The Tabula Rasa Jacket Pattern (TRJ) has some of its deepest roots in quilting. My grant-funded collaboration with quilters and weavers from the Potomac Fiber Art Guild helped me realize that the TRJ is the perfect base for quilted jackets and vests. Consider quilting a jacket this fall. Cool weather…
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Around the Clock with Fit for Art
As we prepare for the Fall Original Sewing & Quilt Expos, we are planning a new trunk show to introduce newcomers to the benefits of sewing with Fit for Art as well as to entertain our existing friends. Maybe you’ve seen Four Seasons of Jackets from One Pattern, Simple to…
Sew Successfully – Save the Date
Retreat with us in 2020 to up your sewing game! Increase your garment sewing expertise as you work beside fellow sewists and the Fit for Art team at one of our retreats. This week at our Sew Successfully Summer retreat, participants developed well fitting patterns for Eureka! Pants and Tabula…
Summer Fun
What a crazy week for Fit for Art! We spent 4 fabulous days at the American Sewing Guild (ASG) Annual Meeting on Boston’s North Shore. We met new friends and greeted many of our sewing acquaintances in our booth and classes. One highlight was Carrie’s runway walk in the annual…
Modern Tapestries
Tapestry is an ancient art form but it can be modern too. During our La Cascade adventure we visited the Dom Robert Museum to see the magnificent 20th century tapestries designed by a local monk. I wanted to share with each of you this inspirational feast for your eyes. Dom…
Surface Design Sample Savvy
Embellishment techniques for fabric require a bit of doodling around, testing each idea on small fabric samples. In preparation for the first Fit for Art La Cascade adventure, Enchanting France-Embellishing Fabric, I have been doing just that, scheduling time every couple of weeks to test ideas and techniques. If you…
Happy Birthday Sew! Let’s get Dressed
Sew! Let’s get Dressed was born on May 13, 2014 and, like the birth of a child, it was planned for with both anticipation and trepidation. Carrie and I hoped that a weekly blog would allow Fit for Art to connect with the gals who were sewing with our patterns. …
Eureka Pants – Why Not
Our pants are great for women of every size and shape which we tell you all the time. Today we bring you a testimonial from a sewing pro in Nebraska. Longtime readers of the Sew! Let’s get Dressed blog might remember our friend Ruth. She is a wonderfully talented custom clothier, teacher and writer. Perhaps you have read her articles in Threads. She made a fabulous Tabula Rasa Jacket that inspired one of my own TRJ’s.
Glamour Details On Retreat
Are you sewing Eureka! Pants with Glamour Details yet? They are such fun and bring some trendy wide leg style to your wardrobe. On Saturday, day 4 of our Sew Successfully retreat, I wore my luxury weight black rayon Eureka! Pants that Fit. They have the wide legs and…
Quilting Connections
I am a quilted jacket maker, to me that is a subset of sewing in general. I do admire folks who make beautiful quilted wall hangings and bed covers, but my interest is in garment sewing. Quilted versions of the Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ) and its variations are fun to make…