Our pants post this month provides step-by-step instructions and photos of a lapped zipper application for your Eureka! Pants that Fit. In our Eureka! Pants Licensing Seminar last month, I demonstrated this lapped zipper technique since some of the students were not confident inserting a lapped zipper. This is my favorite…
Author: Rae Cumbie
Knits – Bundles, Boats and Ballets
Stitching up knits with coordinating fabric is a great way to expand your wardrobe with a one of a kind top, and we are here to help! This is the third fall that we have assembled knit bundles with 2 ½ yards of coordinating fabric to encourage you to make…
Orange Linen with Liberty Trim
It’s a stash busting week again as we look at my orange linen unlined duster made with the Rain or Shine Variations (RSV) for the Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ). Like last week’s black and white top, this warm orange colored topper is perfect for the change of seasons here in…
Versatile Black & White
Sewing black and white tops is so practical. They can be paired with either black, white, or bright colored pants moving from season to season in style. (If you don’t wear black and white, imagine that I am writing about your favorite light and dark neutral colors.) Earlier this summer…
Pants Progress
Sewing pants was the focus of 3 participants at our Sew! Let’s Get Dressed Retreat last week. Each had a different focus because their pants needs and sewing skills were different, but each left having made great progress on their Eureka! Pants journey. Let’s start with Sarah’s story. She has…
Curved Jewel Neckline
Rain or Shine Variations (RSV) gives you so many new looks for your Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ). Today we will look at an easy summer blouse that features the jewel neckline on this center front opening pattern. These two beautiful Liberty of London prints had been sitting on my shelf…
Snazzy B’more Tunic
Sewing knit tunics with the Tabula Rasa Knit (TRK) pattern has become a bit of a passion for me. The only thing I like better than designing and sewing tunics is wearing them. It has become one of my go to looks. I was inspired by Nancy Penzi of Grand…
Museum Magic
Fabric shopping and museum hopping were on the agenda recently when Carrie and I took a trip to NYC. We got most of our errands out of the way on the first day so we could spend our second day at the museums. There are so many excellent exhibits in…
Retreat to Sew – Pants?
Getting away from the usual daily grind with passionate sewing friends old and new is such a great way to move your sewing to a new level. It can seem overwhelming to get all that equipment packed up and into the car, but the dedicated attention to your sewing goals…
Beach Coat Fun
Sewing up a beach cover up seems like an old fashioned activity. In fact, the vintage beach coat patterns I pinned to my Pinterest page while designing this Rain or Shine Variation (RSV) of the Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ) were so inspiring. I do think that a beach cover up…