Two months of i-sew-lation has given me time at home to wear all the pants in my Fall to Spring pants drawers and take inventory. My body has changed shape a little and my preferred silhouettes have changed in the last few years leaving me with an overflowing drawer of…
Category: Pants
Fingertip Pockets for Eureka! Pants
Everyone wants to put pockets in their handmade pants and we love pockets in well fitting pants too. There are several pocket designs available for the Eureka! Pants when you graduate from pants fitting to serious pant sewing. The Trouser Detail pattern offers a slash pocket design. The Sporty Details…
Sewing Rooms are Calling
When times are good and when they are hard, sewing is one of my reliable friends. So when we found out last Friday morning that the OSQE in Atlanta would close a day early, we spent a busy day teaching and giving trunk shows before packing up and heading home. …
Meet Marie
We are always talking about developing Three Core Patterns for One Great Wardrobe. Today we introduce Marie who has conquered all three of our core patterns and is gradually stitching up a comfortable and interesting wardrobe. Because she is pleased with her new wardrobe additions, we are tickled pink! It…
Comfort Clothes for Sick Days
What do you wear when you feel bad? Have you made some super comfortable house clothes that keep you from looking as bad as you feel? This past week I have had a very persistent case of the flu. By the time you read this I hope to be better…
A Tale of Two New Pants
Here is the story of two pairs of pants. I have been longing for them all fall and winter but could not find the time to make them. One pair a grey performance knit Eureka! exercise pants, the second pair, narrow Eureka! Pants in navy stretch faux suede. Indulge me…
Painted Knit Pants
“Uniquely Embellished,” “Beautifully Sewn” and “Impeccably Fit” are phrases that describe my favorite clothing. It is such a pleasure to use one of my 3 core patterns to add another special garment to my wardrobe. I have been wanting to make painted exercise pants for some time. The fluid textile…
Around the Clock with Painted Knits
Today we are honored to be teaching a 2-day Eureka! Pants fitting workshop at the “More the Days Before” portion of the Original Sewing & Quilt Expo in Novi, MI. While we are busy teaching, we’d like to share a few more outfits from our trunk show Around the Clock…
Pants for a Changed Body
Our friend Edye has been a Eureka! Pants Professional for over 5 years. She uses her Eureka! Pants knowledge, samples and patterns to work as a sewing professional week in and week out. So, when she had some major body weight shifts this last year, she decided to revisit her…
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…