Project Run and Play designers have been using upcycles in their submissions from the very beginning and we have decided to take a closer look at ways you can sew for kids using items besides traditional fabric yardage (although we still love fabric too!!!) Get ready for lots of inspiration, tips, tutorials, and more!
We also have a new pattern in the shop to get you started! Candice Ayala did a completely upcycled look in Season 16: 90s Refashioned. She created a pattern to transform an adult button-down shirt to a child’s dress or top and we are excited to be adding it to the Project Run and Play shop!
This pattern has option for leaving the buttons in the front or moving them to the back. There is also a bonus tutorial for adding a lace overlay. There are so many cute looks that you can make with this one!
To celebrate this new addition to the Project Run and Play shop, we are having a special SALE!!! Get the pattern for $5 from now through May 15, 2024 at 11:59pm EST. No code needed!
Refashion old clothes, give something from the thrift store a new look, cut up unused flat sheets, or even get extra creative with something out of the ordinary! This month we want to challenge you to create something NEW from something OLD!
Rules:
-Sew an upcycled/refashioned item for children. Fabric is OK too but at least part of the item must be upcycled. 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 #PRPupcycle, 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 May 1st 2024 – May 31st 2024. Winner will be drawn and announced early June!
Prizes:
One random winner will be awarded 3 patterns from the Project Run and Play shop!
What a ride! I hope you have all enjoyed the beautiful creations these designers brought us this season. This week, they sewed something in their signature style, and votes and scores have been tallied for our final results!
Don’t forget the Prose & Poetry Cargo Joggers are on sale this week only! Use code: PRP28FINAL to take 30% off! Don’t miss the deal on this popular pattern! We’d also love to have you sewing along with us this season. Entries close Monday the 29th, so you have a few more days. Prizes are up for grabs!
Now we’d love to announce the winner of Season 28:
Alexe of Alfie – Cool Little Dude
Here’s what the Amelia, our celebrity guest judge, had to say about the look:
“I want this outfit for myself. The creativity this outfit took is amazing. I’m obsessed with the applique on the jacket and I’m such a sucker for anything colorblocked. The craftsmanship is top notch!“
Congratulations Alexe!!! You did an amazing job!
Our amazing sponsors have made this post one of the most fun, because they’re sending all our contestants home with prizes! We’ve been hi-lighting them all month on all our channels, we hope you will support them as much as they support this community. We love to bring everyone together!
A HUGE thank you to our designers and sponsors for an amazing season. We hope you’ll stick around. There’s a fun new theme every month, sew-alongs, prizes, inspiration and more! We love to have fun, and the more, the merrier!
P.S. Your sewalong entry could score you a spot in the next season! If you’re interested in this sewing challenge, to let yourself make all the things you’ve been dreaming of, but can’t find the time, or you love sewing and photography, and sharing your skills, or you just want to push yourself, and win prizes, the next season will be coming this fall, and we need you!
The final round of Season 28 is here. It’s time for the designers to show us their Signature Style. This week it’s very important for you to make it to the end of the post and VOTE because the prizes will be awarded according to the results this week! This week’s theme is often the hardest challenge, because it’s not easy to edit your style down into one look. Let’s see what they made!
Before we get to their creations, here’s a reminder about how this competition works. Along with the public vote, and a panel of judges, 1/3 of the score will come from a Celebrity Judge. This week, Amelia of Mother Sews Best is stepping into that role. Her mission is to teach moms to sew, without wasting time or money! We’re excited to have her as our celebrity judge this week. This final round determines 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places, so vote carefully!
Laura of Peony Patterns – Pretty in Pink
I was once told that you often can’t tell someone’s favorite color just by looking at them, unless their favorite color is pink. Then you can always tell. I kinda think that must be true. Pink is always a color I gravitate towards.
For Project Run and Play I really wanted to draft original patterns as much as possible each week and this dress is something I have been wanting to draft for quite some time.
It starts with the side button placket detail. I’m such a sucker for pretty buttons. And then features a ladder back detail with sweet shoulder ties. The skirt is a fun new technique I’ve been wanting to try. I love a very full skirt and this skirt has extra gathered panels inserted starting at the hip and wrapping around. The insert also got a little extra feminine flare with a hem ruffle and gathered pouch pockets in the seam.
Shara of Handmade Nelly –Modernly Vintage
To be perfectly honest, this week’s theme was the hardest of them all for me! I love to sew a huge variety of styles, pieces, and fabric bases. So, for a little direction, I asked some family and friends what they thought was my signature style, and the most common answer was a church dress with embroidery for my youngest. But how to add a special Project Run and Play twist?! To do that, I decided to put a modern spin on a classic vintage look to come up with an outfit my daughter would be over the moon to wear to church!
I wanted to incorporate some of my very favorite design elements into my signature style look. I have always loved pinafores, so that was where I started building my outfit, with the Canterbury pattern from Little Lizard King as my base. I used a fun woven koala print that my daughter would be sure to love, shortened the skirt a bit so the under-dress would show a little more, and added pintucks with a cute pom-pom trim. I also added some patch pockets to sides of the skirt with hand-embroidered koalas of my own design.
And, since I can’t choose a favorite fabric base between knit and woven, I decided to go with a knit dress underneath the pinafore. I used the Nettle pattern from Peony Patterns because it has the cutest twist sleeves that would be a perfect detail under the pinafore. I chose to drop the bodice lining and do a neckband instead so it would be a little cooler for our upcoming summer months. I also had to add some inseam pockets because what 6-year-old doesn’t need pockets? For the fabric, I used a fun polka dot jersey from Raspberry Creek Fabrics that complemented the pom-pom trim on the pinafore. I love how my combination of a classic vintage style with modern elements and my favorite kinds of details helped capture my signature style! For more details and closeup pictures of the look, be sure to check out my Instagram!
Alexe of Alfie – Cool Little Dude
For many many reasons, I kept my little boy for dessert 😊 !
I tend to be more inspired for my daughter, she’s been my muse for so long! But when I take pictures of her outfits, my son always wants to be part of it! This is why I think he deserves the spotlight too…
Also, we’ve been seeing a lot of girl outfits and for the big finale, I decided to take on the challenge and show that sewing for boys can be colorful, fun and impressive too! I am cheering for all the boy’s moms today 😛
Before starting, I had to really think about who I was as a sewist and ask myself, what’s my identity? What I used to love the most is sitting in the middle of my scrap box, choosing the wildest color combination and start colorblocking! From the tiniest piece of scrap, I used to make appliques and I kind of stopped because as you know, it takes a LOT of time! So I went back in time and did exactly that…I had SO MUCH FUN! And who’s the happiest? My husband…because I did not spend a dime for this project! 😛
So this is it! I hope you love it and that you had as much fun following the competition as I competing!
Congratulations to all three of these designers, who designed and sewed so well! We hope you’ll share the love with them by giving them your vote! This week is the final week, and all places are determined from their looks this round.
This is how their scores are determined:
1/3 score = public voting 1/3 score = panel of judges 1/3 score = celebrity guest judge of the week
Are you inspired? We have a Sew-Along every season, and you can sew to win prizes! Sew for this week’s theme, or any other theme from this season, and join in on the fun. You don’t want to skip this one. Ends April 28!!
We’re helping you with a little extra sewing inspiration in the form of a SALE CODE! We’ve put the Prose & Poetry Cargo Joggers on sale for 30% off when you use the code: PRP28FINAL this week only! They’re designed for woven, but can be made with sturdy knit, they include pants and a skirt, and are one of the most versatile patterns in the shop! If you don’t have them yet, this is a great time to add to cart!
