MerrySunshine

Yeah Casonova! That outfit was gorgeous and so was Peach's. Loved the winning collection and seeing each designer step up to the challenge as a team, and respecting each others strengths. Well done.
As for Gretchen, well what more can be said. I hope she has learned something from this. Makes me wonder what her collection would look like at the end of the season if she were one of the top 3.

I think Gretchen deserved to win. Her design was beautiful and flowed wonderfully. McKell did not deserve to go home. I personally liked her design, considering she had 5 hours to do it. There were certainly worse creations on the show last night. And while Casanova's dress was out-of-the box and definitely unconventional, it did fit the model, stayed on her body, and had a flowing quality. As a custom designer, fitting a female body, even a model-perfect body, is not as easy as it appears on the show. I, too, am as curious as the judges to see what Casanova comes up with next.

I agree all the dresses are beautiful, but my favorite is the dress made in Grandma's memory. The model is as beautiful as her grandmother.

Replacing linings in coats or jackets is easy to do. Here is an added tip that might help in getting an accurate grainline for pieces not cut on a fold(like the sleeve or side pieces). With a needle or pin, pull up some threads in the lengthwise grain of the old lining to create a run in the fabric. Hi-lite this run in the fabric with a magic marker or chalk so it can be easily traced to your new pattern pieces as the grainline.