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Author: Carrie Emerson

Posted on July 16, 2024July 14, 2024 by Carrie Emerson — 1 Comment

Mash-up a Swingy Knit Dress

This swingy knit dress evolved from a mash-up of Tabula Rasa Knit Tee and knit variation patterns and the Carpe Diem Dress & Tunic construction techniques.  Wishing for a casual and easy wearing knit dress?  Whether you call it a mash-up or hacking, follow these tips to stitch up a… 

Categories: Carpe Diem, Design, Dress, Knits, Pattern work
Posted on July 9, 2024July 8, 2024 by Carrie Emerson — Leave a comment

Barrel-Leg Style Eureka Pants

We can’t help noticing that barrel leg style pants and jeans are all over the fashion world these days in both ready-to-wear and new patterns from indie pattern companies. Elle magazine declared “Barrel-Leg Jeans Are Officially The Denim Shape Of 2024“. If you’ve invested time in getting your Eureka Pants… 

Categories: Design, How to, Inspiration, Pant Details, Pants
Posted on June 25, 2024July 24, 2024 by Carrie Emerson — 6 Comments

Relaxed Fit Dress with Carpe Diem

In her quest to add looser fitting garments to her summer wardrobe, Carrie is experimenting with her TNT Carpe Diem Dress & Tunic pattern. She started by collecting images of shift dress variations on a Pinterest board (check out Inspo: Shift Dresses on Fit for Art’s Pinterest page). Many of those pins… 

Categories: Carpe Diem, Design, Dress, How to, Inspiration, Pattern work
Posted on June 4, 2024June 12, 2024 by Carrie Emerson — 12 Comments

Easy Method for Narrow Hems

Have you struggled to sew narrow or baby hems? Carrie’s adventure into peplum tops lead her to perfect a clever technique for sewing those pesky narrow hems. Fortuitously, one of our retreat participants had shared this technique with Carrie during Fit for Art’s Spring Sew Successfully Retreat. Follow along the… 

Categories: Helpful Hints, Hems and finishes, How to
Posted on May 21, 2024June 12, 2024 by Carrie Emerson — 5 Comments

Peplum Tops from Carpe Diem

Carrie had been contemplating how to devise a peplum top when a fortuitous email showed up in her box. MoodSewciety.com (a unit of Mood Fabrics) frequently posts free patterns to its mailing list; in March, the Beaufort Peplum Ensemble (MDF370) was featured in crisp linen. Carrie happily took up the challenge… 

Categories: Carpe Diem, Design, Inspiration, Pattern work
Posted on May 14, 2024May 14, 2024 by Carrie Emerson — 4 Comments

Sew! Let’s Get Dressed Blog-iversary

Our first Sew! Let’s Get Dressed blog post was published on May 13, 2014. My how time flies when you are having fun! That post, entitled True Confessions, still captures our basic philosophy about sewing clothing and our motivations for starting Fit for Art Patterns in 2010. We have added much more… 

Categories: Events, Inspiration, Wardrobe
Posted on March 26, 2024May 14, 2024 by Carrie Emerson — 1 Comment

Double Benefits with Cotton Jacquard

We are so excited to offer you this double-faced cotton jacquard fabric! Fit for Art sold bundles of this beloved japanese black and tan fabric years ago. We rediscovered it last summer at a wholesale textiles show and finally have it in hand to sell to you. Rae and Carrie… 

Categories: Fabric, Helpful Hints, Inspiration, Jackets, Vests, Wardrobe
Posted on February 20, 2024February 28, 2024 by Carrie Emerson — Leave a comment

Back to Basics – Cuffs

The next class in Rae’s virtual series, Sew Great Clothes, with our host Fabric Mart is coming up next week with a focus on preparing the pattern and fabric to sew. Fit for Art has written many posts that touch on these topics; they can be found by search terms… 

Categories: Design, Helpful Hints, How to, Jackets, Knit Tops, Pants, Pattern work, Sleeves and Cuffs
Posted on February 6, 2024February 9, 2024 by Carrie Emerson — 8 Comments

Online Fabric Sources

Rae and I are frequently asked where we buy our beautiful fabrics. Like many of you, over the last several years we have relied on online fabric sources more often. To promote Rae’s upcoming Feb. 13 class, The Best Fabrics for Fashion, Function and Fit, we share a list of… 

Categories: Fabric, Resources
Posted on January 9, 2024January 8, 2024 by Carrie Emerson — 2 Comments

Advance your Sewing Skills in 2024

Sew Successfully Retreat

We are always looking for ways to bring our successful sewing strategies to your garment sewing practice.  Why not take advantage of them?  We have several learning opportunities coming soon that will interest you! Pam Damour’s 12th Annual Webathon We love participating in Pam’s annual webathon and this year will… 

Categories: Events, Online teaching, Sewing Retreat

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