As the last of your amazing capes roll in and we start chatting about how to interpret the Vintage Challenge for September it’s time we announced October’s challenge!
The origins of “Frocktoberfest” are shrouded in mystery…ok, not really, but as much as I’d love to believe the Wikipedia entry that claims is all started in New Zealand, I’m not so sure…
What we do know is that every October we have an excuse to make and wear pretty dresses and how could The Monthly Stitch ignore such an important (and girlie) excuse?
It gets better because this challenge is really fun to interpret!
Are you going to sew nothing but dresses all Frocktober long (I AM!) or just one super AMAZING dress?
How about picking one pattern to make as many versions as you can? Do you intend to only wear you-made-dresses for the whole month?
You could pull out some of your dresses that you hardly ever wear or have set aside for re-hemming/alternations and finally get them sorted?
Maybe you’d like to go op-shop crazy, see how many dresses you can “save”? Perhaps there are a few in your UFO pile that also need “saving”?
Frocktober is also linked to several charities, you could investigate how you can show your support through them.
So many options – How are you going to challenge yourself in October for Frocktober?
PS: Have you checked out the Collective contributors page recently? It’s updated and looking amazing! Want to get on there yourself? After your first post goes live we’ll contact you for details. Already posted and not received an email? Contact us themonthlystitch [at] gmail [dot] com and we’ll get it sorted.
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Frocktober Haiku:
Time to make a dress
For TMS Frocktober
Tiramisu me!
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*Yay* This month I’ll participate for sure! I have some frock project awaiting 😉
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I would love to wear frocks all month, but I think it would be too much of a challenge :). Instead I think I’ll make frocks all month, yay!
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My September VIntage is becoming Frocktober … sorry about this! It’s been manic at work!
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Ooooh, I have never heard of Frocktober!! This is too exciting! Will have to start planning now.
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Am so grateful to know this ahead, as it impacts what I might have chosen for September.
Thank you!
del
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Oooh, another lovely challenge … how can I resist???
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I’m all about dresses so this challenge is right up my alley!!!
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My favorite! Dresses! Yes!
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Yay dresses dresses dresses!!! 😀
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Alas, I will not be able to be in this due to taking off on a road trip (holdiday) for three weeks in October. Bugger. As I have a stack of them in my stash.
Can’t wait to see what you all make on my return. But i am doing the vintage challenge.
Steff
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Hi! Been following along with all of the lovely capes! I plan on joining you for Vintage pattern month. (How could I miss that? I have several DOZEN patterns waiting to be used!) And Froctoberfest? Sounds like LOTS of fun! I am most definitely in! ~Laurie
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what agreat way to get ahead start on Fall dress’s, sounds like fun!
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