Fall is upon us so it’s time to take pants inventory and get going on the pants needed to get you through the year. We are delighted to be returning to the Fredericksburg Original Sewing and Quilt Expo (OSQE) to teach our two day Eureka! Pants fitting workshop during “More…
Our week at La Cascade came to an end this morning when we brought our 7 participants back to the airport to return to the states, or continue their travels. This afternoon when I went to pick up the last of the materials, the studio looked as forlorn as it…
We are ready for the La Cascade retreat to begin, and in fact by the time you read this, our 7 visitors will have arrived, enjoyed their first dinner and snuggled into bed. What awaits them? Here is a little look at some of the materials we have gathered for…
In the search for creative inspiration, it occasionally happens that a technique or idea propels you in a variety of different productive directions. Such is the case with the quilting technique sashing. I came across it in a quilting book called Maverick Quilts by Alethea Ballard. The subtitle is why…
On our trip to New York in May, I spotted this lovely peach knit with a classic Italian print, only understated. It is a very light cotton jersey and while it is rare that I make a Tabula Rasa Knit top in only one fabric, this one seemed like a…
Enjoy these highlights of the American Sewing Guild’s annual conference in San Antonio TX where we have been teaching and sharing our successful sewing patterns with the conference participants this past week. It was especially sweet to be back with sewing friends after several years of event cancellations and to…
Carpe Diem dresses for summer is what Edye wanted after enjoying her rayon version all through the winter and fall. Because her stash is full of cotton novelty prints leftover from the line of kitchen linens and children’s clothes she sold at craft shows, she chose her favorite summer prints…
Thanks to our friends at Classic Sewing Magazine, our wardrobes for summer have been replenished with some of the jacket/tops featured in the current issue. When I began planning the article, I ordered several pieces of cotton lawn from Farmhouse Fabrics and there was one remaining piece. The one remaining…
Pockets seem to be required additions for many stitchers making DIY garments. I love pockets myself, but I know how pockets can shift the shape and fit of a garment so I add them carefully. Our Pocket Variations Pattern for the Tabula Rasa Jacket offers a number of interior and…
The Carpe Diem Dress & Tunic is the perfect garment design for featuring fun trim. If you watched the Artistic Artifacts Facebook Live on Saturday morning, you saw a number of trimmed Carpe Diems that have become wardrobe favorites. We are going to look at the Indian Cotton Batik from…
Tabula Rasa Jacket
$15.00 – $20.00
Tips for Quilted Tabula Rasa Jackets
$12.00
Tabby Jacket
$15.00 – $20.00
