Yay! It’s time to announce our latest pet project!
Out of the ashes of Miss Crayola Creepy’s Cat Lady Sewing Challenge rose the sewing challenge for Dog Ladies!
Sophie-Lee and I have been drooling after dog themed fabric for a while and once Erin put us in contact with Carlee, the challenge of a dog lover’s dream came to fruition!
The Specifics
Who is hosting this?
The Crazy Dog Lady Challenge is being hosted by:
- Carlee of Sew, Cook, Garden, Repeat!
- Sophie-Lee of Two Random Words
- Tanya of Mrs. Hughes
What kind of challenge is this?
This is a sewing challenge for dog lovers. You could sew a garment (or whatever!) for yourself (or any other human!) using dog themed fabric or a garment for a dog (or both!).
How to I get involved?
- Become a member of our Flickr group: www.flickr.com/groups/crazydogladies and share your crazy dog lady me-made makes. You can also discuss fabrics and patterns with other dog ladies and share your WIP and ask for any advice you might need.
- Check out the hosts’ blogs for inspiration and information.
- Use the hashtag: #crazydogladysewing so other crazy sewing dog lovers can find you and see what you’re up to.
When is the deadline to sew and share our dog lady creations?
Sunday, March 15, 2015. EXTENDED TO MARCH 21, 2015. That gives all of us dog ladies over a month to source fabric and sew a fabulous creation.
Are there prizes?
Why yes, there are! Thanks to our generous sponsors: Grey’s Fabric and Notions, Riley Blake Designs, By Hand London Patterns, BlueGingerDoll Patterns, Sewaholic Patterns, Netti Made It, Tuxedo Cat Buttons, Kerso and Mr. Zhuo. Winners will be chosen randomly as this is a sewing challenge and not a sewing contest. For more info on our awesome prizes, check out Carlee’s prize post.
How does this work again?
- Sew a garment (or something else that’s cool) either out of dog themed fabric or for a dog.
- Post a photo of your garment to our Flickr group (or by email if you rather to Carlee: carleeandrea.smith
@gmail.com ) - In March, after we’ve gathered all of your awesome photos, we’ll post a dog lady gallery of us and our canine buddies!
What else do I need to know?
Carlee, Sophie-Lee and I will be posting dog lady inspiration posts showcasing dog themed fabrics we’ve found, patterns, and anything else that will help pay homage to our canine friends. We’ll also share with you what we’re making for this challenge and anything else that might inspire you to join in!
Is there a Crazy Dog Lady button for my blog?
Why yes there is! Copy and paste the code or image of your preference below. If the code doesn’t work for you, right click on an image and copy the image URL.
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Are you in?
I certainly can’t wait to start sewing with my doggie themed fabric and to see what you other dog lovers are going to create!
I’m in! For some crazy reason I can’t seem to get the button to work on my blog. I’ve tried everything…shutting down and restarting three times and using a different computer. I’m baffled because I’ve had it work before for a sewalong.
I’m so sorry that you’re having a problem with the badge! If you it hasn’t started working for you, you could try right clicking the image and copying the URL or saving the image to your computer. You might also try the codes on Carlee’s post as blogspot may be forgiving than wordpress http://sewcookgardenrepeat.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/in-which-we-announce-crazy-dog-lady.html
Grabbing it from Carlee’s post worked! Thanks!
Oh fun! Too bad I’m horrible at ‘official sew alongs’. I’ve made loads of dog printed flannel pants before. Maybe I’ll get another pair done soon. But a dog print dress would be fun for vacation (might be a bit much for the office). g
I’m often horrible at them as well! I hope you can join us! Yeah… a dog print dress might be a bit too much for the office, but I have seen some lovely dog prints that are a bit more low key.
I’m so glad there is a dog lady challenge now. Good on you ladies. I’m looking forward to all the great dog-related sewing 🙂
We have been planning this for a few months now and are so happy that others feel the same way we do! It’s going to be SEW much fun! 🙂
Hmmm I just found two cute quilting cottons with dogs on them and could use new pajamas…
Yes, you do!!!
This is going to be awesome!!!!!!!!!
I know, right??!
I do many sew a longs. But, how could I not join you? The timing of this is perfect, really. I just borrowed a puppy pj pattern and I’m really eager to sew it. 😀
Yay! That’s going to be sooo darn cute on your dogs!!!
Yay!!! I know it’s silly, but I kind of feel like a phony if I did participate since I don’t actually have a dog and I do love cats a little more… but I really love dogs too. My mom really, really loves dogs, so that’s an option 🙂 I’m really looking forward to seeing the makes, anyway!
You would definitely NOT be a phony!!! You can totally be a dog lover and not have a dog…. yet…. (because I’m sure you’ll have one someday 🙂 You can love both!!! And who wouldn’t want to miss out on prizes??!
Great sponsors!!! I would love some prizes from any of them! I think my pugs need some new clothes…
Aren’t our sponsors awesome? You adorable pugs definitely need some new clothes to brave the MN winter!
I am so in!
Woo hoo!
Hold the phone! NEW BLOG DESIGN? Did I overlook this somehow, with the gorgeous giant roses and mid-century logo? LOVE LOVE LOVE.
You didn’t overlook it as its new 🙂 Thank ya!
Oh good! For a second I felt like I wasn’t being the Tanya superfan that you know I am…
I hadn’t had a post since I redecorated. 🙂
Gah! I can’t wait!!!!!
Me, too!
awesome! I have the best vintage dog print fabric and I haven’t been able to figure out what to do with it. Hopefully this will motivate me, though I’m not much of one for a novelty print and this one is super kitchy and red, white, and blue. The blog is looking great!
Oh, I can’t wait to see it!!
I’m so excited for this!! I have some awesome pug fabric in my stash just waiting for an excuse such as this! Thanks for organizing it!
Yay! Thats gonna be awesome!
I’m so excited!!! This is gonna be fun!
Loving your new blog design. I’ve been thinking about redoing mine.
I can’t get the button to display on my blog. Any ideas what I’m doing wrong?
You could try the ones on my site? I know they work.
thanks! Got it to work
Ahhh! I guess I’ll add that you can right click and copy the image URL.
There are so many cool pug fabrics!! Thanks for noticing my blog redesign. You’re the first one!