Posted on 5 Comments

A Soft Purple Wardrobe

In fall of 2022 we welcomed a new friend, Sue,  to our Sew Successfully Retreat.  She brought along a luscious pile of dusty purple stash fabrics and immediately got started making fitting mock-ups of our Core Wardrobe Patterns.  Later in the weekend we sat with her and helped in planning how… 

Posted on Leave a comment

Sewing with Plaids and Checks

Rae and Carrie modeiling plaid shirts

While we love the square armhole construction of the Tabula Rasa Jacket and its progeny, it can be a challenge when working with fabric that has plaids or checks, or some other strong directional motif.  The square armhole method creates four side seams around the body of the garment that…