If you’ve ever taken one of our workshops, we may have helped you and fellow students make alterations to your pattern. These fitting adjustments are one occasion for pattern work. You might also do pattern work to create a pattern variation or add interesting details, using one of our templates or inventing…
Category: Helpful Hints
Waist Finishes for Pants
We know there are new Eureka! Pants stitchers in the Fit for Art universe. Some had sizings in our fitting booth at the Cincinnati or Fredericksburg Expo, some attended our summer retreat or the Creative Clothing Club Pants Workshop in August. Once the fitting adjustments and pattern work are done,…
A Tabula Rasa Shirt Dress
Classic shirt dresses are totally on trend this year, so I decided to make myself a Tabula Rasa version for fall with some lovely black denim purchased recently at Mood in NYC. I like that this denim is not a dark or dense solid black; the weft fibers are white,…
Easy Knit Finish
Choosing a neckline finish for any Tabula Rasa Knit top is an adventure. You have to decide what type of design will flatter your face and also allow the fabric to shine. This summer, I was faced with those questions as I planned a tunic top made with scraps from…
One Great Wardrobe-Episode 1
Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully. This fall our stage show at the Original Sewing and Quilt Expo will be Three Core Patterns, One Great Wardrobe. It will reveal the magic that happens to your wardrobe when you begin sewing with Fit for…
The Tabula Rasa Jacket Journey
Everywhere we go, we launch stitchers of all levels on their Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ) journey. We think it is a fun adventure, and we are glad you have joined us. We first presented our jacket pattern at shows and stores near, far and online in 2011. We are delighted that it…
Bathrobe Needed
Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully. Sometimes fabric just calls out a name, and so it was last February when I visited Domesticity in Baltimore’s Lauraville Neighborhood. It is a fun new stitch lounge and fabric shop where I always find…
Fit to Travel On
Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully. Several of our readers expressed interest in the travel fabric featured in my spring blog post Fit for Travel. I promised a report on performance, so I am here to let you know that it…
V Neckline Tee Tips
The Tabula Rasa Knit Tee and Tunic (TRK) pattern includes options for U-neck construction and V-neck construction. The V-neckline scares lots of folks because it requires you to clip into the seam allowance to begin the process. Here are some step-by-step tips on how to smoothly construct the V neckline. …
Painting Knits
Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully. Painting on knit fabric has been my fun summer experiment and I am pleased to report my recent results. Over the past few weeks I have graduated from painting samples to painting sections of a…