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Upcycle Challenge

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!

Are you ready to sew along with us?

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!

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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!