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Author: Rae Cumbie

Posted on January 14, 2020June 20, 2024 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

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 our four 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 paints we… 

Categories: Design, Events, Fabric, Pants, Surface Design, Technique
Posted on December 31, 2019December 31, 2019 by Rae Cumbie — 6 Comments

Happy New Year Finery

We always write about festive clothes around New Year’s Eve as it is a time when many folks put on fancy clothes to ring in the new year.  Fit for Art’s team celebrated in style on December 28 at my daughter’s wedding and here are some hand sewn highlights from… 

Categories: Design, Events, Inspiration, Jackets
Posted on December 17, 2019December 16, 2019 by Rae Cumbie — 10 Comments

Wedding Worthy Tabula Rasa Jackets

Sewing my own clothes and clothes for my friends and family is a passion for me.  One of my favorite challenges is using a basic pattern to make clothes appropriate for a variety of occasions.  This is the Fit for Art philosophy.  So I started with my dependable Tabula Rasa… 

Categories: Design, Fabric, Jackets, Pattern work, Technique
Posted on December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 by Rae Cumbie — 8 Comments

Sewing for a Wedding

My daily rhythm as Creative Director of Fit for Art Patterns is taking a back seat this month.  Now, I am the Mother of the Bride, an all- consuming job when you are making all the dresses for the bridal party.  It is returning me to my custom dressmaker roots… 

Categories: Design, Events, How to, Inspiration
Posted on November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Bountiful Fit for Art Thanks

I am grateful that in the US we have a day every year when we are prompted to give thanks.  Life is so busy I wonder if I would ever stop and count my blessings without the Thanksgiving prompt.  I hope you feel the love from us as we name… 

Categories: Events, Inspiration, Resources, Sewing Retreat
Posted on November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 by Rae Cumbie — 1 Comment

Handmade Holiday Gifting – Artful Slumber Mask

Every holiday season in appreciation for your loyal participation in our blog, Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, we gift you with a free downloadable project.  This year in honor of our busy travel schedule we give you the Artful Slumber Mask. This little project is easy to construct and it is… 

Categories: Design, Free Pattern, How to, Inspiration, Surface Design
Posted on November 5, 2019November 5, 2019 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Simple French Gifts

Putting the final finishes on the descriptions and registration process for our Enchanting France, Embellishing Fabric trip in 2020 allowed my mind to wander back to our 2019 adventure.  I have been reflecting on the time spent in the studio last July, playing with a variety of fabric embellishments.  One… 

Categories: Events, Fabric, Sewing Retreat, Surface Design, Technique
Posted on October 29, 2019October 3, 2021 by Rae Cumbie — 3 Comments

A Handmade Birthday Gift

Square Armhole Tabula Rasa Jacket in Handwoven and hand felted fabric.

Gifting a friend for a milestone Birthday is a no brainer, but what do you do for a friend of over 30 years who is also your business partner?  You make her a Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ), of course. The person in question is Carrie and the project had been… 

Categories: Band Variations, Design, Fabric, Handwovens, Helpful Hints, How to, Jackets, Pockets
Posted on October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

Around the Clock Close Up

Tabula Rasa jacket Pattern, square armhole, Tabula Rasa KNit Tee

Sewing Fit for Art Patterns into outfits for every time of the day is our trunk show theme this year.  Since many of you cannot attend an Original Sewing and Quilt Expo, we plan to bring you an occasional highlight. Today we will see a bedtime ensemble. I stitched up… 

Categories: Design, Fabric, Inspiration, Jackets, Knits
Posted on October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

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… 

Categories: Alterations, Helpful Hints, Pants, Pattern Development, Pattern work, Pockets

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