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Season 28 Themes + Sewalong

It is time for another season of Project Run and Play!!!

We are so excited to share all of the details, so let’s just get to the good stuff!

As usual, there is a theme for each week and we are inviting YOU to sew along with us!

Week 1: Non-Basic Basics (April 1-5)
Simplistic can still be stylish and smart! Elevate those wardrobe basics!

Week 2: Into the Woods (April 8-12)
Earth tones, natural fabrics, forest friends, lumberjack inspired, and beyond…let’s go outside!

Week 3: Olympic Moment (April 15-19)
It’s an Olympic year!  Go for the gold by showing us your favorite sporty style!

Week 4: Signature Style (April 22-26)
Design a look that best represents your own unique style, taste, and sewing skills.


Have you ever wanted to be a Project Run and Play contestant? Well, here is your chance!

Rules:

-Sew a children’s outfit based on any of the weekly themes. You may submit up to four entries- one per weekly theme.

-To enter, post anywhere on Facebook or Instagram with the hashtag #PRPformalfun2024 AND tag the corresponding Project Run and Play account.

-Must be a new sew this month.

-Encourage friends to join in.

-Contest runs April 1st 2024 – April 28th 2024. Winner will be drawn and announced April 29th.

Prizes:

One random international winner will be awarded 3 patterns from the Project Run and Play shop!

One random U.S. winner will be awarded a $25 gift certificate to Raspberry Creek Fabrics!

All entries will be considered as auditions for Season 29, scheduled for September 2024! You may be offered a contestant position based on your sewalong participation!


Come back later today to meet our Season 28 designers!

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Formal Fun!

We decided the perfect theme for March would be FORMAL FUN. This is the perfect time to get your Easter, wedding guest, flower girl/ring bearer, end of school year recital, etc… outfits made!

We have so many beautiful looks coming to you for inspiration, with patterns from the Project Run and Play shop! I cannot wait for you to see them all! Since the inspiration will be flowing, it’s the perfect time to have a discount code for you!

Use code: PRPFORMAL for 20% off all patterns in the formal category, through the end of March.

We have two generous fabric sponsors for this event and we will be highlighting their coordinating fabrics on Facebook and Instagram throughout the month.

Do you want to sew along with us? 

Rules:

-Sew a formal look for childrenDouble entries if you use a pattern from the Project Run and Play shop

-To enter, post anywhere on facebook or instagram with the hashtag #PRPformalfun2024, take a screenshot, and put it in the album in our facebook group for your official entry!

-Multiple entries welcome. 

-Must be a new sew this month.

-Each make may be entered once, no matter how many places you post it.

-Encourage friends to join in.

-Contest runs March 7th 2024 – March 31st 2024. Winner will be drawn and announced Early April!

Prizes:

One random winner will be awarded 3 patterns from the Project Run and Play shop!

Let’s go sew up something FANCY!

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Pantone Party 2024: Peach Fuzz

February is our annual PANTONE PARTY! The 2024 Pantone Color of the Year is Peach Fuzz!

Peach Fuzz captures our desire to nurture ourselves and others. It’s a velvety gentle peach tone whose all-embracing spirit enriches mind, body, and soul.

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Pantone Party 2024

Some of our past designers will sew up fresh, new looks in the color of the year using patterns from the Project Run and Play shop. Peach Fuzz is such a beautiful hue and we are excited to see what they create!

Of course we have several generous fabric sponsors for this event and we will be highlighting their coordinating fabrics on Facebook and Instagram throughout the month.

Do you want to sew along with us?

Rules:

-Sew anything for children with the color Peach Fuzz. Double entries if you use a pattern from the Project Run and Play shop

-To enter, post anywhere on facebook or instagram with the hashtag #pantoneparty2024, take a screenshot, and put it in the album in our facebook group for your official entry!

-Multiple entries welcome. 

-Must be a new sew this month.

-Each make may be entered once, no matter how many places you post it.

-Encourage friends to join in.

-Contest runs February 1st 2024-February 29th 2024. Winner will be drawn and announced in early March.

UPDATE! We are extending the Pantone Party through Wednesday, March 6, 2024!

Prizes:

One random winner in the U.S. will receive an Art Gallery Fabrics Fat Quarter Bundle of Nectarine Fusion, a perfect match for the Pantone Color of the Year Peach Fuzz!

One random international winner will be awarded 3 patterns from the Project Run and Play shop!

Be sure to follow along all month as we share lots of Peach Fuzz color inspiration!

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Project Sew Your Stash!

HAPPPPPPPPPP-Y NEW YEAR!!!! I’m glad you found your way here, and can’t wait to show you what all we have in store for this year!

Raise your hand if you’ve ever resolved to not buy any more fabric for a year, or for a month, or until you’ve sewn through your stash…one of the most fun parts of sewing is collecting fabric, and I bet you know the feeling.

With this idea, we thought January would be the perfect time to encourage you to sew something from your stash of fabric, with a few free patterns on the line! That’s right, there’s a random winner/winners chosen from anyone who accepts this challenge:

Rules:

-Sew with fabric from your stash. Notions, etc… may be purchased, but the idea is to use what you have. Sew something for children. Double entries if you use something from the Project Run and Play shop

-To enter, post anywhere on facebook or instagram with the hashtag #PRPsewyourstash24 take a screenshot, and put it in the album in our facebook group for your official entry!

-Multiple entries welcome. 

-Must be a new sew this month.

-Each make may be entered once, no matter how many places you post it.

-Encourage friends to join in.

Prizes:

-3 patterns from the Project Run and Play shop to random winner (1 prize)

-1 pattern from the PRP shop to random winners (one additional winner chosen for every 10 entries–see, get your friends to join!)

Contest runs January 1st 2024-January 31st 2024. Winner will be drawn and announced in early February.

Are you in?

Time…

Starts…

NOW!