What a month!!! THREE AMAZING COMPETITOR FLIPS,  as well as some fantastic sew-along creations to inspire us all! The month’s challenge?? “Flip this Pattern” using the Violette Field Threads Josephine Blouse and Dress and create a look that was interesting, unique, and inspiring.  While the three contestants all brought their own interpretation of how to flip […]

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Veronica, from sewVery, is here to give you her “Flipped Creation” for the Violette Field Threads, Josephine ************************************************************************ The first time I saw the Violette Field Thread’s Josephine Pattern cover photo, I knew I had to have it! Those two little girls posing by the pond in their beautiful Josephine Dress and Top made we […]

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Time flies when you’re having fun…..errrrr, recuperating!! Project Run and Play has come and gone,our sewing area has gotten back to a semi-sense of normalcy,and our lives have begun to slow down as well.  Then, last week….we checked the calendar and realized: “GUEST POST ALERT!”  Eek!! Back to the sewing machine we went…..for the first […]

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RaeAnna, from Sewing Mama RaeAnna, is here to give you her “Flipped Creation” for the Violette Field Threads, Josephine. ************************************************************************  I had a blast thinking up FLIP ideas for the Violette Field Threads Josephine Dress!  When Ashley and Emily approached me to sign up for one of the challenges I knew I wanted to pick […]

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So….another season of Project Run and Play has come and gone! And while it’s been some sort of roller coaster ride, we’d like to think we’ve grown through it all! Competition isn’t for the faint of heart – we’ve definitely had our fair share of the jitters / nerves, second guesses, elation, stresses, deadlines, etc. […]

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Terra, from mama says sew, is here to give you her “Flipped Creation” for the Violette Field Threads, Josephine. ************************************************************************ I love Violette Fields Threads patterns. They are just so pretty and feminine, so I knew I wanted to flip their pattern. The hard part was deciding what to do with something that was beautiful […]

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Let’s hear it for February’s Flip this Pattern Sew-Along Linky Party set to begin!! We are so excited to see what you’ve been doing with the Violette Field Threads Josephine Dress!!  Today is what it is all about….and we aren’t referencing the spectacular prizes up for grabs!!! It is all about you!!!   Inspiration! Creativity! Design! Camaraderie! Sewing […]

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Wow…the “Signature Styles” have been released, and some pretty intense voting has commenced {and will continue for the next 36 hours}. That said, we’d like to thank each and everyone of you for taking the time to vote…and reminding those that haven’t voted to do so before Thursday evening at 9:00 PM CST. What a […]

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We are honored and humbled to be here….. sharing our final Project Run and Play entry with you today:  “Our Signature Style” Modern Heirloom: an Oxymoron of Timeless Simplicity And while we really, really, really want to share our sentiments about this journey…..we know we have our “Signature Style” to share with you, as well […]

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January began the 2014 year of “FLIPS” off with a bang!  February’s pattern has been introduced and three lucky winners  have been selected to receive a 5-pack of Violette Field Threads patterns to sew…. So, now it is time to “meet the competitors” for this month! The February “Flip this Pattern” competitors have been chomping […]

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We were introduced to February’s pattern company about a year ago while fabric shopping near our nieces’ home. The store owner was commenting how she couldn’t keep these patterns on the shelf in her store…..So we researched a bit, and decided Violette Field Threads was a perfect pattern company to include in the “pattern flipping mix!”  […]

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Have YOU embraced our Precisely PANTONE look yet?? There’s still time to vote….polls remain open through Thursday evening at 9:00 PM CST.   As with the preceding weeks, we’re here to give you a little “Behind the Scenes” look into the events that led to our completed “Refashion Challenge.” What did we dread / put […]

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We are thrilled and ecstatic to be here celebrating another week as contestants on Project Run and Play!   The competition is stiff, the voting is fierce, and there is no rest for the weary!!  Thank you, thank you, thank you for believing in us and helping us push through to another week….   The […]

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We are in the second half of the “Flip this Pattern” series…..and, it’s still a lot of fun! Four fantastic guest contributors {Janice, Heidi, Al, and Cindy} and some sew-along creations showed the endless possibilities for sewing the Clever Charlotte, Chickadee Blouse and Skirt. Wow, at the inspiration popping up all over the blogging community!! As for the […]

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What a month!!! FOUR AMAZING COMPETITOR FLIPS,  as well as some fantastic sew-along creations to inspire us all! The month’s challenge?? “Flip this Pattern” using the Clever Charlotte Chickadee Blouse and Skirt and create a look that was interesting, unique, and inspiring.  While the four contestants all brought their own interpretation of how to flip this […]

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Cindy, from Siestas & Sewing, is here to give you her “Flipped Creation” for the Clever Charlotte, Chickadee Blouse and Skirt. ************************************************************************ I love to tinker with patterns and come up with new looks. There are so many ways to change things up! When it came time to “flip” the Clever Charlotte Chickadee pattern, I […]

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The “Let’s Go to the Movies” Challenge created another ripple in our brainstorming phases. You see, we had sewn along {you can see our creation here} with this challenge once before….in the first season we had ever sewn along with Project Run and Play! And, when we sew along / create something based on a theme…..well, […]

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Do you know how thrilled we are to be here….  sharing our second Project Run and Play Look: “Let’s Go to the Movies” Challenge??  {insert: “Happy Dance” please} Well, today is the day!! Project Run and Play’s “Let’s Go to the Movies!” looks are revealed… Thank you, thank you, thank you for helping us proceed to week two!!   […]

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Al, from Shaffer Sisters, is here to give you her “Flipped Creation” for the Clever Charlotte, Chickadee Blouse and Skirt. ************************************************************************ Growing up in a super small town there was always the struggle between what was normal and fashionable. Year after year kids wore the same type of name brand T’s (i.e. Holister or Lucky) […]

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What do you think of when you think of “Winter Wonderland“?  Our brainstormed thoughts {in the order listed on our brainstorming page, mind you}: ice, icicles, snow, snowballs, snowmen, sledding, ice skating, black ice, snowball fights, snowflakes, multi-layers, skiing, dirty snow, plows, out of school, fires / roasting marshmallows, 32*F, earmuffs, hand muffs, four-wheel drive, […]

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