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SEWING CHALLENGES

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Throughout the year, City Sewing Room hosts fun, themed sewing challenges to spark creativity and bring our community together. All entries must be made using materials from our Makers’ Mart or created onsite during drop-in studio time or classes. From Pride-inspired projects to upcycled makes, these challenges welcome all skill levels and often include prizes, showcases, and social media spotlights. It’s a great way to try new techniques, share your work, and be inspired by fellow makers.

Here are a few of our past Sewing Challenges:

City's Next Top Mannequin Challenge 2025

City Sewing Room teamed up with our neighbor City Create House for City's Next Top Mannequin Creators entered their designs for the two mannequins in our shared courtyard: a sewing outfit for the blue mannequin (City Sewing Room) and a crafted outfit for the orange mannequin (City Create House). The winners were selected by Rita Hunt, Creative Director at CSR and Anne Stirnemann, Founder of CCH.

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Kimono Sewing Outfit

by Aori Chiren Rodriguez

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Crafted Outfit 

for City Create House

Pride Challenge 2025

All creators were invited to submit a pride-inspired challenge during Pride Month in 2025. The challenge winners were announced at the end of June to coincide with St. Louis Pride Fest. The top three winners were chosen by newsletter subscribers:

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Pride Outfit

by Ian Rein

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Pride Quilt

by Linda Loewenstein

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Pride Shirt

by Claire Mary Jo

CSR Sewing Challenge 2024

We hosted our first ever Sewing Challenge in the summer of 2024. We were blown away by the creativity of the nearly 50 incredible entries! The top three winners were chosen by our newsletter subscribers:

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Baby Quilt

by Julie Tadros

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Family Beach Collection

by Michelle Edwards

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Jacket & Petticoat

by Colleen Marble

6700 Arsenal St., St. Louis, MO 63139

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