Zoey's school is having a dance, and everyone is talking about whom to ask and what to wear. Zoey gets to work sewing special dresses for her friends, and the girls make a pact to ask their crushes. Things seem all zipped up until Zoey gets a phone call from her favorite reality show, Fashion Showdown! The producer wants Zoey to be a guest judge on an upcoming episode. It's shaping up to be a fashion fairy tale, but then reality hits: the TV show...

"Over the summer, fashion-loving Zoey Webber gets the best news ever: Her middle school is getting rid of uniforms! There's just one problem. Zoey has sketchbooks full of fashion designs, but nothing to wear! So with a little help from her best friends Kate and Priti, she learns to make her own clothes. She even begins to post her fashion design sketches online in a blog. That's how the Sew Zoey blog begins, and soon it becomes much more. Zoey's quirky...

Urged to enter a high-profile sewing contest, Zoey finds her efforts challenged by Kate, who has attracted the attention of Zoey's crush ; and Libby, who accuses Zoey of being her friend only because Libby's aunt is a contest judge.

Zoey is excited about her summer plans that include a chance to meet her favorite designer and her first time at camp.

Selling hand-sewn crafts at an indoor market, Zoey confronts a difficult choice when a new crush with a style very unlike her own asks if he can display his paintings in her market booth.