We are getting ready to attend the annual conference of our professional association, the Association of Sewing & Design Professionals. This year it is being held in Vancouver (Canada) where it looks to be a good bit cooler and rainier than home. Two new Rain or Shine Variations pieces I’ll…
Sew Batik rayons have been one of our personal favorite fabrics for several years, so we are pleased to be able to offer Sew Batik rayon bundles to our customers to use with the Tabula Rasa Jacket pattern and Variations. Not only are the colors beautiful, they have a soft…
Earlier this summer, I came across a post (I think on Pattern Review) by a happy Eureka! wearer who had made shorts with her pattern. What a great idea! I don’t know why I hadn’t thought of it sooner. Like all testing projects, I began with a look through my…
While we were at the Original Sewing and Quilt Expo in Cleveland, I picked up a combo of rayon batiks from one of our favorite vendors, Sew Batik, to create a summer top. Of course I had to use our new Rain or Shine Variations for the Tabula Rasa Jacket!…
Summer seems the perfect time to wear a pair of cool wide legged pants, so I decided to try my hand at creating some. Step one, as always, search the stash for an appropriate fabric to test this idea. Lucky for me, my darling daughter has brought me several lengths…
A few weeks ago we had a brief spurt of warm weather which got me to thinking about my summer tops. I really like to wear a “camp shirt” in warm weather, which I think of as having short sleeves and collar on a relaxed fitting shirt that falls open…
A few months ago we posted a blog with directions on how to alter your Tabula Rasa Jacket pattern to give it a trimmer fit. Today we are presenting an alternative method for pulling the jacket in to define your waist by adding an obi belt or attached sash! Detailed directions…
“A little challenge goes a long way when you want to take your sewing up a notch.” This is the opening sentence of the description for a new class I am teaching at the Original Sewing & Quilt Expos (OSQE) this spring. It also captures my philosophy of sewing. I…
Occasionally a prospective customer comments that she doesn’t like the “boxy” style of the Tabula Rasa Jacket. The TRJ pattern was deliberately designed with fairly straight seams to make the pattern an easy “blank slate” for wearable art, and to keep construction simple. If you would prefer a curvier fit…
While in Minneapolis last fall for the ASDP conference, I purchased a lovely piece of peacock blue boiled wool from a local fabric store, Treadle Yard Goods. I’m guessing it is a boiled wool jersey because it is softer and drapier than the boiled wool that I associate with…
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