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Heather won second place in our Camp Project RUNWAY challenge "Back to School", with this adorable pleated skirt she made with the matching book bag. No patterns were used.

About Me...

Name: Heather
State/Country: Pennsylvania, USA
Special Skills: Fashion Designer, Costume Designer
Objective/Goals: To Become a Fashion Director
Style: Whatever floats my boat!
Favorite Design to Date: Lined Bubble Skirt made from Silky cotton
Outside of Fashion Design: Dance
Fashion Design Awards/Recognitions: 12/06 "Make It" Fashion Design Contest 4th Place Senior Division, 08/06- Camp Project RUNWAY Winner - "Design & Make an Outfit for a Fellow Designer", 10/05-Costume Design - Teen division 1st Place, 07/05 Fashion Design Achievement Award

Pinning a pattern to fabric.

Heather busy pinning her baby doll pajama pattern. She made the denim newsboy hat she's wearing.

 
 

Heather showing a knit dress made by draping.
Left - Heather showing her knit dress that she made by draping.  No pattern was used to create this dress.  Many fittings were required to get the right fit. When working with knit fabrics a different kind of stitch must be used. 

It looks great Heather!
 
Right Below- Heather showing her couture Dress.  Heather designed her dress by using a bra as the base, and most of this dress was sewn by hand!

Right Above - Notice the detailed pleating across the waist.

Wonderful job Heather!  You have outdone yourself on the couture dress.  My favorite part is the pleating in the front on both the waistband bodice and the front skirt part!
Advance sewing techniques, pleating.

 

Heather's couture dress made by hand.
 
 

Sewing for your pets.

Inspired by Project RUNWAY season's three "Man's Best Friend" challenge, Heather made a summer dress for herself and a matching light coat for her dog. It's fun sewing for your pet!

 

 Heather's adorable sun dress and matching outfit for her dog she made.
 
 
Heather won 3rd place in Camp Project Runway.

Heather won 3rd Place in the 2007 "Little Black Dress" challenge at camp Project RUNWAY with this dress that she designed and made with no patterns.

 Heather's "little black dress" she designed and made.

Heather's Plaid Pleated Skirt she designed for school. No pattern was used and she did all the pleating on her own. 

Heather in her Baby Doll pajamas.  She used French seams for this project.

Heather made black denim jeans which were topped stitched in red thread.  She used a strong seam (flat-felled) seam to finish this project.

 

A lined little purse.

Heading to the Pennsylvania Renaissance Fair, Heather had to make appropriate attire!
 

 

Heather's first outfit she attempted using no patterns.  She designed it on paper first, then took her measurements.  She cut fabric up in pieces and sewed them together.  Adorable outfit.

Heather won this challenge at Camp Project RUNWAY!!!  She had to design and make an outfit for a fellow designer.

 

Heather made a fully lined winter coat.  The outer layer of the coat was made from a brown/tan/blue scroll print corduroy fabric. The trim around the cuffs and outside of the coat was made from tan fleece for warmth, and the coat was lined in a brown print cotton fabric.

 

Heather made this  lined bubble skirt ,with a side zipper, from cotton silky sheer fabric and lined it with  china silk black lining.

Heather made this "Keyhole" halter top with a side zipper. She made it from cotton silk fabric.  This was an advanced level project. Great job Heather!