I had some red sparkle naugahyde in the house (doesn’t everyone?) and I made a bag. I wore it out and got a compliment on it within 10 minutes of pulling it off the sewing machine. So, let me ...
Oct 01, 2013
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(For the 24 weeks leading up to December 1st, we’ll be making a Christmas ornament. Each one will be traditional to or inspired by a different country)
This week we are heading to France for our...
Sep 27, 2013
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This week it was the “real woman” challenge on Project Runway and this season’s real women were Project Runway super fans including Project Project Runway’s own Susi. Unfortuna...
Sep 26, 2013
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This week’s challenge was in conjunction with Belk, a Southern department store that is sponsoring this year’s accessory wall. They wanted us to create a look for the modern Southern woman...
Sep 19, 2013
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I am notorious for starting sweaters and not finishing them. I have so many lingering in bags in the back of cupboards and closets. I was inspired by two other lovely women to get one finished. First,...
Sep 18, 2013
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We have talked about pricing our work here before.
I found a whole set of quilts featured on One King’s Lane and they inspired me. I always enjoy seeing people selling their work on a commercial...
Sep 17, 2013
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This week we all got to intern for Heidi, designing workout wear for her New Balance collection. I was hoping we wouldn’t have this challenge this season, but she is the executive producer…...
Sep 12, 2013
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For this week’s challenge the designers picked a pair of shoes from the Marie Claire accessory closet and designed an outfit to go with them. Since we at Project Project Runway haven’t bee...
Sep 05, 2013
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Well, the Minnesota State Fair is over for another year and I walked away without a ribbon. You might remember I knit theses Retro Goldy Gopher mittens and entered them in the colorwork mittens catego...
Sep 04, 2013
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This week the challenge was “Glamping”
It was so fun to see the designers get out of the work room. The schedule they keep is so not normal and unsustainable that you could see people rega...
Aug 29, 2013
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