I was on a FABULOUS excursion to New York City for this week’s episode, so instead of a “two day” challenge, I had about 1.5 hours to ‘make it work’. “Avant Garde&#... Sep 08, 2011 - 1 Comment
Jenn Grigoryev posted a wonderful quilt called Lightning Zigzag. It grabbed my attention. it is mostly white, but the color that is there is striking and well done. Its bright and bold and very... Sep 06, 2011 - 2 Comments
This week, we were given some ambiguous directions. What I do know is that we were supposed to use suede and/or denim, and the look was going to be worn with sneakers. (have you ever seen a model in s... Sep 01, 2011 - 3 Comments
Today’s quilt is called Paint Chip Quilt by Kim. Sunning. What a beautiful, simple quilt. The ‘funny’ thing about this one is that I find myself so drawn to be big bold prints in th... Aug 30, 2011 - 3 Comments
This week we had to design a look for Nina. It was supposed to be able to transition from day (office) to night (“industry event”) . I found a fantastic piece of gold textured fabric, an... Aug 25, 2011 - 1 Comment
In this day of the Nook, the Kindle, and the Iphone – books are feeling threatened. (not in our house though. But I’ve heard about it!) This week the challenge is to do something with a bo... Aug 25, 2011 - 4 Comments
Kathy and I love to share links to quilts that capture our attention and inspire us. We wish we could make them all. The quilt of the day today is Weaving the Strands by Kirie at Shape Moth. How grea... Aug 23, 2011 - 2 Comments
This week we found the models on stilts ! There was not a lot of other direction or limitation placed on us. We did want to attempt to have our runway outside, so back to the ‘garden photo studi... Aug 18, 2011 - 6 Comments
For centuries, mankind has been fascinated by transportation. Let’s honor that with our crafty talent. Whether it’s the car or the wheel, the bike or the bus…make something in honor of transport... Aug 18, 2011 - 1 Comment
I put my knitting project down a little while back and this week was the time to pick it up. It turned out the pattern for the sleeves was a little crazy. So there was some ‘figuring out’ work t... Aug 17, 2011 - 2 Comments
