sewing

  • Shark Week!

    It’s Shark Week, so of course you are all wearing Shark Hoodie Towels while glued to the TV, right?! No! Well, time to get sewing. Here’s our how-to.   If you are not reading this po...
    Aug 13, 2014 No Comments

  • Project Project Runway – Challenge #2 Runway

    This week was the unconventional materials challenge. The designers were asked to create a look using unconventional materials found at a movie theater or set. It was a tricky one. Let’s start t...
    Aug 07, 2014 No Comments

  • PPR Challenge #2 House of Cornish The Last Straw

    For this challenge the designers went to a movie theater, and then they were offered supplies from a climbing shop, an electrician, a carnival, and a candy shop.  They were supposed to make something...
    Aug 07, 2014 3 Comments

  • PPR Challenge #2 – Kat’s Design

    Ok, I normally love the unconventional challenge, but for some reason I found this one really hard. The designers were asked to make a look using unconventional materials found in a movie theater or o...
    Aug 07, 2014 3 Comments

  • Project Project Runway – Challenge 1 Runway

    For this week’s challenge our designers were asked to create a spring look that they could include in their collection for Fashion Week if they won. Not the most inspiring challenge, but our des...
    Jul 31, 2014 No Comments

  • PPR Challenge #1 – Kat’s Design

    For this first challenge the designers were asked to create a spring look that would be indicative of what they would show at Fashion Week if they made it to the end of the competition. Not the most i...
    Jul 31, 2014 3 Comments

  • Iron Craft ’14 Challenge 15: Embellished Hat Tutorial

    I have lost some hats along the way, so I needed some new ones. The thermometer says “hot hot” but the calendar the stores use says, “get ready for fall”. So when I went shoppi...
    Jul 30, 2014 No Comments

  • Advent Calendar Project ’14 – Week 5

    (For the 24 weeks leading up to December 1st, we’ll be making a Christmas ornament, giving you enough to fill an advent calendar.) This week’s ornament is a great little stash buster for small...
    Jul 18, 2014 No Comments

  • Waterproof Picnic Blanket Duo Part II

    Recently, I made the Lightning Fast Picnic Blanket for the Room 9 basket as a fundraiser project. When one of the teachers saw it, she lifted it up and said, “This is not going to make it to the...
    Jul 03, 2014 No Comments

  • Iron Craft ’14 Challenge #13 – Wonky Stripes Pillow

    Oh boy, did I struggle with this challenge. We had to make something that featured either starts and stripes or both. I just could not come up with a good idea. So, I went with my old stand-by, the th...
    Jul 01, 2014 4 Comments