When working a booth at a sewing show or expo, we are frequently asked where we get our beautiful fabrics. This is typically followed by a lament that “there are no good fabric stores where I live.” Rae and I are indeed lucky to have an excellent fabric store near…
Author: Carrie Emerson
Sew! Let’s Get Dressed: Summer Pants with Slits
Sewing pants for summer is so easy! Armed with your well fitting Eureka! Pants that Fit pattern, you can stitch up pants in fun prints and solids. As you choose that lighter weight or colored fabric, make sure the fabric is opaque enough that no lining is needed. Pre-wash your…
Sew! Let’s Get Dressed: Knit Sleeve Variations
As Rae mentioned last week, we are working on a knit pattern with neckline variations for the Tabula Rasa Knit Tee and Tunic. We hope it will be ready for release this Fall. In the meantime, I’m going to share a few easy sleeve variations that you can try now!…
Sew! Let’s Get Dressed: Faux Leather Pants
This fall, I (Carrie speaking this week) found some very cool “faux leather” at Haberman Fabrics that would make fabulous Eureka! Pants that Fit for this winter. It has enough stretch to be comfortable, “flannel” backing, and is a color – a cross between silver and purple – that goes…
Sew Let’s Get Dressed – Color Block Knit Tee
Color block garments are all the rage this season, so Carrie is going to take a turn to blog about making a color block Tee with the new Tabula Rasa Knits pattern. I’ve been thinking about this project for months, seeing lots of color block garments in the fashion news…
Sew! Let’s Get Dressed – Favorite Fall Fashion Trends
Carrie and I are making plans to stitch up something trendy to spruce up our fall wardrobes and our booth display. There was a bit of a nip in the early morning air last week and it inspired us to check out the newspapers, magazines and fashion blogs to find…
Sew! Let’s Get Dressed – ASG Conference
A celebration of sewing is my description for the annual ASG conference. Fit for Art Patterns was proud to be right in the middle of the celebration last week in St. Louis introducing our new Tabula Rasa Knits pattern and our new Shirt Variations for the Tabula Rasa Jacket. I taught…
Sew! Lets Get Dressed – Fabric Sources on the Internet
As promised, we are repeating some of our 2013 newsletter tips for our new followers of Sew! Lets Get Dressed. Here is a tip with an updated list of internet fabric sources we like. Our friends at the Raleigh Original Sewing & Quilt Expo this weekend reminded us that these…