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Posted on December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 by Carrie Emerson — 2 Comments

Cozy Flannel Shirt

Flannel Shirt at the Tree Farm

Continuing with our theme of sewing cozy garments for winter wear at home, today’s focus is on Carrie’s newest flannel shirt.  Last year I made a flannel Shirt Variation with a stand-up collar and curved cuff with a piece of JoAnn’s plaid flannel.  A few weeks ago I dipped into… 

Categories: Jackets, Jean Jacket, Pockets, Shirts
Posted on December 1, 2020November 30, 2020 by Carrie Emerson — 1 Comment

Painted Waterfall Knit Vest

Carrie modeling Waterfall Knit Vest

If you’ve been following our blog Sew! Let’s Get Dressed for long, you know that I love to sew and wear vests.  We’ve been creating vests from the Tabula Rasa Jacket pattern for years with our step-by-step directions for making a TR Vest.  Now we’ve got a pattern that works… 

Categories: Knits, Surface Design, Twin Set, Vests
Posted on November 10, 2020May 22, 2024 by Carrie Emerson — Leave a comment

Sew with Fit for Art’s Digital Patterns

Tools for Tiled Digital Patterns

All four of our core patterns, plus the Tabby Jacket and many variation patterns, are available in our library of digital patterns! In hopes of making the process easier for sewers new to digital patterns, today we take a closer look at how to download and use them. We know some folks… 

Categories: Digital Patterns, How to, Pattern work
Posted on October 27, 2020October 26, 2020 by Carrie Emerson — Leave a comment

Twin Set feature: the Tailored Cardigan

Flower Basket Tailored Cardigan

In preceding posts, we shared step-by-step illustrations for making a Waterfall Cardigan and a sleeveless Tank Top from Twin Set Variations for the Tabula Rasa Knit Tee & Tunic.  Today we take a closer look at the Tailored Cardigan style from Twin Set Variations.  As the name implies, this cardigan… 

Categories: Digital Patterns, How to, Knits, Pattern work, Twin Set
Posted on September 22, 2020June 18, 2024 by Carrie Emerson — 4 Comments

Welcome the Twin Set for Knits

Fall Twin Sets for Tabula Rasa Knits

We know you are going to love Twin Set Variations for Tabula Rasa Knits, especially when layering for fall weather! This pattern provides the templates and pattern pieces to create a sleeveless tank top and two styles of cardigans—a center front closing tailored cardigan with optional collar and split cuff and… 

Categories: Digital Patterns, Knits, Twin Set
Posted on September 8, 2020October 28, 2025 by Carrie Emerson — Leave a comment

It’s Vest Season!

If you haven’t yet made a Tabula Rasa Vest, get started now making a vest for fall! They are so easy to make with the Tabula Rasa Jacket pattern— just leave out the sleeve and finish the armhole edges to make a perfect vest.  We tell you how in our free… 

Categories: Technique, Vests
Posted on August 11, 2020October 19, 2023 by Carrie Emerson — Leave a comment

Band Variations Call for Creative Closures

You will get a lot of mileage out of Band Variations for the TRJ! This set of variation ideas, patterns and templates provides many ways to alter the look of a Tabula Rasa Jacket by changing just the front band. You can explore photos of band variation options in our photo… 

Categories: Band Variations, Design, Digital Patterns, Jackets, Vests
Posted on August 4, 2020August 4, 2020 by Carrie Emerson — 4 Comments

Traveling to Sew – in Southeast Asia

To assauge our disappointment at missed travel this summer, we are taking you on some of our trips from years past.  For both Rae and Carrie, travel usually involves fabric shopping and later, with any luck, sewing!  Come along this week as Carrie reflects on the textiles she savored on… 

Categories: Handwovens, Travel
Posted on July 21, 2020August 12, 2020 by Carrie Emerson — Leave a comment

Announcing…. Fit for Art Digital Patterns!

Digital Patterns close-up

Cue the trumpets… Fit for Art has a big announcement to make… We are (finally) joining the modern age of sewing patterns by offering downloadable Fit for Art patterns! We hope you are as thrilled as we are to introduce Fit for Art’s first digital patterns.   Many thanks to Madeline,… 

Categories: Digital Patterns, Jackets
Posted on May 19, 2020December 18, 2023 by Carrie Emerson — Leave a comment

Confetti Surplice Knit Top

This week features my favorite variation for Tabula Rasa Knits – the Surplice from Clever Crossing Variations.  Why do I love this  variation?  The band is so easy to put on; the surplice is great for shaping at the waist when you want a closer fit; and the overlapping front… 

Categories: Clever Crossing, How to, Knit Tops, Knits

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