Season Of Growth: A Sew-A-Long

A New Year, A Season of Growth

There’s something about the start of a new year that always feels like a deep breath.

Not a sudden reset or a list of impossible resolutions, just a quiet moment to look ahead and ask: What would it look like to grow this year?

As we head into the new year, I’ve been reflecting a lot on my own sewing journey. In 2025, I tackled projects that genuinely intimidated me, including my first real pair of pants with a zipper fly. It wasn’t perfect. It took time. A lot of time. I had to use my seam ripper more than once. But the sense of accomplishment I felt when I finished? It stayed with me.

That feeling is the heart of what I want to carry forward,  and it’s what inspired our first community sew-along of the year.

Introducing: Season of Growth | A Sew Along

Starting January 1st and running through the end of March, we’re inviting you to join us for Season of Growth | A SAL.

Update: We’ve extended the entry deadline to April 14th to give this season a little more room to grow.

This sew-along isn’t about sewing a specific garment, following a single pattern, or mastering a technique perfectly. Instead, it’s about choosing a project that stretches you, whatever that looks like right now.

Maybe that means:

• • • • sewing your first pair of pants
      • working with a fabric you’ve been avoiding
      • trying a new construction method
      • tackling fit adjustments
      • or simply trusting yourself more than you have before
        
        Any garment. Any pattern. Any skill level.

The goal isn’t perfection! It’s growth through the process of making!

How to Participate

Participation is intentionally flexible so you can show up in the way that works best for you.

• • • • Choose a project that feels like a stretch
      • Work on it at your own pace between January 1st and March 31st
      • Share your progress, questions, wins, and frustrations along the way

We’d love for you to start conversations:

• • • • in our Facebook group
      • on social media
      • or right here in the blog comments

You’re also encouraged to share your finished project proudly, especially if it felt hard. Doing something challenging deserves to be celebrated!

Sharing & Tagging

One of the most meaningful parts of a sew-along is seeing how everyone approaches their projects, especially when you’re tackling something that feels like a stretch.

If you’re sharing your Season of Growth project on social media, we’d love for you to:

• • • • Use #SeasonofGrowthSAL as the main, evergreen hashtag
      • Add #SeasonofGrowthSAL2026 if you’d like to mark this first year (depending on your feedback and participation, we may make this an annual SAL)
      • Tag @surgefabricshop so we don’t miss your posts

Sharing is never required, but it’s strongly encouraged. It helps build community, supports the shop, and, most importantly, gives you a chance to celebrate what you’ve made and how far you’ve come.

Even if your project isn’t “perfect,” it’s worth sharing. Growth rarely is.

Prizes & Entries

To make things a little extra fun, projects made using fabrics from Surge Fabric Shop will be eligible for prizes.

We’ll be using a Google form to collect entries so that:

• • • • everyone can participate regardless of social media platform
      • all entries live in one organized place

You can submit your project entries directly through the form here: Submit Your Entry

Sharing on social media is strongly encouraged, it helps support the shop and it helps inspire others, but it won’t be the only way to enter.

Here’s to a new year, new projects, and a season of choosing growth — together.

🤍 Kayla