Tell us your phobia and get help from the forum in tackling the project. Whether it be buttonholes, collars, free motion embroidery, or sewing with a particular fabric, this is your chance to get on with it once and for all!
IntroductionIn this competition you can produce any type of
sewing project. For example: garments, baby clothes, quilts, bags, hats etc. The only rule I'm going to put in place on it is that it must have a strong element of
sewing e.g making stitches to bind two things together (so for example millinery especially if you're glueing elements to a hat wouldn't count). Hand-sewing is permitted for part or entirety of project.
DatesThe competition will run from Thursday 7th September - Wednesday 4th October. You have until 23.59 on the 4th to complete.
Rules- Your item must include some element or technique that you consider difficult, complicated or have been putting off!
- You can have attempted the element before, but hopefully your previous attempts will not have been perfect. This sewalong is about focusing and improving techniques, not about sewing something up that you know inside out. Please be honest in your selection so as to be fair to your other sewalong participants
- You MUST NOT cut your fabric or start work on your phobia element until 7th September. Usually we allow toiles to be constructed before the date. In this instance I am going to allow toiles EXCEPT for the element you're facing up to. E.g if your phobia is a button placket please do not sew a button placket on your toile until after 7th. This is so that you can focus on the learning throughout the sewalong. The sewalong time has been extended to a 5-week schedule to allow extra time for this rule.
- You must post at least 5 times in this thread to qualify. Please be involved and post updates! However posts in-thread do not constitute your entry. They are simply for enjoyment and participation. You will need to submit your project as below.
- You must submit FOUR pictures; one of your uncut materials, one of mid-construction, one of the finished item as a whole and one detail-shot. (These pics needs to be submitted at the end, so they don't have to be posted in-thread unless you want to share).
How To EnterPlease send your finished make pictures (four required, as above) to
sewalongs@thesewingplace.org.uk by the deadline, along with a short description of the project and how it went (no more than about 300 words please).
How To WinWinners will be chosen by public vote.
PrizesAll winners receive a very special TSP Winners badge. Runners-up will receive a special virtual forum badge