, I can do summer clothes right? (spring is here)

  5. Cherlyn says:

    Yay! I’m definitely in! I really enjoyed the spring/summer one. And as a big bonus for me this time: my husband will participate as well!

  6. Kari E says:

    I’m going to do this! We’ll see if my lofty goal of cutting everything out next week actually happens. If so, I forsee excellent participation from me!

  7. Cate says:

    yep. I’m in too, though I’ll be getting ready for summer, let’s hope the weather plays along too! (so the girlies can wear my creations)

  8. I am so excited to participate!!
    I usually shy away from clothing (especially since I broke my brand new serger, argh!) but I am going to try to make my boys some shirts and pj’s for the fall and winter.

  9. Anne says:

    Sewing newbie here but I’d give it a try as well.

  10. Deborah says:

    How exciting! I’ll give it a shot!

  11. Carlee Dynes says:

    I’m excited to participate this time.

  12. Leisel says:

    Sounds fun! I could use a little push to get some things done. . .

  13. nina says:

    this challenge has inspired my to get back on my sewing horse! i’m in!

  14. Bobbie says:

    I am so in. This will be really great! Thanks so much for the opportunity

  15. Kym says:

    I have been without my sewing machine for 2 months now
    :-(
    But will finally be reunited on the 18th, so this is perfect timing as i do not plan to leave my sewing station for the whole of that week.
    x K

  16. Ruby says:

    Count me in!

  17. I am so in! I need to get some of these ideas out! I added your button to my blog.

  18. Tiffany G. says:

    Hi there,

    I think I will give this a try. I am so nervous about saying I’m going to do it. I have a million and one “what-ifs.” But this may be just what I need to get going! I’ll be adding your button to my blog.

  19. Sandra says:

    I’m in ….now what to make?

  20. Thomas says:

    Always glad to make more kids’ clothes!!!

    Yay!!!

  21. […] for my kids because I could just make some silly.  There are almost a hundred of you signed up for the fall challenge already! Yee haw! Which is great because all that leftover motivation has gone stale and I need some […]

  22. Mama Urchin says:

    Sign me up! I have a bunch of things I want to make now that the kids are in school I’ll actually have some time to make them!

  23. Eve says:

    This will be the perfect excuse to knock out some projects I’ve had on the back burner!

  24. Becky M says:

    I’m in! Gotta find a pattern to make!

  25. Yes please, I’d love to take part again!