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Author: Rae Cumbie

Posted on May 29, 2018October 19, 2023 by Rae Cumbie — 3 Comments

Cool Partial Lining

Partial linings are perfect for warm weather sewing when you need a neat finish but don’t want the heat of a full lining. Thank the South Carolina ASG group for this post. They asked about partial linings and so we will oblige. Let’s look at the development, insertion and finishing… 

Categories: Band Variations, Fabric, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Jackets
Posted on May 22, 2018June 25, 2024 by Rae Cumbie

Chiffon Ruffles

Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully.  Sewing ruffles, in this case, A Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ) with the ruffled front Band Variation is so fun and fashionable. This jacket was a Me Made May stash busting project. I had this printed silk… 

Categories: Band Variations, Design, Fabric, Helpful Hints, How to, Jackets
Posted on May 8, 2018October 19, 2023 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Interfacing Intelligence

Understanding interfacing is essential to sewing clothing that looks neat and keeps its shape wear after wear. To construct great garments, you must embrace interfacing as your friend. Let’s look at a shirt I recently made to see how the interfacing turned this soft polyester blend Ikat into a fabulous spread… 

Categories: Fabric, Helpful Hints, How to, Technique
Posted on May 1, 2018September 4, 2024 by Rae Cumbie — 1 Comment

New Knit Cuff

Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully.  Look at this fun Tabula Rasa Knit tunic made with one of our spring knit bundles.  This week we will have weather in the mid-Atlantic warm enough for Carrie to wear her new top.  It… 

Categories: Design, How to, Inspiration, Knits
Posted on April 17, 2018September 24, 2019 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

Simple to Simply Amazing Quilted TRJs

Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully.  Today we presented “Simple to Simply Amazing Cotton Jackets” at the Danner’s Bernina Shop’s Anniversary Celebration.  Here are the three Tabula Rasa Jackets(TRJ) we featured in the quilted jacket category of the show.  Each jacket… 

Categories: Events, Inspiration, Quilting, Vests
Posted on April 10, 2018April 7, 2018 by Rae Cumbie — 4 Comments

Martha’s Denim Vest

Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully.  We are pleased to welcome Martha Myers to our blog this week with an update of a post on her blog Now Sewing.  Martha is an extremely accomplished stitcher and has made several wonderful Tabula Rasa… 

Categories: Design, Fabric, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Technique, Vests
Posted on April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

#SewSuccessfully

Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully.  Have you noticed that we have adopted a new motto, “Sew Successfully”?  We love it because that is our goal – to help you sew successfully.  We strive to give you a successful and satisfying… 

Categories: Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration
Posted on March 27, 2018March 28, 2018 by Rae Cumbie — 3 Comments

For The Birds – Knit Design

Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully. This bird print stretch rayon knit fabric threw me for a loop when I set out to make a Tabula Rasa Knit Tunic (TRK) with it. The fabric required some creative design work to find… 

Categories: Design, Fabric, Helpful Hints, Inspiration, Knits
Posted on March 20, 2018March 19, 2018 by Rae Cumbie — 4 Comments

Group Sew – So Fun!

Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully. Sewing can be a very solitary hobby so it is fun to sew with friends on occasion.  Whether you attend a retreat, a conference, or visit someone’s sewing room for a day sewing communally,  sewing… 

Categories: Events, Inspiration, Jackets
Posted on March 13, 2018March 13, 2018 by Rae Cumbie — 7 Comments

Altering for an Improved Fit

Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully. When we were putting the finishing touches on the Rain or Shine Variations for the Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ), I stitched up a funnel neck blouse in a beautiful blue silk twill from our friends… 

Categories: Alterations, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Jackets

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