Monday, August 29, 2011

sew september: a challenge!

happy monday everyone! hope you all had a fantastic weekend! i am recovering from camping and boy did we have an awesome time! i will be back tomorrow with a few pictures of our trip but since september is literally around the corner i wanted to pop in and let you all in on the challenge i am setting for myself for the month of september!


for the 30 days of september i will be sewing everyday, whether it be for 30 mintures, 8 hours...whatever! i love sewing so much and i am always so happy when so and rarely do i feel that i ever get to make something for myself. i have so many things that i want to make for tom and i that i just couldn't squeeze in before so this month it will be all about me and my sewing machine. i am not sure yet how to document it but if you have suggestions i would love to hear them!

are you up for the challenge? i know i am! show your support of sew sepember and grab a button and lets do this!!




sewseptbutton



xo,
cb

30 comments:

  1. Yes I'm in!!
    I am busy busy busy - but I need to fit in some 'me' time and this is the perfect solution!
    I will sew september!!!
    x

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  2. Oh, I am so excited for this! I'll be adding the button and sharing a post linking back here sometime today!

    As far as how to document it, it could be fun to do a daily post about the project you worked on that day. Or, if you think posting about your projects daily is a bit much, you could pick one or two specific days to post about them. Also, you could add a link-up tool to each project post, so your readers who are also participating can share their projects beneath your post! Just an idea! I think it will be so much fun to document a month of sewing projects.

    xo, Allie

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  3. I think I will do it! Just new to sewing but could di with motivation and inspiration:)

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  4. Fun!! I am in!! I just bought some fabric today for a new project so this is prefect! :)

    Also, can't wait to see pictures from your trip!

    Ngaio May xx

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  5. awesome idea! i am definitely going to *try* it ! can't wait to see what you end up making!

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  6. not since the great no-chip challenge of august 2011 has a greater gauntlet been thrown down! blind monkeys can sew better than i can, so i'll leave this one up to you! <3

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  7. If I could sew, I would do it. So I'll be emotional support for everyone else. You can do it sewers!

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  8. love camping! only recently got a sewing machne so still learning!
    BTW your etsy mini isnt showing up, that happened to mine, i just re loaded the code and it works fine now :)xx

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  9. Hey! HEY! This sounds like the most wonderful challenge ever! I love sewing too and this will help me get a jump on all those christmas presents I'm making!

    WOOHOO! So exciting!

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  10. I cant sew. Its a shameful secret I have kept for many years but there you have it. I will have to live vicariously through you.

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  11. Maybe we could set up a flickr album where whoever participates can share photos/ideas?

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  12. Oooo I'm already going to be a part of a sew-a-long, I can probably try to squeeze more sewing into it! So I shall see what I can do =D

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  13. this is great! i've got a couple projects i've been wanting to work on & now i've got some time, so why not? sew september, i'm in!

    -erin

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  14. What a great idea! If I knew how to sew, i'd join you :) haha. You could document your projects and do one post a week...sew september saturday or something? Good luck!

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  15. I'm totally in...I've already pinned a few things that need sewing! The button will be in my "things of interest" page if you were at all curious to my devotion to the cause! :) -Lo

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  16. i'm in... don't have a sewing machine but i'll definitely give it a go! what a great idea!!!

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  17. I'm in! Someone please hold me to it! ;)

    Crystal
    www.domesticbutnotmartha.com

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  18. Im excited about this!! i cant wait to sew the last part of my shirt and show you!!!

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  19. ps how do i put this on my page...dont make fun

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  20. To be honest, I'm a bit scared (that I will fail miserably), but I'm going to try! I think this is the greatest idea ever. I'll be posting about my commitment and the challenge tomorrow. :) This may be exactly what I'm needing.

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  21. pefercto! this is just what I need to get ma sewing groove back again.

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  22. I love it! I'm in (Thanks to Carla de leon for posting!) I really like the idea of having a linky - at least once a week, so we can share what we're working on. that way it gives us time to hopefully make progress on our project. I'm excited!!!

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  23. I am going to go for it! I just got a sewing machine, and since I am back in my Fibers courses, I will probably need to sew about every day!

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  24. I'm joining in too!, great idea :)

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  25. This is such a fun and awesome idea cb!! Need to start brainstorming...

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  26. what a great idea - how's it going? I set myself a challenge this year to make one new thing a month, and even that i'm finding challenging. Work, life etc. all get in the way, but i'm on a mission to complete 12 things before the year is out! x

    p.s. have you entered my competition to win £50 of vintage-inspired jewellery yet? http://clazzerati.blogspot.com/2011/09/competition-time-chelsea-doll.html

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  27. what a great thing to do! Although I'm not sure I've sewn every day this month, I've certainly been doing more. I think I up the crafting come Autumn as it's dark so early possibly!? xox

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thanks for commenting! it fills me with joy that you have taken the time to stop by!
xo,
cb