Now that you have all the information for Skirting the Issue let's get sewing! As you know this week we are focusing on skirts so to get us started we have put together a round up of some of our favorite skirts from last year... Top Row: Wrap Circle Skirt, Vintagely Modern Skirt, Melon Blocked Skirt Middle Row: All You Need is Love Skirt, The Starboard Skirt, The Hostess Cupcake Skirt Bottom Row: Circle Skirt with Pockets, Bubble Skirt, Pillowcase Skirt And a few more skirts we ... View the Post
Skirting the Issue: Week 1—Skirts
When I was about 16 years old I was asked to give a speech. I don't even remember anything about what the topic was or anything else that I said, but I remember I read this story......and it's stuck with me all these years. I now tell it to my kids for a bedtime story all the time. I am just hoping that eventually it will sink in.... That is what I feel like Skirting the Issue is all about. It's all of us out there making a difference for one individual. It's each of us sitting at our ... View the Post
Skirting the Issue Fact Sheet
Skirting the Issue 2013 Fact SheetTo make things as easy as possible we tried to compile all the information for Skirting the Issue into one location. However, if we missed any details or you still have questions please leave us a comment or send us an email and we will get back to you quickly! What is Skirting the Issue?A month long event where you are invited to sew along with us and make items to donate to charity. (For more details read this post: Skirting the Issue 2013 Begins ... View the Post
Skirting the Issue 2013 Begins Today!
We have been waiting for this morning for months now and we are so excited that it is finally here: Day 1 of Skirting the Issue! As we mentioned last week, things will run a little differently this year. Last year Skirting the Issue focused on making and donating skirts to foster care girls to have just in time for back to school. (And with all of your help we were able to donate almost 600 skirts!) This year we will kick off Skirting the Issue again with skirts for foster care (or another ... View the Post
Something Dear to My Heart Is About to Begin….Again
Last year Elizabeth and I started a project that was important to us.We called it Skirting the Issue.It was a month long event where we asked sweet seamstresses from all across blogland to share a skirt tutorial with us. We then asked all of you to sew some skirts along with us and donate them to a local foster care closet. By the time we tallied the final numbers we realized that almost 600 skirts were made and donated to local charities along with over 100 pair of shoes and a variety of other ... View the Post
Skirting the Issue: Final Tally
(One of the skirts I made for Skirting the Issue, made from this vintage pattern.) Liz and I just wanted to thank you a million times over for your participation in "Skirting the Issue." The final tally is in and together we were able to make and donate 401 skirts. Can you believe that over 400 girls will have a brand new skirt to wear? What an amazing feat? It really is. Thank you again.....we truly owe it all to you. We are getting ready to give out the prizes, starting tomorrow at ... View the Post
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