EAST SIDE sign-up-- East-West Sewing Challenge (there are TWO sign-up threads)

[hastings]

Looks like the vote is pretty overwhelming for a start date of Monday May 9th so far.

So here's the deal

The challenge is East vs West with a Mississippi dividing line. Sign-ups will be until Sunday Morning (May 8) and then I'll tweek the teams to make them basically (numerically) even.
Teams will have two weeks to sew and the challenge will end at midnight on Sunday May 22nd

The challenge is flat out "how much can you sew." There are no penalties or bonuses for buying, giving away, selling , or throwing away fabric. I don't care if you've had the fabric for 6 years or bought it, washed it and sewed it within an afternoon, all we're counting is yardage

8 pts a yard, just divide for portions of a yard.

I know that there are all kinds of circumstances and that that blasted chiffon dress you fought for 2 days isn't the same as the curtains someone else whipped up in half an hour but it should all work out in the teams

By signing up you are agreeing to try to sew for two weeks and add to your team's point total. You are also agreeing to send a prize to a member of the other team if their point total is higher than your team's. (I think a $10 value would be good for this)

So, stake out your spot!

Edited to add:
Recycled things-- take the yardage that the pattern would use


UFO bonus: Ufo's count as regular yardage just as if they were started Monday-- but only if you finish them. (/I figure that there isn't time to make a bunch before we start and the extra motivation might get a few of them finished )

Business sewing is fine and counts-- there is no distinction.

[Maiden Comfort]

Me!! Me!! Me!!

[kkdmommy]

Me too

[#barb#wire#]

I'll play!!

[BeckaBeth]

Me!!

Thanks Lisa, for letting me know I signed up on the west coast thread

[Pixie's~Mama]

I'll play. I have a lot of sewing to do in the next few weeks. And I'm done (basically) with diapers!

(oh, biz sewing is okay? Was that addressed?)

[mamato4]

I'm in!!

[tydytykesmama]

Me too! I have lots of kids cloths to sew

[sveasmommy]

Waddling over here from the other thread...I can't read either!

I'm in!

[lisak]

I'm in

[frogsnladybugs]

i'll join! hopefully i can make a dent in this stash!

[CarterNOwensMom]

I'll play, maybe this will force me through my list

[EmmalinesMom]

I'm in... I hope I'm not more of a hindrence than a help to the east coasters! (I do have a sewing day with a buddy set up though. Yay!)

[SewSarahSew]

Me, me! I'm gonna play dirty and only sew clothes to cover my big ol' butt. (well, top half too. It takes a lot more yardage to cover me than my kids! And hey, I deserve some new clothes too...

BTW, as a Wisconsonian, I've never thought of myself as an Easterner...

[2drumbabes]

WEll Becka is telling me I have to sign up! So I will I'm going to be sewing some skirts for my Mom so that should help with the yardage points.