Monthly Archives: August 2013

Open Casting Call For Refashion Runway: Season Two

Posted on August 21, 2013 by The Renegade Seamstress

Thank you to everyone who made the last season of Refashion Runway so much fun! So much fun, in fact, I’m excited to announce: Season Two of Refashion Runway! Here’s how it’ll work: Much like Project Runway and The Great … Continue reading →

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Life is Trying Things to See if They Work: Shirt Redesign Tutorial

Posted on August 15, 2013 by The Renegade Seamstress

OK, now back to our regularly scheduled programming… “Life is trying things to see if they work.” -Ray Bradbury This shirt and post are the perfect examples of Ray Bradbury’s quote. When I started out redesigning this shirt, I wasn’t … Continue reading →

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The News I’ve Been Busting at the Seams to Tell You!!

Posted on August 14, 2013 by The Renegade Seamstress

I finally pushed that send button. I told myself I’d do it last summer, but I didn’t. I was going to do it over Christmas vacation, but I didn’t. OK, do it on spring break, I said, but I didn’t. … Continue reading →

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Make the World a Better Place, One Refashion at a Time

Posted on August 4, 2013 by The Renegade Seamstress

I love it when our hobbies go so far as to benefit other people. Patti Gagstetter was inspired by The Renegade Seamstress’s Refashion Runway to arrange a benefit show and sale along with her local PEO (Philanthropic Education Organization) to raise money … Continue reading →