2010 SEW HIP! Challenge

I love travelling, I love flying, I love in-flight entertainment!!

On a recent flight I had the chance to watch Julie & Julia with Meryl Steep & Amy Adams. In the film Julie Powel (Amy Adams) sets herself the task of cooking every recipes from Julia Childs 1961 cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Her time frame was one year.

Although it is mentioned numerous times in the film how lengthy this cook book is, it wasn't until yesterday when I had a chance to look through Mastering the Art of French Cooking, that I fully understood the enormity of Julie's task.

Seriously, this book contains over 700 pages of instruction!

Watching the film Julie & Julia has made me realise that I could perhaps benefit from a little more structure in my sewing pursuits.

So....

I have decided that I will attempt to complete TWO sewing projects per calendar month from the sewing magazine SEW HIP! UK starting in January 2010.

Originally I thought I should try 1 sewing project per week but luckily I remembered that I am a true lazy-productive/productive lazy.

For those of you unfamiliar with Sew Hip! UK - it's a sewing magazine that was launched in October 2008. I only cottoned onto this magazine in April but I have diligently harrassed my local newsagent for issues ever since.

I have managed to get hold of issue 3 through to issue 10.

To reinforce my 2010 goal I have chosen 22 projects. I will add a further two at a later stage and possibly change one or two if I find some more appealing projects in later issues.

To widen my sewing skills I have chosen a few projects I wouldn't normally try e.g.toys and children's clothes.

So here is a rough schedule for my 2010 SEW HIP! UK Challenge

January

Issue 3 -     Joli Cube Bag (pg 30)

Issue 3 -     Henrietta Hippo (pg 49)

February

Issue 3 -     Vintage Holdall (pg 69)

Issue 5 -     Strips & Bricks Quilt (pg 82)

March

Issue 6 -    Hexagonal Table Runner (pg 6)

Issue 3 -    Rustic Throw (pg 12)

April

Issue 5 -     Rudi Raccoon (pg 95)

Issue 10 -   Patience Quilt (pg 12)

May

Issue 6 -     Popover Sundress (pg 6)

Issue 9 -     Rail Fence Runner (pg 100)

June

Issue 7 -     Mobeius Wrap (pg 6)

Issue 4 -     Spiderweb Quilt (pg 58)

July

Issue 7 -     Scrappy Cushion (pg 26)

Issue 4 -     Honeycomb Cushion (pg 40)

August

Issue 7 -     Pyjama Bottoms (pg 62)

Issue 7 -     Scrappy Quilt (pg 58)

September

Issue 9 -     Wise Owls (pg 62)

Issue 8 -     Cot Quilt (pg 37)

October

Issue 9 -     Shoulder Bag (pg 132)

Issue 6 -     Freshly Squeezed Charm Quilt (pg 32)

November

Issue 9 -     Swing Dress (pg 8)

TBC

December

Issue 7 -     Truely, Madly, Deeply Shirt (pg 40)

TBC