Sewing category

  • Advent Calendar Project ’13 – Week 8

    (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 headed to Hungary for ou...
    Aug 02, 2013 5 Comments

  • Project Project Runway Challenge 2 Runway

    This week it’s a million dollar runway with the designers creating looks to go with fabulous pieces of diamond jewelry. Let’s start the show… (click on any picture to see it bigger a...
    Aug 01, 2013 No Comments

  • PPR Challenge 2 – Kat’s Design

    This week each designer was “given” a set of diamond jewelry and asked to create an outfit to go with it. For Project Project Runway we were allowed to chose our own jewelry. I chose the b...
    Aug 01, 2013 4 Comments

  • Project Project Runway Challenge 2 – Million Dollar Runway

    Welcome to season 12 of Project Runway and a new season of Project Project Runway! If you want to join in the fun this season get all the details here. Let’s jump right in… Challenge ̵...
    Jul 26, 2013 2 Comments

  • Project Project Runway Challenge 1 Runway

    The designers have been furiously been working on their designs for the first runway show of the season. Just a reminder, this week they had to create a design using parachute material. (click on any ...
    Jul 25, 2013 No Comments

  • PPR Challenge 1 – House of Cornish

    Here we GO! Up up and away. I went and looked for parachute fabric and did not hit the glorious colors that our designers were faced with in the fields! They had translucent pinks, tangerine, cotton c...
    Jul 25, 2013 3 Comments

  • PPR Challenge 1 – Kat’s Design

    It’s back to the workroom with season 12 of Project Runway and a new season of Project Project Runway. For our first challenge we were asked to show our design style using parachute fabric. I pi...
    Jul 25, 2013 2 Comments

  • Iron Craft ’13 #14 – Bulky French Knot Pillow

    I gave myself a real challenge when I posed the theme of France for Iron Craft. I didn’t have any immediate ideas for a project, but knew I wanted it to be something for my new home. I love the ...
    Jul 16, 2013 4 Comments

  • Tasseled Blue Silk Scarf

    I have seen scarves everywhere lately, from Anthropology to Target. The light summer scarf is all the rage right now and I love them. I took that inspiration and made my own. Here is how. Tasseled Si...
    Jul 11, 2013 1 Comment

  • Project: Princess Towel Dress

    I had pinned the inspiration for this dress ages ago and I finally made one. It’s a swimming cover up. A non-glitzy play on the traditional dress. I love the fact that all of our versions of th...
    Jul 09, 2013 No Comments