This announcement is a little bit early because I am using it as a piggy back to remind those of you participating in Miss Bossy Patterns to post up your options so we can boss you around.
Write a post on your own blog showing us your options and you can use a polling system like polldaddy (WordPress) or pollcode (Blogger) to help us vote – then share the link to your post on our Facebook page and in the comments of the Miss Bossy Patterns post.
If you don’t have your own blog then please jump on our Facebook page and ask us there, you can use the “Ask Question” option. After you post your poll you can then put pictures or links to each pattern in the comments under the poll so we can see your options.
If you head over to the Facebook page now there are several links up already, even if you aren’t sewing with us this month please take the time to boss us all around, and pop back regularly to vote on new polls as they pop up 🙂
Let’s get bossy!
Right, April challenge time! During April we will be Sewing Double (Seeing Double)!
Don’t freak out, there are lots of ways to make this challenge your own:
We’ve all done it, sewn a magnificent item that we love and we say, “ohh, I should make a second one of those!” but then a new pattern or pretty fabric distracts us and we forget.
During April it’s time to revisit that favourite pattern and finally make a second one! Perhaps your first version was for wearing to work and this time you’d like a more sporty or casual version.
Maybe you want to make one of the other options from the envelope.
Or was your first version just perfect? Then make another exactly the same in that gorgeous fabric you just found.
Do you have a pattern in your stash that you can envision two ways, one version is formal, the other casual or sporty. Have you picked out two fabrics but can’t decide which one to use? Make both!
Lastly, some of you will have made a favourite item and you loved it so much that you’ve worn it out, now it needs replacing. Time to recreate it and feel the love again!
However you chose to interpret April’s challenge we want to see BOTH garments in your post, so we can sew/see double.
How else could we interpret his challenge? Share your ideas with us below and start thinking about how you’ll sew double in April.
Other exciting things:
- March’s challenge is Miss Bossy Patterns! Are you joining us?
- Did you know you can copy your Blogger or WordPress post straight over to The Monthly Stitch? Check out our FAQ page for details.
- Don’t forget to look over our tutorials for help inserting images to your posts and setting your feature image, say no to the sad grey squares!
- Got some WIP or ideas to share? Jump onto The Monthly Stitch Facebook group page and tell us all about it.
- We all love comments! Don’t forget to look back over the recent posts and leave an encouraging comment or start a conversation.
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Hi all! I’m new to this blog and I’m wondering if it’s cheating to post something I made two of but didn’t sew them during this month??
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We’d prefer you sew along during the correct month but how long ago did you sew the second version?
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It’s not “cheating” but I guess it kind of defeats the purpose of The Monthly Stitch, which is to encourage us to sew
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I do a different view of a pattern that I’ve already made… The front is the same on each view but there’s a different kind of party on the back of each!
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Could this challenge be interpreted as using the same pattern to make two outfits for two people? Lets say, myself and my daughter? we are two ages, early 40s and early teen, so it could be interesting how age affects the use of pattern. 🙂
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Absolutely! That’s a great way to interpret the challenge 😉
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April would be a good time to make that other Tiramisu I’ve been dying to make!
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I’ve been having a whinge-fest all month about how these pants are kicking my ass – and not in a flattering way – when I mentioned this Challenge to Himself. “Make pants,” he quipped.
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My wardrobe should actually be Noah’s Ark, cause I feel everything goes in two-by-two. I’ve made just about two of everything! Another thought, Sew Double could be a mother daughter matching outfits! Haha, not that my daughters would be seen in matching outfits with me!
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Ohh, I like that as a twist, try really hard to convince her! 🙂
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Wow, interesting! I have never made a pattern or particular item more than once. It’s not really my style, since when I finish sewing it, I am ready to move on and sew something completely new! So, this will be a good challenge for me. I will have to figure out how to interpret it for myself.
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I never used to make two of anything either but for some reason I have started. It’s a good way to get more bang for buck from the indie patterns too I think.
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I like this idea! I have a skirt pattern that needs remaking…. And a dress pattern too. April could be the month I finally start posting.
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I can see another Simplicity 3673 coming on! 🙂
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So excited that my first challenge gets to be this one! I have a completely bizarre take on this, though — can’t wait to share 🙂
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Really excited for the April challenge! I love my first version of my Colette Hawthorn and have been wanting to make another version 🙂
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This will be fun. Did I understand that I can make two of the same thing in April? I’m needing a whole wardrobe so this will be a good opportunity.
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That’s right! We encourage you to interpret the challenges in a way that suits you, push those boundaries! So if you would like to make the same pattern twice then go for it! 🙂
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I am so on board for this! I need to make some “pregnancy friendly” clothes so have been looking at patterns I’ve already made to see if any of them could work and i’ve got a few ideas 🙂
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Oh how timely! It’s going to be Georgia, Georgia, Georgia for me .oops, that was three times rather than double, I’m sure that’s fine as well 😉
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See(w)ing triple! 🙂
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Oh this challenge is “so me!” I love remaking a favorite pattern!!
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Yay! 😀
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Ohh, this sounds like fun! There’s so many options! I actually thought we had to make two garments the same month, but this sounds much better, and easier! 🙂
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Oooh I was actually just looking for fabric yesterday for the dress I was wearing yesterday to make another one …. Sounds like a perfect one for me to do as my first monthly stitch chellenge 🙂
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