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Announcing: Skirt Week 2013!

May 14, 2013 By crafterhours 44 Comments

It’s tiiiiiiiiiiiiime! We’re rolling! The pools are open and you have between now and midnight EST on June 7 to get your skirt entered! (Did you miss last week’s post on Skirt Week Inspiration?)


Wait, what are we talking about? If you weren’t reading last year — or the two years before that — it’s time for SKIRT WEEK! This year that means that just after Memorial Day we’ll start a two-week-long parade of beautiful and inspiring tutorials and guest posts. During THE Skirt Week, will include voting for each of the categories. There will be two winners for each category– one chosen by voters and one chosen by a panel of fabulous crafty-blog judges. Eight winners!

So, what are we asking our judges to look for when they choose top skirts? Just like last year…


Wearability, craftsmanship, overall appeal and fit. If those sound subjective… it’s because they are. This isn’t scientific. It’s fashion. There’s nothing perfect about it. Above all else, make a skirt YOU love! And if you’re ready to share it and throw your hat in the ring, we’d love for you to join us. Is it possible that a super fantastic skirt isn’t recognized in the process? Yes, it is. No contest is perfect. Life isn’t perfect. But let’s have fun anyway, mmmkay?

So, here’s the nitty gritty. Also known as THE RULES.

When:

  • Enter NOW! Get your skirt in there by 11:59 PM Eastern on June 7, 2013.

What:

  • A skirt you made for yourself or a child. As many as 3 per category
  • One beautiful photo submitted per skirt entry. We reserve the right to remove additional photos from the pool
  • Skirts made since July 1, 2012

Where: 

  • In the Flickr Pools. Choose the category you feel is most appropriate. Some skirts are kinda full and kinda a-line. Pick the best fit. Likewise with an older child. You might decide it’d fit better in the adult categories. Up to you.

How:

  • Unless it’s a children’s skirt, photo should be of the skirt on your body. (Borrow a neighbor! Use the timer!)
  • If it IS a children’s skirt, we’d love to see it on the kid. But we’ll still accept it if it’s not. Kids don’t like to be still and 3 month olds don’t stand up, we get it
  • Photo should show the skirt well and be cropped square
  • Photo description should include your name and a description of the skirt, pattern and fabric information as well as a link to your blog, if you like
  • Photo must be a single photo (no collages) of a single skirt
  • Majority of the effort in your skirt(s) must have been made by you, i.e. using thrifted or upcycled fabric is fine as long as you’re cutting it apart to start with just fabric
  • You are welcome to use any pattern, tutorial, or even knock-off a favorite skirt from a store.  Just give credit where it’s due
General disclaimer: We aim to be fair, and as such, will adjust the rules if needed to best support the spirit of the competition.
 
Whew! Rules. Glad that part’s done. Are you ready to get going? You’ll find the pools here:
A-line                       Straight                     Full                   Children’s


If you’d like to read all about last year’s skirt week, you’ll find it here.

If you’d like to cheer folks on, please do! Who doesn’t love a compliment? Comment in the Flickr pools, pin ’em, repin ’em, tweet their links, whatever floats your boat! We’ll be watching out for hashtag #skirtweek in all o’ them places that do hashtags. 

It’s not often that we stop to ask you to share, but PLEASE SHARE! Every year we get sad comments and e-mails after Skirt Week ends from people “who wish they’d known, and when will you do it again?!” We only do this once a year! Share with your peeps, pleeeease!

Would you like to add buttons to your blog? That’d be lovely.

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We’ll have more info soon on just who the amazing sponsors (some spoilers now up in the sidebar!) are and later on who all of the fantastic judges are. Ready to roll? Can’t wait to see what amazingness you create this year! START. YOUR. SEWING! (Oh! Any questions? )

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Comments

  1. Polly @ Helping Little Hands says

    May 14, 2013 at 12:52 pm

    Can’t wait to see them all. I’ve linked one up and gave a shout-out on Facebook.

    Reply
  2. Mayda Villar (4 en la Carretera) says

    May 14, 2013 at 1:47 pm

    Wowww! I will not miss it this year!
    I was planning on sewing a couple of summer skirts for my daughter and I will certainly link them for the Skirt Week. Thanks!

    Reply
  3. Jani Jo says

    May 14, 2013 at 2:37 pm

    Yipee Skippy!!

    Reply
  4. elizabeth says

    May 14, 2013 at 9:21 pm

    Hip, hip, hooray!!!! Love, love, love skirt week!!!

    (Can I use any more commas or exclamation points?)

    Anyway, skirt week is awesome sauce

    Reply
  5. Corinnea says

    May 14, 2013 at 10:34 pm

    Can’t wait!

    Reply
  6. Jenya Thompson says

    May 15, 2013 at 12:29 am

    Very – VERY – excited, and shared :)

    Reply
  7. Shannon says

    May 18, 2013 at 2:24 pm

    Shared on my blog today! Woo Hoo!

    Reply
  8. Lakshmi Rajesh says

    May 19, 2013 at 6:13 pm

    Yay! I already have one for children’s category! Can’t wait to add more as I plan make skirt for self as well this summer!

    Reply
  9. Lakshmi Rajesh says

    May 19, 2013 at 6:19 pm

    My first entry would be this skirt
    http://www.adithisammasews.com/2013/05/skort.html

    Reply
  10. Jessica at Me Sew Crazy says

    May 20, 2013 at 10:11 am

    So excited! I cannot wait! One of my fave Series!

    Reply
  11. sewbon.com says

    May 21, 2013 at 4:54 pm

    Oooh, this is really exciting!! :)

    Reply
  12. Bec Clarke says

    May 22, 2013 at 1:32 am

    I am going to make a skirt this year, I am a bad blogger but I have shared on facebook, it’s been an awesome event the past few years.

    Reply
  13. Crafty Beth says

    May 22, 2013 at 5:59 pm

    Got my first skirt in the flickr pool! Can’t wait to see what others are doing :) http://www.bethbeingcrafty.blogspot.com/2013/05/ribbon-trim-line-skirt.html

    Reply
  14. Lauren says

    May 23, 2013 at 12:22 am

    I have a question!! I am currently 8 months pregnant and sewing some things for myself for AFTER pregnancy using my pre-pregnancy measurements. (This isn’t my first, so I have a good idea of where I’ll be a few months post-partum.) Obviously, I can’t fit a non-maternity skirt on myself, so can I be exempt from the photo-on-self rule? I would really love to participate since I have very few skirts!

    Reply
    • crafterhours says

      May 23, 2013 at 5:10 pm

      Maybe on a friend? Up to you. Hard for judges to consider “fit” without being able to see the fit. But feel free to add them to the pool in the spirit of sewing along!

      Reply
  15. Suz says

    May 23, 2013 at 2:44 am

    Hi there:) Have entered two skirts and linked up on my blog! Thanks:)

    Reply
  16. Beth Byrge says

    May 23, 2013 at 9:09 am

    I have a question! Maxi skirts would fall into which category? This is my first time participating and I’m really excited about it! Thanks!

    Reply
    • crafterhours says

      May 23, 2013 at 5:06 pm

      Probably straight!

      Reply
  17. Monica says

    May 23, 2013 at 2:16 pm

    Oooh I’m so glad I made my girls Christmas skirts! Just added mine to the Children’s pool. Thanks for the fun contest!

    Reply
    • Monica says

      May 27, 2013 at 12:43 am

      I just barely started a Flickr account so my skirt isn’t showing yet. I’m hoping the issue will be resolved before judging… Any suggestions on what the problem might be?

      Reply
    • crafterhours says

      May 27, 2013 at 3:55 pm

      Not sure, Monica. E-mail us at crafterhours at live.com and I’ll try to help figure it out! First thought– make sure you’ve “joined” the pool and also that you’re logged in when you’re looking at the pool. Beyond that, let’s talk!

      Reply
  18. Marte Lambin says

    June 4, 2013 at 10:04 am

    I just entered my skirt (children) and I’m sooo excited about this skirt week. I hope you’ll like it.
    I have another version of this free pattern on my blog: compagnie-m.com
    Thanks for organising this week! Marte from Compagnie M.

    Reply
  19. Mary says

    June 4, 2013 at 9:10 pm

    I made a couple skirts for a friend this week. Would it be okay to enter those (showing a photo of her wearing each skirt) or does it have to be skirts I made only for myself? Thanks so much, this is a great event and so fun to see what everyone contributes!

    Reply
  20. Jordan says

    June 8, 2013 at 12:21 pm

    This is so fun! Thanks for hosting this. I love seeing everyone’s work and creativity.

    Reply

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