New Challenge

I love sewing, and I'm confident that I get better every time I use my machine. I ran into a blog called Zenia Creations where the author has challenged herself to make 101 sewing projects in 1001 days. I LOVED this idea and have decided to set forth the same challenge. I've used her rules as mine, since they were very comprehensive and, frankly, she already set them in place. Easy for me!

This may be cheating a bit, but I've made three projects since Christmas Eve. Therefore, I would like to start my challenge on that day.

So let's set up some ground rules:

• When I say 101 unique sewing projects, that means no repeats! For example, if I make a bag I love and decide I'd like to repeat it in another fabric, the second bag does not count as one of my 101 projects.
• One of my major goals is to show how to make really great projects on a tight budget. I am a stay-at-home mom, so we don't have lot of extra cash. Bargain-hunting will be my new profession! To save some cash, I will avoid buying patterns and fabric at full-price and will always attempt to use either fabric I already have, something on sale, or even maybe find some used items at a thrift store to tear apart and put back together. -- This will be my hardest rule. I have a habit of falling in love with certain patterns or materials and nothing else will do!
• I will take pictures as I go to do my best to document how I put each project together.
• Part of learning is to continue to push oneself to learn more. As I go, I will try to take on more difficult projects, with the end goal of creating my very own pattern of some sort, whether it be clothing, a bag, a baby carrier, etc.
• I will rate each project based on ease, enjoyability, and the final product (did it turn out like I hoped it would).
• Each time I post a new project, I will keep track of what # project it is, how many days left I have, and how much the project cost.
• And lastly, I want to have fun doing this!