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Holiday Challenge no responses/Canceled

15 years ago

Sinc we haven't really had a great response to this I have canceled the challenge.

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solstice98
15 years ago
Of course I'm still going to do my holiday project and will post pictures when it's done. I suspect others will have projects as well and maybe we can all just post our pictures on one thread as we get closer to the Holidays. No need for a challenge.

Happy sewing, Everyone!

Kate
lockeb
15 years ago
Hi Kate,
I agree...
I didn't sign up for this - there just seems to be a lot going on - but I do have an idea in my head for the holidays..which I'll probably attack soon - just trying to figure out what I'm going to do - I want to try to make a nice quiltd Christmas Tree Skirt....
Have a great day!
Bill
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gerizone5
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I didn't sign up but am working on two holiday projects--one for Halloween which is near completion and the yo-yo Christmas tree which is in a beginning stage. I will post the pictures when the project is completed.
solstice98
15 years ago
For the Holidays we don't really need a challenge deadline because the Holiday events present enough of a deadline - and enough pressure all on their own!

Maybe in January we'll all need the incentive of a due date to get us back on track for spring.

Bill - weren't you asking questions a couple months ago about applique? Will your tree skirt include that?

Kate
day2day
15 years ago
Bill,(hopefully) this a pic of the tree skirt I made about 5 years ago.
~Geraldine
athomesewing
15 years ago
I wanted to sign up, but I'm using batiks in a holiday theme, and it was specified holiday fabrics... ) :

Sad though to see it cancelled.

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solstice98
15 years ago
Connie,
I think the fabric, the size, the 'whatever' doesn't matter. It's the spirit of making something fun and lovely for the Holidays (anything from Halloween to New Years') - and then sharing the pictures and ideas with the community here - that is what's important. We don't need a challenge to do that.

Everyone gets to do what you want and we'll all include pictures in a posting sometime around the Holidays. No competition, no voting, just sharing. I want to see your Holiday batiks and I'm betting everyone else does too! Just for the record, I would consider ANY fabric, in holiday colors, to be "holiday fabric". Of course, for many people holiday colors would be red and green, but for some it could be golds or silvers or even blue and white. If you mean for it to be a Holiday Project, then I think it counts. For some other challenges there would be more rules but this one I think was supposed to be pretty open to creativity.

Kate
cziga
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I was also sad to see this cancelled - I had a holiday project as well, but it was going to be a fairly small wall-hanging and I didn't think it met the size criteria, so I didn't sign up. I will (hopefully) still get around to it, and will be looking forward to seeing pictures of everyone else's holiday projects as well :)

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