KCWC day after

Yes, yes. Technically, it is the last day of the week long "sew for an hour a day" challenge. I sewed for many, many hours yesterday, so I'm calling it even. I woke up eager to finish the quilt, but decided that I didn't like how my chosen binding washed up, so I'm out of binding. If I can get my kiddos out of their pajamas, I'll head to the fabric store for some satin blanket binding to finish. It's cliche to use this stuff, but the girl it is for loves satin-y things, so I think it's best for this project.

On our date night last night, my husband said some really nice things about my sewing. Between listening to his compliments and the high I have from finishing a long time waiting project, I think my family won't be eating at the dining table for awhile. I might just move in.

I do not remember how I found elise marley's Kids' Clothing Week Challenge. I think I followed a link from One Pretty Thing, but I can't be sure. However I did, I am incredibly grateful. It was just the kick in the pants I needed to get out of my non-sewing rut. Apparently I'm "glowing" now. I'll take it. At 37, I need all the glow I can get.

KCWC Wednesday

So, I forgot to tell you yesterday when I was whining of the biggest challenge this week! This week was teddy bear sewing projects in my twins' classroom so I didn't even have MY machine - it was in the classroom all week. I have my daughter's Singer. It works, but only a straight stitch. I have a serger, but it's been in storage for over a year & probably not used for longer - I have no idea if it works! But despite this big challenge, I DID hem those pants into shorts & I spent the rest of the hour cutting out tank tops. I'm going to try out that serger! And I finally sewed the patch onto my husband's karate uniform. He's been patiently waiting for two months. Yea sewing challenge for making me do things I would otherwise put off!

KCWC Tuesday

Oh boy. This challenge is more of a challenge than I thought it would be! My children are going through a "needy" phase, including my teen, so that is taking up my night time sewing hours. My camera broke, so all my photos are from my cell. And for my health, I need to go to bed earlier, not later. My available-for-sewing hours are dwindling right before my very eyes! Last night, I got as far as finding some pants to hem into shorts & some fabric to cut, but I got to neither hemming nor cutting. I'm trying to add a half hour onto my hour tonight / today. In fact, right after I get off the computer, I'm sewing until lunchtime.

KCWC Monday

I did it! I remembered that yesterday marked the begining of the Kids' Clothes Week Challenge. I made time for it & I completed something! I can't believe the embroidery took me a whole hour (the panel was already sewn), but it's something that's been sitting in the UFO pile for...2 years? Maybe more.

I cheated a bit, as it's not technically clothing. It's part of a quilt I started and never finished. I thought, "It's for a child and it's sewing and it's a challenge to complete it. That's three out of four components." :) I blurred out my daughter's name, 'cause I'm scared like that, but you get the idea.

(and yes, I had to edit this post, because I renamed the challenge to Children's Clothing Sewing Challenge. I'm sure Elsie would appriciate that. I'm so awesome.)